Scientists Ask Congress To Fund Science Thing

[Elphaba]

Scientists Ask Congress To Fund $50 Billion Science Thing

September 28, 2007

WASHINGTON, DC—Top physicists from several major American universities appeared before a Congressional committee Monday to request $50 billion for a science thing that would further U.S. advancement science-wise and broaden human knowing.

The scientists spoke for approximately three hours about the complicated science machine, which is expensive, and large, telling members of the House Committee on Science and Technology that the tubular, gamma-ray-using mechanism is vital in some big way. Yet the high price tag of the thing, which would be built on a 40-square-mile plot of land where the science would ultimately occur, remained a pressing question.

"While expense is something to consider, I think it's very important that we have this kind of scientific apparatus, because, in the end, I have always said that science is more important than it is unimportant," Committee chairman Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN) said. "And it's essential we stay ahead of China, Japan, and Germany in science. We are ahead in space, with the NASA rockets going to other planets, so we should be ahead in science too."

Scientists ask Congress to Fund Science Thing

Elphaba

[Jbs2763]

Elph, are you sure you didn't stumble on an SNL sketch?

[Fiannan]

Like I have said before, everybody should see the movie "Idiocracy". The funny article you printed here may reflect the future as time goes on.

I won't link the trailer to the movie here but I can tell people it is over at youtube. Really funny.

[Elphaba]

Elph, are you sure you didn't stumble on an SNL sketch?

Why, whatever do you mean?

Elphie

[Alaskagain]

But, but, but, but, but we NEED more SCIENCE stuff!

I especially like another article linked at the bottom of the page, re: injured Bills player Kevin Everett, the x-ray is fab-u- lous dah-ling!

[Moksha]

No one does hard hitting investigative journalism quite like The Onion.

Elf, I prefer The Onion, the Daily Show and the Colbert Report for much of my information as well.

[Elphaba]

No one does hard hitting investigative journalism quite like The Onion.

Elf, I prefer The Onion, the Daily Show and the Colbert Report for much of my information as well.

See Moksha. I knew we were kindred spirits!

Elphie

[a-train]

I'm a visual person and I appreciated the thoughtfulness of the the illustration:

PS Idiocracy was intolerable!

-a-train

[Elphaba]

I'm a visual person and I appreciated the thoughtfulness of the the illustration:

PS Idiocracy was intolerable!

-a-train

Hi -a-train,

It's a joke. It's published by the Onion, which is a satircal newspaper.

Elphaba

[pushka]

That's a great illustration A-Train! :)

[Moksha]

It is obvious that The Onion understands science much better than say, Fox News does.

(Of course, both may be eclipsed by Mrs. Anderson's Third Grade Class at the Severian Elementary School).

[Fiannan]

PS Idiocracy was intolerable!

Oh come on now a-train...the only thing that was crazy is that the main guy from the 21st. Century did not figure out that HE should have been the one with a bunch of wives so his genes could replenish the de-evolved state of the human race.