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“Gotta love the Aussies!” writes an anonymous image forwarder:
What did the Chinese have against Je—Oh. Never mind.
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2007 07 09 at 10:22 AM • permalinkmaybe it’s the rabbits you can see from space…
Posted by Old Tanker on 2007 07 09 at 10:35 AM • permalink# 16. Paco, the sight of an obese balding man, with lizard eyes, espousing fertilizer for the left, would do nothing other than scare off even the bravest of aliens.
Posted by Fast Eddie on 2007 07 09 at 10:49 AM • permalinkWhat did these dickheads do next? Chant “ching chong chinaman”?
#8 No, the GWoC cannot be seen from space with the naked eye. (Can’t recall where I read that, but I remember thinking at the time it was a reliable source.)
Posted by flying pigs over mecca on 2007 07 09 at 11:15 AM • permalink#18: You make a very logical case, Professor Eddie; however, I think we need to consider at least two alternative hypotheses.
1) It is possible that aliens would see Al Gore as the weak leader of a decadent planet, and thus see the earth as easy pickings;
2) Given the fact that Al Gore was born nine months after the controversial Roswell, New Mexico incident, and given the fact that at least one of the military personnel from that time recently claimed that the incident did, indeed, involve a UFO, it is possible that Al Gore may be the subject of some kind of inheritance or succession issue on a distant world, in which case the aliens of his “home” planet may decide to confront him here, with unknown consequences for the rest of us. Now, this second scenario might be a boon to mankind, inasmuch it suggests at least the possibility that Al would have to go away for an extended period of time; however, if Al refused to go, the ramifications could be unpleasant for us earthlings.
# 21 - Paco, your points carry weight. I would like, however, to suggest a few practical issues with theory # 2.
First of all, the “beam me up” factor. Alien “beam ups” were not constructed to facilitate the lifting of a bulk so volumnous as that of Al Gore. Not only would the retractor beam fail, it may in fact drag the entire spaceship downwards, grounding it on the planet. This, may indeed result in diplomatic issues between our races.
Secondly, any aliens returning from their original Rosewell visit, will be affected by something they have not counted on: bizarre Earth weather caused by Al. (The Al Gore Effect). Aliens prepared for the warmth of Rosewell (New Mexico) will suffer the extreme cold associated with Big Al.
Other than that, the arrival of a spaceship at a Live Earth concert, to remove the Mascot himself, will doubtlessly provide one of the Centuries most memorable moments.
Posted by Fast Eddie on 2007 07 09 at 11:49 AM • permalinkFried rice? It’d be a joke for me too, if it wasn’t so expensive.
Give me a moment to explain…
Broadband internet access comes in a few flavors, with the most useful being ADSL and cable. With those two, you can plug directly into a router or hub and share an internet account seamlessly across your local area network.
The travel snap in Tim’s post refers to our dominant Australian telco’s hot new Third Generation wireless broadband offering, known as Bigpond NextG. For a big empty continent like Oz it makes sense to get broadband access up and running quickly without rolling out any extra fiber or copper. And it works well enough… I’m running a wireless modem here at a nominal 1.5 mbps. But here’s the catch. I’ve just moved a stone’s throw north from Sydney - where I had cheap, fast (8 mbps) download-unlimited broadband - to the beautiful Central Coast. In this street, less than a mile from the nearest telephone exchange, optical cable is unavailable and same goes for the last few yards of copper cable.
The only other option is satellite. So the least expensive choice in this street for broadband internet turns out to be a download-limited and costly monthly account using a luxury radio network. One that is designed for connection almost anywhere, nation wide, for laptop computers and mobile phones. Rabbits!
#20 (Myself) OK, saw on youtube the ad they were referencing. I’ll downgrade them from dickheads to a bunch of wallys.
Posted by flying pigs over mecca on 2007 07 09 at 12:11 PM • permalink#8: Say, is it true that the Wall can be seen from space?
I thought I saw a picture of that, Paco, but obviously could be wrong.
Anybody got a copy of Google Earth?
Posted by Barbara Skolaut on 2007 07 09 at 03:21 PM • permalinkHmm, I remember Nasi Goreng as a character from a less than stellar Firesign Theater bit….
Posted by oldirishpig on 2007 07 09 at 04:46 PM • permalinkFun Facts
There is only one species of true rabbit, all other lepids are either hares or pikas.
Before the Romans discovered the rabbit the animal was found only in the far south of the Iberian penninsula, isolated from the rest of the world by the near desert conditons between it’s refuge and the rest of Europe. Due to deteriorating conditions caused by human activity the rabbit was facing extinction.
The Romans imported rabbits in order to raise them as they did hares. Which means as they raised hares. Small problem, rabbits burrow whereas hares don’t. The newly imported rabbits burrowed out of their pens and went on to spread throughout Eurasia.
Posted by mythusmage on 2007 07 10 at 03:16 AM • permalinkAl Gore is visible from space and not because of his Bryli like structure. Space ships far away can see clearly the smelly shimmering opaque bubble that is fed from one hole near the top of the warbling mass and a larger stream from the lower rear end.
Not as big but equally smelly and noticeable is a similar physical phenomenon that moves regularly from Australia to foreign shores and back with sad Thyroid eyes and an ever increasing bank balance. Dressed like a priest.
#34 Yeah, I know. I’ve got one who was trying to burrow through my bedroom carpet last night.
Since I’m renovating that room and will be soon removing said carpet, I let him. The less work for me, the better.
Elizabeth
Imperial Keeper of Killer LagomorphsPosted by Elizabeth Imperial Keeper on 2007 07 10 at 09:47 AM • permalink
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I always wanted to see what happened when the lad ends up giving his talk.