Garriott to Shoot Colbert's DNA into Space

by Nick Breckon, Sep 08, 2008 1:05pm PDT

Operation Immortality has recruited its newest space cadet: Stephen Colbert.

Game designer Richard Garriott's newest publicity stunt, the Operation Immortality project will see the DNA of Tabula Rasa players and others entombed within a time capsule aboard the International Space Station.

"I am thrilled to have my DNA shot into space, as this brings me one step closer to my lifelong dream of being the baby at the end of 2001," said Colbert.

"In the unlikely event that Earth and humanity are destroyed, mankind can be resurrected with Stephen Colbert's DNA," added Garriott. "Is there a better person for us to turn to for this high-level responsibility?"

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By: happynoodle x Show Full Post

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We shoot this DNA into space.. and then what? If human life is wiped, then we are relying on alien beings to find this DNA and restart our process??

Sep 08, 2008 2:13pm PDT

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We shoot this DNA into space.. and then what? If human life is wiped, then we are relying on alien being... : happynoodle
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  "We shoot this DNA into space.. and then what? If human life is wiped, then we are relying on alien being... : Jenga21
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    Then we're all fucked even more than we are now. This guy's a moron. : IndigoAK
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      He is actually VERY intelligent, trust me. : sheepraper
      
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      I haven't really watched his show on a regular basis to really comment on him per say, but doesn't he get... : silverback1138
      
      I would think most anyone hosting a tv show gets their stuff from writers. : Fish_Bulb
      
      My impression's been that he does a lot of improvisation on top of that, though. : Arceihn
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      I don't know where you'd get this from; my impression is that he certainly has wit. And reading his wiki : rasputinreborn
      
      He's just bitter that Colbert isn't on his side of politics. : FlatlineDixay
- This isn't just Colbert's DNA we're talking about. Haven't you seen his book? Colbert is America. Th... : poindexter1985

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By: Ride-My-Rocket x Show Full Post

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I can actually hear Colbert saying that. =)

Sep 08, 2008 1:07pm PDT

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I can actually hear Colbert saying that. =) : Ride-My-Rocket
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  Humankind is doomed! : Smoochy666
  - TEK JANSEN TO THE RESCUE! : Fieno

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By: ElArabDeMagnifico x Show Full Post

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Anyone know where Tesla is buried? We need that DNA.

Sep 08, 2008 1:59pm PDT

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Anyone know where Tesla is buried? We need that DNA. : ElArabDeMagnifico
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  The more I read on that man, the more I think he is the greatest human to walk the Earth in a very long t... : sheepraper
  - link plz : indosauros
  - Tesla was a fucking alien, believe me the future is Tesla... : massdev

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By: Vampyre_Dark x Show Full Post

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What guy can't shoot his DNA into space? That's what we do!

Sep 08, 2008 8:29pm PDT

What guy can't shoot his DNA into space? That's what we do! : Vampyre_Dark

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By: BorenKets123 x Show Full Post

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I'd be worried about my DNA being used as clone fodder for some alien arena death matches.

Sep 08, 2008 1:12pm PDT

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I'd be worried about my DNA being used as clone fodder for some alien arena death matches. : BorenKets123
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- why? that would be badass, and you wouldn't be the clone in the arena. win-win. : biskits
- The ultimate weapon. Everyone would be too busy laughing their ass off to take him down. : DerHuhnTeufel

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By: SolrFlare x Show Full Post

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This thread and this one are just made to be together:

http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17877739

Sep 08, 2008 1:29pm PDT

This thread and this one are just made to be together: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17877739 : SolrFlare

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I've shot my dna into space too but it's always crash landed after a foot or so

Sep 08, 2008 1:15pm PDT

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I've shot my dna into space too but it's always crash landed after a foot or so : Bumpmapped
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- Well didn't take long to get there : watcherxp

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By: socksta x Show Full Post

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"I am thrilled to have my DNA shot into space, as this brings me one step closer to my lifelong dream of being the baby at the end of 2001,"

That is one of the best quotes ever.

Sep 08, 2008 1:19pm PDT

"I am thrilled to have my DNA shot into space, as this brings me one step closer to my lifelong dream of : socksta

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By: countzero2k8 x Show Full Post

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Colbert? Really? I can think of better DNA to be stored :P

Sep 08, 2008 1:14pm PDT

Colbert? Really? I can think of better DNA to be stored :P : countzero2k8

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By: ebok007 x Show Full Post

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"Is there a better person for us to turn to for this high-level responsibility?"
Not really, no.
:)

Sep 08, 2008 1:13pm PDT

"Is there a better person for us to turn to for this high-level responsibility?" Not really, no. :) : ebok007

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