[sci.space.shuttle] Shuttle Status -- launch pad humor

rlb@rtpark.rtp.semi.harris.com (10/17/90)

In article <3877@awdprime.UUCP>, tif@doorstop.austin.ibm.com (Paul Chamberlain) writes:
> In article <3833@awdprime.UUCP>, I wrote and no one caught on:
>>In article <1990Oct9.024332.20867@news.arc.nasa.gov> yee writes:
>>>... Another task on tap for today is to fill the water tower beside the
>                    ^^^^^^
>>>launch pad with water for the sound suppression system.
>>
>>Was that a joke?
> 
> I was referring to the apparent pun.  I guess the humor got washed out.

I hope the suppression system is sound, because from the sound of it
it's all wet!
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mhuang@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU ( * * Hunter * * ) (10/20/90)

Once again, rlb@rtpark.rtp.semi.harris.com sputters...
>In article <3877@awdprime.UUCP>, tif@doorstop.austin.ibm.com (Paul 
>  Chamberlain) writes:
>> In article <3833@awdprime.UUCP>, I wrote and no one caught on:
>>>In article <1990Oct9.024332.20867@news.arc.nasa.gov> yee writes:
>>>>... Another task on tap for today is to fill the water tower beside the
>>                    ^^^^^^
>>>>launch pad with water for the sound suppression system.
>>>Was that a joke?
>> I was referring to the apparent pun.  I guess the humor got washed out.
>I hope the suppression system is sound, because from the sound of it
>it's all wet!

That's totally un[4msound[0m!!!  The pad would be such a [4mblast[0m if 
it wasn't all wet!!!  *:-)

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