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Astronaut Needed for Trip to Titan. Bad news: it's one-way.

imgur.com — Astronaut Needed: Craigslist ad wants someone for a trip to Titan, $25K cash. Only drawback - it's a one-way trip.

Who dugg this? Made popular Oct 11, 2009

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  • Chooxo, on 10/11/2009, -4/+678Cleverly worded sex ad.
  • piratefish, on 10/11/2009, -1/+560revolutionary propulsion system: mentos and diet coke.
  • Chooxo, on 10/11/2009, -17/+350. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _________
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  • Benjigga, on 10/11/2009, -0/+286Something tells me this "secret space craft" is a set of chains in a dark basement.
  • Joodtimes, on 10/11/2009, -1/+270A first name of Tom would be a major asset.
  • kinerry, on 10/11/2009, -11/+208It's really a trap to gay rape someone
  • PeterODactyl, on 10/11/2009, -4/+175Damn, I'm too tall.
  • KarmaPoIice, on 10/11/2009, -3/+165Am I the only one that would be completely willing to do this?
  • yoshemitzu, on 10/11/2009, -0/+144even if/when they don't get to Titan, they'll still be in romantic history for being the first non-astronaut to die off Earth because a guy on craigslist offered to fire them into space.
  • asgardshill, on 10/11/2009, -4/+138I dunno, the pay's a bit on the low side for a trip to Titan. I'd want at least a round million to go to my heirs and assigns for an important trip of exploration like this.

    /s
  • sonofabiscuit, on 10/11/2009, -0/+120One way?!
  • skipvt, on 10/11/2009, -0/+119"Hey, wait a minute! This is just a stack of cardboard boxes!"
  • LennyLeonard, on 10/11/2009, -10/+126I nominate Glenn Beck
  • hauntedchippy, on 10/11/2009, -1/+116"I reviewed your flight plan. Not one error in a million keystrokes. Phenomenal. It's right that someone like you is taking us to Titan."
  • dupek11, on 10/11/2009, -0/+110Seems legit
  • haikuFU, on 10/11/2009, -2/+110Spaceship == His penis
    Titan == Uranus
  • Arkz, on 10/11/2009, -0/+104*cloth soaked in ether grabs you from behind*
  • twinklyJesus, on 10/11/2009, -0/+75"It puts the spacesuit on!"
  • Jektal, on 10/11/2009, -1/+76Previous military experience granting a rank of "Major" also a plus.
  • AwesomeDeluxe, on 10/11/2009, -0/+73So do it.
  • DukeBryson, on 10/11/2009, -1/+71*rape*
  • yoshidiggz, on 10/11/2009, -4/+70Too bad the surface temperature is around -290 F. A bit too chilly for my likings.
  • Pdeuchler, on 10/11/2009, -0/+64* embarrassing news story goes out about how it all happened*
  • Akairenn, on 10/11/2009, -2/+65If it wasn't a Craiglist ad (re: roflokaycrazyLSDdroppingcraigslistposter), I'd do it for $0.

    Kids these days. Hell, kids over the centuries. I bet the same smarmy comments (not necessarily yours, mind you) were made when some crazy lunatic insisted he was going to find a route to India by sailing off the edge of the world.

    Exploration without risk doesn't happen.
  • TwoThirteen, on 10/11/2009, -0/+60*DNA Test*
  • Alienrace, on 10/11/2009, -0/+60He will go where man has never gone before.
  • nathron, on 10/11/2009, -0/+59*babby formed*
  • tmaxxpunisher, on 10/11/2009, -0/+57Safety not guaranteed comes to mind. http://timetraveler.ytmnd.com/
  • pinbackATTK, on 10/11/2009, -0/+53*awkward phone calls received*
  • sonekw, on 10/11/2009, -0/+53*years of psychotherapy*
  • brad3378, on 10/11/2009, -1/+53If you're going to die anyway, go get your legs amputated first.
  • Treshnell, on 10/11/2009, -0/+50As a resident of Wisconsin, I must say that'd be a bit of an improvement for me!
  • epSosDE, on 10/11/2009, -0/+45There are people who would do it for free !
  • vodka357, on 10/11/2009, -0/+44Oh, I bet your going to do it ways you never seen or heard of before
  • bryceman111, on 10/11/2009, -0/+44*It's Ace Ventura, wanting to see your championship football ring*
  • linagee, on 10/11/2009, -1/+42Organ harvesting ad.
  • kinseyincanada, on 10/11/2009, -1/+38*thread submitted to digg*
  • jmontes, on 10/11/2009, -0/+36More likely that those responding will die right here on earth, tied up and naked in a hotel room.
  • koshythomas, on 10/11/2009, -2/+37http://extraneo.it/mentosdietcoke/rocket_mentosdie ...
  • LarkStew, on 10/11/2009, -0/+35I'm unemployed right now so Taco Bell would be a step up for me!
  • doctechnical, on 10/11/2009, -0/+35Yes, but they only accept Quatloos and the exchange rate is a bitch.
  • inactive, on 10/11/2009, -3/+37Dugg for GATTACA.
  • ShutItDown, on 10/11/2009, -0/+34You are not alone sir.
  • LeanneOHare, on 10/11/2009, -4/+35Okay, so agreeing with most of your comment, but people have always believed that people in the 'olden days' believed that the earth was flat. But no one ever really believed that the earth was flat. Besides, the reason why people were up in arms when some crazy lunatic insisted he was going to find a route to India by sailing west, was because his calculations and navigation were way out of whack. The fact that Americas existed saved not only his life, ship and crew and but also a great deal of embarrassment. He judged India to be as far west from portugal as west indies.
  • originaljeeves, on 10/11/2009, -0/+31I'll do it!!
  • gloopofdoom, on 10/11/2009, -0/+28Dugg for use of "Tom" and "major" in said Space Oddity reference.
  • JakeBC, on 10/11/2009, -0/+27You're right, I think that only works out to about $24,900 US these days. What a rip off!!!
  • TwenT4, on 10/11/2009, -0/+26I'm actually excessively heiry.
  • yohnstoppable, on 10/11/2009, -1/+27People already knew the Earth was round in Columbus's day. They just figured traveling around the world to India would take way longer than Columbus anticipated, not to mention was prepared for. And they were right (he would have died before reaching India)

    I highly doubt whoever makes the voyage will stumble onto a planet abundant in resources halfway there.
  • Rammy912, on 10/11/2009, -1/+27I go both ways, if you know what I'm sayin' ;)
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