WE'RE BACK FROM VACATION
...and boy are we sorry.
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December 26, 2004
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I plan to enjoy myself between now and April...
Posted by: sandy beach | December 26, 2004 at 11:18 AM
So, is a "rogue" asteroid an "asteroid on the edge" and that "plays by its own rules" or something?
Posted by: Lairbo | December 26, 2004 at 11:27 AM
WELCOME BACK SIR DAVE!
Posted by: julietine | December 26, 2004 at 11:58 AM
Let's see, 21 years, 3 months and 13 days from today and a 1.6% chance of colliding with earth as we cross paths at that time. Can you really trust a "rogue?" If the "rogue" only knew how polluted the air was down here by that time, he would stay away. (Of course, I referred to the asteroid as a "he") Is he "rock" or is he "iron?" Maybe Ken Jennings probably knows. I've known a lot of "asteroids" in my time, but most of them were made out of "snips" and "snails" and "puppy dag tails." That's what most asteroids were made of in my day. (but not all boys were included in the asteroid catagory)
Posted by: kat | December 26, 2004 at 12:06 PM
Perhaps 2004 MN4 is just another way to say Y2K. Happy BOO Year!
Posted by: waxwing | December 26, 2004 at 12:12 PM
I think that George should send in the intergalactic missiles right now and not wait for April 13th, 2026 to launch an attack against the "rogue" asteroid!
Posted by: kat | December 26, 2004 at 12:22 PM
Welcome back, Dave. Thank God. Now I can start reading this again.
A 1.6% chance of hitting Earth in a couple of decades makes this a "4" out of a possible 10 on the threat meter? Interesting...
Posted by: Gregg | December 26, 2004 at 12:35 PM
No commet.
Posted by: Brainy Jello | December 26, 2004 at 01:56 PM
if im 34 when the astoriod comes would it kill me
Posted by: kiara | December 26, 2004 at 02:13 PM
April 13, 2029; I should be in advanced stages of Alzheimer's by then, so....
...um...
....what was the question?
Posted by: slyeyes | December 26, 2004 at 03:11 PM
Hey Dave, I've got tomorrow off, but after...I'm not likely to check in 'til the New Year. In the meantime and all through:
Best Wishes and also Well Wishes with Your hiatus!! Take Care, Good Sir...heh heh..."skinny legs and all"! :-)
judi, may the grace of all be with you in the Barrying of his Heraldic sunset! ;-)
Posted by: eadn | December 26, 2004 at 03:12 PM
Oh, and slyeyes, at my age then...I won't be worrying about getting my taxes done ;-)
Posted by: eadn | December 26, 2004 at 03:21 PM
Gregg: President of the He-man woman-haters club? Or just a pissy whiner?
Posted by: Booger | December 26, 2004 at 03:38 PM
Cheerful quote of the day:
"Mr Floyd said between now and 2079 there were at least 38 potentially hazardous close encounters."
Happy New Year's!
Posted by: daisyj | December 26, 2004 at 04:08 PM
Yo! bodazhang, your post is like dessicated flypaper! Not that you care....
Where's the tequila to get me through the next sunrise?!
At the last, Dear Bloglits, it's nice to see the great god NAVA has html-waylaid "bo"'s commercial see :-)
Oh Uh, which is why I can only lay and said elsewhere, a sword-dropped furrow for seedlings et al...There's always something wicked this way comes...no rest for me....
"Here I go again!..." :-)
Posted by: eadn | December 26, 2004 at 04:50 PM
Hee Hee Ha Ha Ho Ho! Nothin' like catching a moment that does not last! :-)
My last post apparently has no regard for the Spam-dissing capabilities of DB's Blog! Hmmm, looks like I stepped into a long-farting something that now is no longer there!
OhMyGod! I look crazy, but I'm not....
Posted by: eadn | December 26, 2004 at 05:00 PM
"Even if it turns out to be a near miss, Mr Floyd said between now and 2079 there were at least 38 potentially hazardous close encounters."
If Mr. Floyd said those exact words then I think he's fixed the wayback machine.
Posted by: everysandwich | December 26, 2004 at 05:16 PM
It's very simple. We grab a rocket, strap Bill O'Reilly and Michael Moore on the front to act as ballast, and fire it at the asteroid.
And after that, we can go about destroying the asteroid.
Posted by: mtvcdm | December 26, 2004 at 08:02 PM
Woo Hoo! Time to start charging those credit cards back up!
Oh, and, Welcome Back Dave!
Posted by: alanboss | December 26, 2004 at 10:59 PM
Thanks for coming back Dave. We were all worried what Judy was going to do with Six Geese a Layin.
Posted by: Brad | December 27, 2004 at 12:41 AM
Welcome back, Dave! Sorry about the 'roid.
Posted by: mb | December 27, 2004 at 05:17 AM
happy noo year dave.... and i guess this all means we should be stocking up on duct tape and whatnot. maybe we should ask tom ridge before he leaves office....
Posted by: queensbee | December 27, 2004 at 05:35 AM
Dave,
Should we go ahead and throw our lawn furniture in the pool now, or wait a bit?
Thx, bbxl
Posted by: bbxl | December 27, 2004 at 08:25 AM
Let's see, 38 events, estimate each at least a 1.6% probablility of impact for each, and you realize there's a good chance a statistician could do something with those numbers...
Posted by: jamester | December 27, 2004 at 10:55 AM