Pretty please, we are not all that bad, and would really like to meet you one day. These crafts are not weapons or ment to hurt anyone, if a probe fell on one of your houses, it wasn’t intentional. We are trying to find out what is there so we can land safely for us AND you.
So what do ys say?
Oh, they’re not weapons now, but they would be…
Reminds me of When Mars Attacks when the aliens are saying “We are your friends”, while shooting everyone.
The problem is obvious: Mars doesn’t want to be probed, MARS NEEDS WOMEN!
Actually, Podkayne found the little bugger and took it home for her baby brother to play with. It could have been worse. Tars Tarkas wanted to use it for radium rifle target practice. As usual, the female prevailed, so a toy it is.
If you must shoot stuff at us, please send something a little more useful. We could use a case of Beluga caviar or maybe some chocolate chip cookies.
We really wish nothing from you except to be left alone. And, of course, continued access to the SDMB.
Peace.
JCoM
Geez not again !!! Now Britain can garner the dubious honor of being a nation that has lost a spacecraft to Mars. (America and the former USSR both lost several).
As I heard someone once say “Mars is the Bermuda Triangle of the Solar System”.
The Beagle isn’t lost, just no one has found it yet…
:smack:
Michael Valentine Smith took it to the old ones for questioning.
So far, no grok.
Didn’t we send Bugs Bunny there once?
Maybe theyre pissed?
I say we nuke the site from orbit…
It’s the only way to be sure.
Well, he did take their Illumium PU36 explosive space modulator.
Surel;y Marvin is over that by now.
(Isn’t he)
thanks
For some reason, I imagined you as saying that as Michael Palin.
Maybe they can make a “Dead Lander” skit:
“Look, it’s been weeks now. If the thing hasn’t sent a signal, it’s because it was probably smashed to bits upon impact.”
“No no, it’s just resting. It’s a long journey to Mars. The lander’s not gonna feel up to calling home the moment it arrives.”
its pining for the fjords?
It’s too bad John Titor went home already. We coulda asked him when we would sucessfully probe Mars.
Oh wait, there’s someone in my living room.
Ello 2004 people. This is Torgo Manus. I travel from 2012. We are very excited for we found second colony of human on mars in 2008. They destroy all previous satellites to avoid detection. They shall provide us with plans for 2020 style death ray for the big war. Political upheval shall occur. Repent now, the future is full of demons.
It sounds like AMEE (Red Planet) is still on the prowl. Get your filthy omnidirectional pincer-claws off me, you damn, dirty robot.
What possessed anyone to call the thing “the Beagle”*, anyway? Anybody who’s ever tried to call a beagle once they’ve let it loose knows what happens. Said four legged chasing machine takes off down the road, never to be seen again, at least until it’s spent at least 12 hours rolling in dead things…they should have called the thing “Border Collie” or maybe “Labrador Retriever”…
*Tiresome disclaimer: Yes, yes, I know where the name really came from.
