This science fiction plot gone wrong is from The New York Times, not The Onion:
The DNA of the comedian Stephen Colbert will be digitized and sent to the International Space Station, The Associated Press reported. Richard Garriott, a video-game designer, is planning to travel to the station in October and deposit Mr. Colbert’s data as part of a project called “Immortality Drive.” For the project, Mr. Garriott is creating a time capsule composed of digitized human DNA. “In the unlikely event that Earth and humanity are destroyed, mankind can be resurrected with Stephen Colbert’s DNA,” Mr. Garriott said in a statement. “Is there a better person for us to turn to for this high-level responsibility?”
I wonder who the lucky woman (or women) will be? Men are great and all, but they’re not too good at reproducing…
(via AJ)
This guy is hilarious. He has his own Ben and Jerry’s ice cream flavor.