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TigerNut writes
"The Calgary Herald this morning reported on a meteor that was seen over three provinces last night, and is assumed to have impacted in Saskatchewan. It is estimated to have been "the size of a kitchen sink", as reported here"
Hmm.. (Score:2, Funny)
But, it's probably for the better this way...
Re:Hmm.. (Score:4, Funny)
Note the bit on the Hodges meteorite:
Hodges meteorite. November 30, 1954, Sylacauga, Alabama. Annie Hodges was napping on her couch when an eight-pound stony meteorite crashed through her roof. It bounced off a large console radio and hit her in the arm and then the leg, leaving her badly bruised.
How's *that* for a fun one to explain to your insurance agent?
Re:Hmm.. (Score:2)
Re:Hmm.. (Score:5, Interesting)
I wouldn't be surprised if insurance agencies specifically added meteorite clauses to their policies around there after that.
A google search for "wethersfield meteorite [google.com]" turns up lots of interesting articles about them.
A Matter of Probability (Score:5, Insightful)
(Earth, after all, is "mostly harmless."
Re:A Matter of Probability (Score:2)
Kitchen sink? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Kitchen sink? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Kitchen sink? (Score:1)
There.
Re:Kitchen sink? (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Kitchen sink? (Score:3, Funny)
Mods: "If Natalie Portman hit Saskatchewan and..." (Score:2, Informative)
(I can't help but wonder what the poster wanted to do by that.)
Very skillful troll (Score:1, Funny)
"ball of poop" further evidence of troll (Score:1, Informative)
"ball of poop dropping out of the sky " (Score:1)
This has to be the best part...
"I was watching TV when I saw this ball of poop dropping out of the sky with a tail of flames," said Ben Kleinsasser. "I watched it coming down until there it was, right in front of us.
In other news... (Score:2, Funny)
What!?!?! (Score:5, Funny)
Maybe I'm just a bit old-fashioned, but I prefer that the rocks that fall from the sky are as small as possible. Science is great and all, but c'mon I just bought my townhouse, I really don't want a skylight *that* badly.
Re:What!?!?! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:What!?!?! (Score:1)
Yeah. Think Kansas, only much bigger and (believe it or not) flatter.
Hey, isn't Smallville in Kansas? What is it with meteorites and flat places (see also Meteor Crater, Arizona) anyway?
Re:What!?!?! (Score:2)
That is not to say there isn't a lot of bloody flat prairie land around here (and a complete lack of large hills/mountains). But if you go North there are forests and lakes, and if you venture far enough away from Regina you'll find land that isn't entirely flat (even downright h
Re:What!?!?! (Score:1)
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>Maybe I'm just a bit old-fashioned, but I prefer that the rocks that fall from the sky are as small as possible. Science is great and all, but c'mon I just bought my townhouse, I really don't want a skylight *that* badly.
Maybe he was talking about the amount of hot grits required to safely capture the meteoric but ever-so-shapley form of Ms. Portman u
Dinosaurs (Score:2)
Wasn't there a dinosaur who once said something like this?
Not (Score:2)
Re:Not (Score:2)
Lets be honest though. Edna's pool was pretty boring aside from that. =)
Re:Not (Score:4, Funny)
Are you sure it wasn't the neighbor kids throwing a rock over the fence?
Re:Not (Score:1)
Careful, Konster. The Edison family is a dangerous one to toy with. All I did was scrawl some graffiti on the wall, and look how I ended up!
Peaceful, though.
Meteor hits endangered species (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Meteor hits endangered species (Score:2)
Re:Meteor hits endangered species (Score:2, Funny)
Bigfeet!
Sasquatch (Score:4, Funny)
Of course, you may have been refering to the Canadian Sasquatch instead of the Cascadian Sasquatch. If so, please accept my apologies, as we all know they can indeed carry coconuts through the air.
Re:Meteor hits endangered species (Score:2)
We prefer YETI-AMERICANS, you insensitive clod! And it's not my fault they won't ship Viagra out here with an address of "Tundra, Second rock on right".
Breaking Out the Old Size Comparison Jokes (Score:2)
(rolling eyes) How many Philadelphias is that?
Re:Breaking Out the Old Size Comparison Jokes (Score:5, Funny)
Armageddon Sick of It (Score:2)
Re:Armageddon Sick of It (Score:2)
Hot dog we have a weiner! (Score:2, Funny)
I am from Saskatchewan (Score:4, Funny)
[NO CARRIER]
Re:I am from Saskatchewan (Score:1)
Awful being ignored!! (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Awful being ignored!! (Score:2)
Yeah, they usually build those kinds of thing out in the boonies, where land is cheap.
Re:Awful being ignored!! (Score:2)
They built it there because of the amount of scientific research that takes place at the U of S, and the fact we already had a particle accelerator on campus.
Thank god for U of S though, b/c this city (as nice as it is in the non-winter months) and province wouldn't be all that fun otherwise.
Re:Awful being ignored!! (Score:2)
Re:Awful being ignored!! (Score:1)
Natalie Portman?? (Score:2, Funny)
Now I'm a bit puzzled here, let me try to rephrase it:
1. a meteorite fell from the sky,
2. it opens doors for something special, a socalled "meteorite fall", that can only happen now if:
- Natalie Portman comes to Saskatchewan
- AND she has to be located
wtf, did I miss something in school?
What is this "meteorite fall"?
- Did they just accidently include somesort of a secret astronomer fertility/mating ri
Re:Natalie Portman?? (Score:2)
Obligatory Simpson's Quote (Score:3, Funny)
Local farmers have reported... (Score:2)
-psy
"We wish it were ten tonnes and not 100 kilograms" (Score:2)
-psy