...but isn't that the Japanese flag?

Bwahahahaha

I guess they missed the memo where Japan lost in World War II.

And to think if they hadn't bought Willy they wouldn't have got a rocket off the ground. Guess it was worth it

a full half a century after we did it.

At least it won't be a kamakaze mission.

Dan Rather never would have made that mistake.

;-)

That's hillarious! Reminds me of a joke:

A Jew walks into a bar and sits down. He has a few drinks, then he sees a Chinese man and punches him in the face. "Ouch!" The Chinese man asks, "What was that for?" "That was for Pearl Harbor," the Jew says. "But I'm Chinese!" "Chinese, Japanese, what's the difference?" And the Jew sits back down. Then, the Chinese man walks up to the Jew and punches him in the face. "Ouch!" the Jew says. "What was that for?" "That was for the Titanic," the Chinese man says. "But that was an iceberg!" "Iceberg, Goldberg, what's the difference?"

But they're all, you know, asians. What's the difference.

/sarc

Must be the 2024-flag.

#6 right wing zephyr
a full half a century after we did it.

The story is not that China plans to go to the moon, but rather that AP's graphics department doesn't know the difference between China and Japan and depicted a Japanese flag on the moon.

Pathetic.

Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Chineese bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
-Animal House
The CBS Version

Come on, Charles. Don't be so picky. It's obvious that this map is Fake But Accurate^tm.

Maybe it's all a dastardly plot by Karl Rove?

William,

That Journo must have two degrees too.

Fake but accurate geography

#1,

It's RED, so who cares?

This is nice.

It's a good thing they've got editors, isn't it?

Well, if they "make' it can we get arrest them for being on american soil without a passport or visa. We were there first.

But then again Murtha, Kerry, McCain, etal would probably be pushing for American citizenship for them.

©MMVI The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Looks like our friends at AP don't know anything about Nippon either.

OT:
Mohammed Robert Heft, who claimed he never heard anyone advocate violence...

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

Jihadist video aimed at Muslim youth
Last Updated Tue, 20 Jun 2006 23:12:27 EDT
CBC News
CBC News has obtained a copy of the video allegedly handed out by one of the Toronto bomb-plot suspects in the parking lot of a local mosque.
Bomb-plot accused are seen in a Brampton courtroom on June 6, 2006. (John Mantha/CBC)
Muhammad Robert Heft, a Canadian convert to Islam, said he was given a copy of the video by Fahim Ahmed, one of 17 people arrested on June 2.
The video offers a chilling glimpse inside the jihadist mind and is intended as a wake-up call to Muslim youth in Canada.
"Those who believe do battle for the cause of Allah," says the voice on the tape, "and those who disbelieve do battle for the cause of taghout, evil."
The Sept. 11 attacks are a central theme in the video, appearing again and again, not as a nightmare but as an inspiration. "America was struck within its homeland … and the youths of Islam invaded it on that great day. So the whole world was totally changed as a result of this blessed invasion."
That message was handed out in the parking lot of the Salaheddin mosque in suburban Toronto, allegedly distributed by Ahmed. The video is subtitled so that Muslim youth who grew up speaking English, not Arabic, could understand the narrator.
The star of the video is Osama bin Laden, who is seen urging Muslims to kill infidels. "Therefore each individual from amongst the Muslims should come forth to kill the Jews and Americans," bin Laden says, "for killing them is foremost of obligations and the greatest form of worship."
The 36-minute tape lists famous suicide bombers as martyrs and urges Muslims to attack the West: "In this stage you have to hit then run away and hide. You should hit on their weak points."
Returning to Sept. 11, the tape portrays the attacks as a triumph for Islam, calling them "operations that were successful in all measures."
That is followed by a desert rider, superimposed on the scene, who turns out to be bin Laden.
Heft's allegation that he obtained the video from Ahmed fits with a synopsis of the prosecution's case obtained by CBC News. The synopsis also alleges that Ahmed handed out copies of a video glorifying jihad.
Aly Hindy, the imam of the Salaheddin mosque, says he knew nothing of the matter, adding that he has no control over what people hand out in the parking lot.
[Link: www.cbc.ca...]

Ah, CBS News.

Courage will take you so far, then it will get you killed.

Charles, you may also want to point out that the shadow of the Japanese flag on the moon is going the complete opposite direction that it should be going. The shadow is extending toward the sun.

Tragique.

Morons

Yes. the Chinese flag they want is the one with a large star in its upper-left hand corner and four smaller stars to its right, on a red background.

#13 zombie,

The story is not that China plans to go to the moon, but rather that AP's graphics department doesn't know the difference between China and Japan and depicted a Japanese flag on the moon.

Pathetic.

Ooooh. In my rush to be #6, I forgot to notice that.

But Lucy Ramirez has proof that it actually is the Chinese flag!

#13 zombie 6/20/2006 09:10PM PDT

#6 right wing zephyr
a full half a century after we did it.
The story is not that China plans to go to the moon, but rather that AP's graphics department doesn't know the difference between China and Japan and depicted a Japanese flag on the moon.

Maybe by then China will have outsourced the mission.

