HOUSTON, WE HAVE A... UM....
Atlantis glides home with choked pee nozzle
(Thanks to DavCat and Ralph)
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November 27, 2009
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Flomax!
(You've got to be at least 40 to understand this)
Posted by: PeterM | November 27, 2009 at 08:45 AM
Good one, Peter. Those commercials are everywhere!
NASA reckons it's unlikely that further waste dumps will be necessary before the landing. Our initial estimates confirm this hypothesis — barring a major Tang binge during the return journey.
If someone had the bean burrito last night the whole shuttle might have a little tang to it by the time it lands.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | November 27, 2009 at 09:03 AM
I just heard it land. Can't see it from here, but the two booms means it landed from the north, according to my Florida cousins.
Posted by: NotSoShyJan | November 27, 2009 at 09:48 AM
A choked pee nozzle sounds terribly painful.
Posted by: Mitch | November 27, 2009 at 09:55 AM
Talk about Mission Control....
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | November 27, 2009 at 10:26 AM
Semi-seriously, it's a good thing they were able to land at the first opportunity. There actually is a major last-hours binge — not of Tang but of the astronaut's choice of water or Gatorade-equivalent. It's called "fluid loading" and it's designed to help the astronauts re-acclimate to gravity.
Posted by: Fax Paladin | November 27, 2009 at 11:18 AM
If yours is a deep and burning love, it's past time to check with your Urologist.
Posted by: Steve | November 27, 2009 at 11:47 AM
"Download a 30 day free trial now." Um, of what?
Posted by: Tash | November 27, 2009 at 01:53 PM
Looks like it is time for an astronaut to put on one of those rubber gloves and give the shuttle an "examination".
Posted by: Protologist | November 27, 2009 at 02:08 PM
I've put catheters in pee nozzles before. No big deal. What amazed me is how many guys became unchoked as soon as I just showed them the catheter. Big babies.
Posted by: nursecindy | November 27, 2009 at 02:20 PM
They should have "gone" before they left.
Posted by: Mikey | November 27, 2009 at 02:46 PM
They should have "gone" before they left.
Posted by: Mikey | November 27, 2009 at 02:47 PM
Won't be needing those special NASA diapers, I suppose.
Posted by: Clown Puppy | November 27, 2009 at 09:33 PM
Attention, HAL. Cleanup on pod 7.
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | November 28, 2009 at 09:21 AM
Key quote in the Bootnote: You'll just have to forgive the use of pounds in our estimates. That's the standard unit of mass used for measuring astronaut urine.
Posted by: oneblankspace | November 28, 2009 at 02:41 PM