For those fans of “space opera” (e.g. Star Wars), this story will surely tickle your rockets. Just listen to this headline: Astronaut in NASA love triangle to face attempted murder charge.

I don’t know what’s the best part of the story: the jealous, murderous love of a married mother-of-three; the “more than working and less than romantic” relationship forged with another astronaut during intense spaceflight training; the frantic 1,400 km drive sans arrêt to confront her love-rival; the wig, the trench coat, the BB gun and pepper spray.

No, by far the best part is that she wore diapers as she drove — so she wouldn’t even have to stop for a pesky bathroom break! Story quote: “Astronauts wear diapers during launch and re-entry.” Well, Mrs. Nowak is now most definitely “down to earth”, in prison, awaiting attempted first-degree murder charges. The diaper-wearing detail is the kind of hilarious (I’m sorry) madness our greatest writers couldn’t make up. Except perhaps those scatological Family Guy dramaturges.

Thankfully the police caught Mrs. Nowak.
There would be, on this day, no whack.

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