Militarily speaking, Luna is the high ground and confers advantage to its holder. We must get back to the moon. China cannot be allowed to succeed in the militarization of outer space. We have already planted the American flag there, promising that our purpose was peaceful and for all mankind. That promise must be kept for all generations to come.

#19, The Other Les

Yikes!

Great photo.

Just out of curiosity, does anybody know about when the Military Channel debuted?

Where's the press release from Think Progress condeming this stunt?

I'd be shocked if that symbol isn't voted into the ICRC before the Red Crystal.

#30 LMAO

Perhaps it should be a UN flag?

OMG!

Its 12:14 Eastern Time and the F*-up is still on their site. But it can't stay there for long. Sooner or later a phone will ring in the CBS webroom.

But then, true to form, CBS execs will surely find some aainine reason to defend the F*-up and blame the whole kerfuffle on the RWNJ bloggers.

CBS reminds me of a song,

Some of the words

Don't know much about geography
...
Don't know much about nothing at all
...

#25 zombie

If this were a high school photoshop project, they'd flunk. You're right. This makes the fake memo look like the work of pros.

Comon. Pull my other leg too.

Why does the pic use Japan's flag?

Where are the globular clusters?

Will we be called "racists' for correcting them?

10 Earth2moonbat,

That reminds me of a joke:

A Rabi with a parrot on his shoulder walks into a bar. The bartender says, "where did you get that?"...And the parrot says, "Brooklyn, they're all over the place."

#25 zombie

the shadow of the Japanese flag on the moon is going the complete opposite direction that it should be going. The shadow is extending toward the sun.

Good catch.

You know, CBS/AP we fought with the Chinese against the Japs at one time.

We even provided them with oil and military equipment.

Sssshhh.
Nobody tell them.
Let's see how long it takes them...

"Here's to Charles, Lizardmaster of the Universe ..."

BTW, the info is here ...

Flag of Peoples Republic of China

(red background, large yellow star upper left, four smaller yellow stars in 1/2 circle around large star, etc. etc.)

* that's a TOAST folks*

Dan Rathers gone less than 24 hours and already everything goes to pot...

All your flags are belong to us.

Charles, you're just picking on CBS, just kicking a network when it's down. If you were really fair, you'd include this classic graphic from CNN:

Floods Sweep Austria Off Map of Europe

#25, zombie

Shhh. We don't want them to actually get good at Photoshop!

---

"What the hell kind of shading and perspective is that! Are you just whacking off in MS Paint!"

"Sir! No, Sir! No excuse, sir!"

/R. Lee Ermey "Basic" Photoshop Class

40 Cattt
I see the globular cluster immediately behind the flag.

#25 zombie:

Charles, you may also want to point out that the shadow of the Japanese flag on the moon is going the complete opposite direction that it should be going. The shadow is extending toward the sun.

Tragique.

Silly zombie, the moon landings were

obviously

faked (ask any good conspiracy theorist). CBS was just doing the prudent thing and anticipating that the Chinese would follow suit.

Glad it was not a Chinese flag called Japanese, that would be ignorant and ominous.

Can't
Be
Serious

What does this tell me about the CBS news?
Journalists -- None.
Fact Checkers -- None.
CBS -- Continual Bulls**t Station

Fake, but accurate

LOL. It's not like China and Japan have centuries of animosity towards each other that would make such a mistake especially offensive... Oh wait!

I keep refreshing expecting it to be changed, but it never is...

You think they know yet?

I'm ashamed to admit that it took me several minutes to figure out what was wrong with the whole thing. Then it was, like, "Ooohhh, wow that's bad for a news agency".

That's not a Japanese flag...It's the future Commie 'Red Moon' Flag.

The geography expert must have been one of Jay Bennish's students.

62 solomonpanting
That is what I was thinking. Anyway, I was so intent on viewing the globular clusters I neglected to make note of that.

Hope youare doing well.

I think Charles is trying to slip one past us. Instead of the usual beach thread, we're stuck with a communist moon thread.

Lizards of the World, Unite!

It's just a Chinese stunt.

/Think Non-Progressive

CBS must think "they" all look the same.

It's not the Japanese flag. It's the pin on hole #5 of Tranquility Golf Club.

#63 St. Pancake
Yep. Thanks for axin'.

Okay, so CBS doesn't know flags... that has nothing, nothing to do with its journalistic standards..

Not to worry, people -

someone from Reuters will give them a call in the morning ...

LOL

By 2024 we could have gone back and already built a McDonalds and a Holiday Inn Express ...

Naw, CBS is only being used as a pawn in the current round of nuclear brinkmanship. It's Japan's coded warning to North Korea that their lunar bases will retaliate in the event that that funny-sounding missile thingy gets launched. CBS has been duped (again).

/Surprised y'all didn't get it

I don,t know if I am going to get trashed for this but I just emailed it back to AP.

#66 Fight The Hypocrisy 6/20/2006 09:27PM PDT

CBS must think "they" all look the same.

LOL ~

And Turkey has banned Piglet, now.

