Apophis to attack earth!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

No, this is not about Star Gate. Honest.

Today's Chicago Trib reports that the asteroid Apophis, more than 1000 feet across is hurtling across the solar system, heading towards an impact on earth in 2036, April 13. That is large enough to take out an entire state. Now, if we could gather all the ultra-right bible beaters in one state and see how well their prayers work on asteroids . . . .

(on edit) My spellink is liek those SC people starting a new country.

[annabanana]

1. look out South Carolina!

(Isn't there some kind of fundi movement to SC afoot?)

[TechBear_Seattle]

2. To quote an Arab proverb...

"Put your trust in Allah, but don't forget to tie up your camel first."

If anyone thinks prayer alone will turn aside a meteor, they are too stupid to be allowed to survive the impact.

[Cooley Hurd]

3. Send Bruce Willis up...

...and don't let him back down until he destroys the asteroid.:evilgrin:

[rkc3]

4. I don't think I can take another movie where Ben Affleck cries.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

6. That movie was so ridiculous.

Mainly because it requires you to believe that it's easier to train an oilman to be an astronaut than to train an astronaut to operate a drill.

[Ripley]

8. You gotta admit

Steve Buscemi was hilarious. "No Nukes! No Nukes!"

[Sugar Smack]

9. For a second I read that as "Steve Tyler"

who was also hilarious. LOL!

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

11. I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE that movie.

It isn't even a good bad movie. In my opinion it's one of the worst movies ever made.

[Ripley]

12. Aw cmon

Buscemi sitting on the nuke "Yeehaww!!" like Slim Pickens in Dr. Strangelove?

The iconic Russian beating on his spaceship with a wrench?

Camp.

[Sugar Smack]

15. LOL, tell us how you really feel!

:rofl: :pals:

[Ganja Ninja]

5. Don't worry our government will handle this ...

just like when they saved the rain forests. :sarcasm:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. Tell George to deploy the National Guard and build a fence!

[greyl]

10. Bull.

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Asteroid impact ruled out at last

Earth was finally given the all-clear today over an asteroid that threatened to collide in 2036.
Latest studies show that the 300-yard wide space rock, called Apophis, will safely miss us on April 13 in that year.
However, the asteroid will fly so near the Earth on an earlier encounter on Friday the 13th of April, 2029, that it will come closer than TV and communications satellites.
During that close flyby, Apophis will become easily visible from europe and Africa like a moderately bright star as it swiftly crosses the night sky.
Until now, astronomers have been unable to rule out a collision with Earth seven years later on April 13, 2036. ... http://skymania.blogspot.com/2006/05/asteroid-impact-ruled-out-at-last.html

and from the Chicago Tribune: "The odds of a collision are 1-in-6,250." ChiTrib

edit: interesting that the Trib mistakenly calls Apophis a comet in the headline.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

13. If it WAS going to hit dead-on do you think they'd tell us?

I think not.

[greyl]

14. Are you trying to get this sent to the 911 forum? nt

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

16. LOL

I'm not paranoid- I just don't believe anything anybody tells me. :bounce:

[jokerman93]

19. You too???

I just had to laugh out loud! After being lied to by "official sources" and other talking heads for sooo long, at some point you become a card carrying cynic. Nevertheless, hope remains alive.

Yeah, it just struck my funny-bone for some reason. Thanks for the bounce.

:bounce:
Back at you.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

18. whew. I was getting worried. Now, about that fence . . .

[Gregorian]

17. God to Bush- I'm coming to get you!

See, Bush does need Dievine intervention, in order to be stopped.