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Saturday April 19, 2003

05:51 AM

[ #11736 ]

The good news: we're so advanced now as a civilization that we have an international coalition just to keep the earth spinning.

The bad news: they're based in France.

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oops (Score:2, Funny)

by jdavidboyd (3251)

I think you mean they are based in 'Freedom', no?
ISO-standard planet (Score:4, Funny)

by TorgoX (1933) <sburkeNO@SPAMcpan.org> on 2003.04.19 19:10 (#19298) Homepage Journal

I think we can look forward to many petulant letters written by committees dismayed and disappointed at how the Earth's rotation is not meeting the standards of the international community.

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- Re:ISO-standard planet (Score:2, Funny)
  
  by jordan (120)
  I think we can look forward to many petulant letters written by committees dismayed and disappointed at how the Earth's rotation is not meeting the standards of the international community.
  
  I would ignore all such letters. It's all just spin.
How they're doing it (Score:2)

by jdavidb (1361)

The service now accomplishes its missions through various components: a Central Bureau, Techniques Centers, Product Centers and Combination Research Centers.

What a lame way to attempt this. Further proof that the only way to get things done is to cut bureaucracy and just do it. Way to go, earth!

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