Russia to knock off an asteroid

[Chairman Ryan]

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_russia_asteroid_encounter

Honestly I think they just want some good PR to try and show they're actually still in the game.

Quite interesting though about the asteroid. It'd be somewhat amusing if the Russians do hit the thing and then knock it into a more direct course for Earth.

Maybe I should stock up on essentials now...

[Dr. Q]

Yeah I can see this ending badly.

[demonoffides]

Or failing that:

"China will never get a potato into space" -Mao.

[Chairman Ryan]

Mao really said that? Or did someone screw up the translation?

[demonoffides]

Mao said that... Dont know why...

[Dr. Q]

He was high at the time

[Chairman Ryan]

Maybe potatoes are valuable in China...

[demonoffides]

I think he was using absurdist humour... Or being a d**k, it was always hard to tell with him.