It was the external field around the hull that had decided to goof off this time.

He didnt know which way to turn, because he didnt know which way the goof was going to pull up.

What kind of psionic force would it take to make so many people in the United States goof up the way they were doing?

Or was p. 39 this all goof ball sentiment in his own mind, to make himself feel real modest?