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Rosetta scientist Dr Matt Taylor apologises for ‘offensive’ shirt
theguardian.com ^ | 14 November 2014 | James Meikle

Posted on 11/15/2014 1:56:04 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper

Dr Matt Taylor, the British scientist involved in the Rosetta mission, cries as he makes an apology for wearing an ‘offensive’ shirt.

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TOPICS: Astronomy; Science; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: churyumovgerasimenko; comet; comet67p; matttaylor; philae; rosetta; unitedkingdom
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1 posted on 11/15/2014 1:56:04 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Ridiculous.


2 posted on 11/15/2014 2:00:31 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

What a pussy. No wonder having humans on space exploration isn’t happening beyond our orbit anymore. No one has the balls to do it. That shirt wasn’t offensive in the slightest, and a man with a spine would have told them all off. What a joke. Grow some balls, loser. Guy never would have been involved in space exploration 50 years ago. Don’t want losers like this determining the fate of the human race. Sooner or later the idiots will cause their deaths and the deaths of millions. Or they just won’t survive a breakdown of society. Either way their time is tick tick ticking away, and man will be able to breathe again.


3 posted on 11/15/2014 2:04:26 AM PST by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

I’m just glad that they weren’t half-naked men.


4 posted on 11/15/2014 2:10:08 AM PST by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51. Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

I looked at the picture with the guy wearing the shirt. What is offensive? Are the “scientists” who are claiming to be offended the same ones who warn us about climate change?


5 posted on 11/15/2014 2:11:39 AM PST by Cowboy Bob (They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

“... the British scientist involved”

I’ve been told there was a time when being a “British man” actually meant something in terms of manliness.


6 posted on 11/15/2014 2:14:29 AM PST by Politicalkiddo ("Now hatred is by far the longest pleasure; men love in haste, but they detest at leisure."-Byron)
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7 posted on 11/15/2014 2:15:53 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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I don’t see what that chick means.


8 posted on 11/15/2014 2:22:40 AM PST by Politicalkiddo ("Now hatred is by far the longest pleasure; men love in haste, but they detest at leisure."-Byron)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Give him a break, it’s his lucky shirt, if he hadn’t been wearing it, the lander might have bounced and maybe landed in the shade where it wouldn’t get enough power. . . Oh, wait. . .


9 posted on 11/15/2014 2:26:55 AM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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To: jacknhoo
I’m just glad that they weren’t half-naked men.

If they were, the LGBT types would be complaining that they weren't totally naked men.

10 posted on 11/15/2014 2:28:01 AM PST by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

The shirt matches perfectly with his tattoos, IMHO. I just throw on whatever is on top of the pile. Looks better than some of my stuff.


11 posted on 11/15/2014 2:28:45 AM PST by ImNotLying
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To: Berlin_Freeper

That a scientist? Looks like a hobo.


12 posted on 11/15/2014 2:34:22 AM PST by sagar
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13 posted on 11/15/2014 2:46:28 AM PST by Citizen Zed ("Freedom costs a buck o five" - Gary Johnston, TAWP)
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To: sagar

I disagree....hobos always wear 100% cotton...never this rayon stuff. You need to get out and cross America....hobos would never wear silky rayon.


14 posted on 11/15/2014 2:46:54 AM PST by pepsionice
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To: Berlin_Freeper

What a wuss. Hard to find someone more spineless than a
congressional RINO but here he is.

Even his sister and wife are ragging on him.

“‘He gets so involved in everything that sometimes common sense goes out the window - like losing the car in the car park, silly things.

‘If you go out with him you end up going round and round looking for a car parking space...he doesn’t want to make decisions.’

His wife admitted that the scientist is terrible at following directions and has lost track of where he has parked his car on many occasions.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2832965/He-land-probe-comet-t-park-car-Sister-tattooed-Rosetta-scientist-Dr-Matt-Parker-reveals-poor-driving-skills.html

He should have told them all to go spoon a goose.


15 posted on 11/15/2014 2:51:45 AM PST by Slambat
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To: Berlin_Freeper; All
nice (polyester :^) shirt; had one in the
late 70s, too hot 🔥 in summer.

16 posted on 11/15/2014 2:57:10 AM PST by skinkinthegrass ("Bathhouse" E'Bola/0'Boehmer/0'McConnell; all STINK and their best friends are flies. d8^)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
I have an issue with the shirt, not that it depicts women dressed in lingerie, but it is not professional looking. I mean, here is a guy giving an interview that millions of people are watching, and this guy looks like he is at a billiard bar. You think if this was a NASA mission the scientist would be dressed like that.
17 posted on 11/15/2014 2:58:05 AM PST by martinidon
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To: Berlin_Freeper
The leftist wussies have no idea what the real war on women is.
Hmmmm, let's see. An "offensive" shirt or beheading a woman or girl???? thinking, thinking.
18 posted on 11/15/2014 4:00:54 AM PST by Shimmer1 (Just keep repeating to yourself, “All cultures are equal.”)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Any male that would wear a shirt like that out in public should be ridiculed and slapped silly...........Let me guess, he was probably wearing plaid shorts, white tennis shoes and knee high black socks too..........


19 posted on 11/15/2014 4:12:41 AM PST by Hot Tabasco (Don't harsh my buzz homie......)
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Matt Taylor was more plainly dressed on Friday as he broke down in tears at a briefing, apparently struggling to speak before confessing: “I made a big mistake and I offended many people, and I am very sorry about this.”

Regarding the shirt, he needs to be forgiven. If he broke down in tears in public over the event, that shirt is likely his only hope of getting close to a woman.

20 posted on 11/15/2014 4:14:20 AM PST by stevem
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