Problem with words, they change

Guessing "astronauts" was chosen for that classical connotation of adventure with risk, eg, Jason and the Argonauts. Now, even the space shuttle folks don't feel like "astronauts" much, more "scientists in space" stuff. Give Star Trek credit though "where no man has gone before" carries that original meaning.

Yeah, I kinda got in a bend over the definition of "mental health" (maybe that was "mental illness") a little while ago over the Osaka brouhaha wanting to reserve it for more serious stuff, But boom, saw a tv ad for some drug for your "mental health." I'm the one who needed to adjust, when it's in tv ads, it's in the common speech or about to be.

[Post edited by `lag at 10/13/2021 1:27PM]

In response to this post by HokieSignGuy

Posted: 10/13/2021 at 1:10PM

Shatner going where no cast member has before. Pretty far out. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 10/13/2021 10:55AM

Let's hope his last name doesn't change to Shatmore.... ** -- Vtskier1 10/13/2021 11:54AM

I mean, it's cool and all, but when they touched down, and the narrator -- HokieSignGuy 10/13/2021 11:35AM

Astronears? ** -- PhotoHokieNC 10/13/2021 12:42PM

Astrogliders? ** -- VT BronzeBacker 10/13/2021 2:43PM

That's actually pretty good. ** -- `lag 10/13/2021 12:54PM

For which group? They technically meet the definition. ** -- Brown Water 10/13/2021 11:45AM

The blue orgin or Virgin -- HokieSignGuy 10/13/2021 12:29PM

Problem with words, they change -- `lag 10/13/2021 1:10PM

Words; they're the worst. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 10/13/2021 4:10PM

Eh...depends on the definition...but these guys were just passengers -- JoesterVT 10/13/2021 12:48PM

Definition of astronaut : a person who travels beyond the earth's -- Brown Water 10/13/2021 1:31PM

And Oxford says "a person who is trained in space travel" -- JoesterVT 10/13/2021 1:36PM

Don't disagry. It takes a career to become an astronaut. ** -- Brown Water 10/13/2021 1:44PM

Astronaut Junior, or something like that ** -- Brown Water 10/13/2021 12:33PM

You can spin a dreidel with Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock -- Vippie1 10/13/2021 11:15AM

Way to go Captain Kirk ** -- HokieR 10/13/2021 11:05AM

Scotty's remains were sent into space ** -- RRHOKIE 10/13/2021 10:57AM

He didn’t survive though, did he?😁 ** -- PhotoHokieNC 10/13/2021 11:13AM

Actually he was locked in a transporter pattern buffer for a hundred years -- SteveInBaltimore 10/13/2021 1:08PM

Imagine if they had just done that earlier with whales ** -- MEHOKIE 10/13/2021 1:35PM

Problem with words, they change

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