BoxJam: Well, the moon looks the same. And the big dipper does too. Both of these are indications we're still on Earth, within several thousand years of the year 2001.

[[BoxJam and Ms. BoxJam stand outside looking at the sky]]

BoxJam: Big Dipper leads us to the North Star, which I'll rough out is 45-50"#730;

off the horizon, putting us at 40-45"#730; North latitude.

[[BoxJam and Ms. BoxJam stand outside]]

BoxJam: Flora just budding and blooming, it's spring. We've got time to get established. We should be able to find one of Earth's old population centers, and shelter, before long.

Ms. BoxJam: OK, OK... You're right...

[[BoxJam and Ms. BoxJam stand outside]]

Ms. BoxJam: "Planet of the Apes" could have been a much shorter movie.

BoxJam: Hey, why'd they send 3 of us and one chick? I'd have sent 4 women and some sperm to colonize a new planet...