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Offline Miss Demeanour

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Pointless news stories
« on: June 11, 2009, 07:14:44 AM »
Could Earth collide with Mars?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8094088.stm

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Scientists believe the Earth could one day collide with Mars or Venus, because of the unpredictable orbits of planets. Experts say there is only a tiny chance of it happening and it would be unlikely to happen for billions of years.

What the feck is the point of reporting something like this ..... Shrugs:

Uncle M I look to you for enlightenment to see if I am completely underestimating the threat ...but I already have to catch it , bin it, kill it ....I can't possible be looking up all the time as well wearing my 3D meteor deflecting glasses  noooo:
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Re: Pointless news stories
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2009, 08:29:58 AM »
What rhymes with "Asteroids"?  rubschin:
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Re: Pointless news stories
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2009, 08:45:39 AM »
Could Earth collide with Mars?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8094088.stm

The sum total of which says ...

Scientists believe the Earth could one day collide with Mars or Venus, because of the unpredictable orbits of planets. Experts say there is only a tiny chance of it happening and it would be unlikely to happen for billions of years.

What the feck is the point of reporting something like this ..... Shrugs:

Uncle M I look to you for enlightenment to see if I am completely underestimating the threat ...but I already have to catch it , bin it, kill it ....I can't possible be looking up all the time as well wearing my 3D meteor deflecting glasses  noooo:
I do hope you are wearing your tin foil hat?  scared2:
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Re: Pointless news stories
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2009, 09:57:11 AM »
What rhymes with "Asteroids"?  rubschin:

Polaroids ~ which is what Eskimos get from sitting on the ice.  whistle:
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Re: Pointless news stories
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2009, 10:09:23 AM »
Collar, lead, door now Snooops
I have always thought that the worst thing about drowning was having to call 'help!' You must look such a fool. It's put me against drowning.
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Re: Pointless news stories
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2009, 10:11:47 AM »
WALKIES?
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Re: Pointless news stories
« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2009, 10:14:22 AM »
Don't bump into any large massess will you - or you will be in the news tomorrow  eeek:
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Re: Pointless news stories
« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2009, 10:15:24 AM »
WTF is a large MASSESS?
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Re: Pointless news stories
« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2009, 10:19:03 AM »
Sorry ...finger got stuck on an 's'   redface:
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Re: Pointless news stories
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Offline Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons)

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« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2009, 10:28:25 AM »
WALKIES?

Err, no trip to the vet and a shaved paw. eveilgrin:
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Re: Pointless news stories
« Reply #11 on: June 11, 2009, 10:36:16 AM »



Has she gone yet?
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Re: Pointless news stories
« Reply #12 on: June 11, 2009, 11:16:44 AM »
WTF is a large MASSESS?

Pluto?



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