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Posted: Dec 30 2009 05:22 pm

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_russia_asteroid_encounter

NASA seems to think it's a pointless endeavor, as the asteroid has a very slim chance of hitting the Earth.

I was under the impression that Russia wouldn't be able to afford to do something like this, anyway. I'm not that well-informed on the matter, but I thought I'd read that they barely have a navy right now because they can hardly afford to build new ships.

If they want to try, I say more power to them. Any research/knowledge gleaned on the matter can't hurt. Unless the whole thing is a front for a Russian plan to build a big red Death Star.

UsaSatsui's Youtube Channel · Posted: Dec 30 2009 05:28 pm

Russia is quickly losing relevance in the world and they're snatching at any way they can to gain some.

Let's face it, the 1 in 100,000 chance that they'll save the planet and be able to say "We saved you, America didn't" is worth the mockery to them.

Posted: Dec 30 2009 05:30 pm

UsaSatsui wrote:

Russia is quickly losing relevance in the world and they're snatching at any way they can to gain some.

Let's face it, the 1 in 100,000 chance that they'll save the planet and be able to say "We saved you, America didn't" is worth the mockery to them.

Yea I figured as much. It's a chance for them to flex their scientific muscles and remind everyone how scary they were during the Cold War.

Posted: Dec 30 2009 07:28 pm

well, for a while they were kicking the crap out of us in the space race.

Posted: Dec 30 2009 10:55 pm

At least the Russian are still trying to do something in space, unlike any other nation on the planet.

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Have we even discovered any Global Killers in our Galaxy? I know there are some big ones...but none that I know of that pose any serious threat.

Posted: Dec 30 2009 11:50 pm

In Soviet Russia, asteroid knocks YOU off course.

(Someone had to do it.)

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It's like Frank Zappa said in the early 80's, these people are standing in line for some pumpernickel, I think we got bigger shit to worry about than Russia anymore.

Posted: Dec 31 2009 11:03 am

Tell that to Georgia. To be honest, I think we're going to see a return to Communism, openly, in Russia within the next few years. There's too many hardliners still lurking in the government. That said, considering where our government is heading, we might just get merged right in with them under the NWO.

Posted: Dec 31 2009 11:06 am

Eddie_Hyde wrote:

At least the Russian are still trying to do something in space, unlike any other nation on the planet.

I'm really torn on the space exploration issue.

On one hand, it's obscenely expensive, and it doesn't seem like we're anywhere close to making some sort of phenomenal breakthrough or finding some vital importance to dominance in space. At least not in my lifetime.

On the other hand, I'd hate to see us fall too far behind our competitors and lose out on some kind of military or economic advantage to space exploration.

Posted: Dec 31 2009 11:11 am

aeonic wrote:

Tell that to Georgia. To be honest, I think we're going to see a return to Communism, openly, in Russia within the next few years. There's too many hardliners still lurking in the government. That said, considering where our government is heading, we might just get merged right in with them under the NWO.

Yea that seems to be the way Putin wants to lead things. I wonder how much it even matters, though. Terrorism is the new Communism.

Posted: Dec 31 2009 05:09 pm

sidewaydriver wrote:

In Soviet Russia, asteroid knocks YOU off course.

(Someone had to do it.)

In Soviet Russia, IT had to do SOMEONE.

I couldn't help myself, and it works as a double innuendo! TOP SCORE!

Posted: Dec 31 2009 08:08 pm

Well, what it is, is that the stories the kids hear from their grandparents is that "at least under Stalin, everybody ate". Sure, there was no freedom of speech. Sure, you had to wait in line for hours to get food. But, people weren't starving to death. And the state of living in Russia right now is such that people would willingly to submit to facism if it would get them food, because they're barely surviving now. Organized crime is huge in Russia right now. So is prostitution, and more specifically, underage prostitution. It is completely fucked up.

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aeonic wrote:

we might just get merged right in with them under the NWO.

Posted: Dec 31 2009 11:18 pm

Man, that's some science fiction shit right there, Russia knocking asteroids off course. We need Sean Connery and a Russian accent, stat!

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it borders on science fiction!

Posted: Jan 02 2010 01:35 am

I disagree that Russia is losing relevance. I think they're actually gaining relevance in today's world, but maybe that's just me.

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1 How do we know it is not a ship of clad scanty moon babes, who are so horny they need all kinds of sex? Imagine a ship of women ready to replace the population of Ellen Degeneretes?

2. How do we know, what Russia uses might not backfire, and cause a Nuclear holocaust?

3. How do we know the Asteroid chunks will not hit earth, instead?

4. Why don't we just kiss the dirt and pray. Together our soul energy will protect us against the Astreroid. It seems to be the most sain thing to do?

5. Where will it hit? NYC ( the center of the world ), Bushes house. Death valley. The middle of the Pacific Ocean.

You gotta hand it to Rufus....I mean Russia. They sure got guts. If they ever do pull it off, I be sure to make with strong arm russian bride. Alot of the Russian people in my school seem to be on the noggins.

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EDIT - I should at least read the above posts before making a stale joke.

Posted: Jan 04 2010 01:07 am

RegalSoul wrote:

1 How do we know it is not a ship of clad scanty moon babes, who are so horny they need all kinds of sex? Imagine a ship of women ready to replace the population of Ellen Degeneretes?

2. How do we know, what Russia uses might not backfire, and cause a Nuclear holocaust?

3. How do we know the Asteroid chunks will not hit earth, instead?

4. Why don't we just kiss the dirt and pray. Together our soul energy will protect us against the Astreroid. It seems to be the most sain thing to do?

5. Where will it hit? NYC ( the center of the world ), Bushes house. Death valley. The middle of the Pacific Ocean.

You gotta hand it to Rufus....I mean Russia. They sure got guts. If they ever do pull it off, I be sure to make with strong arm russian bride. Alot of the Russian people in my school seem to be on the noggins.

Did we decide to just ignore RegalSoul until he goes away, or can we taunt 'im mercilessly?

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I think his final fantasy jokes are rather amusing.