A few weeks ago we were treated to a well written documentary on how we were all going to be killed by a comet or asteroid that was due to land on earth on September 23rd.........

I can't help but notice that the proponents of this well thought out theory seem to have disappeared recently.......Is this because they are hunkered down for the event or that they miscalculated the actual date of our demise and they are too embarrassed to stand up and be counted?

So my question is, for 1000 points, are we all going to die in two days? Please, only real comet-people need reply as we truly need to get to the bottom of this issue NOW!!

As this theory was given quite a lot of creedence by many in this forum we should be brought up to date with current events about it.....

Perhaps someone out there with a telescope can spot it and give us the estimated point of impact, the time of arrival and tell us if there are any spaceships following it that the worthy can board....also, how much are tickets? Thanks.

-- Craig (craig@ccinet.ab.ca), September 21, 1999

Answers

Sometimes Craig is cool, sometimes he is a fool. I think he is a manic- depressive. Craig, today are you on a manic high? or a depressive low?

In other words, who cares? It's Y2K, stupid!

-- (dot@dot.dot), September 21, 1999.

Then, on some days, he's a puffed-up little insect.

-- Throthgar (throthgar@hillpeople.org), September 21, 1999.

Craig, Craig, Craig. Please don't start this comet nonsense again. You are just trying to draw the wackos out of the woodwork. Please don't do this to us. Focus on Y2K. Please!!!

-- NO!!! (pleasedont@spareus.com), September 21, 1999.

Craig your "problem" or "blessing" is that you want exactly and sometimes when people *see* things its not clear what they saw until after the event. You want 2+2=4 and that is fine but sometimes people who *see* things might veiw 2+2=4 as 2+2= possibly all the numbers between 3.2 and 5.6. the answer is in there somewhere its just harder to find.

People who *see* things exist. To them its more of a burden than you can imagine. Be happy you are in the skin you are in.

-- balance (give@take.earth), September 21, 1999.

Craig, I'd appreciate it if you'd take the time to list those people who were reactionary enough to buy into this Comet Lee nonsense. Perhaps that would enable folks to be able to rate their credibility in other areas.

Or maybe they will just get new names. Sigh.

Al

-- Al K. Lloyd (all@ready.now), September 21, 1999.

--NO!!!......Yes, you are correct. I am just trying to draw the wackos out of the woodwork.....for a reason though...

It is very easy to make wild predictions months before a supposed future event.......then go into hiding so as not to have to account for them later.

I am giving them an opportunity to stand by their predictions or else gracefully back down now.....these people know who they are and should respond.

If we don't hear from them, then we will all have learned a good lesson and perhaps future idle speculation and fear mongering will be shed in the light that it deserves.

IMHO, the sad part is that the people that write these weird predictions generally don't get anywhere near as much flack as someone who posts an article, for example, about a bank that is y2K compliant. Just my observation on things, that's all.

-- Craig (craig@ccinet.ab.ca), September 21, 1999.

Wasn't Comet Lee supposed to kill us off on Sept. 11..? I think this is Comet Encke their talking about now. In any case,..I'm pretty sure we would see it in the sky for a few days before it smashed us to bits, wouldn't we? It's supposed to be a pretty good size hunk of rock. Considering Hale-Bopp was noticeable as far off as it was, and that comet in um, um, uh, that comet movie,..I say if ya can't see it,...don't worry about it..! NOW, if we DO see it at some point, then I might take a closer look at where it's heading.

-- kritter (kritter@adelphia.net), September 21, 1999.

Craig,

A couple of questions...

You realize of course that, in essence, you're being a troll. Right?

Why can't you live with divergent points of view?

Or, do all points of view have to reflect your own to be correct?

Does the fact that others hold views which don't jive with your own frustrate you?

Mike

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-- Michael Taylor (mtdesign3@aol.com), September 21, 1999.

This crap used to be amusing, now it isn't, its downright tiring. Craig, why don't you and whats-his-face (whatever posts from "dogs@zianet" or something like that) go start your own frigging forum, and you can elucidate/illuminate wacky stuff to your hearts' content? Y2K is coming in a little more than 3 months, we have serious business here. Moron.

-- King of Spain (madrid@aol.com), September 21, 1999.

Ah Craig, ever the little wuss. Don't fret little one, they will pick you up Sept. 23rd, on the way out of town.

-- Is a (mapleleaf@fruit.???), September 21, 1999.

King of Spain has serious business...hehehehehehehehehehehehehe.....thanks kingy, i needed a good laugh!!

Michael.........I have no problem with divergent points of view whatsoever. How is it though, that when I bring up a previous post and remind them what was said this is objectionable to you.

By and large, it is the extreme doomers who have a problem with divergent points of view Michael. Yeah, I can have a little fun with some of the stuff that is posted but I am nowhere near as rude and crude as some of the sweet people that post here regularly.

It amuses me to see how quickly some of them lose control. Forget road rage, how about y2k rage!!

-- Craig (craig@ccinet.ab.ca), September 21, 1999.

Craig:

Good news: all incoming comets and asteroids are Y2K compliant.

-- Randolph (dinosaur@williams-net.com), September 21, 1999.

Craig looks like a spiritual rebirth is in order for you -look out it can be painful.

