Arthur Little
23rd May 2016, 14:22
Mention the word Bruno ... and, being a *pipe smoker, my thoughts immediately turn to what, arguably, has long been known - even to the ever-growing legions of non~connoisseurs of this once~popular *habit - as :Britain:'s most-famed brand of pipe tobacco.
OK ... :anerikke: ... in today's increasingly politically~correct times brought about by our "Nanny State" which, of course, relentlessly tries its hardest to diminish mankind's indulgence in such such simple pleasures, St Bruno's halo :innocent1: has slipped and "he" may, perforce, have had to abandon his "sainthood" ... but his name lives on in ANOTHER, IMPORTANT, guise - i.e., in a leading role in space exploration and the slim, yet possible, chance of there being some hitherto uncharted form(s) of life on the "Red Planet" - one of which our nation can feel justifiably proud, as those of you who take the opportunity to peruse the following article will discover:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/space/12204522/Bruno-Mars-The-British-made-robot-aiming-to-beat-NASA-to-find-life-on-the-Red-Planet-but-is-still-confused-by-craters.html ... :ReadIt:
OK ... :anerikke: ... in today's increasingly politically~correct times brought about by our "Nanny State" which, of course, relentlessly tries its hardest to diminish mankind's indulgence in such such simple pleasures, St Bruno's halo :innocent1: has slipped and "he" may, perforce, have had to abandon his "sainthood" ... but his name lives on in ANOTHER, IMPORTANT, guise - i.e., in a leading role in space exploration and the slim, yet possible, chance of there being some hitherto uncharted form(s) of life on the "Red Planet" - one of which our nation can feel justifiably proud, as those of you who take the opportunity to peruse the following article will discover:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/space/12204522/Bruno-Mars-The-British-made-robot-aiming-to-beat-NASA-to-find-life-on-the-Red-Planet-but-is-still-confused-by-craters.html ... :ReadIt: