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From: jmsc@inesc.UUCP (Miguel Casteleiro)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Where is Challenger?
Message-ID: <811@inesc.UUCP>
Date: 6 May 89 17:00:37 GMT
References: <11360@well.UUCP> <1989Apr23.000034.7797@utzoo.uucp> <1358@frog.UUCP>
Organization: INESC - Inst. Eng. Sistemas e Computadores, LISBOA. PORTUGAL.
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In article <1358@frog.UUCP>, john@frog.UUCP (John Woods) writes:
   [ stuff deleted about a futil discussion ]
>                                             Remember, Portugal used to be
> a major world power -- where are they now?  ("Just west of Spain." "QUIET!")
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^                           ^^^^^^
   We're here, alive and kicking... (and making a lot of noise by the way) !!!

> (And a question:  how can one be proud of something that one does not care
> enough about to maintain?  What sort of "pride" is that?)

   You're absolutely wrong about this, one can care a lot about something, but
one can not have the means to maintain it.

   You have the best space program around here, so what are you babbling about?
   And even more important than that, you (USA) have the means to maintain and
expand it. So, keep doing the good job and the whole world will appreciate it.
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