From: jhbrown@ai.mit.edu (Jeremy H. Brown)
To: all-ai@ai.mit.edu
Subject: GSB: Tonight! 5:30pm, 7AI playroom
Date: 14 Apr 2000 15:24:49 -0400

Zero gravity tourism! New, from K-Tel!

Yes, after abandoning Mir in 1999, the Russians have returned in 2000 to turn the aging space station into an exciting new tourist destination! For a mere $10,000 a night (plus millions in travelling expenses,) *you* could be one of the few, the proud, the first space tourists!

All it takes is iron determination, nerves of steel, and the ability to get into your emergency space-suit in under 25 seconds. Oh yes, and gobs of disposable cash. Rocket scientists ain't cheap, you know.

Just think of the possibilities! The glamour of meals squeezed fresh from a tube. The excitement of emergency hull repair. The spectacular vistas seen out the 8" porthole. The novel experience of catheter-based bathroom facilities.

But that's not all! We have a variety of exciting zero-G activities just waiting for *you*!

- Try out the excitement of 3D billards -- when there's no gravity, who needs a table? For extra excitement, play in the thruster control room -- why move the balls when you could move the station around them?

- Join in spontaneous games of "spot the air leak," and after you've won, relax with a round of "patch the hole with toothpaste and old shoe leather."

- Bring your lover and discover the sensual joys of zero G! Just remember: for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction! Bungee-cords and velcro will be available at the checkin module; safety helmets will be required.

- Our weight training facilities will help you keep in shape; use them daily, and you just might be able to walk when you get back to Earth!

- Play "bobbing for Iridium"! We'll send Mir tumbling near an Iridium satelite -- see if you can catch it before it burns up in the atmosphere!

Yes, the glory of space tourism is almost here! Sign up now for a chance at being one of the first space tourists ever! Remember, Russian rockets almost never explode on liftoff! So sign up today!

Cheapskates and cowards need not apply, and may wish to try an alternate activity such as tonight's...

****************** G I R L S C O U T B E N E F I T ****************** ****************** 5:30pm 7AI Playroom ******************

PS This may be your only chance to see me clean-shaven. (No joke!)