Tweet of the Day, But HE’S Not Bitter edition.

9 thoughts on “Tweet of the Day, But HE’S Not Bitter edition.”

1. If Pop culture has taught me anything, Astronauts have Jeanie’s, hate damn dirty apes and don’t pay taxes – so rich is a given.

2. From NASA: “Currently a GS-11 starts at $66,026 per year and a GS-14 can earn up to $144,566 per year. ”
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   Not exactly living like kings.

   1. I imagine that the fringe benefits are still pretty good, even if they’re not like they were during the glory days.

   2. You do realize that the lower end of that scale would put them in the top 1% of income earners in my area?
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      Cost of living in Alabama, Florida and Texas isn’t much higher.

3. Given that it rains diamonds on Neptune, I am willing to consider the possibility that astronauts are richer than Croesus.

4. Is Warren Ellis someone I should know?

   1. Comic book dude. Created Planetary, Transmetropolitan, The Authority, and RED – which got turned into that film with Helen Mirren with a sniper rifle. Warren Ellis famously thought that that last bit was absolutely The Coolest Thing Ever, which should tell you something about the man.

      1. I picked up a lovely, “Good Morning Sinners” t-shirt that he had on sale a few years ago. One of the ones I now regret not buying 2 of, as it’s getting a bit worn. Oh, it’s still available…

         http://www.cafepress.com/electrophonic.441146125

      2. Mmmm…Helen Mirren with a sniper rifle…

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