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#1 2004-07-08 08:58:11

Palomar
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Re: Well why not? - (...my "constitution")

1.  Bill of Rights.

2.  Amnesty International statement of human rights.

3.  Get along or get along (re:  if you can't be nice and play fair you'll be packed up and shipped back to Earth).

4.  Mars:  Don't bake it, drop it, or stomp on it.

5.  Temple of William Shatner attendance voluntary.

6.  Temple of Voltaire attendance voluntary.

7.  Treat others the way you'd like to be treated (you expect it from others anyway, right?)

8.  "Dark Shadows" (original series 1966 - 1971) airs promptly at 9:00 p.m. each night -- be sure to tune in!

Hmmmm...what have I left out?  ???

--Cindy   :;):

::edit::  Oh!  #10:  No in-laws!  Absolutely no one on Mars must be subjected to in-laws.  :laugh:


We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...

--John Sladek (The New Apocrypha)

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#2 2004-07-08 09:42:23

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Re: Well why not? - (...my "constitution")

#9 Free beer for anyone working more than 8 hours a day.

Graeme


There was a young lady named Bright.
Whose speed was far faster than light;
She set out one day
in a relative way
And returned on the previous night.
--Arthur Buller--

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#3 2004-07-08 09:50:23

Palomar
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Re: Well why not? - (...my "constitution")

#9 Free beer for anyone working more than 8 hours a day.

Graeme

*See what happens when in-laws are part of the discussion?  I get so rattled that I skip 9.  :laugh:

Actually, it's been a crazy day --

Anywho, thanks Graeme. 

--Cindy

P.S.:  To heck with beer -- I'll take a frozen Cosmopolitan with an extra dash of vodka.  Thanks.


We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...

--John Sladek (The New Apocrypha)

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#4 2004-07-08 11:02:05

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Re: Well why not? - (...my "constitution")

#9 Free beer for anyone working more than 8 hours a day.

Graeme

Well, that's the end of overtime pay...


Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.

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#5 2004-07-08 11:05:23

clark
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Re: Well why not? - (...my "constitution")

And marriage.

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#6 2004-07-08 14:39:40

C M Edwards
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Re: Well why not? - (...my "constitution")

Just allow polygamy/polyandry and marry your inlaws, too!

:laugh:


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#7 2004-07-08 14:53:54

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Re: Well why not? - (...my "constitution")

Just allow polygamy/polyandry and marry your inlaws, too!

There isn't enough beer in the world...


Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.

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#8 2004-07-08 20:29:02

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Re: Well why not? - (...my "constitution")

What about the mandatory voting for Cindy for president?


The MiniTruth passed its first act #001, comname: PATRIOT ACT on  October 26, 2001.

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#9 2004-07-09 16:14:34

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Re: Well why not? - (...my "constitution")

Cindy, I have a gut feeling that long after Shatner is dead, regardless of who builds an outpost on Mars, "Star Trek" will be represented by SOME kind of memorial on Mars. Seriously.

I love the idea of putting statues of Kirk, Spock, and McCoy in a public square, looking as if they just beamed down.

I'd bet good money that "Star Trek" reruns will be seen on Martian TV screens.

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#10 2004-07-09 19:08:19

Palomar
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Re: Well why not? - (...my "constitution")

Cindy, I have a gut feeling that long after Shatner is dead, regardless of who builds an outpost on Mars, "Star Trek" will be represented by SOME kind of memorial on Mars. Seriously.

I love the idea of putting statues of Kirk, Spock, and McCoy in a public square, looking as if they just beamed down.

I'd bet good money that "Star Trek" reruns will be seen on Martian TV screens.

*Hi Aetius!  Yes, I heartily agree.  In a public square, as if they'd just beamed down. 

And Spock's statue must include a tricorder. 

--Cindy  cool


We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...

--John Sladek (The New Apocrypha)

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#11 2004-07-10 06:47:06

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Re: Well why not? - (...my "constitution")

What about the obligatory, obscure, unknown, and dispensable crew member ... with something lethal creeping up behind him?!!
                                             :laugh:


The word 'aerobics' came about when the gym instructors got together and said: If we're going to charge $10 an hour, we can't call it Jumping Up and Down.   - Rita Rudner

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#12 2004-07-10 06:52:58

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Re: Well why not? - (...my "constitution")

Dont forget the tribbles


Chan eil mi aig a bheil ùidh ann an gleidheadh an status quo; Tha mi airson cur às e.

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#13 2004-07-10 07:22:38

Palomar
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Re: Well why not? - (...my "constitution")

*What's this??

None of the guys here are requesting a statue of the exotic green dancing girl?  ???

--Cindy


We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...

--John Sladek (The New Apocrypha)

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#14 2004-07-10 08:05:49

Shaun Barrett
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Re: Well why not? - (...my "constitution")

You mean a statue of the exotic green dancing girl isn't an automatic inclusion??!!!
                                                     :angry:


The word 'aerobics' came about when the gym instructors got together and said: If we're going to charge $10 an hour, we can't call it Jumping Up and Down.   - Rita Rudner

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#15 2004-07-10 15:09:24

C M Edwards
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Re: Well why not? - (...my "constitution")

I foresee that bathtub gin will become a thriving martian industry...


"We go big, or we don't go."  - GCNRevenger

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#16 2004-09-01 18:28:11

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Re: Well why not? - (...my "constitution")

Funny Ecrasez, but some of these laws can be interpreted any number of ways (and some are just plain silly)


"If you want to know what is in a man's heart, then give him power" Abraham Lincon

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#17 2004-09-01 20:13:28

Palomar
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Re: Well why not? - (...my "constitution")

Funny Ecrasez, but some of these laws can be interpreted any number of ways (and some are just plain silly)

*Considering the thread was created in jest (except the "treat others the way you wish to be treated" part), and as a response to lots of other people posting their ideas for a Marsian constitution:  Yeah -- there's silliness involved (deliberate).  And none of them are to be considered "laws."

We occasionally engage in humor here at New Mars.   roll

--Cindy   :;):


We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...

--John Sladek (The New Apocrypha)

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#18 2004-09-02 15:51:02

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Re: Well why not? - (...my "constitution")

Sorry I'm not a fan of humor but here's an attempt (Warning religious humour follows do not read if you are a Southern Baptist)

Q:Where should a Gangsta go to find wifebeaters. A: A Southern Baptist Church


"If you want to know what is in a man's heart, then give him power" Abraham Lincon

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#19 2004-09-11 21:34:57

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Re: Well why not? - (...my "constitution")

neutral


Macte nova virtute, sic itur ad astra

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