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Politics, Mature and taboo => Political Pundits => Topic started by: Riffraff_Emperor on August 02, 2006, 02:50:37 PM

Title: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Riffraff_Emperor on August 02, 2006, 02:50:37 PM
The moon officially belongs to the United States.
Anyone who begs to differ needs only to take a look at that famous picture of Neil Armstrong and his flag.
You hear that world? Yeah, that's right: We own the moon!
I really think we should claim it as an official territory and make it our 51st state. After all, isn't having more territory what every country wants? Claiming the moon would be the perfect way for the United States to expand its landmass.
Besides, it would definitely save Utah the embarassment of being the state with the fewest registered voters.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Callaway on August 02, 2006, 02:57:52 PM
If the US wanted a 51st state, there are many closer alternatives than the moon.  For example, Washington, DC residents pay federal income taxes but have no representatives in Congress or the Senate.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Beowulf on August 02, 2006, 04:40:29 PM
Wasn't there some American dude selling plots of "Moon" land a while back? I wonder if he's got any left to sell.

Maybe everyone in here knows about it already.

What a diamond of an entrepreneurial idea.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: odeon on August 02, 2006, 04:50:36 PM
I'm OK with that idea if you can make Bush move there.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: McGiver on August 02, 2006, 06:54:40 PM
why haven't we been to the moon in a couple of decades?
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: QuirkyCarla on August 02, 2006, 09:06:21 PM
Let's all go to the moon then.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Riffraff_Emperor on August 02, 2006, 09:28:41 PM
Let's all go to the moon then.

See you on the Dark Side of the Moon!
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: QuirkyCarla on August 02, 2006, 09:36:30 PM
okey doke
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Beowulf on August 03, 2006, 01:05:02 PM
why haven't we been to the moon in a couple of decades?

Either ...

1. We never went in the first place

      (ok, I don't actually believe this myself, but I'm becoming more open-minded about conspiracy theories)

Or ...

2. There's no point ... too bloody expensive ... and if we want to explore space we can send robots up there
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: McGiver on August 03, 2006, 01:11:56 PM
or...
we never went there in the first place.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: QuirkyCarla on August 03, 2006, 01:51:44 PM
We went to the moon. In 1969.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: odeon on August 03, 2006, 02:03:02 PM
Was it vacation or business?
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: QuirkyCarla on August 03, 2006, 02:15:50 PM
Perhaps a little of both.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Walkie on August 03, 2006, 02:35:20 PM
Does the first flea to land on, say, Bush's backside own Bush's ass? Ordoes he have to plant a flag  before making his claim?

Don't laugh. This is a serious question.

I don't see why not. And besides, I want a word with that flea.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: McGiver on August 03, 2006, 04:12:32 PM
We went to the moon. In 1969.

matter of fact the whole moon episode took place during the a time which my actual bith day took place during that span of time.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Eamonn on August 03, 2006, 04:47:31 PM
We went to the moon. In 1969.

That was faked by the American administration because the soviets were winning the space race with being the first in space and were sure to be the first to get to the moon, also.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: McGiver on August 03, 2006, 04:57:09 PM
JFK also stated that we would be the first to the moon, and boldly predicted that we would do so by the end of the decade.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Eamonn on August 03, 2006, 05:02:51 PM
Buzz Aldrin sure made up for the falsehood years later by doing this..... http://www.unoriginal.co.uk/footage35_4.html
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: McGiver on August 03, 2006, 05:05:59 PM
i make it a point to never fuck with a guy mnamed buzz for this very reason.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: QuirkyCarla on August 03, 2006, 07:11:53 PM
We went to the moon. In 1969.

matter of fact the whole moon episode took place during the a time which my actual bith day took place during that span of time.

That's cool. Love the avatar btw.  :laugh:
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: McGiver on August 03, 2006, 08:35:04 PM
matter of fact, the day the moon landing took place i was in surgery having an emergency bowel obstruction surgery (first such surgery for me).
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: QuirkyCarla on August 03, 2006, 10:08:26 PM
TMI
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Leto729 on August 06, 2006, 10:48:14 AM
Buzz being a old guy He can throw a punch.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: richard on September 06, 2006, 10:41:37 PM
interesting idea, but the moon belongs to no one!
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Leto729 on September 06, 2006, 11:00:44 PM
interesting idea, but the moon belongs to no one!
That is correct. ;)
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Nomaken on September 06, 2006, 11:19:39 PM
I find it hilarious that the last option is the most popular.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: McGiver on September 06, 2006, 11:38:51 PM
i own the moon!





