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jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
2. First we bomb the moon and now this.
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 03:30 AM
Aug 2012

Shameful.

We make up stories of aliens sending robots with death rays landing on earth, and then we do this to the unspoiled Martian landscape.

And immediately afterwards intaglio Aug 2012 #1
First we bomb the moon and now this. jberryhill Aug 2012 #2
Did you forget the sarcasm tag? nt Confusious Aug 2012 #7
yes, how shameful WooWooWoo Aug 2012 #10
Why? TomClash Aug 2012 #15
Yes. Why else would they be doing it? drm604 Aug 2012 #16
I assumed a military purpose TomClash Aug 2012 #24
What possible military purpose would there be, and why would they do it on Mars? (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #25
NO!!! SkyDaddy7 Aug 2012 #35
After a certain point asking questions like that can only be *really* wilful ignorance. Posteritatis Aug 2012 #18
Smart people would think twice about ad hominem attacks TomClash Aug 2012 #20
"You obviously don't know anything about this" isn't an ad hominem when it's true. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #21
That is not how your post read TomClash Aug 2012 #22
NO! You did not! SkyDaddy7 Aug 2012 #36
The laser is used for spectography jobendorfer Aug 2012 #28
Your answer is appreciated TomClash Aug 2012 #37
Gosh, no, there's NO scientific purpose to anything NASA does. kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #31
Poor animals TomClash Aug 2012 #38
Strange alien craft lands, sits still for several days, then starts blasting away at the landscape slackmaster Aug 2012 #11
You aren't going to comment on the obvious Second Amendment issues here? struggle4progress Aug 2012 #33
When particle beam weapons are outlawed, only outlaws will have particle beam weapons. slackmaster Aug 2012 #41
Revenge of the Nerds TomClash Aug 2012 #14
Um, what? Frank Cannon Aug 2012 #29
I liked how it read at the time TomClash Aug 2012 #32
Presumably to the tune of dipsydoodle Aug 2012 #3
Gort, Klaatu barada nikto. longship Aug 2012 #4
It's a reverse H.G. Wells sofa king Aug 2012 #13
Blow the shit out of that rock, Curiosity RZM Aug 2012 #5
Alien rock shot by robot claiming self defense under Stand Your Ground rule. chknltl Aug 2012 #6
Make it so! StrictlyRockers Aug 2012 #8
What about the Prime Directive? slackmaster Aug 2012 #12
I see the NRA is going interplanetary now NickB79 Aug 2012 #9
Hmmm. Remember the rock monster in Galaxy Quest? hunter Aug 2012 #17
Phaser Gman Aug 2012 #19
Best one I've heard; greiner3 Aug 2012 #23
The laser will carve "Kilroy was here" into the rock. GodlessBiker Aug 2012 #26
. XemaSab Aug 2012 #34
First we bombed the moon and now this? HORRIBLE!!! Odin2005 Aug 2012 #27
Git that Rock Rover! flamingdem Aug 2012 #30
The beginning... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #39
*sigh* To be honest, I've been hoping for a similar discussion about this... octothorpe Aug 2012 #43
What about that 'We Come In Peace,' stuff? That might be some Martian's Pet Rock. For shame, NASA! freshwest Aug 2012 #40
Imagine if the laser Shankapotomus Aug 2012 #42
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