Talk:1436: Orb Hammer

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)