Extraterrestrial edge helps the balance sheet

Bloomberg News via HoustonChronicle.com ^ | January 21, 2004 | By A. CRAIG COPETAS

[Momaw Nadon]

FYI and discussion

[sticker]

Would this explain the Edsel, Yugo and New Coke?

[Momaw Nadon]

I'm surprised that Bloomberg News would publish such an article.

[Riley]

The flotsam of Roswell and other UFO encounters, Boylan adds, was used to formulate laser beams, fiber optics and Microsoft Corp.

BWHAHAHAHAHAHA!! I knew there was an explanation!

This has to be satire. That aside, think of all of the reports of weird objects and beings coming from everyone from drunk fisherman to commercial pilots. There are what, tens of thousands of them? Many of them can be discounted, witness is an idiot, obvious misperception, etc. But not all of them.

All it takes is for one story to be true, one time, and you have something absolutely fascinating.

[Momaw Nadon]

"This has to be satire."

I read the article and I am unsure if it is satirical or serious.

It did originate from Bloomberg News.

[Riley]

I read the article and I am unsure if it is satirical or serious.

I think that if either Bloomberg or anyone else had confirmed the terrestrial visitation of extraterrestrials, that fact alone would be screamed in banner headlines. I stand by satire. Or maybe some reporter had the editor tied up in the closet while he's running amok, or something.

[Momaw Nadon]

Ping!

[Riley]

Wait a minute. You know what else this could conceivably be?

A few weeks ago, the NOAA website ran a story that the earth had left it's orbit, and was heading for the Sun. Of course, NOAA didn't mean to run the story, and didn't mean for anyone to believe that this was true.

What happened was that a 'training example' story, apparently written in a tongue-in-cheek way, had been accidentally substituted into the 'live website' rotation. NOAA caught it, and issued an explanation and retraction.

Either that, or they were hacked, and hackers are developing a more refined sense of humor than the usual crop of "U R PWN3D" nonsense. I'd follow the trail to Bloomberg and see what happens there.

[Riley]

I don't see it on Bloomberg. I wonder if it was ever there, hmm?

[Momaw Nadon]

HoustonChronical.com indicates that the story is from Bloomberg News.

[Frank_Discussion]

It's just a little tongue-in-cheek, but only a little. I was surprised how even handed the article was written. It's not an insignificant thought that industry might have links with ET's. Not that I'm going to lose any sleep over the issue, but would not be the strangest set of circumstances I could imagine.

[Riley]

HoustonChronical.com indicates that the story is from Bloomberg News.

Understood. I just don't see it there.

Bloomberg News

[thoughtomator]

If you have a question about ETs, you need to ask their inventor - Al Gore!

[Frank_Discussion]

Ping

[RightWhale]

ESA scientists were cock-a-hoop.

Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) said she was "shocked and surprised" by NASA’s decision, announced Jan. 16, to terminate what would have been the fifth and final Hubble servicing mission.

[Momaw Nadon]

Article also found here: Doing business 15.7 light years from Wall Street

[Quix]

THANKS.

Am going thru the other UFO thread, first.

here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1064020/posts

[Quix]

Hmmmm

The last highest number I'd read--highest estimate of the number of UFO raced dinking around with, observing earth . . . was 70.

And, I think that's the first time I've seen it stated that the ET's want disclosure by 2007. I have seen maybe 2-3 times before the allegation that the ET's were beginning to press for disclosure. But, I've also read that they've forbidden it.

Who knows anything amist tons of smoke, a galaxy worth of mirrors and no small amount of fog and disinformation.

And that doesn't begin to include the merely flakey, derranged and delusional.

Have fun collecting puzzle pieces!

The truth is out there.

Sooner or later . . . and it would seem, sooner, according to all manner of allegations and reports. What sooner means is another matter.

[Quix]

Well said.

Sure, the piece is obviously antennae in cheek.

[Quix]

I think it's inherently both serious and satirical.

But then, lots of truth has been 'leaked' through plain 'fiction.'