schaper@pnet51.orb.mn.org (S Schaper) (11/13/90)
I. Freedom 2
II. Von Braun Station
III. Base Camp Freedom II
IV. Oz
Zeitgeist Busters!
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INET: schaper@pnet51.cts.comaws@ITI.ORG ("Allen W. Sherzer") (11/14/90)
In article <3449@orbit.cts.com>: >I. Freedom 2 >II. Von Braun Station >III. Base Camp Freedom II >IV. Oz And somebody else recommended: >Oscar, after Oscar Meyer. I mentioned this to a couple of Congressional staffers; both got a kick out of them. One pointed out that the Ham radio satellite is named Oscar for the exact same reason (get it, Ham, Oscar Meyer???). However, one staffer told me that the best name came from a newspaper who called them: "Brilliant Condoms". Allen -- +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Allen W. Sherzer| I had a guaranteed military sale with ED-209. Renovation | | aws@iti.org | programs, spare parts for 25 years. Who cares if it | | | works or not? - Dick Jones, VP OCP Security Concepts |
millard@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Millard Edgerton) (11/14/90)
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