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Mme. Defarge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-07-06 10:26 AM
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Rotation Of Earth Plunges Entire North American Continent ...
Into Darkness!

NEW YORK—Millions of eyewitnesses watched in stunned horror Tuesday as light emptied from the sky, plunging the U.S. and neighboring countries into darkness. As the hours progressed, conditions only worsened.


Satellite view at 4:50 p.m. EST shows the sun disappearing from the sky.
At approximately 4:20 p.m. EST, the sun began to lower from its position in the sky in a westward trajectory, eventually disappearing below the horizon. Reports of this global emergency continued to file in from across the continent until 5:46 p.m. PST, when the entire North American mainland was officially declared dark.

As the phenomenon hit New York, millions of motorists were forced to use their headlights to navigate through the blackness. Highways flooded with commuters who had left work to hurry home to their families. Traffic was bottlenecked for more than two hours in many major metropolitan areas.

Across the country, buses and trains are operating on limited schedules and will cease operation shortly after 12 a.m. EST, leaving hundreds of thousands of commuters in outlying areas effectively stranded in their homes.

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/45792/print/

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efhmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-07-06 10:29 AM
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1. Did "tarrorists" cause this catastrophe?
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Strong Atheist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-07-06 10:30 AM
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2. This is too "light" for GD. Take it to the Lounge! nt.
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sui generis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-07-06 10:34 AM
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3. our evil plot has been revealed
librool gay married terrists are responsible. And we'll do it again in just a few short hours if our demands aren't met!

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efhmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-07-06 10:50 AM
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5. You are funny.
"And we'll do it again in just a few short hours if our demands aren't met!"

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hippiechick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-07-06 10:35 AM
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4. Science according to the GOP: "Jebus smote NYC because its liberal!"
:eyes:
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Jose Diablo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-07-06 11:41 AM
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6. Uh huh, Niburu
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