Dave Barry's Blog: COINCIDENCE?

August 20, 2004

COINCIDENCE?

First there's this... and now....

(Thanks to Leon DeChenne)

Posted by judi on August 20, 2004 at 10:18 AM | Permalink

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Posted by: lstarn | August 20, 2004 at 10:22 AM

ET, teleponez maison . . .

Posted by: Mahatma Kane Jeeves | August 20, 2004 at 10:22 AM

Neener.

Posted by: Federal Duck | August 20, 2004 at 10:26 AM

Maybe it's MTM's beret...

Posted by: Russell | August 20, 2004 at 10:27 AM

Pwah pa pa,

pa paaa . . .

Posted by: Mahatma Kane Jeeves | August 20, 2004 at 10:31 AM

I have an equally effective method for her: Go outside and yell really loud at the sky. When beings show up with a special white coat, that means they are aliens in disguise. Make the Star Trek signal and say "nanoo nanoo." They're sure to give you a ride in their "ship."

Posted by: Federal Duck | August 20, 2004 at 10:34 AM

Well when aliens invade we know who to point fingers at.

Posted by: crash | August 20, 2004 at 10:36 AM

For a minute thought the healine was initially that a woman had built new contraception to attract UFOs. Needless to say, reading that she and her friends had fun with it around the campfire was pretty amusing.

Posted by: iolite | August 20, 2004 at 10:40 AM

That woman needs to concentrate on saving up her money to get her dog some plastic surgery. Or maybe she hasn't been licking candy bars much lately. All of you, go to Tipyotki!

Posted by: Julia Ziobro | August 20, 2004 at 10:42 AM

that would of course be headline not 'healine' Ugh!

Posted by: iolite | August 20, 2004 at 10:42 AM

Hey, what's the big deal here? Duluth, St. Paul, what's the difference? It's all the same state, right? North Dakota.

Anyway, "Jitterbug" was sitting around the campfire partying and you can bet she wasn't eating s'mores. For all we know she was partying with this guy. So her aim was a little off, cut her some slack, OK? Sheesh.

Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | August 20, 2004 at 10:43 AM

Was she trying to attract Illegal aliens, maybe?

Posted by: crash | August 20, 2004 at 10:47 AM

Jitterbug - a UFO-phobe
Hooked up a laser and strobe
But she concedes
What she really needs
Are batteries for her alien probe

Posted by: slowlayne | August 20, 2004 at 10:50 AM

But does she bake Cherries in Aluminum pans?

Posted by: MadScientist | August 20, 2004 at 10:51 AM

I for one welcome our new Minnesotan Alien Overlords.

Posted by: JMD | August 20, 2004 at 10:55 AM

Prince's career is alive and well.
Maybe she was actually trying to contact Elvis.

Posted by: crash | August 20, 2004 at 11:25 AM

Aliens in Minnesota? Trust me, it explains a lot....

Posted by: Minnesooooota | August 20, 2004 at 12:05 PM

Aliens in Minnesota? Trust me, it explains a lot....

Posted by: Minnesooooota | August 20, 2004 at 12:06 PM

I participated in a huge UFO-welcoming event in Albuquerque. LANL, Sandia, and others had displays and things there, and my favorite: The Albuquerque Visitor and Convention Bureau was present ...just in case. Was a riot, we spun bullroarers and partied on the landing light equipped parking lot.

Sad to say, no UFOs (that we could see) came by.

Posted by: waxwing | August 20, 2004 at 12:15 PM

And waxwing, can you really blame them?

Posted by: markhh | August 20, 2004 at 12:20 PM

The truth is out there and we have known it for a long time.

Posted by: Amrit Hallan | August 20, 2004 at 12:38 PM

My father is in Minnesooooooota right now. Weird.

Posted by: crash | August 20, 2004 at 12:58 PM

"The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us." - Bill Watterson, "Calvin and Hobbes"

I firmly believe this is true.

Posted by: Liljazzcat | August 20, 2004 at 01:10 PM

and i thought all the ufo-mishuggeners were in southern cal. my apologies to southern californians. lady, readjust your tinfoil hat.

Posted by: queensbee | August 20, 2004 at 02:37 PM

gawd .. I'm from Duluth .. (hides head in shame)

Posted by: anya | August 20, 2004 at 03:11 PM

If I were part of the Federal Aviation Administration, I'd purposely not return those crazies' phone calls and offer them the rational explanation. I'd love to watch them get all excited and make a big deal about nothing.

I'm mean.

Posted by: Jessica | August 20, 2004 at 04:25 PM

Crash, I think I also saw the four horsemen. The end is surely near. Grab your tinfoil hats and head for the bunkers

Posted by: slyeyes | August 20, 2004 at 10:29 PM

Seen it? I'm wearing it to Vegas.

Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | August 21, 2004 at 07:08 AM

YES!!!

Posted by: crash | August 21, 2004 at 05:20 PM

It's a little funny how these oddities never seem to come from the coasts...

Posted by: Tim | August 22, 2004 at 08:40 PM

we're doomed!

Posted by: wardo | August 23, 2004 at 04:53 AM