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Re: A Very Spacey Christmas
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lugnet.space
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Tue, 14 Dec 2004 19:25:27 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Elroy Davis wrote:
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Sometimes old Saint Nick needs to move with the times. With the number of
moonbases popping up around the galaxy, the benevolent gift-gifter was
finding that his standard sleigh and reindeer setup just wasn’t cutting it
any more. So, during the off-season, he set up a special team of elfs to
design and build a new sleigh, one that he could traverse the planets in.
The result is Santa’s Long Excursion Delivery, or S.L.E.D. (Okay, I admit it,
I watch too much iCodename: Kids Next Doori on Cartoon Network).
The S.L.E.D. features high propulsion engine pods on either side, plus an
additional rear engine for short-term flights.
Santa is outfitted in a specially made air-tight suit, complete with
air-tanks and tinted visor for deep space travel.
Knowing what a stickler for tradition Santa is, the elfs included an RUD-01-F
simulated reindeer navigation unit. Sensors on the unit help determine
air-speed, heading, and location, delivering the information to Kris Kringle
via bio-feedback cables, giving the old man the look and feel of a
traditional sleigh.
Additional photos here:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=108254
Happy Holidays to all!
-Elroy
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Sweet... now if you could just add the other reindeers.... :-)
But isn’t this S.L.E.D. more polluting than the original version powered by
nothing but the reindeers? (Here’s an opening for you to tell us about the
non-polluting revolutionary engine on the S.L.E.D.)
Terry
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| (...) Oh now come on, and tell me which one of these two is worse: A little bit of (neatly dissipating) burned rocket fuel, or what comes out of the end of all those reindeers? On the last day of christmas.... DUCK! With friendly greetings, M. (...) (20 years ago, 14-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| Sometimes old Saint Nick needs to move with the times. With the number of moonbases popping up around the galaxy, the benevolent gift-gifter was finding that his standard sleigh and reindeer setup just wasn't cutting it any more. So, during the (...) (20 years ago, 12-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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