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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 01:12 PM
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Coincidence? You decide!
When the Challenger exploded, I was an eighth grader. I was home from school suffering from bronchitis. I'd never had bronchitis in my life until then.

When Columbia broke up over Texas, I had bronchitis.

Last night, when I went to bed, my chest was tight, asthma flare up. I still couldn't breathe worth a darn this morning. A couple of hours ago, my friend at NASA called me, all excited about the launch. I (jokingly) told him that they should scrub the mission because I couldn't breathe. He laughed and said they'd get right on it.

He called me back about fifteen minutes ago. He said "They heard about you and they scrubbed the mission." I figured he was messing with me. I didn't believe the mission was scrubbed. I flipped to CNN, sure enough, the mission is scrubbed. A faulty fuel indicator seems to be the culprit. Now, my breathing is getting better.

So, you decide.
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salvorhardin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 01:17 PM
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1. Perhaps you should see a pulmonologist? n/t
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 01:19 PM
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2. I was seeing one
Until I lost my insurance. My asthma is pretty much under control these days. The flare up I had last night/today is the first bad one in a while.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 01:20 PM
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3. Hmmm... That is interesting. Do you have ESP? J/K
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 01:21 PM
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4. Sometimes I wonder
My NASA friend says that men in black suits are going to swoop down on me.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 01:25 PM
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5. You better watch your back!
:tinfoilhat: :scared: :silly:
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 01:28 PM
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6. I know!
It's funny, because this friend of mine has a rather warped sense of humor. When he called me and told me that they'd lost the space shuttle, my response was, "That's not funny"....I didn't believe him until I saw it on CNN. I didn't believe that the mission had been scrubbed today either, until I saw it on CNN.

For the record, NO, I don't believe everything CNN tells me. I just go there to verify my warped friend's stories. :silly:

:tinfoilhat:
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MisterP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 01:36 PM
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7. the Psychic Lung! sounds like the ultimate b-movie: more than
"I Married a Thorax"!
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 01:37 PM
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8. LOL n/t
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 01:38 PM
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9. LOL
It DOES sound like a bad movie, doesn't it?
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 02:31 PM
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10. My NASA friend just called my cell
I sent him e-mail with links to here, and he says he can't reply to my e-mail. It won't let him from there.

:tinfoilhat:
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caty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 02:35 PM
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11. Hum the following to the tune of the "Twilight Zone".
do do--- do do--- do do--- do do
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 02:37 PM
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13. I think I'm past that
Why in the heck can't he reply to my e-mail?
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WeRQ4U Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 02:36 PM
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12. As uncle Ben said "With great power, comes great responsibility"
But Ben didn't know shit. Exploit it baby!
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 02:38 PM
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14. I tried to warn him something might be wrong
He laughed at me. Now, I do believe he wonders!
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-05 03:18 PM
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15. OK, I figured out why he couldn't reply
Somehow, the reply to address was wrong. I fixed it and sent another e-mail to him. Guess I can take off the tin foil hat now!
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