There was a peculiar letter in the local paper (The Herald – The Voice of Plymouth) last night. If I could provide a link to it I would do, but it’s not online so I’m going to be cheeky and quote it here in full:
“Lately, as there is a renewed interest in the Moon, may I suggest that next time the astronauts pack their picnic in preparation to jet off to the moon, to also pack some tins of silver paint and paint the damn thing”
That’s it – word for word. It’s a worry to think that not only did someone have that idea but that they actually bothered to send it in to the paper. Mind you, it’s even more worrying to think that the newspaper published it (but now I am wondering where that leaves me for quoting it here…)
Tim O'Hare 