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Post by The Herald Erjen on Jun 24, 2017 21:46:36 GMT
I never had a scrapbook, and even if I did this article would have seemed too trivial to save. I remember reading it in the local paper back in '83. Little did I realize that many years later it would be such a significant occupation of my time.  Gee, I wonder if anyone else had something that was of interest but seemingly little importance when it first made the newspapers, and later took on a much greater meaning. Or am I the only one?  |
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Post by theoncomingstorm on Jun 24, 2017 22:27:38 GMT
"The observatory made headlines briefly with the announcement on 10 December 1983 of the discovery of an "unknown object" at first described as "possibly as large as the giant planet Jupiter and possibly so close to Earth that it would be part of this solar system". Further analysis revealed that, of several unidentified objects, nine were distant galaxies and the tenth was "intergalactic cirrus". None were found to be Solar System bodies." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRASWhat do you know, "further analysis" - in other words, science once again being done correctly. |
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Post by cupcakes on Jun 24, 2017 22:35:37 GMT
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Jun 24, 2017 22:36:50 GMT
"The observatory made headlines briefly with the announcement on 10 December 1983 of the discovery of an "unknown object" at first described as "possibly as large as the giant planet Jupiter and possibly so close to Earth that it would be part of this solar system". Further analysis revealed that, of several unidentified objects, nine were distant galaxies and the tenth was "intergalactic cirrus". None were found to be Solar System bodies." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRASWhat do you know, "further analysis" - in other words, science once again being done correctly. Yeah, "further analysis" covers a lot, doesn't it, Meltdown Man? Upon further analysis, the object that crashed at Roswell, NM, in 1947 was a weather balloon.  |
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Post by theoncomingstorm on Jun 24, 2017 22:39:14 GMT
"The observatory made headlines briefly with the announcement on 10 December 1983 of the discovery of an "unknown object" at first described as "possibly as large as the giant planet Jupiter and possibly so close to Earth that it would be part of this solar system". Further analysis revealed that, of several unidentified objects, nine were distant galaxies and the tenth was "intergalactic cirrus". None were found to be Solar System bodies." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRASWhat do you know, "further analysis" - in other words, science once again being done correctly. Yeah, "further analysis" covers a lot, doesn't it, Meltdown Man? Upon further analysis, the object that crashed at Roswell, NM, in 1947 was a weather balloon. Yes, a weather balloon crashed near Roswell in 1947, did you have a point? |
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Jun 24, 2017 22:45:54 GMT
Yeah, "further analysis" covers a lot, doesn't it, Meltdown Man? Upon further analysis, the object that crashed at Roswell, NM, in 1947 was a weather balloon. Yes, a weather balloon crashed near Roswell in 1947, did you have a point? The point is that no one would have mistaken a weather balloon for a spacecraft, not even in 1947. That wasn't even good bullshit. That was BAD bullshit. That was on a par with one man killing the President by firing a magic bullet from a bolt-action 6.5mm rifle. |
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Post by theoncomingstorm on Jun 24, 2017 23:00:33 GMT
Yes, a weather balloon crashed near Roswell in 1947, did you have a point? The point is that no one would have mistaken a weather balloon for a spacecraft, not even in 1947. That wasn't even good bullshit. That was BAD bullshit. That was on a par with one man killing the President by firing a magic bullet from a bolt-action 6.5mm rifle. Are there any loony conspiracy theories you don't believe? Was Princess Diana murdered on orders of the Royal family? Is AIDS a laboratory invention? Is Elvis still alive or was he alive beyond the date recorded on his death certificate? Is fluoride in drinking water part of a government mind-control scheme? Is Tupac still alive? Did the FDR administration have advance notice of the Pearl Harbor attack and allow it to happen in order to have a reason for entering World War II that the American public would support? Are the Middle Ages a case of fake history and an alteration of the actual timeline? |
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Jun 24, 2017 23:05:46 GMT
The point is that no one would have mistaken a weather balloon for a spacecraft, not even in 1947. That wasn't even good bullshit. That was BAD bullshit. That was on a par with one man killing the President by firing a magic bullet from a bolt-action 6.5mm rifle. Are there any loony conspiracy theories you don't believe? Was Princess Diana murdered on orders of the Royal family? Is AIDS a laboratory invention? Is Elvis still alive or was he alive beyond the date recorded on his death certificate? Is fluoride in drinking water part of a government mind-control scheme? Is Tupac still alive? Did the FDR administration have advance notice of the Pearl Harbor attack and allow it to happen in order to have a reason for entering World War II that the American public would support? Are the Middle Ages a case of fake history and an alteration of the actual timeline? I don't believe Hillary-Rodham Clinton's "vast right-wing conspiracy" theory. And yes, FDR did know that the Pearl Harbor attack was coming. If I hear anything about Elvis or Tupac I'll let you know. |
