donn@utah-gr.UUCP (Donn Seeley) (10/27/84)
From Jeff Lewis (lewie@pur-ee.UUCP): Is there some significance to the phrase "Mars Needs Women" or is its correlation to a Tonio K. song (and my signature!) just another example of synchronicity??? I think it's a plot... I've never heard of 'Tonio K.' or a song named 'Mars Needs Women', but there is a classic bad sf film named MARS NEEDS WOMEN that gets shown every now and then on late night TV. I turn into a pathetic heap of giggles whenever I see it... The, um, plot of the movie is very straightforwardly based on the title. The only lines I still remember from the flick (no doubt incorrectly) are: (The Martians pile into a shiny American car. The camera follows MARTIAN #1, who is wearing a suit with a thin tie and narrow lapels, just like all the other Martians, as he flops into his seat. [I don't recall that any explanation was given for the origin of their snappy duds.] MARTIAN #2 is about to follow MARTIAN #1 into the car. MARTIAN #1 palpates his tie and gives MARTIAN #2 a quizzical glance.) MARTIAN #1: What a primitive culture! MARTIAN #2: (Fingers his own tie.) Why, yes! These went out of style at least 50 years ago on Mars! Joe Bob says check it out, Donn Seeley University of Utah CS Dept donn@utah-cs.arpa 40 46' 6"N 111 50' 34"W (801) 581-5668 decvax!utah-cs!donn
cuccia@ucbvax.ARPA (Nick Cuccia) (11/04/84)
For MARS NEEDS WOMEN, one can also refer to the Bloom County strip of October 19 (or October 12). Fun Stuff. --Nick Cuccia --ucbvax!cuccia