Turkish TV Boots Piglet (NYT, 6/19/06)

"Piglet may have a pal in Winnie-the-Pooh, but he has no friend in the state-owned Turkish television network TRT, Agence France-Presse reported, citing accounts in the Turkish press. The network, an arm of the government, has banned the Walt Disney cartoon "Winnie the Pooh" because Piglet is a pig; Muslims regard pigs as unclean, and Islam prohibits the consumption of pork.

"TRT officials were not immediately available for comment, but "Winnie the Pooh" has been seen on other television channels in Turkey, and the videos are readily available in stores. Employees of TRT have recently complained of increasing government intervention in TRT policy, and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party are under fire for seeking to raise the profile of Islam in predominantly Muslim but strictly secular Turkey."

So someone was going to eat Piglet? I don't understand.

#19 The Other Les
Never have wanted to change my computer background till I saw that. Thanks, Perfect for home or work.

I vote Dar ul Harb first prize for most effective sarcasm on this thread.

I just hope, sterotypically speaking, that the Chinese fly a spaceship better than they drive.

#71 Bubble Girl

By 2024 we could have gone back and already built a McDonalds and a Holiday Inn Express ...

"Thanks for the air tank. Are you with the space station?"

"Space station? No, but..."

Of course, if the Chicoms do send a man to the moon, the conspiracy theorists who said the American program was a hoax will totally buy this one, hook, line, and sinker.

But will they bring them back?

75 Lady of Shalott (ylreveb)
Yes, we are all mourning this graven insult to Piglet. Our poster, Piglet, has not been around recently. I hope he was not driven to dispair,

uh, stereotypically

Look, LLL's just are stupid beyond belief when it comes to "hard" subjects like geography (LOL!).

I once had to deal with this man a few years about the fall of the USSR. He had official papers to send to his ancient mother in Minsk and had pre-addressed the envelope to Minsk, Russia. I pointed out to him that Minsk was the capital of Belarus. He immediately became belligerent and yelled at me in front of 2 dozen people or so saying I didn't know what I was talking about. Standing firm, I told him to go home and bring me an envelope from a letter his mother had addressed to him. Funny, LLL's like to follow orders, because he did exactly that, returned about half an hour later and handed it triumphantly to me - only to have me point out that the return address was Belarus. As he was leaving, out of curiosity, I asked him, "What do you do for a living?" He turned back and said, "I'm a geography professor at University of ___."

This geography professor didn't even know what country his mother lived in. Is that stupid or what?

Must now go to bed.

Good night (a-ding-a-ding-a-ding...)

#78 solomonpanting

I just hope, stereotypically speaking, that the Chinese fly a spaceship better than they drive.

Heh. They're getting there in 2024 because they just blasted off today. :)

/that was the most racist thing I've ever said here

Good night, Les

Irene NYC
That is almost unbelievable. Unreal that a geo. prof. had no clue where his mom lived. "Sigh"

#25 zombie . . .

Charles, you may also want to point out that the shadow of the Japanese flag on the moon is going the complete opposite direction that it should be going. The shadow is extending toward the sun.

Zombie, YOU should be an editor. The world needs more people who know how to look at things in a critical way.

/Former editor of high school yearbook.

ah...incompetence from CBS for all to see. amusing

84 Irene NYC

Pssst! "Belarus" is Russian for "White Russia". They aren't supposed to speak the "W" word on campus...

E2M

Lol! True, it is "White Russia". Is that now racist to say that now?

#81 ouray 6/20/2006 09:34PM PDT

But will they bring them back?

LOL~

Hmm. With the high-tech that Slick Willy passed on to the commies, I'd have expected them to be to the moon by 2018, tops.

(Speaking of commies, do you suppose that instead of the "Man in the moon," they have in North Korea the "Illustrious, all-knowing, all-seeing, master golfer, expert mixologist, karaoke overlord Kim Jong Il in the moon?")

^{Damn you, Hans Brix!}

#86 TorchyThePenguin

Heh. They're getting there in 2024 because they just blasted off today. :)

And the left turn signal will be on for the entire trip.

(And no, that wasn't racist.)

If the Chinese stop to ask CBS for directions, they'll probably end up landing on the Sun.

By 2024, the Chinese flag will probably consist of the McDonald's logo.

All your moon rocks are belong to us!

#95 MSMediaCritic 6/20/2006 09:40PM PDT
If the Chinese stop to ask CBS for directions, they'll probably end up landing on the Sun.

Only if they land at night.

95 MSMediaCritic

If the Chinese stop to ask CBS for directions, they'll probably end up landing on the Sun.

That's all right as long as the do it at night...

#90 E2M

84 Irene NYC

Pssst! "Belarus" is Russian for "White Russia". They aren't supposed to speak the "W" word on campus...

I know that and you know that BUT the U.S. Postal Service doesn't know that. If you get the country wrong good luck!

And even if you get the country right good luck (how many times have my packages clearly marked "FRANCE" go to somewhere in Michigan because they have the same postal code.

E2M
Solomon
ROFL

#61, Ringo the Gringo

It's the future Commie 'Red Moon' Flag.

Heh™.

Hongyueliang (紅月亮), the next province of China.

