This World That’s Been Given to Us
Power Line - From Sweden to Nigeria
Muslims rioting in northern Nigeria have devastated a Christian community in Jjgawa state. At least 18 churches have been destroyed in the city of Dutse. And the Voice of the Marytrs reports that 5,000 Christians have fled the area. Scores of Christian homes and businesses were destroyed.
The riots started after a Christian woman reportedly rejected the advances of a Muslim man.
Hey, they just want their place in the sun!
Don’t worry, though. I”m sure we’ll get to the bottom of Mark Foley’s latest IM exchange.
Are there any plans in the works to launch Australia into outer space? To go in search for other life-sustainable planets, perhaps?
October 9th, 2006 at 2:05 am
Well, no, but you have stumbled dangerously close to the truth…
Wait, I’m getting approval … hang on … OK, approval has come through. Yes, it is time to lay down the burden of our terrible secret: Australian astronomers have discovered that an asteroid is going to collide with the Earth in the year 2011, destroying all life and leaving a toxic atmosphere that will make life unsustainable for at least a decade.
But …. we have devised a plan.
In ultra-secret cooperation with “black” US army projects (that deficit! Heh!) we have been building three fleets of spaceships capable of transporting the Earth’s population to safety in a nearby star system - one that has been identified as having an Earth-like planet. It is a bold plan, but we think it will work.
In the first fleet of spaceships will go the pre-eminent amoung the human race, the chosen people if you will: the followers of Allah. In the second will go the most important people - those who organise, decide and plan for the rest of us: the politicians and in particular, the U.N. In the last fleet will be the rest of us - True, we will be cutting it fine, but then that’s the way things are.
We trust that the knowledge of this plan will help allay the panic and fear which is bound to arise from this awful, awful news that it is our sad duty to convey to the rest of mankind. Peace. And see you on the third fleet! (wink, wink)
(PS. That “wink” was unauthorized)
October 9th, 2006 at 10:03 am
By Jove, Brett, that’s damned decent of your chaps to tellus about it. Can I nominate some of our Scottish politicians - they’d certainly make their fleet go with a swing: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5402832.stm
October 9th, 2006 at 10:25 am
Hullo Red.
I bet you’re regretting never getting Hitchhiker’s Guide, aren’t you.
Oh, that’s just lovely. Really, it’s made my day.