NASA In Colbert Conundrum Over Space Station 398
After Stephen Colbert won the vote in NASA's contest to name a new module on the International Space Station, NASA found itself in a tough spot. According to Reuters, "Contest rules stipulate that the agency retains the right to basically do whatever it wants," but it may not be all that easy. At first NASA floated the idea of naming the new module's toilet "Colbert." But Last Thursday Congressman Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., urged the agency to respect the people's wishes. And Colbert turned up the heat on yesterday's weekly show: "So NASA, I urge you to heed Congressman Fattah's call for democracy in orbit. Either name that node after me, or I too will reject democracy and seize power as space's evil tyrant overlord. Ball's in your court."
Re:Fuck Colbert, tell him to get his own Station (Score:5, Funny)
I'm getting bloody sick of his internet vandalism.
Me too! He should be forced to scrub his vandalism off & return the Internet to its original pure / virginal white.
the russains can't use Colbert the toilet (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Fuck Colbert, tell him to get his own Station (Score:3, Funny)
I also heard that Colbert founded the RIAA. How dare he
NASA should be grateful. (Score:5, Funny)
They're lucky the winner was Colbert.
Imagine what it could have been named if the 'b-tards' over at 4-chan got involved.
Re:OMG Ponies (Score:5, Funny)
Fine its called Colbert (Score:2, Funny)
the NASA requirement is that the person who it is named after has to affix the signage.
they have 1 year to comply (a their own expense).
he.he.he ..
Re:Fuck Colbert, tell him to get his own Station (Score:5, Funny)
NASA should say "I for one welcome space's evil tyrant overlord."
Re:Why give it away? Should have sold sponsorship! (Score:4, Funny)
What I cannot understand, though is why, in these cash-strapped times, they did not auction the name off? Could have raised some much-needed funds.
I imagine that's just what Blagojevich said to his advisers just before putting Obama's senate seat up for auction.
Re:Would be Great PR. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Fuck Colbert, tell him to get his own Station (Score:5, Funny)
Just like NASA, you are where fun goes to die.
Re:Fatah is a moron (Score:3, Funny)
Chaka Fatah is proving once again what a moron he is.
It's "Fattah"... moron.
Lucky the Indians didn't write in... (Score:4, Funny)
Businessman Anurag Dikshit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anurag_Dikshit [wikipedia.org]
or politician Sheila Dikshit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Dikshit [wikipedia.org]
Hey, if it was named the "Dikshit" module of the ISS, it would never be mentioned in the news (except in India, of course).
Enjoy his humor for what it is and play with it (Score:4, Funny)
Enjoy his humor for what it is and play with it. Name the toilet after him.
I'm off to take a "Colbert", back in 20 min.
Hey, do you have a portable "Colbert"? My Depends box is empty.
I can't believe I bothered to write this. What a waste of effort, bandwidth and humor.
NASA shouldn't name the entire node after anyone that isn't famous for doing good deeds for space. Heck, Jimmy Doolittle would be an excellent choice as the father of avionics.
A Reasonable Compromise (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Fuck Colbert, tell him to get his own Station (Score:5, Funny)
You are retarded.
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Re:Fuck Colbert, tell him to get his own Station (Score:0, Funny)
After what I'm reading here about this guy, I think that we all slashdotters should help him getting his name on the bridge. Of course we should follow strictly the rules given by the hungarians. :)
Re:NASA (Score:4, Funny)
Re:If Serenity got %70 of the vote (Score:4, Funny)
In the head?
Re:Fuck Colbert, tell him to get his own Station (Score:5, Funny)
Well, you can't very well demonstrate that you are fluent in Hungarian if you are dead. So what they actually told him is "over our dead body". Only in Hungarian.
Re:Fuck Colbert, tell him to get his own Station (Score:3, Funny)
As NASA does not name things after living people, does that mean we get to kill him to allow him to qualify?
Re:Fuck Colbert, tell him to get his own Station (Score:2, Funny)
Yup, my wife and I, living in Glagow, watch it.
Ironically it is on a Fox channel, wish it was on More4 like the Daily Show
Blench Treetops (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Who is this Colbert Guy ? (Score:3, Funny)
Thanks, I work out!
Mer-see bow-coo != mer-see bow cou (thanks, nice ass vs thanks very much)
Re:Fuck Colbert, tell him to get his own Station (Score:3, Funny)
Re:A Reasonable Compromise (Score:2, Funny)
Dead speaking Hungarian? (Score:4, Funny)
Remember that Transylvania used to be part of Hungary, and has a Hungarian-speaking minority even to this day...
Re:Enjoy his humor for what it is and play with it (Score:5, Funny)
Jimmy Doolittle would also be an excellent name for a toilet. Just sayin.
Re:Would be Great PR. (Score:2, Funny)
ZOMFGWTF! You had to learn something about his real life just to know his character isn't pure affectation?
Re:Fuck Colbert, tell him to get his own Station (Score:3, Funny)
However, they said they would only use his name if:
1) he could demonstrate he was fluent in Hungarian, and
2) he was dead.
So... if I update wikipedia that Colbert spoke fluent Hungarian before his death, will that suffice?