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From: jimd@hp-pcd.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Re: A French aerospace joke
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Date: Sun, 10-Jun-84 14:17:00 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jun 10 14:17:00 1984
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Nf-From: hpcvre!jimd    Jun 27 10:17:00 1984


>Place : a quiet little village in France 
>Time  : in the 80's.   
>event : An aerospace engineer and his 6 year old son move into
>        the village.
>
> ...
>
>Teacher : Excellent, now let's see you count backwards.
>
>Marius  : Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four,
>          three, two, one, ZERO -- Oh FU*K!
>
>Teacher (angrily) : Where did you learn those words ?
>
>Marius (sweetly)  : But, that's how daddy counts when 
>       they're launching the ARIANNE.
>

Then there's the new NASA Space Shuttle version:

            Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four,

            <software problem>!!!!!!!


Jim Donnelly
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