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Martians back to form

Posted on January 23, 2004 Written by Diane

The Mars Spirit rover is evidently having problems.

Right. “Having problems.” We all know the Martians have done in every damn probe we’ve sent to that planet. When they said they didn’t like solicitors, they meant it.

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  1. poesy says

    January 25, 2004 at 12:00 am

    HAHAHAHAHA
    I’m seriously saddened over the rover’s problems, yet at the same time, my brain is taking off with all sorts of sci-fi influenced “I hope a rock jumped up and took a bite out of it” or “I hope that thing they thought was a mountain off in the distance was really a martian yeti”

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