[Billfred]

It's still Monday! (I was tied up last night making an offer on a condo. Paperwork is fun.)

First place goes to:

Originally Posted by Travis Hoffman

What NASA doesn't want you to know:

On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon, collecting over 40 pounds of moon rock samples. Earlier in the mission, an unidentified flying object accosted them as they neared the lunar surface. They observed a flashing light pattern but did not truly comprehend what they were looking at. In fact, the UFO was trying to communicate with the intrepid spacemen. Loosely translated, the message read "I am a Mooninite. You will land in the area in which we have encased our most unstable, incorrigible moonspawn in solid rock for the betterment and survival of our race. Please, before you leave, take our crazy moon children with you!"

By chance, Neil and Buzz collected seven Mooninites that day. All but one perished on the return trip home. The one that survived soon broke free from his rocky prison during a NASA geological experiment. The scientists were amazed by what they saw - the first instance of alien life visiting Earth. The child, while exhibiting all the tendencies of a stark raving madman, demonstrated an amazing capacity for learning, absorbing knowledge to the point in which his genius surpassed that of all humans on the planet.

Rather than alert the public to his existence, NASA officials took the child in, disguising him as a nerd on perpetual vacation, so they could manipulate his genius to further their ambitious goal of conquering the universe, one planet at a time.

Behold Dave Lavery - Moon Child.

Second place goes to:

Originally Posted by rocketperson44

The first 2008 game hint was released months before to certain NASA employees. Here, we can see it being stress tested, to see if it can stand up to the frustrations of anxious FIRST teams.

Honorable mentions go to:

1) kramarczyk
2) dodar
3) EricH
4) Wayne Doenges
5) Steve W
6) Don Rotolo
7) Barry Bonzack
8) JaneYoung
9) Taylor
10) Karibou
11) lingomaniac88
12) GaryVoshol

Which means the scores are:

lingomaniac88	14
Akash Rastogi	13
Travis Hoffman	13
Barry Bonzack	9
kramarczyk	9
rocketperson44	8
Karibou	7
GaryVoshol	6
JaneYoung	6
Taylor	6
AndyB	5
Daniel_LaFleur	5
Don Rotolo	5
Matt Attallah	5
rsisk	5
KarenH	4
bobwrit	4
Chris is me	4
dodar	4
EricH	4
Mr. Pockets	4
Steve W	4
Wayne Doenges	4
Al Skierkiewicz	3
Rich Wong	3
rtfgnow	3
RMiller	2
CHI DONG08	1
Chief Pride	1
Cynette	1
Katie_UPS	1
Lil' Lavery	1
NorviewsVeteran	1
Stormnnormn	1
youngWilliam14	1

Onward!