They've got the guidance systems, that's for sure.

And just 25 or so years later after being handed the possibly most key technological component necessary for landing on the moon, they plan on landing on the moon. In 25 years or so.

95 MSMedia Critic

Come on, let's catch a Moon Flight.. we can get cheap tickets to the Dark Side.. land's cheap!

Maybe its a bizarro world, where Japan won WW2, and The Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere extended from former British India to former American Alaska.

Question to all LGFers . . .

Do we still call it Red China?

Or do we agree that China is now a fascist country that picks and chooses what parts of capitalism it wants to follow, except those parts that require the rule of law to be in place.

I.E. Are the modern day Chinese rules just a bunch of old-fashioned warlord/mafia types.

What do you-all LGFers think? Please advise.

Thanks,

Promethea

If they go to the moon, would it be time to do this:

[Link: www.imao.us...]

100 Irene NYC

That actually happens rather frequently in New Mexico. Some people still have no clue that NM is a part of the U.S.

Hmmm. For a gander at what Prince Phillip might have to say about this space junket, please see his choice, utterly un-PC remarks at this link:

[Link: www.susannassoapbox.com...]

Erm, scroll down. ;-)

And even if you get the country right good luck (how many times have my packages clearly marked "FRANCE" go to somewhere in Michigan because they have the same postal code.

France in Michigan? That sounds like Hell.

Properties of photo = 2/28/05

Old photo is photoshopped by intern = oops

Reaction on LGF = 'priceless'

LOL

Of course you know by 2024 the illegal aliens will already be there too.

106 Promethea
Thinking theoretically, we can possibly safely say that the Chinese are still following the old Mandate of Heaven.

#88 Promethea
Zombie, YOU should be an editor. The world needs more people who know how to look at things in a critical way.

Uh -- how do you know I'm not an editor? It's just about my only skill.

#106 Promethea

Who cares? Fascism, communism, same thing. You either believe the state works for the people, or the people work for the state. No matter how you slice it, those are the two poles.

108 St. Pancake

100 Irene NYC

That actually happens rather frequently in New Mexico. Some people still have no clue that NM is a part of the U.S.

Oh yes, New Mexico! That's the trendier part of Central American where they speak Latin, right?

;)

#104 Bubble Girl 6/20/2006 09:43PM PDT
95 MSMedia Critic

Come on, let's catch a Moon Flight.. we can get cheap tickets to the Dark Side.. land's cheap!

The problem with the dark side (of the moon, not the force) is that's where all the moonbats are.

That's why it's so cheap...

Still, it sounds like a great place to visit. OK, next flight, I'm on it.

Some people still have no clue that NM is a part of the U.S.

It is?

#74 Bubble Girl . . .

CBS must think "they" all look the same.

As a child, I learned that Chinese eyes slant upward, and Japanese eyes slant downward. Or, maybe vice versa.

Anyway, I still haven't been able to verify this very simple test of whatever the test is.

N.b.: I don't think the blogger linked in #109 has a SENSE OF HUMOUR.

"If it has got four legs and it is not a chair, if it has got two wings and it flies but is not an aeroplane, and if it swims and it is not a submarine, the Cantonese will eat it" -Prince Phillip at a 1986 World Wildlife Fund meeting.

#108 St. Pancake

Some people still have no clue that NM is a part of the U.S.

Or Alaska, or Hawaii, or Puerto Rico...

117 MSMediaCritic

Eeewww...

Moonbats from the dark side...

Creepy!

#77, Lady of Shalott (ylreveb)

I vote Dar ul Harb first prize for most effective sarcasm on this thread.

Sarcasm? I thought this was abuse.

#121 E2M

And what about Guam, huh? Don't forget Guam.

;)

#108 St. Pancake 6/20/2006 09:44PM PDT
100 Irene NYC

That actually happens rather frequently in New Mexico. Some people still have no clue that NM is a part of the U.S.

La Raza (sp?) is trying to make this a reality... along with CA, AZ and more.

119 Promethea
Actually, Life magazine did a now legendary account of the differences between them after Pearl Harbor.Yes, I do own a copy of that as it is now a collector's item.

How to Tell the Japs from the Enemy

I'll be glad when Charles gets to the picture forum. I don't want to go off topic, but I am about to burst. The murder of two soldiers has me steamed, yet the democrats, socialist, communist, they are all the same, don't care. I guess I am already off topic. It was to late on the other forum where the subject was discussed. I am really starting to hate these people.

Try to order from a catalogue where I live. The operators consistently charge overseas mail, although that may be a constitutional no-no.

Under any circumstances, this shows how truly stupid these news -casters are. Arrogant fools who learn how to write, but know nothing of what they write. How many times have I read a science article where it was clear that the writer was an ignorant fool. And don't start me on economics.

120

You can say the same thing about Cajuns.

e2m,

Which side of the moon did you think would have bats?

Good morning everyone!

OT - 'Palestinians' declare war.

All you need to know about telling Japs from Chinese

#75 Lady of Shalott . . .