-- 11:11 (beenthere@done.that), September 21, 1999.

No! No! No! If your going to be paranoid, at least get the date right! It's not Sept 23 but Nov 7th that the three asteroids will come down; one in Siberia, one in the North Atlantic and the other in Manitoba, unless it skips off the atmosphere, in which case it will come down on King of Spain's mudwrestling arena. Read about it all at; www.enterprisemission.com and scroll down to "insider says" and "Something wicked this way comes".

-- Woodwork Wacko (kiss@yourasteroidgoodbye.com), September 21, 1999.

<<"Something Wicked This Way Comes ..." Recent official NASA video of the total solar eclipse, taken outside Ankara, Turkey, August 11th, 1999, revealed several "anomalous objects" near the eclipsed Sun. Enterprise Mission analysis of these objects reveals the possibility that they are newly-brightened members of the so-called "Beta Taurid Stream" --a ring of orbiting debris that the Earth passes through twice annually. "Encke," a cometary object with the shortest known orbital period (3.3 years), is the brightest member of this celestial "debris stream." It is possible that the newly-discovered August 11th objects could make a very close approach to Earth during the next crossing of the Stream, in early November, 1999. Enterprise Mission analysts are currently working on celestial mechanics calculations, regarding any potential dangers from these objects.

Separately, the Enterprise Mission (www.enterprisemission.com) has been following strange NASA activity, centered on Comet Encke, for over three years ... Now, several "inside" sources -- some anonymous, some known -- in the last few days, following Mr. Hoagland's first public discussion of these new objects on Art Bell, August 18th, 1999, have independently confirmed that "something" will indeed happen regarding "celestial objects NASA's been tracking for at least a year..." this November 7th, 1999. One source even listed "impact sites!"

During the Workshop, Mr. Hoagland will present video, computer graphics and the latest "inside information" regarding the likelihood or non-likelihood of such near-term catastrophic events. He will also present stunning new visual evidence, developed from his latest Egyptian research (first seen on the Fox Television Network , in March of this year), that the Egyptians have preserved myths and actual artifacts from a previous "high tech" epoch of human civilization. New data from this prior epoch will be shown, indicating how this "First Time civilization" was literally wiped out by a similar "globally catastrophic event."

Hoagland will conclude with a specific course of public action that, if enacted, can avert this impending, potential global cataclysm in November ... >>

-- Mara Wayne (MaraWAyne@aol.com), September 21, 1999.

Craig:

Despite your obvious trollish idiocy, I will respond to your question.

A cometary object, by definition, is a luminous object. If one were approaching the earth it would be obvious for all to see. Go outside. Look at the sky. Do you see a comet? No? There are many there, but all very faint and distant. Not going to hit us tomorrow.

Asteroids, however, are 'dark' bodies. Very hard to see, and we don't look very hard for them. If an asteroid were to hit the earth, chances are that we would never see it until it it entered the atmosphere. Small ones enter our atmosphere all the time, we call them meteors. If they survive entry and impact the earth, we call them meteorites. If they are very large we use the term 'bolide'. If we col-lide with a bo-lide, you can definitely kiss your favorite eliminatory orifice goodbye, if you have time.

These things happen all the time, geologically speaking. Just look at the surface of the moon. Got craters? Yup. On earth the more obvious traces are quickly (again, geologically speaking) eradicated by erosion. It has happened many times in the past, and will happen again.

Ignore fantastical predictions. Pay attention to predictions based on observations. Use your few remaining brain cells to differentiate between the two. Stop wasting your, and our, time with foolishness.

Godspeed,

-- Pinkrock (aphotonboy@aol.com), September 22, 1999.

get with the program Craig- it's Nov. 7!! P.S. Just in case- do me a favor and move to Siberia- e-mail us if you see anything o.k.??

-- farmer (hillsidefarm@drbs.net), September 22, 1999.

Craig... Here we go again don't we?

Your poor forum manners a really starting to show, you didn't even label this drivel OT.

Your boss will probably want you to fit in a litle better.

-- Will (sibola@hotmail.com), September 22, 1999.

Dear Craig So you want to goof on those people who make predictions and then disappear when their predictions fail to materialize? I've had very similar thoughts. One I don't think will ever be answered is this. A few simple hypothetical questions that no polly has ever even tried to answer. It's Jan 31, 2000. Some things went bad. Many northern areas were without heat. Tens of thousands froze to death. Many had considered wood burning stoves but the pollys made them feel too foolish to actualy go out and buy one. Water purification plants malfunctioned. Tens of thousands more die of cholera or typhoid because they did not stock up on clean water. Questions: 1) How many pollys will come forward to take the blame? 2) How many pollys will even exist on the net if they are wrong or will each and every one disappear? 3) How will you handle it if it turns out you are wrong and unlike the average indiviual whose polly attitudes might have cost the lives of themselves and their loved ones, you have to go on knowing that potentially hundreds if not thousands of others might die because you helped convinced them there was no need to prepare? 4) Will you be on the net in January if it turns out you were wrong? Please don't tell me these things won't happen. I haven't said they will. This is just a hypothetical situation, remember?

-- thomas thatcher (jabawaki@erols.com), September 26, 1999.