(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i308/snakeskowren/Picture19-1.jpg)
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Leto729 on September 06, 2006, 11:52:02 PM
Thanks for that beautiful moon shot McJagger. ;D
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: odeon on September 07, 2006, 01:24:28 AM
You probably don't own it, though. Your wife does.  :laugh:
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Lucifer on September 07, 2006, 01:44:11 AM
is that own or pwn?

anyway, give the fucking US the moon, and then i can think of several million american twats we could make pioneers, and send them there, starting with dubya, and leaping up the evolutionary scale to the animal kingdom (axolotls, maybe)...

i think you get the drift.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: odeon on September 07, 2006, 01:46:51 AM
is that own or pwn?

It amounts to the same thing. :D
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: QuirkyCarla on September 07, 2006, 01:48:13 AM
is that own or pwn?

anyway, give the fucking US the moon, and then i can think of several million american twats we could make pioneers, and send them there, starting with dubya, and leaping up the evolutionary scale to the animal kingdom (axolotls, maybe)...

i think you get the drift.

would dubya have a space suit or no?  >:D

(I don't think the feds can get me for that.)
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Nomaken on September 07, 2006, 01:54:44 AM
If the feds haven't gotten me yet, they aren't looking.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Lucifer on September 07, 2006, 01:59:56 AM
would dubya have a space suit or no? 

who cares?
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: QuirkyCarla on September 07, 2006, 02:09:34 AM
would dubya have a space suit or no? 

who cares?

if he has one, he might be able to come back...(some idiot might go get him)
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: McGiver on September 07, 2006, 06:43:23 AM
You probably don't own it, though. Your wife does.  :laugh:
actually i don't think she wants it.  its broken, see the crack.

she owns the front side of that picture, i maintain the rights to the rear end.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Peter on September 07, 2006, 11:21:33 AM
"We like the mooooon!"

http://www.rathergood.com/moon_song/
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: duncvis on September 07, 2006, 04:39:45 PM
rathergood rocks. 'iggy pop's ocelot shop' is my favourite.  ;D
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: SovaNu on September 09, 2006, 05:43:15 AM
hehe i love that vid. :laugh:
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Leto729 on September 09, 2006, 01:35:36 PM
I thought it was stupid.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Lucifer on September 09, 2006, 01:38:53 PM
"We like the mooooon!"

http://www.rathergood.com/moon_song/

/laughing uncontrollably!

oh, come on - hasn't everyone with any aspirations to perform in a band/actually have done got a tape of something very similar?  i must have loads.  and some were even when i was sober...   :-[

come to think of it, some ended up being the fucking set...   :laugh:
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: purposefulinsanity on September 09, 2006, 01:47:51 PM
I thought it was stupid.

I got to agree with you their Kevv- it didn't help that the guy's voice made me want to perforate my own ear-drums.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: odeon on September 09, 2006, 03:50:51 PM
"We like the mooooon!"

http://www.rathergood.com/moon_song/

Painful. :D
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Leto729 on September 09, 2006, 06:49:07 PM
Half the time I could not even understand Him at all.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: purposefulinsanity on September 09, 2006, 06:55:51 PM
Half the time I could not even understand Him at all.

That's what the speech bubbles were for.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Leto729 on September 09, 2006, 07:04:17 PM
Half the time I could not even understand Him at all.

That's what the speech bubbles were for.
Yeah for sure. ;D
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: TheoK on December 31, 2008, 01:52:28 PM
The moon should be the 51st state of the USA with totally free guns, including H-bombs.  :agreed:
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Peter on December 31, 2008, 03:45:11 PM
http://xkcd.com/202/
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Leto729 on December 31, 2008, 09:43:36 PM
The moon should be the 51st state of the USA with totally free guns, including H-bombs.  :agreed:
Nah We need those guns and H-bombs. :jedi: :flamer: :headexplode:
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: DirtDawg on December 31, 2008, 09:46:57 PM
The moon should be the 51st state of the USA with totally free guns, including H-bombs.  :agreed:
Nah We need those guns and H-bombs. :jedi: :flamer: :headexplode:

Do you find it humorous that he seems to agree with himself so often.

I think he is becoming cowardly, because agreeing with oneself is the opposite of BRAVE.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Parts on December 31, 2008, 09:49:08 PM
Keep your paws off my moon I put no trespassing signs there last week it's part Partsatopia where I am king
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Leto729 on December 31, 2008, 09:54:41 PM
The moon should be the 51st state of the USA with totally free guns, including H-bombs.  :agreed:
Nah We need those guns and H-bombs. :jedi: :flamer: :headexplode:

Do you find it humorous that he seems to agree with himself so often.

