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Although the alluded-to Mars Rover missions are on-going (most particularly Curiosity, and the long-running Opportunity), could the most immediate reference instead be Rosetta's Philae Lander, scheduled to land on its destination well within a month from the date of comic publication? (Although technically it's a drill, not a hammer,  And it's not a sample return mission at all, unlike the likes prior Stardust/Hayabusa missions, or conversly the ultimate "hitting it with hammer"/non-return nature of Deep Impact.) [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.247|141.101.98.247]] 14:52, 20 October 2014 (UTC)
 
Although the alluded-to Mars Rover missions are on-going (most particularly Curiosity, and the long-running Opportunity), could the most immediate reference instead be Rosetta's Philae Lander, scheduled to land on its destination well within a month from the date of comic publication? (Although technically it's a drill, not a hammer,  And it's not a sample return mission at all, unlike the likes prior Stardust/Hayabusa missions, or conversly the ultimate "hitting it with hammer"/non-return nature of Deep Impact.) [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.247|141.101.98.247]] 14:52, 20 October 2014 (UTC)
 
:(Also, "testing for life", at least directly, has only been a specific aim of ''certain'' Mars sampling missions.  But perhaps that's enough (possibly misplaced) pedantry.  Just don't personally know specifically how to improve the current write-up.) [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.247|141.101.98.247]] 15:11, 20 October 2014 (UTC)
 
:(Also, "testing for life", at least directly, has only been a specific aim of ''certain'' Mars sampling missions.  But perhaps that's enough (possibly misplaced) pedantry.  Just don't personally know specifically how to improve the current write-up.) [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.247|141.101.98.247]] 15:11, 20 October 2014 (UTC)
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== Comparing with the word list ==
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I compared all the text with the cited word list [http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_1000_basic_words list], to see what was missing:
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; glowing orb : neither word found, though one could write "heavenly ball", or, as noted, earth or moon (or sun).
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; yeah : not listed, nor is "yes" (odd).  Perhaps "agree"?
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; let's : "let" is listed (as in allow), but the contracted word is "us'', which is not listed.
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; them : not listed, though all the singular variants (him/her/it) are.
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; closet : maybe "cupboard" or "small room" or "little room"?
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; apollo program : formal names don't need to be listed
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; weird : maybe "really strange"
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I'm guessing Randal wasn't targeting the word list explicitly.
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[[User:Divad27182|Divad27182]] ([[User talk:Divad27182|talk]]) 16:34, 20 October 2014 (UTC)

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Although the alluded-to Mars Rover missions are on-going (most particularly Curiosity, and the long-running Opportunity), could the most immediate reference instead be Rosetta's Philae Lander, scheduled to land on its destination well within a month from the date of comic publication? (Although technically it's a drill, not a hammer, And it's not a sample return mission at all, unlike the likes prior Stardust/Hayabusa missions, or conversly the ultimate "hitting it with hammer"/non-return nature of Deep Impact.) 141.101.98.247 14:52, 20 October 2014 (UTC)

(Also, "testing for life", at least directly, has only been a specific aim of certain Mars sampling missions. But perhaps that's enough (possibly misplaced) pedantry. Just don't personally know specifically how to improve the current write-up.) 141.101.98.247 15:11, 20 October 2014 (UTC)

Comparing with the word list

I compared all the text with the cited word list list, to see what was missing:

glowing orb 
neither word found, though one could write "heavenly ball", or, as noted, earth or moon (or sun).
yeah 
not listed, nor is "yes" (odd). Perhaps "agree"?
let's 
"let" is listed (as in allow), but the contracted word is "us, which is not listed.
them 
not listed, though all the singular variants (him/her/it) are.
closet 
maybe "cupboard" or "small room" or "little room"?
apollo program 
formal names don't need to be listed
weird 
maybe "really strange"

I'm guessing Randal wasn't targeting the word list explicitly. Divad27182 (talk) 16:34, 20 October 2014 (UTC)