THE shuttle Discovery was carrying a stowaway on its launch into orbit.
Pics released by NASA show the tiny creature clinging for dear life on to the huge external fuel tank as the spacecraft lifted off from the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida.
Officials at mission control hoped it would fly to safety as the shuttle’s rockets fired on launch pad 39A.
But instead the free-tailed bat decided to dig in and hold tight for the journey.
Blasting off ... the Discovery shuttle
Experts believe the creature may have had a broken left wing and so been unable to escape its journey into space as the rocket accelerated to 17,500mph in just eight minutes on Sunday night.
Sadly the bat is unlikely to have survived the climb into orbit.
Experts say he must have perished quickly during Discovery’s rapid ascent. He is not the first bat to land on a shuttle during countdown.
I just hope that he may have hitched a ride on an asteroid and is now on his way to Mars..
Grrr.. aghoo aghooo agho agho agho.. Whers ma pappaa.. Hw u doin QL?? aghoo aghoo pappa I'm thirsty.. Pappa busy makn money.. recession has burnt his farms... pappa works so hard at nyt.. he trains me in the weekend to involve more in QL :) So u all never miss him ... MA pappaa misses u a lot QL :)
After many months of unemeployment.. Drac has finally found job in a hunting place, and now is very busy with his new job. You will hear from him time to time but not as often as before..
So he has kept us all happy for a long so please just leave him alone so he can be happy and make some money..
Is it a plane, Is it a bird, Is it superman, spiderman?
No it is our very own Dracula man..
Welcome back buddy. I knew that you were around. I guess there are some over weight yanks here taking the micky out of hair styles.
Ok let me say this to you fake pope. Yes I have told him how to take care of his hair. Now I need to work with you to see if I can get rid of that access bulge around your waste, and for that you dont need to hang your self upside down.
There were these two vampires talking. One says to the other, ''I heard on TV that wine is good for the health.'' The other one said, ''Well, let's go to Italy, the Italians drink wine.
So they go to Italy, stand on the bridge and wait. A woman walks by. They vampires kill her, drink her blood and throw the body over the bridge. A few minutes later, a man walks by. They kill him, drink his blood and throw his body over the bridge. Then another man comes along, and they kill him too.
Just as they were about to throw the body over the bridge, they hear a voice singing. The two vampires look down to see an alligator under the bridge singing, ''Drained wops keep falling on my head.''
Westerners will do a mental count of Hadji's inside any aircraft, at any airport, before take off...
I have been appointed Drac's secetary in his absence as he is exteremly busy on a secret project. So if you need to say any thing to the batty boy. Just let me know I will pass your message on...
So please dont disturb the Dracula...otherwise he might bite you..
He is actually lying in his coffin within the castle dungeon. Due to the nature of the stones used in the building, internet connectivity is nigh on zero.. He is using "carrier bats" to communicate with the outside world..
All this time he was sitting upright, and all the blood rushed to his feet. So he got a swollen foot. Now he is hanging upside down from his cave, so that the blood runs back to his head.
So sad to realise how little people know about the count..
He has ofcourse withdrawn to his castle in Transylvania. The government was trying to nationalise it and turn it into a hotel. He has gone to sort out the problems and also indoctrinate a few virgin damsels in the process..
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Busy sleeping the whole sun up.
"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
wow.. what an insightful note, NFH!
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“You become responsible forever for what you have tamed”. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
What about Mommy Dracula? If there's a Baby, there must be a Mommy somewhere.
lol.. hey how are you, Mr. Surviver?.. :):)
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“You become responsible forever for what you have tamed”. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
My guardian Angel... :)
Baby and Daddy Dracula? I only know Brother Dracula..
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“You become responsible forever for what you have tamed”. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Oh thank God Drac is safe!
Brit, you scared me. Where do you dig up such garbage?
geez...bro's you're crazy! :)
hahahahahaha
:)
The bat is no more ...............
See following story....
THE shuttle Discovery was carrying a stowaway on its launch into orbit.
Pics released by NASA show the tiny creature clinging for dear life on to the huge external fuel tank as the spacecraft lifted off from the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida.
Officials at mission control hoped it would fly to safety as the shuttle’s rockets fired on launch pad 39A.
But instead the free-tailed bat decided to dig in and hold tight for the journey.
Blasting off ... the Discovery shuttle
Experts believe the creature may have had a broken left wing and so been unable to escape its journey into space as the rocket accelerated to 17,500mph in just eight minutes on Sunday night.
Sadly the bat is unlikely to have survived the climb into orbit.
Experts say he must have perished quickly during Discovery’s rapid ascent. He is not the first bat to land on a shuttle during countdown.
I just hope that he may have hitched a ride on an asteroid and is now on his way to Mars..
