[net.sf-lovers] MARS NEEDS WOMEN

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
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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