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Danielle Sinay
Jul 20, 2021
Big rocket energy.
AP
Jeff Bezos, the richest person on Planet Earth, has finally achieved his life-long dream of travelling to space. Flying aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard Rocket, he and a crew of three soared to the edge of Space on Tuesday, marking his space venture’s first human flight, as well as the start of its commercial operations. The crew, which included aerospace pioneer 82-year old Wally Funk and 18-year-old Dutch teen Oliver Daeman, also contained both the oldest and youngest astronauts to travel to space. That’s big rocket energy, right?
Apparently, yes. Because while space travel is historic and all, people are much more interested in the New Shepard rocket itself — specifically its familiar looking shape. At first we thought it was just us, until Twitter confirmed our shameful observation.
Is it just me or does Jeff Bezos's ship look like a massive dildo... #Bezos #JeffBezos https://t.co/KlfhsMNX4F— Sir Free Speech - Centrefuter - Anti-Pfizer (@Sir Free Speech - Centrefuter - Anti-Pfizer) 1626787196
…Multiple times.
The entire internet watching Jeff Bezos fly into space. https://t.co/3g7bxjNETM— Jesse McLaren (@Jesse McLaren) 1626788007
Some even noted the similarities between Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged me, and well, real life.
Life is Austin Powers now. https://t.co/G4MPEd0XWv— the winter witch (@the winter witch) 1626786947
Here is a photo of #Bezos enjoying his dick-shaped rocket #BlueOrigin. https://t.co/QUmgTvpOlB— David Weissman (@David Weissman) 1626788504
I’m not the only person thinking of Austin Powers right now …..#JeffBezos #BlueOrigin https://t.co/LKGkWCfvbO— Jhanik (@Jhanik) 1626787036
Everyone’s mind is in the gutter, apparently.
Wait did everyone else know Jeff Bezos' rocket ship looks like a giant penis— Jess Goodwin (@Jess Goodwin) 1626787023
Why is Jeff Bezos going into space in a giant dildo? https://t.co/Xc6uQrCSpZ— ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕖 (@ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕖) 1626785734
Space bout to get fucked https://t.co/z2NCBxQK8l— amber ruffin (@amber ruffin) 1626787483
Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos really played “just the tip” with outer space— litquidity (@litquidity) 1626787211
Let it be written into the pages of history that on this day we sent a giant dick into space… on a rocket ship shap… https://t.co/UU1XDNset8— Mighty🌹 (@Mighty🌹) 1626793453
The ultimate unsolicited dick pic— The Volatile Mermaid (@The Volatile Mermaid) 1626783697
We love a dick joke with an important message.
pro tip: if you can afford to blast yourself into space on your very own stupid dick-shaped rocket, you can afford… https://t.co/14Yl5kWsV1— Jeff Tiedrich (@Jeff Tiedrich) 1626790693
And journalism, of course.
In general, good journalistic practice is to be clinical and wordy. INCORRECT: “Jeff Bezos took off in a dong-rock… https://t.co/lYFqvOe0f1— Danielle Kurtzleben (@Danielle Kurtzleben) 1626789871
So Bezos shot himself into space on a dick rocket and the whole flight lasted 10 minutes. Is there anything else we… https://t.co/lnK85mWPm4— Laura Bassett (@Laura Bassett) 1626792748
Nope, we’d say that just about covers it.