The network, an arm of the government, has banned the Walt Disney cartoon "Winnie the Pooh" because Piglet is a pig; Muslims regard pigs as unclean, and Islam prohibits the consumption of pork.

There nust be quite a list of "unclean food" that can't be used in children's books. My daughter's favorite book was about a grasshopper trio that played a charming song for lazy fairies.

Kill the grasshopper musicians and push a wall on top the fairies!

Allah lunaticabar!

Micky Mouse is not a real good food selection. Ban the Mouse!

But Mohammed said the moon is made of cheese...

130 MSMediaCritic

The side with caves.

True story: In a Seattle suburb, the local water utility started noticing high bacterial counts in the water. After inspecting the system, they found someone left a hatch off of one of the reserviors, and when they looked inside, there were bats hinging upside down inside.

Thank the lord for chlorine.

132 savage_nation

Great lakes?

133 Sicarius
That's it, lol!
I got one off of eBay!

#136 Earth2moonbat

Chlorine is poison.

/moonbat off

135 Bubble Girl

What will the moon-god worshippers have to say about this? Are they going to blow up Hong Kong?

135 Bubble Girl 6/20/2006 09:57PM PDT
But Mohammed said the moon is made of cheese...

Are you doubting Mohammed, infidel?

/sharpening sword... but not too sharp

(AP/CBS): the mark of quality.

#139 Sarah D.

Especially if you're a guanoorganism...

127 tommoon
Talk to Army Green since '92 on the Think thread.

A better picture would be a picture of a spaceman wearing one of those big hats normally reserved for rice farmers.

"These blast points... too accurate for Sand People, only Imperial Stormtroopers are so precise."
--Obi-wan Kenobi

Must.Go.To.Sleep.

Good night all.

#146 Dar ul Harb 6/20/2006 10:02PM PDT

This isn't the moon we're looking for...

Mohammed said one day we build a rocket ship that will fly all the way to the Moon...

#143 Earth2moonbat

Thought:

Remove all sanitation that includes chemicals from moonbat infested cities.

San Francisco comes to mind.

Nite, Irene!

So goodnight Irene...

And when we land upon the Moon we will harvest the Goat Cheese..

Bubble Girl,

Did he say anything about coming back?

#129 Ed Mahmoud abu etc...

You can say the same thing about Cajuns.

Us Cajuns aren't as long winded. We just say, "a Cajun will eat anything that don't eat him first."

Covers all the bases as it were.

You are coming to the BBQ, aren't you?

Bubble Girl,

All those goats could make a lot of guys...

oh never mind. That's sick.

#145 George guy 6/20/2006 10:01PM PDT
A better picture would be a picture of a spaceman wearing one of those big hats normally reserved for rice farmers.

Or else the Ghanian soccer player waving the Israeli flag.

154 MSMedia Critic

Mohammed said to build a giant Trebuchet...

I just saw this post.

Oh, my. Oh, dear. Oh, that's just stupid. How about those multiple levels of fact checking?

159 Dianna
Yeah, how many people checked before it was put online? Geez...

This just in:

CBS plans live coverage of the landing, just as soon as they can ask retired veteran newsman Walter Cronkite where the Moon is located...

#159 Dianna 6/20/2006 10:08PM PDT
I just saw this post.

Oh, my. Oh, dear. Oh, that's just stupid. How about those multiple levels of fact checking?

Yeah, you'd think it would have raised a red flag.

My opinion on missile defense: It costs a hell of a lot of money, however, in a day and age of Iran possibily getting nukes, and North Korea already possessing nukes, we would be remiss to not pursue this, despite the cost.

That may be the single worst Photoshop job I've ever seen.

Talk about an ironic tribute to Ra_thergate!

I've seen it all now. Charles will post the throbbing memo shortly...

:)

Bubble Girl,

I would settle for an office size trebuchet. Some people have the most annoying ring tones. And they are usually the ones who leave their cell phones at their desks while they go off somewhere...

155 Bordm

Us Cajuns aren't as long winded. We just say, "a Cajun will eat anything that don't eat him first.

must.not.comment.

Oops, wrong thread, lol.

Anyway, as far as this thread goes...

I often read the NY Times correction page. Some of the most hilarious things are found there.

#148, MSMediaCritic

"I've got a bad feeling about this."

#166 MSMediaCritic 6/20/2006 10:12PM PDT

Bubble Girl,

I would settle for an office size trebuchet. Some people have the most annoying ring tones. And they are usually the ones who leave their cell phones at their desks while they go off somewhere...

I would like one on my car...

#169 Dar ul Harb 6/20/2006 10:13PM PDT

That's not a moon...

RGBDJ,

Charles will post the throbbing memo shortly...

Quick! Sombody make an animated gif with the real Chinese flag alternating with the CBS version!

You know you want to!

The orbiter is due to stay in space at least a year and record images of the lunar surface, study lunar microwaves, the distribution of usable metals, and the thickness of lunar soil.

I get the feeling those dastardly Chinese are obviously planning on extracting large amounts of lunar rocks to sell at ridiculously low prices and flood US markets with

I would like one on my car...

But they are so hard to load on the highway (unless you have a gunner).

