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minus-squareIheartcheese@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up66·23 days agoAlso the guy warning her is not only not the one who got her canned for the tweets but he actually went to bat for her.
minus-squarecrank0271@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·23 days ago“Suck my dick and balls” There’s an episode of Sixteenth Minute of Fame about it. Background info
minus-squareCarnelian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·23 days ago sixteen minutes of fame To be fair, she’s more famous now than the vast majority of NASA employees
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·23 days agoRight? I genuinely do not understand the desire to be famous. Like, it just does not compute for me and my personality.
minus-squareForeverComical@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·23 days agoNotoriety for notoriety’s sake seems a bit shallow but I can certainly get the idea of making a mark in something that you hold dear. Recognition.
minus-squarepiskertariot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·23 days agoThanks for the pod-recommend. Never heard of this one.
minus-squarearsCynic@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·23 days ago💌 A paragon of proper Internet behaviour right here.
minus-squareTheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·23 days agoBefore this happened, I actually knew who Homer Hickam was because I had read October Sky, made the whole tweet chain just that slight bit funnier.
minus-squarepartial_accumen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·23 days ago I had read October Sky The book was called “The Rocket Boys”. The movie made from the book was “October Sky”. (I honestly like the movie name better, though).
minus-squarecfi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·23 days agoWhile you’re correct, since 1998 the book has been published as October Sky for that very reason. Fun fact, October Sky is an anagram of Rocket Boys
minus-squareRaiderkev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·23 days agoI was just googling him to see if he was the October sky guy.
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Also the guy warning her is not only not the one who got her canned for the tweets but he actually went to bat for her.
“Suck my dick and balls”
There’s an episode of Sixteenth Minute of Fame about it.
Background info
To be fair, she’s more famous now than the vast majority of NASA employees
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Right? I genuinely do not understand the desire to be famous. Like, it just does not compute for me and my personality.
Notoriety for notoriety’s sake seems a bit shallow but I can certainly get the idea of making a mark in something that you hold dear. Recognition.
Thanks for the pod-recommend. Never heard of this one.
💌 A paragon of proper Internet behaviour right here.
Before this happened, I actually knew who Homer Hickam was because I had read October Sky, made the whole tweet chain just that slight bit funnier.
The book was called “The Rocket Boys”. The movie made from the book was “October Sky”. (I honestly like the movie name better, though).
While you’re correct, since 1998 the book has been published as October Sky for that very reason. Fun fact, October Sky is an anagram of Rocket Boys
I was just googling him to see if he was the October sky guy.