tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post2331888402550286189..comments2024-03-26T16:03:42.608-06:00Comments on Flares into Darkness: Is it Aliens?ambisinistralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836786826294202405noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-38688868997301298312007-03-28T23:17:00.000-06:002007-03-28T23:17:00.000-06:00Ah, shoot--that's such a home-spun recipe page--I ...Ah, shoot--that's such a home-spun recipe page--I musta been wrong about ole Dick Durbin. Why, he's okay, so what if he's a l'il traitorious now n' then.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-80090507150849210982007-03-28T20:35:00.000-06:002007-03-28T20:35:00.000-06:00The honorable Dick Durbin has posted his recipe fo...The honorable Dick Durbin has posted his <A HREF="http://www.virtualcities.com/ons/il/gov/ilgdd1.htm" REL="nofollow">recipe for butterhorns</A>. I hope it is a bipartisan roll.chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15164145672293455823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-6113987793141544112007-03-28T17:45:00.000-06:002007-03-28T17:45:00.000-06:00So sorryo si lo ofendidio. Or somethin'. All you...So sorryo si lo ofendidio. Or somethin'. <BR/><BR/>All you guys talking about butterhorns has got me hungry. I say we go out for enchiladas. Buddy's buyin'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-11843719032212498562007-03-28T17:40:00.000-06:002007-03-28T17:40:00.000-06:00Mi no sabe comprendo quien necesita tener un steen...Mi no sabe comprendo quien necesita tener un steenkin perfectionisto.<BR/>:-(<BR/><BR/>(psst, Rick--don't let Dennis Kuchinich hear that!)buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-58643500117719426822007-03-28T17:34:00.000-06:002007-03-28T17:34:00.000-06:00How much would a fence cost? 6.02 X 10 to the 23r...How much would a fence cost? 6.02 X 10 to the 23rd alien butterhorns. That's just a quick Galactic Means Estimate, mind you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-80981915951694773802007-03-28T16:57:00.000-06:002007-03-28T16:57:00.000-06:00Like the alien problem isn't difficult enough alre...Like the alien problem isn't difficult enough already. How much will a space fence cost?Rick Ballardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082425215912372067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1608782970039368352007-03-28T15:47:00.000-06:002007-03-28T15:47:00.000-06:00Dammit Buddy, what kind of Spanish is that? It is...Dammit Buddy, what kind of Spanish is that? It is "<I>mí</I> no sabe comprendo." Sheesh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-45264628381859173482007-03-28T14:27:00.000-06:002007-03-28T14:27:00.000-06:00Good gravy--each bullet is the size of our solar s...Good gravy--each bullet is the size of our solar system, and shoots out @ 400 km/sec. Lessee, a million and a half kph, that's almost a million miles per hour. Jeez, my haid hurts, me no sabby comprendo.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-49323935538553802492007-03-28T13:39:00.000-06:002007-03-28T13:39:00.000-06:00I even Googled it, just in the interests of profes...I even <A = _BLANK HREF="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Chesley+Bonestell+butterhorn&btnG=Search" REL="nofollow">Googled</A> it, just in the interests of professional blogging accuracy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-87691802209209547552007-03-28T13:36:00.000-06:002007-03-28T13:36:00.000-06:00Ahg, what a Philistine I am. I had thought he was ...Ahg, what a Philistine I am. I had thought he was a made-up joke name. <BR/><A HREF="http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=EGLC,EGLC:2006-42,EGLC:en&q=Chesley+Bonestell+" REL="nofollow">He's <I>that</I> guy!</A>buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-69947106285587827722007-03-28T13:29:00.000-06:002007-03-28T13:29:00.000-06:00Sadly, I don't think Chesley Bonestell ever painte...Sadly, I don't think Chesley Bonestell ever painted a butterhorn. Just to get back on the thread and all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-26995706729358179082007-03-28T13:10:00.000-06:002007-03-28T13:10:00.000-06:00"alien butterhorn" I think takes the internet to a..."alien butterhorn" I think takes the internet to a new place.