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Hilary Minor's avatar

I'm only just recovering from nearly having died laughing!

Ron Stockton's avatar

OK, my gut is sore from laughing. -singers objecting to Perry being called a singer- I should have stopped there. I’ll be going over this one all day Laura as usual, brilliant.

Lisa's avatar

"In space, no one can hear you sing."

Beautiful.

Mike Fish's avatar

Ohh, thank you, Laura!!!

I needed this, this morning.

The world’s a better place, if you’re not in space, and instead here helping us “levitate”.

Just too many great “zingers”, all in one place.

😂🤣

Walt Svirsky's avatar

Laura, your hilarious post hit me in my “feels,” bigly. Watching Bezos’ cronies burn money at a record pace for their 11 minutes while the rest of the world struggles to survive is typical of the oligarchs and their obliviousness to real world problems. Burn baby burn. Drill baby drill. Fly baby fly. Die earth die.

Philippa Rees's avatar

Frivolity is such a welcome release from genocide, isn't it? Not to say I wouldn't get serious over someone called Katy Perry if I knew who she was! Something tells me to be glad I don't.

Hetty in Scotchland ;-)'s avatar

How lucky you are, which planet do you live on? ;-)

Philippa Rees's avatar

Planet Solitude with dog and books!

Don Pato’s Musings's avatar

I visited a few times. I prefer Gliese 581c. I must go now, my home planet needs me..

Dad's avatar

Love it! Mocking is the best medicine!

Little Nell's avatar

One of your best! Thank you!

Marirose NightSong's avatar

So many to choose from though. Laura is excellent with parody! Love her!!🤣

Rebel Nun's avatar

Ape masks, yes! Laura, you should run the world. Sanity and hilarity at the same time. ❤️

Nikster's avatar

11 Whole minutes! Q’es que C’est Bourgeoisie? We need new leaders. If everyone was fed and housed, but not now. It’s bad timing. Look how these women ignored the fact that the world is blowing up on us. It’s excess and unnecessary. I stopped watching Gayle King’s show, when she never said a word — not one word about Gaza!

William Bowles's avatar

67 miles? She didn't even go into orbit! $28 million for an up and down? But can you imagine, Katy Perry in orbit, circling endlessly until she decays...

W.F.Miloglav's avatar

A masterpiece in ten paragraphs!

Jane Baker's avatar

They sent Captain Kirk (William Shatner aged 90 at the time) but that proved a bit of a PR disaster for them as after saying all the upbeat tripe he was paid to say,he for a moment spoke in genuine fear. He said it was total blackness,it felt just like being DEAD. And he's close enough to get that right.

Hetty in Scotchland ;-)'s avatar

Sounds dreadful, hate the dark, couldn't they take a torch? ;-)

Dominic Templeman's avatar

This article was truly out of this world, Laura! (Sorry). One of your funniest yet. Thanks.

If U Think U Can Handle Truth's avatar

It's nice the nasty girls got to go on a plane ride together.

letterwriter's avatar

I imagine they'll make a chat group, "women in space", and they'll have something cliquish to boredly discuss (with one eye on the audience) at plate-cost fundraisers and awards events--good for Katy Perry to make all these connections. No doubt she'll be formally entering politics in 4 to 7 years, and this event was set up by her and others' PR reps for some purpose of giving a backstory to "we're just really good friends". edit: oh, and, "when I saw our planet from up above, I was so moved, y'all we have to act *now*"

Lawry Roberts's avatar

Can't wait for the song. Tell me about it.

Jane Baker's avatar

I bet Katy would have made the first space porno if she'd been,lol,stuck in space for nine months and she'd have got it copyrighted and licensed too,Kerching. That Sunny and Butch,no entrepreneurial get up and go.

CG Braswell's avatar

I already knew about the race of horse-faced bipeds from Dingus Sigma. I’m sorry who the fuck is Katy Perry?