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Panich52

(5,829 posts) Mon Feb 16, 2015, 11:19 AM Feb 2015

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100 to compete f/ one-way trip to Mars

Mars One has announced its selection of 50 men and 50 women who will compete via reality TV for a one-way Mars trip, as early as 2024.

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100 to compete f/ one-way trip to Mars (Original Post) Panich52 Feb 2015 OP

I've got a better idea. Let us vote on who we want to go. Vinca Feb 2015 #1

I vote for Scott Walker and Sarah Palin. Borchkins Feb 2015 #2

Can't we make it 300 instead? Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2015 #3

Ivote for every republican, conservative, tea party member gopiscrap Feb 2015 #4

And the surprise ending will be... hunter Feb 2015 #5

Well done, hunter. Well played. longship Feb 2015 #6

I've heard of real ideas coming from SF (or at least said to be by neckbeards)--but Douglas Adams?! MisterP Feb 2015 #7

My House on Mars seveneyes Feb 2015 #8

Vinca

(50,302 posts)

1. I've got a better idea. Let us vote on who we want to go.

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2015, 11:21 AM

Feb 2015

The possibilities are endless. Could they make a flight suit big enough for Limbaugh?

Borchkins

(724 posts)

2. I vote for Scott Walker and Sarah Palin.

Reply to Vinca (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 16, 2015, 11:24 AM

Feb 2015

B

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,191 posts)

3. Can't we make it 300 instead?

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2015, 11:26 AM

Feb 2015

And let everyone win?

http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/cong.aspx

gopiscrap

(23,763 posts)

4. Ivote for every republican, conservative, tea party member

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2015, 11:39 AM

Feb 2015

and libertarian in the US

hunter

(38,325 posts)

5. And the surprise ending will be...

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2015, 12:32 PM

Feb 2015

... a a one way ticket to Mars, Pennsylvania.

longship

(40,416 posts)

6. Well done, hunter. Well played.

Reply to hunter (Reply #5)

Mon Feb 16, 2015, 01:13 PM

Feb 2015

MisterP

(23,730 posts)

7. I've heard of real ideas coming from SF (or at least said to be by neckbeards)--but Douglas Adams?!

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2015, 03:47 PM

Feb 2015

seveneyes

(4,631 posts)

8. My House on Mars

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2015, 04:01 PM

Feb 2015

I was born in my house on Mars
I will die in my house on Mars

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