The list for June 5, 2020
NOTE FROM CHRIS:
SpaceX and NASA have confirmed that actor
Tom Cruise will be sent into space to shoot
a film aboard the International Space Station.
Tom Cruise will be sent into space to shoot
a film aboard the International Space Station.
Yes, seriously.
The Top 17 Problems With Celebrity Astronauts
- Sigourney seems awfully damn pessimistic about the mission.
- Gene Simmons’ interpretation of bringing "Tang" on board requires several additional spacesuits.
- Tom Cruise insists on setting course for whatever galaxy Xenu is from.
- The AI tries to open the airlock whenever Kanye is nearby.
- Neil deGrasse Tyson spends the entire time pointing at things and saying, "I know what that is!"
- Every time John Goodman bumps into the hull it throws the ISS out of orbit.
- Space may be infinite but it shouldn’t be this hard to find Astronaut Waldo.
- Gwyneth Paltrow’s vagina-scented candle keeps tainting the oxygen supply.
- Other astronauts are forced to watch Taylor Swift write a whiny song about her boyfriend being distant is and how dark everything outside her window is.
- Tom Hanks won’t stop with the "Houston, we have an instestinal gas problem" gag.
- In space, *everyone* can hear Gilbert Gottfried scream.
- Weightless and bra-less Kim Kardashian is a serious safety hazard.
- Mike Pence keeps asking if the rocket is going to fall off the Earth’s edge.
- Impossible for engineers to get Snoop Dog any higher.
- "You’re right, Ms, Kondo, freeze-dried ice cream does not spark joy, but you can’t just throw it out the airlock."
- "Hi, I’m Johnny Knoxville, and this is the Fart-in-a-Spacesuit challenge!"
And the Number 1 Problem With Celebrity Astronauts…
- Tom Brady keeps letting the air out of the Space Station.
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CREDITS
Selected from 82 submissions from 30 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:
- Bruce W. Alter, Fairfax Station, VA — 1 (22nd #1)
- Greg Preece, Toronto, Canada — 2, 13, 15 (Hat trick!)
- Fran Fruit, Winnetka, IL — 3
- Slick Sharkey, Clayton, GA — 4, 5
- Andrea Kelly, Brookeville, MD — 6
- Chuck Smith, Woodbridge, VA — 6
- Brad Hamer, Austin, TX — 7
- Kim Moser, New York, NY — 7
- Jill Gallagher, Seattle, WA — 7, 10
- Larry Hollister, Concord, CA — 8, 17
- Michael Whitmire, Houston, TX — 9
- Donald Johnson, Cincinnati, OH — 11, 12
- Dave Henry, Slidell, LA — 14
- Reid Kerr, Sugartit, KY — 15
- Dawson Rambo, Santa Rosa, CA — 15
- Chris White, Olympia, WA — 16, list moderator
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