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[challenge entry] We were here first, man!

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(, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 21:55, archived)
# Sorry, couldn't hear you, I have what sounds like Belgian boy detectives in my ears
I think it's TinTinnitus.
(, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 21:58, archived)
# Tintinitus, tintinitus, tintin, te-roo
A Belgian reporter's a detetive boy too
(, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 22:02, archived)
# Hahaha

I have the original first edition hard cover versions of tintin on the moon, from 1959 or so. They were my dad's. Just reread them and it's interesting to see how spot on some of the assumptions about the moon and space travel in general were, and how wrong other details have proven to be.
(, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 22:06, archived)
# :)
Yeah, I think Herge was in the habit of doing meticulous research, and then occasionally making it up as he went along if it looked or sounded cool.
(, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 22:12, archived)
[challenge entry] No, these guys were here first
(, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 22:15, archived)
# Haha, just saw this, good stuff!

I heartily endorse this picture... and so does Tintin *click*
(, Thu 8 Dec 2011, 10:21, archived)
# Hergé himself beat you to it
(, Thu 8 Dec 2011, 15:21, archived)
# Lovely!
(, Fri 9 Dec 2011, 8:21, archived)
# Ha-ha! Most excellent.
(, Thu 8 Dec 2011, 17:51, archived)
# Anything with Tintin swearing gets a click from me
(, Fri 9 Dec 2011, 8:21, archived)
# Reminds me of Teesside TinTin
(look it up on YouTube if ya no ken)
(, Sat 10 Dec 2011, 21:13, archived)