September 5, 2008: ...and the Russians used a pencil.

newtimer • Sep 5, 2008 1:14 pm
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Here they are. Those specially-researched, tax-payer-costing, anti-gravity, gas-pressurized writing pens which allowed American astronauts to be able to write in space. They're display at the Air n' Space Museum. in Washington DC.
HungLikeJesus • Sep 5, 2008 1:22 pm
I have a space pen around here somewhere. I don't like the way it writes.
Griff • Sep 5, 2008 1:24 pm
The Russians don't have the cinematic capability for a trip to "space."
Shawnee123 • Sep 5, 2008 1:24 pm
I gave my astronaut pen to Jack Klompus.
SteveDallas • Sep 5, 2008 1:28 pm
Didn't the Russkies have trouble with shavings when they had to sharpen the pencils?
Flint • Sep 5, 2008 1:38 pm
I Googled "snopes space pen" and it said FALSE.
Sheldonrs • Sep 5, 2008 1:45 pm
Bic deal.
Sundae • Sep 5, 2008 1:47 pm
The IoTD isn't false if you take out tax-payer-costing.
Flint • Sep 5, 2008 1:51 pm
[size=99]IT SAID FALSE.[/size] [/thread]
Shawnee123 • Sep 5, 2008 1:53 pm
Your face is false.
Clodfobble • Sep 5, 2008 2:11 pm
It said the anecdote about the Russians using a pencil was false. The pressurized pens were real.

And furthermore, who Googles "snopes [anything]?" Just go directly to snopes and search from there. [COLOR="White"]Unless you have the google toolbar--in which case it still only saves you, oh, a half dozen keystrokes.[/COLOR]
Flint • Sep 5, 2008 2:17 pm
It's the same number of steps.

A. Goto Google, search for snopes space pen, click, read.

B. Goto Snopes, search for space pen, click, read.

I prefer using a common search interface over website-based internal searches. Google is often better at finding something within a site than the site's own internal search. And I just don't want to have to go to the page (which isn't in my favorites, Google is, btw) and look for their search function. I go directly to Google and it works the same way every time.
Flint • Sep 5, 2008 2:28 pm
btw, this is coming from Clodfobble, who still manually dials phone numbers. [/Flint never forgets]
glatt • Sep 5, 2008 2:43 pm
Flint;481334 wrote:
btw, this is coming from a person who still manually dials phone numbers. [/Flint never forgets]


You have a rotary phone?
Trilby • Sep 5, 2008 2:47 pm
I have one of those old, gas-powered dildos around here somewhere...
Pie • Sep 5, 2008 2:50 pm
A Harley?
Flint • Sep 5, 2008 2:51 pm
Edited for clarity.

G0DDAMN1T NOW THE PAGE ROLLED OVER
HungLikeJesus • Sep 5, 2008 3:07 pm
I thought Fischer invented the Space Penis.
lookout123 • Sep 5, 2008 3:24 pm
Brianna;481343 wrote:
I have one of those old, gas-powered dildos around here somewhere...

a man?
kerosene • Sep 5, 2008 4:02 pm
I knew there had to be a reason why those were so expensive.
TheMercenary • Sep 5, 2008 6:16 pm
Brianna;481343 wrote:
I have one of those old, gas-powered dildos around here somewhere...


:lol2:

The one attached to a gas powered reciprocating saw?
Bullitt • Sep 5, 2008 6:46 pm
No a table saw.. thwapthwapthwapthwapthwap
Elspode • Sep 5, 2008 9:28 pm
Brianna;481343 wrote:
I have one of those old, gas-powered dildos around here somewhere...


...and I'm betting you can suck start it, me lovely.
Gravdigr • Sep 7, 2008 5:01 pm
Brianna;481343 wrote:
I have one of those old, gas-powered dildos around here somewhere...


lookout123;481354 wrote:
a man?


According to my girlfriend, that would be a gas producing dildo.:fart:
Sheldonrs • Sep 7, 2008 6:49 pm
Brianna;481343 wrote:
I have one of those old, gas-powered dildos around here somewhere...


Depending on where you use it, you can supply your own gas.