PICTURE POST II! - Page 140

Tora Ziyal · March 15 2013, 01:33 PM

Kira's Mom wrote:

I love how the Enterprise model is in the toy shop at the Air and Space Museum now.

I would rather see it back in the real museum space, with more explanation of the show's influence on real-life space exploration.

cooleddie74 · March 15 2013, 04:19 PM

Me too, but if what I heard once had any validity to it, the Smithsonian once considering putting the Enterprise model into storage. I don't know.

If that's true then the toy and gift shop display was a nice compromise where people can still see and have their pictures taken with it.

Misfit Toy · March 15 2013, 04:25 PM

Tora Ziyal wrote:

Kira's Mom wrote:

I love how the Enterprise model is in the toy shop at the Air and Space Museum now.

I would rather see it back in the real museum space, with more explanation of the show's influence on real-life space exploration.

That's how it was displayed when I first saw it back in 1976.

Tora Ziyal · March 15 2013, 05:00 PM

cooleddie74 wrote:

Me too, but if what I heard once had any validity to it, the Smithsonian once considering putting the Enterprise model into storage. I don't know.

If that's true then the toy and gift shop display was a nice compromise where people can still see and have their pictures taken with it.

Yup. From that perspective -- which is quite plausible, because the Smithsonian owns several times as many items as they have room to display -- I'm glad it's at least in the shop!

Kira's Mom · March 15 2013, 06:33 PM

Tora Ziyal wrote:

cooleddie74 wrote:

Me too, but if what I heard once had any validity to it, the Smithsonian once considering putting the Enterprise model into storage. I don't know.

If that's true then the toy and gift shop display was a nice compromise where people can still see and have their pictures taken with it.

Yup. From that perspective -- which is quite plausible, because the Smithsonian owns several times as many items as they have room to display -- I'm glad it's at least in the shop!

Better in the shop than in storage. A ton of stuff from the American History Museum had to be put in storage when they re-did the building. The stuff on display is easier to see, but a lot is missing.

Mr. Laser Beam · March 15 2013, 09:45 PM

I had a totally awesome time when I was in DC last year. I nearly burst into flame from the heat, but it was bearable. I saw five baseball games as well - fortunately, my seats at Nats Park were right under the middle deck, so I was in the shade the whole time I was there

. I even got to see a brawl! (Cubs started it.

)

I think my favorite non-baseball thing that whole week was the National Air & Space Museum. You could spend a whole week just THERE.

cooleddie74 · March 15 2013, 10:41 PM

Washington, D.C. has just two temperature settings: Broil. And Freeze.

Finn · March 16 2013, 01:28 AM

cooleddie74 wrote:

Washington, D.C. has just two temperature settings: Broil. And Freeze.

Try Southeast Texas and Southern Louisiana

Steamy and hot for half of the year

My former coworkers used to tell me of how windows would be dripping wet in the late summer due to the oppressive humidity. . I had left the school before I had the chance to see it for myself. I never saw it from my old apartment prior to moving back north though.

RoJoHen · March 16 2013, 01:29 AM

T minus 5 days until the beard gets trimmed.

cooleddie74 · March 16 2013, 01:54 AM

Brawny. The big, tough poster.

teacake · March 16 2013, 01:55 AM

Well RoJo I hate to say it but you've added 10 years to your looks.

Mr. Laser Beam · March 16 2013, 01:57 AM

^ That may be intentional.

teacake · March 16 2013, 02:00 AM

I'm sure he can work it!

Flaunt it, even.

Mr. Laser Beam · March 16 2013, 02:01 AM

Now all he needs is a flannel shirt with suspenders and he's Red Green.

teacake · March 16 2013, 02:02 AM

A lot of people like that bear look. Some of them are even women.

March 15 2013, 04:19 PM	#2087
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: PICTURE POST II! Me too, but if what I heard once had any validity to it, the Smithsonian once considering putting the Enterprise model into storage. I don't know. If that's true then the toy and gift shop display was a nice compromise where people can still see and have their pictures taken with it. __________________ You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. -Katharine Hepburn

March 15 2013, 09:45 PM	#2091
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: PICTURE POST II! I had a totally awesome time when I was in DC last year. I nearly burst into flame from the heat, but it was bearable. I saw five baseball games as well - fortunately, my seats at Nats Park were right under the middle deck, so I was in the shade the whole time I was there . I even got to see a brawl! (Cubs started it. ) I think my favorite non-baseball thing that whole week was the National Air & Space Museum. You could spend a whole week just THERE. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

March 15 2013, 10:41 PM	#2092
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: PICTURE POST II! Washington, D.C. has just two temperature settings: Broil. And Freeze. __________________ You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. -Katharine Hepburn

March 16 2013, 01:29 AM	#2094
RoJoHen Awesome Location: Wherever life takes me	Re: PICTURE POST II! T minus 5 days until the beard gets trimmed. __________________ I am the Quintessential Admiral. Get ready to grow your EQUINOX BEARD!

March 16 2013, 01:54 AM	#2095
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: PICTURE POST II! Brawny. The big, tough poster. __________________ You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. -Katharine Hepburn

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March 16 2013, 01:55 AM	#2096
teacake Admiral Location: Militant Janeway True Path Devotees Compound. With Sehlats.	Re: PICTURE POST II! Well RoJo I hate to say it but you've added 10 years to your looks. __________________ Rider: I can't believe you'd kill me for a field of empty holes. J'onn: It's all I have. ■ ■ ■ Janeway does Melbourne

March 16 2013, 01:57 AM	#2097
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: PICTURE POST II! ^ That may be intentional. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

March 16 2013, 02:00 AM	#2098
teacake Admiral Location: Militant Janeway True Path Devotees Compound. With Sehlats.	Re: PICTURE POST II! I'm sure he can work it! Flaunt it, even. __________________ Rider: I can't believe you'd kill me for a field of empty holes. J'onn: It's all I have. ■ ■ ■ Janeway does Melbourne

March 16 2013, 02:01 AM	#2099
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: PICTURE POST II! Now all he needs is a flannel shirt with suspenders and he's Red Green. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

March 16 2013, 02:02 AM	#2100
teacake Admiral Location: Militant Janeway True Path Devotees Compound. With Sehlats.	Re: PICTURE POST II! A lot of people like that bear look. Some of them are even women. __________________ Rider: I can't believe you'd kill me for a field of empty holes. J'onn: It's all I have. ■ ■ ■ Janeway does Melbourne