We always feel a little guilty when we dress up a "not as horrible as it coulda been" story as a Nice Time story, and this has been a week where too many stories needed Remedial Kittens, so it is with some pleasure that we bring you this almost-unblemished story of Pure Nice: Connor Johnson, this niftadorable 6-year-old from Denver, has been nuts about the idea of going to space since he was three -- the astronaut jammies, LEGO space shuttles, the usual stuff. SPACE! But then he recently learned that instead of expanding space exploration, the U.S.A. is talking about budget cuts and just not bothering. Connor decided that this state of affairs simply
Remember when the United States was a nation that explored the universe, not because it helped us develop more powerful rockets or spy on the Russkies, but because it advanced human knowledge and achievement?
Me either. But Congress is pretty good at exploring its own asshole.
<i>Remedial</i> kittens? What? They need to learn how to purr?
Ted Nugent says he can make the kitties purr....
D&#039;awww...
No Apollo gees necessary.
Remember when the United States was a nation that explored the universe, not because it helped us develop more powerful rockets or spy on the Russkies, but because it advanced human knowledge and achievement?
Me either. But Congress is pretty good at exploring its own asshole.
Goddammit. Now it&#039;ll be an annual event.
That&#039;s nothing. Sarah Palin can see the moon from her house, so I guess that makes her an astronaut as well.
&quot;Is that you Verne?&quot; he inquired, Ernestly
Sorry. Couldn&#039;t make a proper pun out of Georges M&eacute;li&egrave;s&#039; name.