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kraatz
4th July 2005, 02:43 PM
http://iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=29&art_id=qw1120465264109B236

"Moscow - A Russian astrologist who says Nasa has altered her horoscope by crashing a spacecraft into a comet is suing the United States space agency for damages of $300-million"

The paltry million in an objective evaluation against $300 million in court just seems insignificant. :D
Ashles
4th July 2005, 02:53 PM
Nasa representatives in Moscow were unavailable for comment.
Due to being bent double in pain from laughter.

And how did this astrologer reach the figure of $300 million. Is that her projected loss of earnings? What does she charge for a sitting?
kraatz
4th July 2005, 03:00 PM
At $9.99 a minute, it wouldn't take long (lots of hold music?). But the real question is: how do you make a prima facie case out of that? The court documents alone would probably keep us in tears for at least a month.

I wonder how the quantum nano-chakras will ever be realigned with the fourth house of Saturn rising, now that the comet has been moved in its orbit by .000001mm. So much silliness on so many levels...

I can see this thread being a barrel full of fun for about a week.
Ripley Twenty-Nine
5th July 2005, 06:07 AM
From MosNews.com:
http://www.mosnews.com/feature/2005/04/19/deepimpact.shtml

“Imagine leaving Moscow, then returning to find everything’s changed,” says Vladimir Portnov, a physicist and a professional astrologist. “Of course, everyday people will feel the implications of destroying a comet.”

According to Portnov, even something as “minor” as comets play a role in creating humanity’s psychic environment. By wantonly destroying a comet, NASA will inevitably disrupt that environment — with the most likely result being mass anxiety.
I count no less than 5 ludicrously baseless assumptions in the above quote. Impressive.
Manny
5th July 2005, 06:40 AM
6, if you count the fact that she should be concerned in this instance with lack of mass anxiety. ;)
deathphoenix
5th July 2005, 08:30 AM
Who cares about the so-called "science" of astronomy when you can follow the true calling of astrology? This Copernicus fellow was a quack, and so were all the so-called astronomers who looked in the skies thinking that there is a scientific explanation for what is truly a mystical and enlightening field of study. These astronomers should stop butting in on the astrologists' territories and leave the skies for the people who can truly appreciate it.

Oh, and by the way, the Apollo project was a farce. There was no landing on the moon.
Bronze Dog
5th July 2005, 08:55 AM
Suppose the monetary a better explanation than my hypothesis that there's no evidence of any of this bull[poo]. Then again, $300 million going to the one who invests the most money in lawyers does make it seem easier in terms of profit.
gmanontario
5th July 2005, 09:07 AM
Originally posted by deathphoenix
Who cares about the so-called "science" of astronomy when you can follow the true calling of astrology? This Copernicus fellow was a quack, and so were all the so-called astronomers who looked in the skies thinking that there is a scientific explanation for what is truly a mystical and enlightening field of study. These astronomers should stop butting in on the astrologists' territories and leave the skies for the people who can truly appreciate it.

Oh, and by the way, the Apollo project was a farce. There was no landing on the moon.

Wow..I sure hope this is sarcasm..
Bronze Dog
5th July 2005, 09:31 AM
Originally posted by gmanontario
Wow..I sure hope this is sarcasm..
So do I. There are a lot of woos out there that throw off my detector. I have to keep getting it recalibrated.
LostAngeles
5th July 2005, 01:11 PM
She's right! I did experience a significant change due to the Deep Impact! Due to the nano fluctuations in my star chart, my whole world is completely different!

Now I'm Queen of Australia and I have everything I could ever want. Thanks NASA!
jmercer
5th July 2005, 01:36 PM
Originally posted by LostAngeles
She's right! I did experience a significant change due to the Deep Impact! Due to the nano fluctuations in my star chart, my whole world is completely different!



Oh, no, you don't... you're not getting out of the GSIC test THAT easy! ;)
B.S
5th July 2005, 02:43 PM
Originally posted by Ashles
Due to being bent double in pain from laughter.

And how did this astrologer reach the figure of $300 million. Is that her projected loss of earnings? What does she charge for a sitting?

She is claiming this amount because it is what NASA paid for the mission. I don't know where the logic is in that, but then, there is no logic to this anyway.
LostAngeles
5th July 2005, 03:34 PM
Originally posted by jmercer
Oh, no, you don't... you're not getting out of the GSIC test THAT easy! ;)

Who are you to make the Queen of Australia do anything? Why I oughta... *checks jmercer's star charts*

Oh, nevermind. Yes, sir, absoultely sir.
deathphoenix
6th July 2005, 12:17 PM
Originally posted by gmanontario
Wow..I sure hope this is sarcasm..

Yeah, it was, though considering some of the people that post here, I don't begrudge your confusion.
Ducky
6th July 2005, 05:24 PM
Anyone else wondering if this russian person took their cue from the joker up here in Minnesota suing Copperfield in federal court over Copperfield's alleged use of his "god powers"?

Do these folks hold meetings?

How do I sign up for that entertainment?





(edited for spelling)
Ducky
6th July 2005, 05:25 PM
Originally posted by LostAngeles
Who are you to make the Queen of Australia do anything? Why I oughta... *checks jmercer's star charts*

Oh, nevermind. Yes, sir, absoultely sir.


Ooh! Ooh! What does mine say?

Will I be fawned over by all those supermodels finally?
Loki
7th July 2005, 07:59 PM
Now I'm Queen of Australia and I have everything I could ever want.
Hail my Queen!
Zep
7th July 2005, 08:28 PM
Originally posted by LostAngeles
Now I'm Queen of Australia and I have everything I could ever want. Thanks NASA! Yep. Sure. Keep taking the pills.

http://www.cc.utah.edu/~sa11170/EMT/DOTRefresh/Poison/Resources/sedatives.jpeg
Kiless
7th July 2005, 08:35 PM
Originally posted by LostAngeles
She's right! I did experience a significant change due to the Deep Impact! Due to the nano fluctuations in my star chart, my whole world is completely different!

Now I'm Queen of Australia and I have everything I could ever want. Thanks NASA!

*abject grovelling*
Nex
11th July 2005, 05:39 PM
Originally posted by fowlsound
Ooh! Ooh! What does mine say?

Will I be fawned over by all those supermodels finally?

Actually, you're a sewage worker in the Bronx. Your wife is a manager at Burger King, weighs 350 pounds, and has a fungus problem.

Your children, however, are lovely. :)
Gr8wight
13th July 2005, 05:23 AM
Originally posted by LostAngeles
She's right! I did experience a significant change due to the Deep Impact! Due to the nano fluctuations in my star chart, my whole world is completely different!

Now I'm Queen of Australia and I have everything I could ever want. Thanks NASA!


This post is nowhere near as funny now that everyone understands that you're not a guy.