From: Meerkat1 on 5 Jul 2010 20:07 This is a catch-up post about something I promised to tell you about a few months ago. Better late than never. About two years ago, Guido and I were sitting around discussing the upcoming pavilion transition from construction to operation. Susan wandered over and joined our conversation. At that time Susan was a very well liked chemistry technician at our nuclear power plant. It was well known that she was 'into' nature movies in a big way. Particularly the ones shown on the big IMAX screens (not the fake little ones!) Anyway, Susan said she had always wanted to get into one of those world record books and she had found a way. Her plan was to go to one of those islands where penguins nest and become the first human to incubate and hatch a penguin egg using her own body heat. And after the egg hatched it would see her and she would be the momma. Then she would bring the baby penguin back to the pavilion where we could all enjoy it. All she needed was for us to fund the expedition. Well, after I picked my jaw up from off the table I said no - we couldn't to that. After negotiations, I agreed that she could have time off (without pay) if she could get funding elsewhere. I had completely forgotten all about this, when two months ago - to my astonishment - Susan came by and said she has the funding! I asked how that was possible. She said that with the cancellation of the mars and moon landing NASA has money coming out of its ears. Moreover they were looking for a project to win the public's trust. She said that NASA believes that anything with penguins is a winner. Moreover the ship they use to recover astronauts is available. So, I gave the promised leave and Susan departs from Cape Canaveral tomorrow. Her funding includes a grant for a student intern. This person will send me daily updates from shipboard. I will post them here. Because this is not a 'real' pavilion activity, the subject heading will be Project Penguin not the traditional RADP Pavilion. I have to admit, the idea of a penguin running around the pavilion has a kind of quaint charm. Meerkat1 - Chief Engineer RADP Pavilion -- Meerkat1
From: Keane on 5 Jul 2010 20:12 On Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:07:36 -0400, Meerkat1 <student(a)invalid.edu> wrote: >I have to admit, the idea of a penguin running around the pavilion has a >kind of quaint charm. > >Meerkat1 - Chief Engineer >RADP Pavilion What if it doesn't want to use the litter box? Wheezy -- When stars are born, They possess a gift or two, One of them is this, They have the power to make a wish come true... -- Wishes Visit my site: http://keanespics.com
From: meshmar on 5 Jul 2010 20:33 On 7/5/2010 8:12 PM, Keane wrote: > On Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:07:36 -0400, Meerkat1<student(a)invalid.edu> > wrote: > >> I have to admit, the idea of a penguin running around the pavilion has a >> kind of quaint charm. >> >> Meerkat1 - Chief Engineer >> RADP Pavilion > > What if it doesn't want to use the litter box? > > Wheezy I was just going to comment that Penguin Poop is VERY sticky and stinks to high heaven of fish by-products (if you catch my drift). If she wants to be the momma, then she needs to be responsible for the Penguin Poop AND regurgitating the ground up fish into the baby's mouth - and the Pavilion better not pick up the tab for her mouth wash, either ... because she is going to need a LOT! -- Not 'THAT' Ed TDC Royal Inspector of the Pork Loins, Guardian of the Rub and Taste Tester for Boma
From: Lisa Cubbon on 5 Jul 2010 20:37 On 7/5/2010 8:07 PM, Meerkat1 wrote: > This is a catch-up post about something I promised to tell you about a > few months ago. Better late than never. > > About two years ago, Guido and I were sitting around discussing the > upcoming pavilion transition from construction to operation. Susan > wandered over and joined our conversation. At that time Susan was a very > well liked chemistry technician at our nuclear power plant. It was well > known that she was 'into' nature movies in a big way. Particularly the > ones shown on the big IMAX screens (not the fake little ones!) > > Anyway, Susan said she had always wanted to get into one of those world > record books and she had found a way. Her plan was to go to one of those > islands where penguins nest and become the first human to incubate and > hatch a penguin egg using her own body heat. And after the egg hatched > it would see her and she would be the momma. Then she would bring the > baby penguin back to the pavilion where we could all enjoy it. All she > needed was for us to fund the expedition. > > Well, after I picked my jaw up from off the table I said no - we > couldn't to that. After negotiations, I agreed that she could have time > off (without pay) if she could get funding elsewhere. > > I had completely forgotten all about this, when two months ago - to my > astonishment - Susan came by and said she has the funding! I asked how > that was possible. She said that with the cancellation of the mars and > moon landing NASA has money coming out of its ears. Moreover they were > looking for a project to win the public's trust. She said that NASA > believes that anything with penguins is a winner. Moreover the ship they > use to recover astronauts is available. > > So, I gave the promised leave and Susan departs from Cape Canaveral > tomorrow. Her funding includes a grant for a student intern. This person > will send me daily updates from shipboard. I will post them here. > > Because this is not a 'real' pavilion activity, the subject heading will > be Project Penguin not the traditional RADP Pavilion. > > I have to admit, the idea of a penguin running around the pavilion has a > kind of quaint charm. > > Meerkat1 - Chief Engineer > RADP Pavilion > I personally have some experience with penguins. They are really really smelly. See they ONLY eat fish and think of really bad fish after a few days. Not pleasant. BUT maybe Fabreeze would be willing to sponsor the Pengiun Exhibit.... I am just sayin..... Lisa
From: jt august on 5 Jul 2010 21:30
In article <student-D3BC5B.20073605072010(a)news.aioe.org>, Meerkat1 <student(a)invalid.edu> wrote: > I have to admit, the idea of a penguin running around the pavilion has a > kind of quaint charm. You could teach it to tap dance and send it out with Mary Poppins and Bert to ride the Carousel. jt |