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Branson Taking Orders For New Golgafrincham Ark "B"

LONDON, England -- William Shatner wants to boldly go where he's only pretended to go so far.

The "Star Trek" star is among more than 7,000 people who have told Richard Branson they would gladly pay him $210,000 (£115,000) for a trip aboard his planned spacecraft, the entrepreneur said Friday.

Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Dave Navarro has signed up for a ride, and a Hollywood director who was not identified has booked an entire ship.

In Hitchhikers Guide To the Universe, The planet Golgafrincham creatively solved the problem of middle managemers: it blasted them in to space. Golgafrinchan Telephone Sanitisers, Management Consultants, Hack actors and Marketing executives were persuaded that the planet was under threat from an enormous mutant star goat. The useless third of their population was then packed in Ark spaceships and sent to an insignificant planet.

That planet turned out to be Earth

I wonder how much we need to pay Richard Branson to make sure they dont come back? I also wonder if we should take up a collection to get Rosie O'donnell on board?

Posted @ October 22, 2004 10:20 AM | Current Events

Posted by: homebru at October 22, 2004 06:05 PM

Posted by: Steel Turman at October 23, 2004 12:22 AM