Originally Posted by Trollheart

Mars is completely inhabitable, and is in fact inhabited by a vastly superior alien race, who have used their advanced technology to shield themselves from discovery. A black ops NASA mission in the late eighties went there, and negotiations were entered into. The mission to Mars in 2020 will be the culmination of these talks, wherein high-ranking government officials will hand over control of Earth to these aliens, in return for the secret of faster-than-light travel, which will allow them to leave this solar system behind and enter into a new phase of human existence.

Pick up a book, people!

Originally Posted by jwb

A middle class job sounds like a boring menu option at a brothel