...it's a sushiriya!

Bordm,

You Cajuns are all alike, talkin bs while smilin on the backside.

If I come, will you make me some special gumbo?

Last time I was in Dulac, I had the best crab boil of my life. Memory doesn't do justice to how great that day was.

173 The Green Hornet

I get the feeling those dastardly Chinese are obviously planning on extracting large amounts of lunar rocks to sell at ridiculously low prices and flood US markets with

LOL ~ I will look at the Futures market and see what the current price Moon Rocks are selling...

In honor of Zombie, I have a song to dedicate to CBS...

I'm being followed by a Moon Shadow, Moon Shadow, Moon Shadow...

-Cat Stevens aka Yusuf Islam

This is great! (I can say that, because I didn't write it - I just linked to it).

Let the dead bury their dead.

#167 Bubble Girl

must.not.comment.

/jiggles line to see if fish will take bait.

#174 MSMediaCritic 6/20/2006 10:15PM PDT

I would like one on my car...
But they are so hard to load on the highway (unless you have a gunner).

Well, there you go.. it's a two man operation. Kind of reminds me of The Road Warrior for some reason.

#180 Bordm 6/20/2006 10:19PM PDT

#167 Bubble Girl

must.not.comment.

/jiggles line to see if fish will take bait.

I see a bad moon risin...

Might I delicatly point out that based on this photoshop, that the Chinese/Japanese seem to be going to one of SATURN's moons. It certainly isn't Luna. (probably Tethys or Enceladus, I need to check)

Ah. China plans to relocate Japan to the moon. Would make their plans easier I guess.

That must be one pretty big flag they got there. Either that, or the moon got a lot smaller.

184 kafir
A new home for the Palis?

Let's make a list of all the things they got right on the photo.

...

All done.

Bubble Girl

I see trouble on the way, so don't go out to night..

I bought a mp3 player at NEX yesterday, thought I could hear it when I was riding the Harley. Not possible not enought volume for that.

OT: Freinds new cat

[Link: smg.photobucket.com...]

Let's see who can get this one. What was the first satellite to successfully orbit the earth called?

Sputnik?

189 Jewels (AKA Julian)
Hi there! That is a darling one, Jewels. :)

#183, Hypnotoad

You're probably right. It's not our moon.

That large chevron feature at left gives it away.

#176 really grumpy big dog johnson

If I come, will you make me some special gumbo?

There will be plenty of the best jambalaya you ever tasted, made by the same person who made last years batch. As to the gumbo, what kind do you want? We can make, gator, garfish, crawfish, possum, racoon, nutria, mountain oyster, or if you prefer the more traditional. We can have chicken and sausage or seafood gumbo.

Once again the reporters are hanging out in the "Green Zone", letting the Chinese stringers supply the story...

191 tommoon
Very good.

This reminds me of the last time the Shuttle landed out at Edwards. At a press conference, they guy was talking about how the shuttle would be transported back to Florida on the 747 shuttle carrier. One obviously brilliant press bimbette actually asked if the shuttle had LANDED on the 747.

I think back to college, and all the journalism majors I knew... yup, looks like she was in the same group.

188 tom moon

Aloha ~~

I know nothing about MP3 players.. perhaps someone on here can recommend one that will work on a Harley...

#191 Tommoon

WRONG! It's called the moon. You should be ashamed of yourself, with your nic -- and St. P., I am so disappointed.

I used that as a bonus question on a quiz for my physics class. Only one person got it right. So don't feel too bad.

#192 St Pancake

she's 8 weeks old and very sweet. chases he tail lots

194 Bordm

Can you make me some Cajun Barbeque Shrimp?

#182 Bubble Girl

I see a bad moon risin...

It's a big spotlight.

/night fishing

Dave Barry's great humor writing about American ignorance of geography, grammar, and knowledge past the town limits never failed to make me smile. Just like this joke of a photo.

Could this have been a hack job?

Are they REALLY so poor at editing that this slipped by?

Charles,

May I suggest a banner?

Dog Craving Doughnuts Blamed for Fire

MSMedia Critic

Now you have my curiosity...

Are you ___?

199 MSMediaCritic
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Sputnik was the first, yes? Hell!
State the question again, please.

This is the "Dark Side Of The Moon":

www.pinkfloyd.co.uk/dsotm/content/setup.html

#199

Ok, is the moon a satellite? According to Chinese ancient history the earth rotates around the moon.

190 MSMediaCritic 6/20/2006 10:27PM PDT
Let's see who can get this one. What was the first satellite to successfully orbit the earth called?

The first satellite to successfully orbit the earth was the Moon! Sputnik didn't come around until several million years later.

Oh, I found that Life magazine on eBay, for any trivia freaks out there.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Life-Dec-22-1941-US-goes-to-Wa r-Nazis-in-Russia_W0QQitemZ7042057237QQcategoryZ28 0QQcmdZViewItem
This is the one which has the article on "How to Tell the Japs from Your Enemies".

It has great ads too, btw. It also shows airplanes of the time etc.

#204 Bubble Girl 6/20/2006 10:34PM PDT

Do I get to fill in that blank?

