A very sad day today with Scotty (James Doohan) passing on.
Born March 3, 1920, Doohan did so much more than just being Scotty.
He served in the Canadian army and was part of the d-day invasion in WW2. Landing on Juno beach he took 6 bullets in the conflict, 4 in his leg, one took off a finger and one in the chest. The chest bullet was stopped by his silver cigarette case.
Wow.
Almost as impressive is him fathering a child at age 80.
I did not know any of this until today, like many star trek fans he was just Scotty.
The engineer with the can do attitude.
Scotty will surely live on for many years to come.
“I’m giving her all she’s got, Captain!” Yes, Scotty you certainly did.
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Posted by Mike in Humor, Science, tags: ham, sperm
China is planning to study the effects of space on sperm, by sending the semen from pedigree pigs into orbit.
Some 40 grams of pig sperm will be taken on board the Shenzhou VI spacecraft for its October launch. …..
Pigs in Space!
Now why couldn’t they get it done?
Scientists hope to study the effect of cosmic rays on the pig sperm
I am very glad the chinese are doing this. I have always worried about the effect of cosmic rays on pig sperm.
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Posted by Mike in Online Tests, tags: nerd
Low Ranking Nerd. Definitely a nerd but low on the totem pole of nerds.
Seems that I have some work to do.
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CASSELBERRY, Fla. — Police in Casselberry arrested a drunk driver who knocked over 17 street signs in a neighborhood near State Road 436 on Monday night. …
What makes this great is not that he hit 17 street signs, but his picture.
What me worry?
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) member Chris Link of Norfolk, Va., top, adjusts the cellophane covering on the costume of demonstrator Dezeray Rubinchik of Philadelphia, top right, during a protest in front of the Statehouse, in Providence, R.I. The protest, in which three people placed themselves in containers resembling supermarket meat trays, was meant to compare eating meat with cannibalism. PETA member Karolina Colwill of Sioux Falls, S.D., appears center. (06/06/05 AP photo)
Hey, if they taste like chicken….
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