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-41954289792513489432007-03-28T12:39:00.000-06:002007-03-28T12:39:00.000-06:00Oatmeal with fresh strawberries, actually. But it...Oatmeal with fresh strawberries, actually. <BR/><BR/>But it still looks like a butterhorn, though maybe an alien butterhorn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-27332751149268308412007-03-28T12:20:00.000-06:002007-03-28T12:20:00.000-06:00yes--after your oatmeal, it'll be back to ALIENS!yes--after your oatmeal, it'll be back to ALIENS!buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-84139713816483630252007-03-28T12:10:00.000-06:002007-03-28T12:10:00.000-06:00Then today, it sorta looks like a butterhorn, but ...Then today, it sorta looks like a butterhorn, but then I didn't have breakfast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-34349708537961256932007-03-28T09:46:00.000-06:002007-03-28T09:46:00.000-06:00The Saturn north pole hexagon has not been visible...<I><B>The Saturn north pole</B> hexagon has not been visible to Cassini's visual cameras, because it's <B>winter</B> in that area, so the hexagon is under the cover of the long polar <B>night</B>, which <B>lasts about 15 years</B>. The infrared mapping spectrometer can image Saturn in both daytime and nighttime conditions and see deep inside. It imaged the feature with thermal wavelengths near 5 microns (seven times the wavelength visible to the human eye) during a 12-day period beginning on Oct. 30, 2006. As <B>winter wanes over the next two years</B>, the feature may become visible to the visual cameras. </I><BR/><BR/>Yikes! I like the four seasons just fine but 3 months or so is enough winter! Fifteen years of polar nights.Knuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09245646229814895145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-12235417683260134662007-03-28T09:08:00.000-06:002007-03-28T09:08:00.000-06:00That's fer sure. Even if it's not true, it's true....That's fer sure. Even if it's not true, it's true.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-41930485706929683372007-03-28T07:19:00.000-06:002007-03-28T07:19:00.000-06:00Whatever it is you may be sure it is a bad consequ...Whatever it is you may be sure it is a bad consequence of George W. Bush's hatred of the environment.Knuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09245646229814895145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-89736080864401939742007-03-27T23:04:00.000-06:002007-03-27T23:04:00.000-06:00No, those only have FIVE sides.No, those only have FIVE sides.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-53273758287122513792007-03-27T20:28:00.000-06:002007-03-27T20:28:00.000-06:00whatever it is, it's BIG--15,000 miles across.whatever it is, it's BIG--15,000 miles across.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-26137514791945703452007-03-27T20:12:00.000-06:002007-03-27T20:12:00.000-06:00I am old enough to know who Bucky Fuller is. Depre...I am old enough to know who Bucky Fuller is. Depressing.<BR/><BR/>But really, what the hell is it?terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609746018265953069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-76559007512803842102007-03-27T19:45:00.000-06:002007-03-27T19:45:00.000-06:00Yes, the straight sides leave me stumped, too. To...Yes, the straight sides leave me stumped, too. Too bad I had to study so hard in physics, only to forget it all...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-47466078277963939342007-03-27T19:31:00.000-06:002007-03-27T19:31:00.000-06:002007: A Space Oddity. Instead of Strauss, play Ri...2007: A Space Oddity. Instead of Strauss, play Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee for the honeycomb hexagons.<BR/><BR/>It could be Bucky Fuller’s resting spot. But what particularly comes to mind is that space is not the final frontier. Consciousness is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-90500741833177544192007-03-27T19:24:00.000-06:002007-03-27T19:24:00.000-06:00Oh, wait a minute. That is obviously a hex nut hol...Oh, wait a minute. That is obviously a hex nut holding the planet in place on its axis.chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15164145672293455823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-32820729939668867902007-03-27T19:21:00.000-06:002007-03-27T19:21:00.000-06:00Heh, but no artist trying for realism would have i...Heh, but no artist trying for realism would have imagined a hexagon. Some sort of standing wave I would guess, although the straight sides are hard to explain. Maybe some alien race built large structures at the vertices ;)chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15164145672293455823noreply@blogger.com