|
Post by margamatix on Nov 20, 2005 6:17:31 GMT -4
I voted yes. I would go, because I've always loved travel, and I've never cared about the danger. I have been to some very dangerous places in the ex-USSR.
If the Chinese land on the moon, I will accept that the USA did in 1969. If the Chinese cancel this moon landing because they say it is not possible, will you accept that the USA faked Apollo?
|
|
|
Post by margamatix on Nov 27, 2005 18:40:55 GMT -4
Rockets on extra-terrestrial bodies are a somewhat different subject to New Members and you should have started a new thread. No, I was simply replying to answer # 10 in this thread. If you want to raise an issue here, raise it with Frenat.
|
|
|
Post by margamatix on Nov 27, 2005 15:59:45 GMT -4
Can you point me in the direction of any evidence that any Earth-originating craft has ever landed on, then taken off from, an extra-terrestrial body using rocketry?
No, I thought not.
|
|
|
Post by margamatix on Nov 27, 2005 15:42:54 GMT -4
I will just say that the administrator of this forum is fairer than the administration of BAUT, although you must bear in mind that the description of this site (of which this forum is the only active part) is
"Welcome to ApolloHoax.net, a website devoted to countering claims that the Apollo moon landings were faked".
To my mind, this should read
"Welcome to ApolloHoax.net, a website devoted to discussing claims that the Apollo moon landings were faked".
Just one word, but a world of difference in the implication of impartiality.
Stick with it, time will prove us right.
|
|
|
Post by margamatix on Nov 19, 2005 19:19:58 GMT -4
Couldn't you just buy a mirror?
|
|
|
Post by margamatix on Nov 19, 2005 18:06:03 GMT -4
Moon Man was banned by BAUT, and then joined this forum. This seems to have sparked a large influx of new members from BAUT who have joined "in his wake".
I welcome this- debate between us all is the best way to determine the truth- but I am curious as to one thing.
If he caused such offence there, why did so many of you follow him here?
|
|
|
Post by margamatix on Nov 20, 2005 5:47:57 GMT -4
|
|
|
Post by margamatix on Oct 2, 2005 3:52:47 GMT -4
|
|
|
Post by margamatix on Oct 1, 2005 14:42:54 GMT -4
I'm always curious about the user-names people choose. Some are straightforward, like JayUtah or peterb, others are less so.
As an example, Dead Hoosiers. I know a Hoosier is a person from Indiana, but why Dead?
Skinbath, Phantom Wolf, sts60, hubcapdave, why? Why hubcap?
My user name is the name of a company I used to run, repairing vintage pinball machines, one-armed-bandits, allwins and similar penny machines which are to be found at the British seaside.
I called the company "Margamatix", as a contraction of "Margate Automatics"- Margate being the town in which I live.
There's no "angle" to this, I'm just naturally curious!
|
|
|
Jokes
Oct 8, 2005 15:04:23 GMT -4
Post by margamatix on Oct 8, 2005 15:04:23 GMT -4
A man is driving down a country lane when he passes a small cottage, outside which is a crude, hand-painted sign- "TALKING DOG FOR SALE".
So he turns his car around, parks outside the cottage, and knocks on the door.
An old man with wild eyes and a shock of white hair answers, and without a word, beckons the driver to follow him into the back yard of the cottage.
There, tethered to a stake is an elderly, sad-looking, mangy, flea-bitten mongrel dog.
Believing the owner to be quite mad, but wanting to have some fun with him, the driver gives the dog a big smile, and says "Righto doggy, tell me your tale!". To his utter astonishment, the dog gives out a large sigh, then starts to talk.
"Well", says the dog. "I've always been interested in aviation and technology, so I started out by joining the RAF. I flew rescue helicopters, then moved onto fighters- I was the top marksman in my squadron.
Because of my skills, NASA got to hear about me, and I was transferred to Cape Canaveral. I made six flights into Earth orbit and then, in 1967, I flew to the moon. I walked around for six hours exploring sites for manned landings, then got back into the capsule and returned to Earth.
Later, I went to work for the CIA. I used to sit in on meetings between World leaders, listening to everything and reporting back to my masters. I speak 26 different languages, but no-one suspected a thing because of course, I am a dog.
Then I decided to raise a family so I returned to England and took a job at the airport, doing security. I raised a couple of litters of puppies, who have all now left home and so now I'm pretty much retired".
There is a long period of stunned silence, as the driver's jaw gapes open in amazement. Finally, he composes himself.
"How much do you want for this dog?"
"Five pounds".
"Five pounds?" says the driver. "Why do you only want five pounds for him?"
"Because he's a liar. He never did any of that sh*t"
|
|
|
Jokes
Oct 2, 2005 7:24:52 GMT -4
Post by margamatix on Oct 2, 2005 7:24:52 GMT -4
A white horse walks into a bar. The barman says "We've got a whisky named after you". The horse says "You've got a whisky called Eric?"
|
|
|
Jokes
Oct 1, 2005 15:33:43 GMT -4
Post by margamatix on Oct 1, 2005 15:33:43 GMT -4
When NASA was preparing for the Apollo Project, it took the astronauts to a Navajo reservation in Arizona for training. One day, a Navajo elder and his son came across the space crew, who were walking among the rocks.
The elder, who spoke only Navajo, asked a question. His son translated for the NASA people:
"What are these guys in the big suits doing?"
One of the astronauts said they were practicing for a trip to the moon. When his son relayed this comment, the Navajo elder got all excited and asked if it would be possible to give the astronauts a message to deliver to the moon.
Recognizing a promotional opportunity when he saw one, a NASA official accompanying the astronauts said, "Why certainly!" and told an underling to get a tape recorder. The Navajo elder's comments into the microphone were brief. The NASA official asked the son if he would translate what his father had said. The son listened to the recording and laughed uproariously. But he refused to translate.
So the NASA people took the tape to a nearby Navajo village and played it for other members of the tribe. They too laughed long and loudly but also refused to translate the elder's message to the moon.
Finally, an official government translator was summoned. After he finally stopped laughing, the translator relayed the message:
"Watch out for these fellows! They have come to steal your land."
|
|
|
God
Sept 30, 2005 16:28:15 GMT -4
Post by margamatix on Sept 30, 2005 16:28:15 GMT -4
Why did you, an avowed atheist, swear your belief on something "before Almighty God"? Because I was challenged to.
|
|
|
God
Sept 30, 2005 16:04:38 GMT -4
Post by margamatix on Sept 30, 2005 16:04:38 GMT -4
To a god-fearing person, this would be a grave oath to make. You are correct in stating that to an atheist,such an oath would be lacking in such gravity, which is why I immediately followed it with an oath sworn on my children's eyes.
I understand that all of the Apollo astronauts have, at some stage, declared their belief in God.
However, this thread is not about Apollo, and discussion of Apollo on this thread is irrelevant. I wonder if you could restrict your comments to those relevant to the subject- thank you.
|
|
|
God
Sept 30, 2005 13:10:33 GMT -4
Post by margamatix on Sept 30, 2005 13:10:33 GMT -4
Did you want to do something here besides a head count, or is it okay to start broadening the discussion according to our interests? Of course it's okay. I was curious to see whether the other folks here were religious, but you didn't have to answer the thread if you didn't want to.
|
|