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Re: On 9/24, duck.

Post by FBM » Fri Sep 23, 2011 4:39 pm

Aim for Seoul, damn you piece of space junk!!!!
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Re: On 9/24, duck.

Post by borealis » Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:06 pm

Looks like it's heading to Berlusconi.
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Re: On 9/24, duck.

Post by JimC » Sat Sep 24, 2011 5:20 am

borealis wrote:Looks like it's heading to Berlusconi.
He'll have his personal shield of dozens of writhing naked teenage girs ready...
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Re: On 9/24, duck.

Post by Hermit » Sat Sep 24, 2011 5:25 am

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borealis wrote:Looks like it's heading to Berlusconi.
He'll have his personal shield of dozens of prostitutes ready...
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Re: On 9/24, duck.

Post by JimC » Sat Sep 24, 2011 5:28 am

Seraph wrote:
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borealis wrote:Looks like it's heading to Berlusconi.
He'll have his personal shield of dozens of prostitutes ready...
:fix:
Iz lies! They were all his personal little friends, there for a Hello PussyKitty party! :lay:
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Re: On 9/24, duck.

Post by borealis » Sat Sep 24, 2011 5:33 am

Now it should be in Ozland. Seeing any space junk?
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Re: On 9/24, duck.

Post by FBM » Sat Sep 24, 2011 5:46 am

I'm really beginning to despise CNN. They have a story titled, "NASA: Defunct satellite may have fallen" but the story says it's still up there and NASA still has no clue where it's going to fall. :lay:
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Re: On 9/24, duck.

Post by Magicziggy » Sat Sep 24, 2011 7:22 am

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In. I have dibs on 37 marden rd, marden, adelaide. And if it hits before Monday I won't have to bother with those reports.
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Re: On 9/24, duck.

Post by Hermit » Sat Sep 24, 2011 7:25 am

NASA Statement:

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 03:16:50 AM EDT

NASA's decommissioned Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite fell back to Earth between 11:23 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 23 and 1:09 a.m. EDT Sept. 24. The satellite was passing eastward over Canada and Africa as well as vast portions of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans during that period. The precise re-entry time and location are not yet known with certainty.

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Re: On 9/24, duck.

Post by Magicziggy » Sat Sep 24, 2011 7:29 am

NASA Statement:

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 03:16:50 AM EDT

NASA's decommissioned Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite fell back to Earth between 11:23 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 23 and 1:09 a.m. EDT Sept. 24. The satellite was passing eastward over Canada and Africa as well as vast portions of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans during that period. The precise re-entry time and location are not yet known with certainty.

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Re: On 9/24, duck.

Post by Magicziggy » Sat Sep 24, 2011 7:31 am

xpost. We got it covered.
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Re: On 9/24, duck.

Post by PsychoSerenity » Sat Sep 24, 2011 8:31 am

:funny:
So they still don't have a clue about the crash location after the event?
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Re: On 9/24, duck.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sat Sep 24, 2011 10:17 am

"No sparrow shall fall..." Start praying, you lot.
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Re: On 9/24, duck.

Post by Faithfree » Sat Sep 24, 2011 11:57 am

Have we done a head count. All Ratz ok?
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Re: On 9/24, duck.

Post by Rum » Sat Sep 24, 2011 11:59 am

A bit landed in our back garden but it didn't hurt anyone. :coffee:
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