#202 Bordm 6/20/2006 10:33PM PDT

#182 Bubble Girl

I see a bad moon risin...

It's a big spotlight.

/night fishing

Did you know that I have been alligator gar bowfishing at night in a flat bottom boat wearing a headlamp? Fun running up in the brush thick with cottonmouths...

210 MSMedia Critic

Of course.

#183, Hypnotoad

Good catch. I think it's Tethys, but I haven't found the matching image yet.

This one's got a different sun angle.

208 MSMediaCritic
Lol! Trick queston, prof!

"going back to lurk at eBay"

#201 Bubble Girl

Can you make me some Cajun Barbeque Shrimp?

I imagine we can toss a few of them on the grill for you, if you don't like the brisket.

#208 MSMediaCritic 6/20/2006 10:37PM PDT

190 MSMediaCritic 6/20/2006 10:27PM PDT
Let's see who can get this one. What was the first satellite to successfully orbit the earth called?
The first satellite to successfully orbit the earth was the Moon! Sputnik didn't come around until several million years later.

But Mohammed said the Sun revolves around Allah...

The question about the first satellite is unfair.

First natural satellite or first man-made satelite?

Most people, IMHO, don't consider the more universal definition of satellite meaning
a : a celestial body orbiting another of larger size b : a manufactured object or vehicle intended to orbit the earth, the moon, or another celestial body

I'm not nit-picking (much) just offering some additional info. OTTH unless specified, definitions should be most universal meaning that Luna is the first satellite.

Mental gymnastics and a good cup of joe = fine start to day

/gotta run though, it's morning meeting time.

Search Dictionary:

sat·el·lite (stl-t) KEY

NOUN:

Astronomy: A celestial body that orbits a planet; a moon.
Aerospace: An object launched to orbit Earth or another celestial body.

Ok I see two difinitions.

All right, I'll give you a chance to redeem yourselves and prove how really smart you are.

What is the name of the star closest to the earth? (We're talking celestial bodies here -- not actors and such).

Sol

These lyrics from Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon" were written specially for:

Sarah D and rightymouse

"Brain Damage
(Waters) 3:50

The lunatic is on the grass.
The lunatic is on the grass.
Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs.
Got to keep the loonies on the path.

The lunatic is in the hall.
The lunatics are in my hall.
The paper holds their folded faces to the floor
And every day the paper boy brings more.

And if the dam breaks open many years too soon
And if there is no room upon the hill
And if your head explodes with dark forebodings too
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.

The lunatic is in my head.
The lunatic is in my head
You raise the blade, you make the change
You re-arrange me 'til I'm sane.
You lock the door
And throw away the key
There's someone in my head but it's not me.

And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear
You shout and no one seems to hear.
And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.

"I can't think of anything to say except...
I think it's marvelous! HaHaHa!"

219 MSMediaCritic
Sun?

220 RTLM
Poo! You beat me.

Army Green since '92

Keep your head down and remember, come home alive. Vietnam veterans are pulling for you and always will.

#221 twolaneflash

What is your point dumbass?

No idea, Sarah.

tommoon,

I can't get to the link you gave me. I have my brother here, and am ready to find a way to bring him home.

Can you post it again?

Ok, a trivia from me.

Name one of the original members of the Gas House Boys?

all look same
[Link: www.alllooksame.com...]

RTLM: Very good

St. P: Honorable Mention

People who wouldn't answer Proxima Centauri -- Ha! Only three from my class got that one right. After I collected the quizzes, I gave them a clue -- "It's the only star visible during the day" -- most of them got it then but one said "there aren't any stars visible during the day!"

Derisive laughter followed.

Oh come'on... they made a minor mistake. That doesn't change the fact it's Bush's fault.

/Dan Ra^ther Off

I'm chock full of inane trivia...

try me

#228 St P

Dizzy Dean?

New 0Z GFS not too far different than the WRF/NAM. Not quite a tropical depression moves ashore Sunday near JAX, with light winds but heavy rain

If such an error occurred in any form of conservative media, those responsible would be immediately denounced as racist, insensitive, orientalist, etc.

#211 Bubble Girl

I've only bow fished alligator gar during the day. We used headlamps to hunt rabbits, raccoons and dee... errr, ummm, scratch that. We only hunted rabbits and raccoons at night. I don't have any idea how those double aught buck or slug shells got in my shell bag. That's my story and I'm sticken' to it!

/Is the game warden gone?

233 fluffy
Yay, along with Frisch and the Dean brothers.

RTLM,

Who was the first president of the US?

tommoon,

I'll check tomorrow. Bedtime.

Thanks, and bless you.

St. P.

Wasn't that the Gas House GANG?

/I'm so confused...

#219 MSMediaCritic

I ask this one all the time of my elementary school planetarium groups. Happily, they always get it right!

Sarah d

This one [Link: www.lic.eustis.army.mil...]

BTW, the tropical depression (NAM) or almost a tropical depression but just a tropical wave (GFS) may add extra moisture to the stalled frontal boundary that will dump flooding rains somewhere in the Mid-Atlantic or Northeast (a little early to pin it down) next weekend and early next week.

