> This, as incredible as it may sound, is a true    story :
> 
>    In the early  days  of  the  American  space    program, NASA
> received    reports from the  astronauts  that  their  pens   would  not
> write in    space. Ball points, fountain pens,  even  quills,    nothing
> worked! So NASA  contacted the people who had  supplied  the pens and
> ade money  available  for the production of  a  pen  which would write
> in space,   Eventually, thousands of dollars later, a suitable    pen
> was produced,  incorporating a small gas  filled  cylinder  which
> propelled the ink     out of  the pen. It worked both  in space and
> underwater. The problem   was  solved,  albeit at  great  expense.
> 
> 
> Many  years  later, when co-operation with the Russians was
> established, it  occurred to someone at NASA to
> ask how the Russians had solved the  problem. There was no problem, they
> said, we used a pencil.
> 
> 
> 
> Joke:
> > >
> > >One bright, beautiful Sunday morning, the townspeople were in church,
> > >listening to the organ play.  Suddenly, Satan appeared at the front
> >of the
> > >church.  Everyone  started screaming and running for the front
> >entrance,
> > >trampling each other in a frantic effort to get away from evil
> >incarnate.
> > >
> > >Soon everyone was evacuated from the Church, except for one elderly
> > >gentleman who sat calmly in his pew, not moving, seemingly oblivious
> >to
> > >the fact that God's ultimate enemy was in his presence.  Now this
> > >confused Satan a bit, so he walked up to the man and said, "Don't you
> > >know who I am?" The man replied, "Yep, sure do."
> > >Satan asked, "Aren't you afraid of me?"
> > >
> > >"Nope, sure ain't," said the man.
> > >
> > >Satan was a little perturbed at this and queried,
> > >"Why aren't you afraid of me?"
> > >
> > >The man calmly replied, "Been married to your sister for 48 years!"
> 
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