it's really not that big of a deal . . . since when has been calling someone a f.a.g or l.e.s.b.o or whatever been any close to a big deal in the past decade?
and you can't be so fragile as to be angry that people actually express their thoughts, nor can you be upset that the guy wanted to get laid
screw you people who think that this is "unacceptable", you're all wusses

They are. But that's the first thing you see in this post that doesn't make sense?

I just see and hear it often that snakes could move them.

My guess is that is was almost out of fuel. If they were to leave it on the weight of the booster would pull the shuttle back down of which the shuttle would then have to compensate with its own thrust....wasting fuel. So either waste the last few drops of booster fuel or risk spending a good amount of liquid fuel trying to lift unnecessary weight.