in 'defense' of FT missiles... ;-)

2 posts · May 7 1997 to May 8 1997

Date: Tue, 6 May 1997 22:27:51 -0400

Subject: in 'defense' of FT missiles... ;-)

I'm sure many of you have seen this before. But as I was digging around in the
massive backlog of mail I have sitting off to the side, I found it again and
it kinda vaguely applies to the current thoughts about
missiles in FT being able to turn on/off...or not. And thought I'd share
it with y'all.

Enjoy!

Mk
(ps, gotta love the reference - however unintended - to FT at the end
;-)

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> This isn't exactly in the spirit of the group, but I had to post this

> short airfields. He had driven his Chevy Impala out into the

From: Christopher Weuve <caw@w...>

Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 08:06:17 -0400

Subject: Re: in 'defense' of FT missiles... ;-)

> On Tue, May 6, 1997 at 10:27:51 PM, <KOCHTE@stsci.edu> wrote:

> I'm sure many of you have seen this before. But as I was digging
[story of the JATO rocket-powered-car snipped]

This is an urban legend.  It didn't happen.  The al.urban-legend folks
traced it back to a joke told at a policeman's retirement party or something.