Spaceship One Roll Problem

"bryan chaisone" wrote in message
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They had a sign that said:

Space Ship One
Government Zero

That is a great statement! Only in America do you get the freedom to
do something like this and to publicly say such a statement and not be
imprisoned or killed.

With my flame proof overalls on - you REALLY need to get out more - in the
vast majority of the world you can hold up signs calling your goverment
whatever you want - that's not to say that there aren't countries with zero
tolerance of dissent, and a fair few places, US and UK among them, where the
wrong sign at the wrong time can get you a sore head from a police
truncheon.

Andy

"Andy McKenzie" wrote in message ...
"bryan chaisone" wrote in message
om...
They had a sign that said:

Space Ship One
Government Zero

That is a great statement! Only in America do you get the freedom to
do something like this and to publicly say such a statement and not be
imprisoned or killed.

With my flame proof overalls on - you REALLY need to get out more - in the
vast majority of the world you can hold up signs calling your goverment
whatever you want - that's not to say that there aren't countries with zero
tolerance of dissent, and a fair few places, US and UK among them, where the
wrong sign at the wrong time can get you a sore head from a police
truncheon.

Andy

OK Andy... Maybe not only in America. I exagerated a little. Can you
blame me? I was full of emotions. I was watching the thing on
Discovery for the whole hour and had to go (number one), but I held it
until it was finished. Then later on, it was shown again and I saw it
again in its entirety without getting up.

Bryan

"bryan chaisone" wrote in message
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"Andy McKenzie" wrote in message
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"bryan chaisone" wrote in message
om...
They had a sign that said:

Space Ship One
Government Zero

That is a great statement! Only in America do you get the freedom to
do something like this and to publicly say such a statement and not be
imprisoned or killed.

With my flame proof overalls on - you REALLY need to get out more - in
the
vast majority of the world you can hold up signs calling your goverment
whatever you want - that's not to say that there aren't countries with
zero
tolerance of dissent, and a fair few places, US and UK among them, where
the
wrong sign at the wrong time can get you a sore head from a police
truncheon.

Andy

OK Andy... Maybe not only in America. I exagerated a little. Can you
blame me? I was full of emotions. I was watching the thing on
Discovery for the whole hour and had to go (number one), but I held it
until it was finished. Then later on, it was shown again and I saw it
again in its entirety without getting up.

Bryan

Fair enuf! Pride is good!

Andy

OK Andy... Maybe not only in America. I exagerated a little. Can you
blame me? I was full of emotions. I was watching the thing on
Discovery for the whole hour and had to go (number one), but I held it
until it was finished. Then later on, it was shown again and I saw it
again in its entirety without getting up.

Bryan

So is there someplace other than America were a privately designed and
built civilian aicraft has blasted into space and won the X-Prize?

"Bruce Bockius" wrote in message
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OK Andy... Maybe not only in America. I exagerated a little. Can you
blame me? I was full of emotions. I was watching the thing on
Discovery for the whole hour and had to go (number one), but I held it
until it was finished. Then later on, it was shown again and I saw it
again in its entirety without getting up.

Bryan

So is there someplace other than America were a privately designed and
built civilian aicraft has blasted into space and won the X-Prize?

I wasn't commenting on the wonderful acheivement of a succesful private trip
to space, but rather on the statement that only in the US could you hold up
a sign that says 'my govt isn't very good' without being imprisoned!

Andy