The suffix 'naut' comes from the Greek and Latin words for ships and sailing. Astronaut suggests 'a sailor … - Mary Roach

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I was in a vintage pub rock band called Clover in the 1970s.

Mary Roach

The suffix 'naut' comes from the Greek and Latin words for ships and sailing. Astronaut suggests 'a sailor in space. ' Chimponaut suggests 'a chimpanzee in sailor pants'.

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The nobility of the human spirit grows harder for me to believe in. War, zealotry, greed, malls, narcissism. I see a backhanded nobility in excessive, impractical outlays of cash prompted by nothing loftier than a species joining hands and saying “I bet we can do this. ” Yes, the money could be better spent on Earth. But would it? Since when has money saved by government red-lining been spent on education and cancer research? It is always squandered. Let’s squander some on Mars. Let’s go out and play.

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It is the mind that speaks a woman's heart, not the vaginal walls.

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Death. It doesn't have to be boring.

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The writing is always the easy part, provided I can get the good material. It's the getting of the good material that's a challenge.

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The simplest strategy for bouts of noxious flatus is to not care. Or perhaps to take advantage of a gastroenterologist I know: get a dog. (To blame. )

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You got a problem?" he drawled, obviously expecting me to pee my pants before falling to the ground and groveling like an unworthy subject of the Emperor. And that was all it took. A new, screw-you attitude took precedence, trampling my fear under its boots. A highly dangerous approach, I still found it much easier to bear. "Well it all goes back to my childhood. . . . " I began.

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