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The Spaceship Contest

The spaceship contest First things first, start with ingenuity A good pair of glasses to help with visual acuity And of course a good set of directions would work You could assemble a team and a sales clerk Determine a budget A trip for wire and cardboard to Target Create a small scale and give it a test Spend hours upon hours getting obsessed Try to contact NASA for advice You’ll be lucky if they call you back and they’re nice Laugh a lot, really laugh When you run out of ink while drawing on your graph Film a video and make a fool of yourself The next day your movie has been stolen by a little elf Take a trip to the junkyard or the dump Dig up some old metal and plastic covered in grump What ever you do don’t upset your wife By spilling oil and cutting the counter with a knife Spend many hours having lots of fun Twisted up in a enormous mess thinking you’ve won Inspired by Matt Caliri how to build a spaceship contest!

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Date: 1/12/2010 1:22:00 PM
sure is one way to have fun!
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Date: 1/11/2010 3:39:00 PM
Funny! You seem to have a good plan for your spaceship. This was a tough challenge, but you rose up to it nicely, Laura. Best of luck in the contest! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 1/11/2010 7:25:00 AM
This is so much fun to read, you really made me laugh with this one. Best of Luck in the contest.
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Date: 1/10/2010 5:46:00 PM
Such a delight to read, Laura...this was a gem! I can see the whole process for start to finish!! I hope it made it to the stars and back! :)
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Date: 1/10/2010 5:38:00 PM
"A good pair of glasses"--so true--couldn't do without mine. Like the lighthearted feel of this one. You have me laughing with this one. Good luck in the contest. Thank you for your kind comment. Karen
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Date: 1/10/2010 5:10:00 PM
Hilarious stuff, Laura!...Makes me want to go out and tinker in my tool-shed! My 'spaceship' would probably fizzle at blast-off and crash in my pond! Oh well, like you said it would be fun! (After the neighbors stopped pointing and laughing of course)...Good luck in the contest! - Tim
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