1st Iranian Space Cadet! (and its a woman) Ayatollah rolling in his grave..

[Analog]

NEWINGTON, CT, Aug 25, 2006 -- It's official! Iranian-American businesswoman Anousheh Ansari, 39, will travel to the International Space Station next month as part of the Russian Soyuz TMA-9 "taxi mission," Space Adventures Ltd announced today. Ansari, an eleventh-hour stand-in for Daisuke "Dice-K" Enomoto as the fourth civilian to fly to the ISS, would be the first female civilian "spaceflight participant." Enomoto was removed from the Soyuz flight roster for medical reasons. Although Ansari has had at least some training in using the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) gear, it's not yet known whether she'll make ham radio contacts with Earth during her approximately 10-day stay in space.

"By reaching this dream I've had since childhood, I hope to tangibly demonstrate to young people all over the world that there is no limit to what they can accomplish," said Ansari, co-founder and chairman of Prodea Systems Inc, a digital home technology company that is sponsoring her efforts. "I'm thankful to both Space Adventures and Dice-K Enomoto for providing me this opportunity." Space Adventures has partnered with Prodea to develop a line of air-launched suborbital vehicles.

Ansari will join ISS Expedition 14 crew members NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria, KE5GTK, and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, RZ3FT, when Soyuz TMA-9 launches September 14 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Lopez-Alegria and Tyurin -- a member of the ISS Expedition 3 crew -- will stay aboard the ISS for about six months.

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/08/25/3/?nc=1

 

[FoBoT]

what kind of name is "Dice-K" ?

that is weird even for a nickname

 

[uhohs]

crazy japanese dude and his nickname.

 

[dainthomas]

So would you hit it in zero g?

 

[Feldenak]

So is she actually a citizen of Iran or is it her heritage being hyped?

 

[Rumpltzer]

I thought "Iranian" is "Persian". Is there a difference?

I've met a lot of really hot Persian women. Anousheh Ansari... not hot.

 

[amish]

Originally posted by: dainthomas
So would you hit it in zero g?

from behind

 

[Aimster]

Originally posted by: Rumpltzer
I thought "Iranian" is "Persian". Is there a difference?

I've met a lot of really hot Persian women. Anousheh Ansari... not hot.

Persians are Iranian but not all Iranians are Persian.

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: amish

Originally posted by: dainthomas
So would you hit it in zero g?

from behind

she's cute.... not hot, but attractive. why from behind?

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: Aimster

Originally posted by: Rumpltzer
I thought "Iranian" is "Persian". Is there a difference?

I've met a lot of really hot Persian women. Anousheh Ansari... not hot.

Persians are Iranian but not all Iranians are Persian.

you got that the wrong way...

iranians are persians, but not all persians are iranians.

 

[Rumpltzer]

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: amish

Originally posted by: dainthomas
So would you hit it in zero g?

from behind

she's cute.... not hot, but attractive. why from behind?

It's like 2:15PM on the West Coast, and I'm still at work. What time did you start drinking this afternoon?

 

[jonessoda]

As to "Dice-K," that's actually an approximation of how it's pronounced in Japanese. In the syllable "su," the vowel is shortened to almost nonexistence, and most vowels are close to the Spanish or Italian vowels, so "daisuke" would be "dyes-kay," more or less

 

[5150Joker]

She should test to see if a hot dog lodged between her legs flies out at zero G or not.

 

[Analog]

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: Aimster

Originally posted by: Rumpltzer
I thought "Iranian" is "Persian". Is there a difference?

I've met a lot of really hot Persian women. Anousheh Ansari... not hot.

Persians are Iranian but not all Iranians are Persian.

you got that the wrong way...

iranians are persians, but not all persians are iranians.

Actually, it mostly what Aimster said, but not 100% either.

Iranians are citizens of Iran.

That being said, the vast majority of Iranians are of Persian descent (Persians are the merging of Aryans and Medes). Iran also has a minority of Kurds, Assyrians, Arabs, Armenians, Turkomens etc.

Freddie Mercury was Persian, but his parents came from India.

I am Persian, but not a citizen of Iran, therfore, I'm not Iranian. Simple isn't it?

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: Rumpltzer

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: amish

Originally posted by: dainthomas
So would you hit it in zero g?

from behind

she's cute.... not hot, but attractive. why from behind?

It's like 2:15PM on the West Coast, and I'm still at work. What time did you start drinking this afternoon?

what? she's got a pleasant face. i don't see what's so ugly about her face.

you honestly think this woman's ugly?

 

[Aimster]

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: Aimster

Originally posted by: Rumpltzer
I thought "Iranian" is "Persian". Is there a difference?

I've met a lot of really hot Persian women. Anousheh Ansari... not hot.

Persians are Iranian but not all Iranians are Persian.

you got that the wrong way...

iranians are persians, but not all persians are iranians.

What other country(s) would persians come from?
Afghanistan?

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: Analog

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: Aimster

Originally posted by: Rumpltzer
I thought "Iranian" is "Persian". Is there a difference?

I've met a lot of really hot Persian women. Anousheh Ansari... not hot.

Persians are Iranian but not all Iranians are Persian.

you got that the wrong way...

iranians are persians, but not all persians are iranians.

Actually, it mostly what Aimster said, but not 100% either.

Iranians are citizens of Iran.

That being said, the vast majority of Iranians are of Persian descent (Persians are the merging of Aryans and Medes). Iran also has a minority of Kurds, Assyrians, Arabs, Armenians, Turkomens etc.

Freddie Mercury was Persian, but his parents came from India.

