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Hippy Hopi

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2. ...an OLD Hubble Telescope joke that is PERFECT!

Reply to KS Toronado (Original post)

Thu Oct 6, 2022, 05:22 PM

Oct 2022

If you recall, the Hubble Telescope was a failure at first because its mirror was ground to the wrong prescription and needed a space mission to repair it before it worked properly. The mirror was made by General Motors. Some comedian back in the day said something along the lines of...

"What did N.A.S.A. expect?! It said right at the bottom of the mirror...

WARNING! OBJECTS IN MIRROR MAY BE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR"!

which is exactly the opposite of what a telescope does.

another "perfect" joke is

Q: What's the difference between a DOLLAR bill and a BUFFALO BILL?

A: You know you can always get 4 quarters out of the dollar

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Hey NASA listen up. [View all] KS Toronado Sep 2022 OP

Good idea he can make a boat out of a screen door. nt doc03 Sep 2022 #1

...an OLD Hubble Telescope joke that is PERFECT! Hippy Hopi Oct 2022 #2