1. vertically challenged =
2. encore telecast =
3. previously owned =
4. reduction in force (RIF) =
5. collateral damage =
6. Which of our vocabulary words this week is a euphemism?
7. On page 17, after Mrs. Ttt yells at him about his muddy boots, the captain says, "This is no time for trivialities...we should be celebrating." The word trivialities means...a) worries about cleanliness, b) important things, c) womanly worries, d) unimportant things, e) yelling.
8. The best word(s) to describe Mrs. Ttt's reaction to the Earth men would be...a) surprise. b) fear. c) indifference. d) disbelief. e) all of the above.

Mars Facts and Pics.

Average temperature on Mars is about  -67, Martian surface temperatures range widely from as little as -207 at the winter pole to almost 80 on the day side during summer.  A Martian year is  686.98 days. The pressure is only 1% of Earth's. Almost no atmosphere. Mars has permanent ice caps at both poles composed mostly of solid carbon dioxide ("dry ice"). Pics and facts courtesy of nineplanets.org.

"The Earth Men"

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