#237 St P

Didn't want to mention Daffy, lest he be confused for a cartoon character. Wouldn't want to be responsible for any scorched embassies.

I have to keep going back to this link to believe my eyes. Look - I work with a lot of Bush-hating graphic designers who wouldn't know the flag of Japan from the flag of China from their ass from a whole in the ground. But I fully admit there are 20 million blindly Bush-lovin' (government-schooled *cough* "I'm OK-you're OK") red state kids out there you could say the same thing about regarding geography skills... not all of them mind you.

But that doesn't excuse CBS from having someone at the helm with just a modicum of fact-checking or editiorial oversight... no wait... maybe I shouldn't be surprised... we've been through this before eh?

say what ?

OT: pardon me if this has been brought up already

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A 14-year-old girl who says she was sexually assaulted by another user of MySpace.com sued the social networking Web site Monday, claiming it does not take sufficient steps to protect underage members.

[Link: www.cnn.com...]

The suit alleges that MySpace has "absolutely no meaningful protections or security measures to protect underage users."

In the old days those protective measures were sometimes called RESPONSIBLE PARENTS.

This player showed his bravery by capturing the title of Cy Young Award for four consecutive years.

Who is this player?

Fluffy
Either term is used.

#238 MSMediaCritic

G.W. (Bush)

yes I realize I mistyped "hole" :) as in "ass from a hole in the ground"

244 fluffy

We loved the Dean brothers, didn't we?

St. P.

Greg Maddux, of the BRAVEs

Early 90's, wasn't it?

Wish we could have a trivia competition between Kos and us.

#225 Sarah D

You're the self-proclaimed genius here! You figure it out. No calculus required.

i'm sure this has been mentioned but it bears repeating: How many picture editors and screen shot editors and other program staff had to look at this and nobody figured it out?

its possible that the entire newsroom saw it in advance of it going on the air.

these cbs people have to be 20-something weed merchant leftoids of the type who can instantly recognize a vietcong flag,
but they dont know japan from china.

outstanding.

252 MSMediaCritic
Heck, it was Maddox!

#238 MSMediaCritic

Not aimed at me but, John Hanson

This pitcher for the Rangers was studying medicine off-season and was able to save a fan's life when the man had a heart attack.

Actually, the first president of the US was a guy by the name of Hansen, under the Articles of Confederation. Yes, there was a president then, too.

St. P., a trivia competition between Kos and us? Our feet would get sore from kicking their butts.

Today's New Trivia:

What European country is about to cede a region of itself to a leftist movement?

#251 St P

Jimmy invented sausage!

259 MSMediaCritic

Lol, we would

Are we discussing Catalonia?

#238 MSMediaCritic 6/20/2006 10:55PM PDT
RTLM,

Who was the first president of the US?

John Hancock under the Articles of Confederation. Before the Constitution was written in 1789.

Dizzy rocked, fluffy!

#254 twolaneflash

If you are going to attack someone on the board at least make it plain what the attack is about. I guess I must have missed something and I do love Pink Floyd. Sarah D is gone so I will ask, what is your point?

#258 St. P.

I believe it was Doc Medich.

Are we giving up on my baseball question?

267 MSMediaCritic
Gosh, you little baseball rock and roller!

Yeah, we could kick DU and KOS easily on any trivia compitition. Woohoo! We rock and roll!

Heck, we kick their as_ on anything, period.

What set of brothers hit the most home runs (total) in their careers?

#262 St. Pancake

Are we discussing Catalonia?

Best argument against Multiculturalism I've seen.

Still there at 2:11 AM Eastern.

I'm convinced that the Japanese are going to land on Saturn's moon Tethys, not too far from that chevron feature called Ithaca Chasma...

Time for bed. Maybe someone can find the right picture of Tethys by morning.

BINGO! ! !

It is not a picture of Earth's moon. And I have discovered what it is a picture of!

The Saturnian moon Dione!

100% perfect match.

This is hilarious!

The Japanese are sending a man to Dione!

Alou brothers?

#259 MSMediaCritic

John Hanson, American Patriot and First President of the United States
(1715-1783)

Six other presidents were elected after him - Elias Boudinot (1783), Thomas Mifflin (1784), Richard Henry Lee (1785), Nathan Gorman (1786), Arthur St. Clair (1787), and Cyrus Griffin (1788) - all prior to Washington taking office.

The Aaron bros.

OT, DPRK

I heard the US activated it's missle defence system, did I just see someone blink?

North Korea seeks talks to ease missile tensions

"...We know that the U.S. is concerned about our missile test launch," Han said in a telephone conversation with Yonhap. "Our position is to solve this situation through discussions..."

Crap, maybe the Aaron brothers?

#276 Bordm

Very good -- and thanks for correcting my spelling.

Alou brothers: NO! Try again.

What set of brothers hit the most home runs (total) in their careers?

The Marx Brothers?

solomonpanting:

Very good. Hank hit 755, Tommy hit 10.

Sorry St. P. -- too slow.

277 solomonpanting
You win the prize
Yes, forgot about Tommy

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