I think he is becoming cowardly, because agreeing with oneself is the opposite of BRAVE.
Yeah for sure. :lol: :plus:
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Leto729 on December 31, 2008, 09:58:12 PM
Keep your paws off my moon I put no trespassing signs there last week it's part Partsatopia where I am king
No You don't I have guns and H-bombs so I am King of this god forsaken  rock next door from the earth.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Parts on December 31, 2008, 10:00:32 PM
Keep your paws off my moon I put no trespassing signs there last week it's part Partsatopia where I am king
No You don't I have guns and H-bombs so I am King of this god forsaken  rock next door from the earth.

Are you sure :zoinks:
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Leto729 on December 31, 2008, 10:13:51 PM
Keep your paws off my moon I put no trespassing signs there last week it's part Partsatopia where I am king
No You don't I have guns and H-bombs so I am King of this god forsaken  rock next door from the earth.

Are you sure :zoinks:
Yeah because You will have to buy them from Me. ;)
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: TheoK on January 01, 2009, 04:17:36 AM
Keep your paws off my moon I put no trespassing signs there last week it's part Partsatopia where I am king

Nay, it's part of Litigistan! And I'll blow you into quarks if you put your foot on its soil! :arrr: :litigious: :flamer: :flames: :explode: :ninja: :swords: :tooledup: :headexplode: :spacecraft:
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: odeon on January 01, 2009, 12:27:48 PM
:yawn:
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: DirtDawg on January 01, 2009, 05:51:28 PM
Keep your paws off my moon I put no trespassing signs there last week it's part Partsatopia where I am king

Nay, it's part of Litigistan! And I'll blow you into quarks if you put your foot on its soil! :arrr: :litigious: :flamer: :flames: :explode: :ninja: :swords: :tooledup: :headexplode: :spacecraft:

SOIL!??!!??

I dare say that you use my favorite term with considered disdain.  The moon has NO soil.


Soil is alive as opposed to "dust" and such.

If you've cultivated "soil" upon the harsh wasteland of the moon, then ANYONE stepping on it deserves to die.

 :indeed:
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: RageBeoulve on January 07, 2009, 01:10:04 AM
I just read and read and read.

Why does it seem that we aspies are so brave, as lit would call it, but yet no difference is made? Aren't we supposed to be intelligent for the most part?
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: TheoK on January 07, 2009, 04:26:52 AM
We're too few.  :-\
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: duncvis on January 07, 2009, 05:08:42 AM
plus getting autistics to do just about anything together is somewhat like herding cats. sad but true.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: TheoK on January 07, 2009, 05:14:16 AM
Yup.  :(
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Parts on January 07, 2009, 07:26:08 AM
 :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk7yqlTMvp8
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: RageBeoulve on January 07, 2009, 11:42:29 AM
plus getting autistics to do just about anything together is somewhat like herding cats. sad but true.

Ahh. But I CAN herd cats.  :zoinks:
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: duncvis on January 07, 2009, 12:49:05 PM
 :clap:

bet you can't herd autistics though.  :lol:
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: RageBeoulve on January 07, 2009, 12:51:08 PM
:clap:

bet you can't herd autistics though.  :lol:

Yeah thats the problem. I can be seriously intimidating, but autistics wouldn't see my scary face. Cause they don't really care to look in the first place.

Touche sir. Touche.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: DirtDawg on January 07, 2009, 01:09:00 PM


... nor can you call earthworms to the surface.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: punkdrew on January 07, 2009, 01:16:07 PM
If we really do own the Moon, all we have to do is send a garrison there and have them build a catapult--then the world will fall in line. See Heinlein's THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: odeon on January 07, 2009, 02:46:19 PM
Terrific book, that. :)
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: TheoK on January 07, 2009, 02:48:07 PM
Heinlein was BRAVE!  8)
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Pyraxis on January 07, 2009, 07:03:02 PM
Lit was REPETITIVE.
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Parts on January 07, 2009, 08:15:19 PM
REPETITIVE IS BRAVE :P
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: TheoK on January 07, 2009, 08:55:18 PM
 :agreed:
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: TheoK on January 07, 2009, 08:59:54 PM
The moon is also BRAVE!  :zoinks:
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: SovaNu on January 08, 2009, 12:21:42 AM
plus getting autistics to do just about anything together is somewhat like herding cats. sad but true.

ahaha i have to agree. :laugh:
Title: Re: The US owns the moon!
Post by: Averick on January 20, 2009, 08:29:09 PM
Actually, I own the moon, sorry.