Grrr.. aghoo aghooo agho agho agho.. Whers ma pappaa.. Hw u doin QL?? aghoo aghoo pappa I'm thirsty.. Pappa busy makn money.. recession has burnt his farms... pappa works so hard at nyt.. he trains me in the weekend to involve more in QL :) So u all never miss him ... MA pappaa misses u a lot QL :)
Baby Dracula
Lol and Double Lol...
From Vampire News on Dracula TV we have that:-
After many months of unemeployment.. Drac has finally found job in a hunting place, and now is very busy with his new job. You will hear from him time to time but not as often as before..
So he has kept us all happy for a long so please just leave him alone so he can be happy and make some money..
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HE WHO DARES WINS
I hope it's ok for me to share this-
I've been informed that Drac is taking some time off to concentrate seriously on becoming a poet.
Yes, that's right...our dear Draccie has gone from bat to verse.....
Come back soon, Drac
Is it a plane, Is it a bird, Is it superman, spiderman?
No it is our very own Dracula man..
Welcome back buddy. I knew that you were around. I guess there are some over weight yanks here taking the micky out of hair styles.
Ok let me say this to you fake pope. Yes I have told him how to take care of his hair. Now I need to work with you to see if I can get rid of that access bulge around your waste, and for that you dont need to hang your self upside down.
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HE WHO DARES WINS
There were these two vampires talking. One says to the other, ''I heard on TV that wine is good for the health.'' The other one said, ''Well, let's go to Italy, the Italians drink wine.
So they go to Italy, stand on the bridge and wait. A woman walks by. They vampires kill her, drink her blood and throw the body over the bridge. A few minutes later, a man walks by. They kill him, drink his blood and throw his body over the bridge. Then another man comes along, and they kill him too.
Just as they were about to throw the body over the bridge, they hear a voice singing. The two vampires look down to see an alligator under the bridge singing, ''Drained wops keep falling on my head.''
Westerners will do a mental count of Hadji's inside any aircraft, at any airport, before take off...
Peter Russel
Hi Baby Welcome Back........Lol
"Drink Beer Save Water"
lol...
bak again ?????
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rms..!!
My mummy gave birth ...... Daddy hates work but loves QL.... Daddy come home..stop partyn..mummy needs u.. And I need younger bro....Pls DADDY!!!
Werewolves > Vampires.
I have been appointed Drac's secetary in his absence as he is exteremly busy on a secret project. So if you need to say any thing to the batty boy. Just let me know I will pass your message on...
So please dont disturb the Dracula...otherwise he might bite you..
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HE WHO DARES WINS
hi drac your back! what happened?
I think I've discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until you get used to it. ~Charles Schulz
me too :)
...i love QL
...but I hate work..:)
Why grrrr?
You've been missed :-)
Grrrrr...
What does Baby Drac say to Daddy Drac before going to bed?
Turn on the dark. I'm afraid of the light!
LOL UkEng, you just told everyone where he was :P
Well I cant tell you why because he told me not tell any one where he was..
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HE WHO DARES WINS
he backs to life.
LOL brit...... UkEng said not to ask why...
Yeah UkEng,......... WHY?????? WHY????? WHY????? WHY????? WHY????? :P
wooah have i been away from QL that long that i missed the baby dracula? or am i missing something else all together? FS explain yourself NOW.
Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)
_[]~SMoKE~[]_
I know..Drac is busy elsewhere..lol
Why ?
Drac is in Africa.. dont ask why..
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HE WHO DARES WINS
Dracula is no more..
There was an accident yeterday at the castle involving a nubile young lady, a time machine and a large tub of fruit youghurt...
We'll miss him :(
R.I.P.......:(
Dracula is not coming back? is there any chance he'll resurrect?
that's sad news for the weekend... he'll surely be missed :(
do Draculas get time off? LOL :P
is there a blood shortage??? someone better donate blood for him before he gets dehydrated :(
I believe he is hanging upside down, at the same time dipping his bald head into some large pile of guano (bat droppings) trying to grow an afro.
Maybe UkEngQatar, might need to talk to him about the final results......
Westerners will do a mental count of Hadji's inside any aircraft, at any airport, before take off...
Peter Russel
He is actually lying in his coffin within the castle dungeon. Due to the nature of the stones used in the building, internet connectivity is nigh on zero.. He is using "carrier bats" to communicate with the outside world..
All this time he was sitting upright, and all the blood rushed to his feet. So he got a swollen foot. Now he is hanging upside down from his cave, so that the blood runs back to his head.
"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
Britexp, I can see you are up to date in evrything...
And his Transylvanian castle doesn't have internet? Hmmm, fishy story.
Mandi
So sad to realise how little people know about the count..
He has ofcourse withdrawn to his castle in Transylvania. The government was trying to nationalise it and turn it into a hotel. He has gone to sort out the problems and also indoctrinate a few virgin damsels in the process..
My, he couldn't be hibernating, winter is over!
Where is he? In Dukhan, competing with the mosquitoes?