Oolite Bulletins

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petiti ... 6/wlfKzFkN

You wacky Americans.

Hehe, totally bonkers! The US govt won't do that, but some nutters with a 3D printer will probably crowd-source it

*the loud echo of a head meeting a desk can be heard*
G*****n it... As if this country needs more bad press.

signed:emperor palpatine

ugh how come we don't have one in oolite?

This is, as the Brits say, Bollocks!

Selezen wrote:

You wacky Americans.

Yes, we are.

I like it that Captain Solo is commenting on a petition to build a Death Star.

You just want to help blow it up, don't you? DON'T YOU!!??

CaptSolo wrote:

This is, as the Brits say, Bollocks!

Selezen wrote:

You wacky Americans.

Yes, we are.

it's the dogs bollox(translation=brilliant)

you think we should tell em about exhaust vents?

jacksy wrote:

you think we should tell em about exhaust vents?

Nah!

A guy with the name of "jacksy" supports exhaust vents. Interesting.

Smivs wrote:

jacksy wrote:

you think we should tell em about exhaust vents?

Nah!

we could inform possible future rebel forces????
North Korea
China
any Arab nation with oil reserves

Selezen wrote:

A guy with the name of "jacksy" supports exhaust vents. Interesting.

Selezen wrote:

You just want to help blow it up, don't you? DON'T YOU!!??

My best friend is a Jedi, and I did help him to blow up the first one.

Man - "please tell me this rock bottom!"

jacksy wrote:

it's the dogs bollox(translation=brilliant)

It certainly is the dogs bollox as a sham.

Smivs wrote:

jacksy wrote:

you think we should tell em about exhaust vents?

Nah!

I am sure we would use radiators, anyways. Shipping water up there to use as coolant and vent as exhaust would get rather pricy. (Also wouldn't IBCMs be more of a risk than absurdly small fighters?) Of course, I don't see why we don't simply recreate GDI's ion cannon satellite network except with hyper-velocity rod bundles. It would be cheaper and we would get to keep the planet. Though it would be hilariously ironic in a grim darkean evil twin of Terry Pratchet/Douglas Adams way if humanity were to wipe itself out by destroying it's own home planet with a superlaser. And just top things off, we could all sing Always Look On The Bright Side of Life and snack on peanuts right before the end comes.

p.s. (Before anyone says I am being a killjoy by noting the price of putting water in orbit, note I refrained from asking where we are supposed to get the resources for such a large station? And whether you have noticed that we are in a recession?)