the rebel yell & the union huzzah, Stephen: No, it may be called “The Red Planet,”...
the rebel yell & the union huzzah

Cecily - 19 - Distinguished History Major @ Mr. Jefferson's University

Proud member of the Alice's Restaurant Anti-Massacre Movement

I like rock & roll music, movies, and television.

I love history.

I have strong emotional attachments to the following:

Arsenal FC, Colin Firth, Matthew Broderick, Jeff Daniels, Bruce Springsteen & The Legendary E Street Band, Indiana Jones, The Avengers, Civil War era Facial Hair, Awards Shows, Robert F. Kennedy, Baseball, and Braxton Bragg.

While you're here do try and keep your excitement over the currently ongoing bicentennial celebration of The War of 1812 contained.

I know, it's been thrilling for all of you.

Stephen: No, it may be called “The Red Planet,” but it isn’t red, I’m afraid. It’s actually brown.
Alan: Rusty brown.
Stephen: It’s brown-y brown, really.
Stephen: No, it only appears red sometimes because of the dust in, er, in . . . in . . . in . . . in the atmosphere; in fact, its landscape is a very boring brown colour. According—
Alan: Why are we going there? What’s the fucking point?
Stephen: You are . . . you are just unbelievable . . . Yes. I see. Right. I refuse to rise to the bait . . . All right.
Alan: [complacently snacks on a blue sweet]
Stephen: According to New Scientist, actually, the most recent pictures of Mars, issued by NASA, were tweaked by sort of a, you know—
Alan: Photoshop?
Stephen: —using filters, and Photoshop, exactly . . . 
Alan: Britney Spears on it…




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