The mystery of the image of an astronaut cleaned by Rudesind

brunians at brunians.org · 02 Jul 2010, 03:34 · from 2010-July.txt.gz

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From: brunians at brunians.org (brunians at brunians.org)
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 23:34:32 -0400
Subject: (urth) The mystery of the image of an astronaut cleaned
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I know!

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> You can apologize all you want!
>
> brunians at brunians.org wrote:
>> I repeat my apology.
>>
>> .
>>
>>
>>
>>> I was referring to the photo in the link. I think that's the photo in
>>> Rudesind's gallery, or a painting of it, or a printout on really tough
>>> paper and ink.
>>>
>>> The reason I believe this is that Wolfe does not make things up when he
>>> can construct them out of existing materials. No presumed composite
>>> would satisfy him.
>>>
>>> brunians at brunians.org wrote:
>>>
>>>> I can do this.
>>>>
>>>> I am very sorry that many of you are making great efforts to be
>>>> pedants.
>>>>
>>>> There!
>>>>
>>>> .
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> How might such an apology be phrased?
>>>>>
>>>>> .
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> That's it! Or very close.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ryan Dunn wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Would logic follow that you should apologize to the group of
>>>>>>> "striving
>>>>>>> pedants" as well? I'm not offended, mind you, but I AM an
>>>>>>> instigator
>>>>>>> 'round these parts.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Or was it the way he misspelled "coff" that bugged you?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In any case here's another image with visor, flag, landscape and
>>>>>>> earthrise:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.custodiansofhistory.com/images/Astro_GusCerway.jpg
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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