One Way Trip to the Final Frontier. Oh, and a Layover in New Mexico
Afishionados,
Scotty from Star Trek had his ashes onboard a rocket on the way to outer space. Apparently, his last wish was to boldy go where no ashes have gone before. Unfortunately for him, the rocket crashed and landed somewhere in New Mexico. Instead of searching for aliens in space, maybe he’s taking the easy way out by taking a peek through Roswell? He just can’t doooooooo it, Captain! He doesn’t have the powerrrrrrrrr!
Here’s to you, Scotty. I would say “Live long and prosper” but… well… you’re already dead. So, instead: May the Force Be With You.
This news courtesy of Engadget.
May 13th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
Your noew face logo reminds me of the Old Myst books with the two brothers. Especially when thy are happy then they yell at you. Cool effect.
May 13th, 2007 at 11:57 pm
I think the Thermians wanted his ashes. And they are the ones that owned the Roswell UFO. Makes perfect sense.
‘Oh those pooooor people…’
May 14th, 2007 at 12:22 am
Bead: Thanks!
Anaglyph: You know, I tried to watch that movie but it was so incredibly stupid that I couldn’t finish it. That was some years back, though. Is it worth another go or are you simply quoting it?
May 14th, 2007 at 7:00 am
Poor son of a bitch.
Then again, being shot up in a rocket only to crash into a barren wasteland isn’t so bad after all.
It would have been more fun if he had fallen on a city and wiped out an apt. complex or a couple of mobile homes.
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May 14th, 2007 at 9:46 am
I didn’t hear about the crash. Oh man…here come the lawyers!!
May 14th, 2007 at 9:18 pm
Yeah, poor Scotty! He says he’d like his ashes blasted into space, so they pack him in a can with the remains of 200 other poor souls (including those of one of the Gemini astronauts) and shoot it 72Km up to where the atmosphere ends and “space” begins. Not quite what he had in mind, I’ll wager!
The lawyers won’t be able to do anything, coz nobody read the fine print. “Have your ashes blasted into space” never meant they were going to stay there. That rocket performed exactly as it was designed to. It just didn’t land where they expected. Sigh… Another triumph of style over substance…
May 17th, 2007 at 3:05 am
I can’t believe you didn’t like Galaxy Quest! It’s a work of genius! Stupid? I think you missed the point…