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Jun 24, 2017 23:06:47 GMT
Yes, a weather balloon crashed near Roswell in 1947, did you have a point? That was on a par with one man killing the President by firing a magic bullet from a bolt-action 6.5mm rifle. Did you just go full Dale Gribble? (2:19-4:22) |
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Jun 24, 2017 23:17:34 GMT
That was on a par with one man killing the President by firing a magic bullet from a bolt-action 6.5mm rifle. Did you just go full Dale Gribble? (2:19-4:22) Would you rather I go full Bill or full Boomhauer? |
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Post by theoncomingstorm on Jun 24, 2017 23:21:58 GMT
That was on a par with one man killing the President by firing a magic bullet from a bolt-action 6.5mm rifle. Did you just go full Dale Gribble? (2:19-4:22) Are you kidding? Dale Gribble was created to ridicule people like Erjen. Of course he won't get it. |
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Jun 24, 2017 23:22:56 GMT
Did you just go full Dale Gribble? (2:19-4:22) Would you rather I go full Bill or full Boomhauer? Of that trio I'd definitely pick Boomhauer, whose only flaw is that he needs Hank to translate everything he says. Bill's just a lovable loser. Dale is... well, I assume you think he's funny because he's right about everything. Most everyone else thinks he's hilarious and pitiable because of how crazy he is. |
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Jun 24, 2017 23:25:03 GMT
Did you just go full Dale Gribble? (2:19-4:22) Are you kidding? Dale Gribble was created to ridicule people like Erjen. Of course he won't get it. I guess it's a Colbert Report situation where those he's mocking find him appealing because they think he's telling the truth. Poe's Law in action. |
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Jun 24, 2017 23:27:37 GMT
Would you rather I go full Bill or full Boomhauer? Of that trio I'd definitely pick Boomhauer, whose only flaw is that he needs Hank to translate everything he says. Bill's just a lovable loser. Dale is... well, I assume you think he's funny because he's right about everything. Most everyone else thinks he's hilarious and pitiable because of how crazy he is. I'm not saying Dale Gribble wasn't a jerk, but on the plus side he wasn't one of these: |
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Jun 24, 2017 23:57:02 GMT
Of that trio I'd definitely pick Boomhauer, whose only flaw is that he needs Hank to translate everything he says. Bill's just a lovable loser. Dale is... well, I assume you think he's funny because he's right about everything. Most everyone else thinks he's hilarious and pitiable because of how crazy he is. I'm not saying Dale Gribble wasn't a jerk, but on the plus side he wasn't one of these: I wouldn't even say Dale's a jerk. He's just a clueless but relatively harmless nutjob. |
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Post by theoncomingstorm on Jun 25, 2017 0:07:00 GMT
I'm not saying Dale Gribble wasn't a jerk, but on the plus side he wasn't one of these: I wouldn't even say Dale's a jerk. He's just a clueless but relatively harmless nutjob. Clueless? You act like there's something odd about two white people having a Native American child. |
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Jun 25, 2017 0:14:18 GMT
I wouldn't even say Dale's a jerk. He's just a clueless but relatively harmless nutjob. Clueless? You act like there's something odd about two white people having a Native American child. Now that you mention it, it was kind of funny how Nancy always seemed to be running into John Redcorn. Of course, without a peer-reviewed journal, he's Dale's son and anything to the contrary is nothing but conspiracy theory. |
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Post by progressiveelement on Jun 25, 2017 0:24:56 GMT
Prog was 3 years old, and living at a Royal(British) Air Force base in what was then West Germany.
😯 Such innocent times.
Brother of Prog was only 8 months old. Such sweet peaceful times before he learned to talk...
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Jun 25, 2017 0:49:39 GMT
I wouldn't even say Dale's a jerk. He's just a clueless but relatively harmless nutjob. Clueless? You act like there's something odd about two white people having a Native American child. Wait, you mean there is something odd about it? Seems like I have some collating to do... |
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Jun 25, 2017 0:51:33 GMT
Clueless? You act like there's something odd about two white people having a Native American child. Of course, without a peer-reviewed journal, he's Dale's son... Or, you know, a paternity test done in an empty warehouse by a guy in a fedora wielding a tommy gun. |
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