>From another list.
A serious post about NASA accident reporting requirements.
But ...

... Lots of snippery ...

Dan once wrote a Mil Spec for nothing.  MIL-STD-000-0, or some such.  Did it 
up right, tongue planted firmly in cheek.

...He also had occasion to write a Mil Spec for real.  Seems the Navy found 
out they were using Lemon Fresh Joy to clean the portholes in the 
submarine...some inspector was going through the paperwork...  "Hey you guys 
left out a doc here."  "We did?"  "Yeah, under maintenance.  You forgot the 
spec for your porthole detergent."  "There isn't one."  "Then how do you 
knows it works?"  "The portholes don't fog up."  "Don't you have anything in 
writing?"  "We can get you a label off the bottle..."  "Does it list the 
ingredients?"  "No."  "Then how do you know it's the same stuff every time?" 
"Capitalism."  "Huh?"  "Dude.  These guys have to satisfy a lot tougher 
customer than the United States Navy.  They have to satisfy 20 million 
housewives every day.  Believe us, the stuff works fine."  "Yeah but...  You 
don't have anything in writing?"  "We could get you a label."  "I don't know 
what to do.  I can't give you an OK here, you're missing a document." 
"Would it help if we wrote one?"  "Could you?"

That one was written absolutely straight.  It's hilarious anyway.

-R

R...... C.....
Government Liaison
.... Aerospace

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