Did You Know?

Posted in Red Whine on November 7, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (3)

When you attend a buffet dinner theatre production staged and performed by NASA Goddard's theatre ensemble (known very appropriately as MAD - you know, since they're mad scientists and all? Although I was quickly told that their madness is most certainly not the reason for that name, and that MAD is merely an acronym for Music And Drama), you'll come to realise a few things:

1) Some of those rocket scientists could just as easily have swapped their lab coats for feather boas and made it as broadway performers.

2) Some of those rocket scientists, although very clever and enthusiastic, wouldn't make it to stardom unless they complete the astronaut program.

And finally, and most importantly, you'll realise that:

3) Even though the buffet is cooked up by NASA employees, space cakes* are, sadly, not on the menu.

* Space cakes, better known in the United States as hash brownies.

3 Comments

kim said:

*flashback* -- i had my first space cake when i was 16 here in germany and i wasn't impressed. same thing with mushrooms which i was introduced to in '98 at a primitive campsite (ol' #5) in minnesota. oh, the good ol' days ;o)

November 8, 2004 3:55 AM

Christine said:

Rocket scientists doing drama... who would have ever expected that?!? (Hash browns? Yummmm...)

November 8, 2004 6:34 PM

Bear said:

I can just imagine the pocket protectors bouncing to and fro during the dance numbers....:)

November 9, 2004 1:49 PM

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