Sometimes, literally..

Ever see large hail? How about it falling out of the sky, banging and bouncing off your car, roof and even your 12-inch telescope? Well, this 'fun times' at Mars House last Wednesday, when the radar signal went to purple and black - and hail stones up to 1 1/2 inches across dropped out of the sky ( Read more... )

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Or, stupid is what stupid does..

Well, it looks like the world survived the Rapture event on May 21, though perhaps with the help of The Macho-Man Randy Savage putting the 'atomic elbow' smack-down on Jesus.

But like the a bad plague of the terminally stupid, their fearless leader Harold Camping has *updated* the prediction to October 21, 2011.

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In three days - May 21 at 6 PM to be exact, the rapture will commence and 3% of the world's most gullible, err.. 'devote' will be magically teleported off the surface of this world. Just imagine - Jesus at the helm of a ST:TOS transporter, cross circuiting to "B" to bring up the faithful ( Read more... )

OMG - Mice with human Brains!

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Christine O'Donnell (Republican) not only is stupid on a quantum level - she *actually* believes this shit. And who knows, what EVIL lurks in the minds of LIBERAL Mad Scientists - maybe one of the mice has Hitler's Brain - or, maybe worse - Obama's!!!!

OMGWTFZOMBIEBBQ!!!

..this is why I hate dealing with UPS.

Shemp's 12" LX200 Optical Tube Assembly


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It's almost August - and one again, the STUPID Mars Hoax is making the rounds *again*

You know the one - it's Mars will appear as BIG as the MOON!!!

OMGWTFBBQ!!!! Sheesh. Gimme a break.

Here's a link to this now yearly plague of the web.

And if *anyone* dares to ask me AGAIN this year - I will call them a friggen brainless twit to their face ( Read more... )

..and Christianity is chalk full it.

As found on FB, a comic called "God-Man" - an "astoundingly omnipotent super-hero" as he deals with the slave trade. Got to love those wonderfully archaic Old Testament values.

Some of us remember when National Geographic was the a source of teenage p0rn in the days long before the internet or widespread smut magazines. In modern times - not so much, but sometimes the natural world has a mind of its own.

Taken full-sized map in the latest Nat'l Geo (page 47):


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Delivery WoesOver the years, I've all manner of screwed ups and delivery mis-fires from UPS and FedEx. All manner of telescope and camera equipment has been misdirected, even "lost" by them over the years. Only the much-maligned USPS has done me well over the years - over 500 EBay purchases and NEVER a botched delivery. Part of this success is due ( Read more... )