NASA just finished up a nifty little live press conference about the discovery of a 140-years-young exploded supernova at the center of the galaxy, the result of a 50-year hunt. This is massive news for those studying stellar death and rebirth or anyone who spent a significant amount of alone time watching Lt. Ilia scenes in Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

For the conference, NASA invited press—or anyone, apparently—to call into a phone bank and fire off questions for scientists on the project. They can put a man on the moon (allegedly) and unlock some of the secrets of our universe, but they aren't swift enough to avoid a scenario ripe for punking ...

Two calls into the Q&A section, a caller asked: "Does this have the potential to have the moon crickets shipped off of Earth?" The moderator asked him to repeat it. He did. One of the scientists was confused and admitted that any pop culture references were lost on him. Racist slang, too, apparently. The same caller then asked, "Does this discovery have anything to do with the schwoogie supernova of 2007?" Again, the racist allusion was lost on the educated types.

Finally, as the Q&A session and the press conference closed, one last caller blurted out: "No! I want to talk! LET'S TALK ABOUT YOU GUYS PLAYING WITH YOUR VAGINA!" At the outset of the press conference, the moderator said it would be repeated on a loop at the NASA website. We'll see if it's edited. Suggestion for future NASA chicanery: ask about space docking.