I am Persian, but not a citizen of Iran, therfore, I'm not Iranian. Simple isn't it?

i'm persian, but i'm not from iran. even if i was from iran, i would still call myself persian because i am more about the persian culture.

therefore, iranians are persians, but not all persians aren't iranians.

i've got citizenship in iran (grandfathered in by my dad), so that makes me, technically, an iranian. however, i consider myself a persian.

so, that's 4 persians in atot so far.... you, me, krunchykrome, and aimster.

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: Aimster

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: Aimster

Originally posted by: Rumpltzer
I thought "Iranian" is "Persian". Is there a difference?

I've met a lot of really hot Persian women. Anousheh Ansari... not hot.

Persians are Iranian but not all Iranians are Persian.

you got that the wrong way...

iranians are persians, but not all persians are iranians.

What other country(s) would persians come from?
Afghanistan?

iranian = national association
persian = cultural association

for me, i'd rather associate with the cultural side, seeing how i have no iranian national pride.... you call yourself persian because you have no iranian national pride....

see what i mean? it's not like we're the only ones...

my dad, who was born and raised in iran doesn't even call himself iranian... he calls himself persian. technically, he's an american. so he's not even iranian, but he's still persian.

 

[5150Joker]

Originally posted by: Aimster

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: Aimster

Originally posted by: Rumpltzer
I thought "Iranian" is "Persian". Is there a difference?

I've met a lot of really hot Persian women. Anousheh Ansari... not hot.

Persians are Iranian but not all Iranians are Persian.

you got that the wrong way...

iranians are persians, but not all persians are iranians.

What other country(s) would persians come from?
Afghanistan?

Afghanistan and parts of India/Pakistan if you want to get technical. But most idiots that refer to themselves as Persian these days are Iranians with a few Afghans here and there claiming the same thing. Of course the reality is Iranians=freaky shia cult (like you and etis) while Afghans = sunnis.

 

[0]

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: Aimster

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: Aimster

Originally posted by: Rumpltzer
I thought "Iranian" is "Persian". Is there a difference?

I've met a lot of really hot Persian women. Anousheh Ansari... not hot.

Persians are Iranian but not all Iranians are Persian.

you got that the wrong way...

iranians are persians, but not all persians are iranians.

What other country(s) would persians come from?
Afghanistan?

iranian = national association
persian = cultural association

for me, i'd rather associate with the cultural side, seeing how i have no iranian national pride.... you call yourself persian because you have no iranian national pride....

see what i mean? it's not like we're the only ones...

my dad, who was born and raised in iran doesn't even call himself iranian... he calls himself persian. technically, he's an american. so he's not even iranian, but he's still persian.

Me & your dad = agree.

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: 0

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: Aimster

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: Aimster

Originally posted by: Rumpltzer
I thought "Iranian" is "Persian". Is there a difference?

I've met a lot of really hot Persian women. Anousheh Ansari... not hot.

Persians are Iranian but not all Iranians are Persian.

you got that the wrong way...

iranians are persians, but not all persians are iranians.

What other country(s) would persians come from?
Afghanistan?

iranian = national association
persian = cultural association

for me, i'd rather associate with the cultural side, seeing how i have no iranian national pride.... you call yourself persian because you have no iranian national pride....

see what i mean? it's not like we're the only ones...

my dad, who was born and raised in iran doesn't even call himself iranian... he calls himself persian. technically, he's an american. so he's not even iranian, but he's still persian.

Me & your dad = agree.

So what is it like being a Cat? Do you purr a lot?

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: 5150Joker

Originally posted by: Aimster

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: Aimster

Originally posted by: Rumpltzer
I thought "Iranian" is "Persian". Is there a difference?

I've met a lot of really hot Persian women. Anousheh Ansari... not hot.

Persians are Iranian but not all Iranians are Persian.

you got that the wrong way...

iranians are persians, but not all persians are iranians.

What other country(s) would persians come from?
Afghanistan?

Afghanistan and parts of India/Pakistan if you want to get technical. But most idiots that refer to themselves as Persian these days are Iranians with a few Afghans here and there claiming the same thing. Of course the reality is Iranians=freaky shia cult (like you and etis) while Afghans = sunnis.

oh, christ... not this asshole again.

look, dude... go read a book or a wiki or something about what shia actually is before you make yourself look like a bigger dumbass than you are.

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: 0

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: Aimster

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: Aimster

Originally posted by: Rumpltzer
I thought "Iranian" is "Persian". Is there a difference?

I've met a lot of really hot Persian women. Anousheh Ansari... not hot.

Persians are Iranian but not all Iranians are Persian.

you got that the wrong way...

iranians are persians, but not all persians are iranians.

What other country(s) would persians come from?
Afghanistan?

iranian = national association
persian = cultural association

for me, i'd rather associate with the cultural side, seeing how i have no iranian national pride.... you call yourself persian because you have no iranian national pride....

see what i mean? it's not like we're the only ones...

my dad, who was born and raised in iran doesn't even call himself iranian... he calls himself persian. technically, he's an american. so he's not even iranian, but he's still persian.

Me & your dad = agree.

you're persian, too?

 

[eits]

bump

 

[bigrash]

Originally posted by: 5150Joker

Originally posted by: Aimster

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: Aimster

Originally posted by: Rumpltzer
I thought "Iranian" is "Persian". Is there a difference?

I've met a lot of really hot Persian women. Anousheh Ansari... not hot.

Persians are Iranian but not all Iranians are Persian.

you got that the wrong way...

iranians are persians, but not all persians are iranians.

What other country(s) would persians come from?
Afghanistan?

Afghanistan and parts of India/Pakistan if you want to get technical. But most idiots that refer to themselves as Persian these days are Iranians with a few Afghans here and there claiming the same thing. Of course the reality is Iranians=freaky shia cult (like you and etis) while Afghans = sunnis.

wtf? you should stop posting now cause you have no idea what you're talking about