# About The Martian ....

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-martian/820620>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 1, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-martian/820620 "2018-09-01T19:31:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-martian/820620/1 "2018-09-01T19:31:56Z")

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At the end of the movie, Watney is safely back on earth sitting on a bench drinking a cup of coffee when a group of trainees / cadets coming jogging along.

Why did they slow down to a walk as they passed Watney?

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-martian/820620/2 "2018-09-01T19:45:02Z")

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Sign of respect.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-martian/820620/3 "2018-09-01T21:38:08Z")

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Answered correctly in 1.

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**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-martian/820620/4 "2018-09-01T21:52:14Z")

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They all wanted to see the space pirate.

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**Author:** ![A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-martian/820620/5 "2018-09-03T18:11:23Z")

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Okay, thank you.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mr.Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Bill)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-martian/820620/6 "2018-09-03T21:16:00Z")

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> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#):
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> They all wanted to see the space pirate.

And the Emperor of Mars!😃

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-martian/820620/7 "2018-09-03T21:18:28Z")

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He was cute.