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COROT stares at a large number of stars at once 

Posted Sunday 11th November 2007 10:44 GMT

Joke

Mwahahaa! Babelfish alert!

Try "watches a large number of stars simultaneously".

Looking at them In A Funny Way isn't going to improve interstellar relations, is it? You upset someone like that, they're going to heave a large rock at you. How do you think the dinosaurs got wiped out?

Interesting.... 

Posted Monday 12th November 2007 17:01 GMT

Joke

I use this method to indicate when my boss is about to say something. There is a slight dimming just before hand.

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