The Mexican government would like a word with you.
But before we get into that, I grace you with my spectacular (if I do say so myself) Galactic Pics for This Week.
Oh? I thought it was a fungus Europeans eat, like truffles.
After-dinner mint, anyone?
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This was The Day for headline stranglets. Here we go.
Couple Accused of Assault Using Cheetos
Woman on tracks to "clear her mind" hit by train
Man tries to rob hotel with a butter knife
Oregon man's wallet returned untouched after 63 years
Squirrel Hides Out in Woman's Shirt
And my favorite: IF YOU HAVE SEEN 'ISLA BERMEJA,' A SMALL ISLAND OFF MEXICO'S YUCATAN PENINSULA, THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT WOULD LIKE A WORD WITH YOU
Sounded menacing (as if the witness had to be "silenced"), so I delved into the story. Turned out, it was a plea. You see, Mexico is desperately trying to find a scrap of island off of its coast that would benefit the county's offshore oil rights. The island isn't there though maps from the 1700s say it should be. Not even their brightest minds can find the thing with underwater sonar detection OR aerial surveillance.
The comments thread this story spawned had me laughing like a fool.
"Apparently they've lost it. Personally, I'd check with the DHARMA Initiative."
"But even then, they would only be able to find it if they knew, in advance, where it was going to be."
"LOST: In The Yucatan. I totally see it."
"We used to sail there back in the 60s, great place. Kind of wet but the ice was cold, the women hot, and the beaches endless."
"Let me see... GLOBAL WARMING ... the ice melts... the water rises... the land is gone."
"My Spanish is a little rusty. Doesn't Isla Bermeja translate to Atlantis?"
"C'mon... this is a no brainer. That's Fantasy Island. Just ask Mr. Rourke or Tattoo."
"It was sucked in by the Bermuda Triangle?"
"Maybe they sold it to an American tourist and he has it on his mantle in Cleveland?"
"Maybe someone should call Carmen Sandiego."
"Oh, that's simple. Find Jules Verne, and you'll find his Mysterious Island."
"DUHH!! Hello! Hasn't anyone seen Aladdin? The island is clearly on the back of a giant turtle that travels around the world."
"A report in 1844 said that the island had sank to the bottom of the sea." [the real answer]
"Well, that's clearly it, then. It was Atlantis."
"LOST ISLAND!!
Answers to 'Isla Bermeja'
Reward offered if found
Island needs medication
Please call 481-516-2342"
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Now, I'll bet dollars to doughnuts they'll find the thing in the Archipelago of Last Years, in Rudolph's Shiny New Year. That's where I'd have gone. Oh, the creative brainstorming. I'm not understanding why we still haven't solved world peace.
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And speaking of the LOST island: I'm not surprised to see that the numbers on the hatch (Hurley's lottery numbers) aren't "made up." The plane was on its way from Australia to Los Angeles, right? Clever, clever.
Have a prosperous Tuesday, peeps.
Oh? I thought it was a fungus Europeans eat, like truffles.
After-dinner mint, anyone?
_______________
This was The Day for headline stranglets. Here we go.
Couple Accused of Assault Using Cheetos
Woman on tracks to "clear her mind" hit by train
Man tries to rob hotel with a butter knife
Oregon man's wallet returned untouched after 63 years
Squirrel Hides Out in Woman's Shirt
And my favorite: IF YOU HAVE SEEN 'ISLA BERMEJA,' A SMALL ISLAND OFF MEXICO'S YUCATAN PENINSULA, THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT WOULD LIKE A WORD WITH YOU
Sounded menacing (as if the witness had to be "silenced"), so I delved into the story. Turned out, it was a plea. You see, Mexico is desperately trying to find a scrap of island off of its coast that would benefit the county's offshore oil rights. The island isn't there though maps from the 1700s say it should be. Not even their brightest minds can find the thing with underwater sonar detection OR aerial surveillance.
The comments thread this story spawned had me laughing like a fool.
"Apparently they've lost it. Personally, I'd check with the DHARMA Initiative."
"But even then, they would only be able to find it if they knew, in advance, where it was going to be."
"LOST: In The Yucatan. I totally see it."
"We used to sail there back in the 60s, great place. Kind of wet but the ice was cold, the women hot, and the beaches endless."
"Let me see... GLOBAL WARMING ... the ice melts... the water rises... the land is gone."
"My Spanish is a little rusty. Doesn't Isla Bermeja translate to Atlantis?"
"C'mon... this is a no brainer. That's Fantasy Island. Just ask Mr. Rourke or Tattoo."
"It was sucked in by the Bermuda Triangle?"
"Maybe they sold it to an American tourist and he has it on his mantle in Cleveland?"
"Maybe someone should call Carmen Sandiego."
"Oh, that's simple. Find Jules Verne, and you'll find his Mysterious Island."
"DUHH!! Hello! Hasn't anyone seen Aladdin? The island is clearly on the back of a giant turtle that travels around the world."
"A report in 1844 said that the island had sank to the bottom of the sea." [the real answer]
"Well, that's clearly it, then. It was Atlantis."
"LOST ISLAND!!
Answers to 'Isla Bermeja'
Reward offered if found
Island needs medication
Please call 481-516-2342"
*****
Now, I'll bet dollars to doughnuts they'll find the thing in the Archipelago of Last Years, in Rudolph's Shiny New Year. That's where I'd have gone. Oh, the creative brainstorming. I'm not understanding why we still haven't solved world peace.
_______________
And speaking of the LOST island: I'm not surprised to see that the numbers on the hatch (Hurley's lottery numbers) aren't "made up." The plane was on its way from Australia to Los Angeles, right? Clever, clever.
Have a prosperous Tuesday, peeps.