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Discussion in 'Politics & Current Affairs' started by Neophyte, Jan 14, 2018.

  1. Neophyte

    Neophyte Administrator Staff Member

  2. Insp Gadget

    Insp Gadget Trusted.Member

    I just found this, looks pretty cool, large though - Rockets of the World :

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  3. Insp Gadget

    Insp Gadget Trusted.Member

    This is actually out there ...

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    In the centre of this image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is the galaxy cluster SDSS J1038+4849 — and it seems to be smiling. You can make out its two orange eyes and white button nose.

    In the case of this 'happy face' the two eyes are very bright galaxies, and the misleading smile lines are actually arcs caused by an effect known as strong gravitational lensing.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/02/09/the-hubble-spotted-this-smiley-face-in-space/
     
  4. Brutus58

    Brutus58 Trusted.Member

    Gods personal emoji? Or he/she is having a good chuckle at are expense?
     
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  5. Insp Gadget

    Insp Gadget Trusted.Member

    If He's a hard-nosed CEO, along the lines of a Trump or Curmudgeon let's say,
    He's probably working on contingency plans for us as we speak. [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
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  6. Insp Gadget

    Insp Gadget Trusted.Member

    Just in case this matter has been forgotten - there still are nine planets out there in our solar system.

    And Pluto, the planet farthest away from the Sun, even still has its own moon, called Charon.

    Nowadays, the MSM types are all about tearing stuff apart and re-writing history to their own liking,
    so you most likely haven't seen Pluto and Charon on the news for a while, so here they are ...


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    Doing just fine, thank you - just doing what planets do. [​IMG]

     
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  7. Brutus58

    Brutus58 Trusted.Member

    I thought the latest was that Pluto was no longer a "planet".
     
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  8. Insp Gadget

    Insp Gadget Trusted.Member

    It isn't. And General Lee wasn't a General. Get with the program. [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
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  9. Brutus58

    Brutus58 Trusted.Member

    You're right about the General. We all know by now that it's really a racist Dodge Charger that Daisy Duke was attracted to. ( smiley emoji)
     
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  10. Insp Gadget

    Insp Gadget Trusted.Member

    After the takeover, the 'Disney' Corporation likely sued over the rights to the name Pluto. [​IMG]

    Disney.jpg
     
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  11. Curmudgeon

    Curmudgeon Moderator Staff Member

    Popeye's nemesis Brutus was originally named Bluto. It was changed because of some legal action by Disney because it sounded like Pluto.
     
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  12. Neophyte

    Neophyte Administrator Staff Member

    Did you know that the only major product lawsuit that Disney lost was against the Estate of A. A. Milne (The creator of Winnie the Pooh).
     
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  13. sockpuppet

    sockpuppet Trusted.Member

    It is, but it's a mickeymouse planet, to quote Mork from Ork.
     
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  14. Dane

    Dane Account Deleted

    Did you know you as recently as 25 years ago you could not buy, sell, any fabric or covering of any sort, of something that even closely
    resembles a Dalmation's spots?

    Disney is the only company that was awarded a patent on an animal's fur pattern.
     
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  15. Insp Gadget

    Insp Gadget Trusted.Member

    I grew up thinking of Disney as the wonderful American art treasure that it was.
    Responsible parents today teach about the foreign-owned propaganda conglomerate it really is.
    Its soul was sold off long ago.

     
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  16. Insp Gadget

    Insp Gadget Trusted.Member

    [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
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  17. itshot

    itshot Trusted.Member

    Used to live about 20 miles from Disneyland when I was young-ger. Used to go often as I could.
    Your right, the Commies took over years ago.
     
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  18. pussycat

    pussycat Administrator Staff Member

    Originally, it was going to be Colonel, as in Sanders, with a large chicken on the roof. They dropped it as it was considered too racist.
     
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  19. Insp Gadget

    Insp Gadget Trusted.Member

    Wow, that's great ! I still remember the original four lands of TV Disneyland -
    Frontier Land, Tomorrow Land, Adventure Land, and Fantasy Land.

    What a wonderful show for a youngster to grow up with, watching on Sunday evenings with his parents. [​IMG]

     
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  20. pussycat

    pussycat Administrator Staff Member


    Ahh,,,,,the signs of a misguided youth.
     
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