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[elsajeni]

All right, so, before I get to the stuff I said I wanted to post about, a minor point. I'm sure pretty much everything that can be said about crazy-ass astronauts in diapers has been said, but to my knowledge nobody has pointed out this exciting feature of the news commentary: Larry King had Buzz Aldrin on, apparently as an expert on... astronauts? or something, and asked him, "Now, did you know anyone in the space program who was a little, uh... a little nuts?"

How is it that no one has noticed how fantastic a combination of interviewee and question that is? See, because of my grandfather being an engineer at NASA, my mom, growing up, knew the Aldrin family pretty well; I've also known a few other people who have had personal contact with Buzz Aldrin, for various reasons. And, to put it politely, he is a little on the peculiar -- no, forget politeness, he's more or less batshit insane.

So, actually, he's a pretty good expert to bring in on this one. "Mr. Aldrin, we understand you have some personal experience with batshit insane astronauts..."

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[nojh.livejournal.com]

Agreed. Completely. Most of my family has worked for NASA for various reasons and positions. Astronauts, especially the older ones, are batshit insane. Wacko. CooCoo. Etc.

[thromulator.livejournal.com]

Buzz Alrdin is crazy, you say? Well, that's news to me. Then again, I suppose you'd have to be crazy to have agreed to strap yourself into the first moon-rocket.