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Nah, that's not the URL you want. Try this one. :^)

I can understand why, as B&N is a little obfuscated in their language, but Neil's site seems to imply that while there will be a coraline release in Union Square at 6pm, he himself will be in San Fran at 6:30... which strongly conflicts with a personal appearance in New York...

"If 2002MN had hit the Earth, it would have caused local devastation similar to that which occurred in Tunguska, Siberia, in 1908, when 2,000 square kilometres of forest were flattened."

in case you haven't done the math yourself (and you likely haven't), 2,000 sq km is something like 1200 sq. mi., which is about a radius of 20 miles from the point of impact.

http://pbs.vicinity.com/pbs/blast.hm?SEC=25pressur e&AD2=&AD3=new+york%2C+ny&AD4=U.S.&x=0&y=0

just to draw a(n) (in)comprehensible comparison, check out this map of a 25 megaon bomb being detonated over ny (or any other city)...

This will show those wooden shoe-wearing bastards!

Against my better judgement, I'm gonna respond (just like you were trolling for- shame on me). Ohh- this should be fun.

The most important parts of the downtown area are speech-restricted (Really! With guards and everything!)

Entire blocks, huh? Just to clarify for people that might not know what happened, the mormon church bought the 1 block street between its headquarters building and 'Temple Square' and made it into a little flower garden/pedestrian park. The ACLU was pissed that there were 'no smoking' signs there, and the mormon church responded that it was a guideline that probably wouldnt be enforced. There are security guards at Temple Square to prevent vandalism and stuff, but thats about it. Oh, and if you want coffee in downtown SLC, try one of Starbucks 13 SLC locations.

Over 95% of all government (local, city, county, state, plus senators and congressmen sent to DC) of Utah are Mormon.

A majority of Utahns are mormon- it makes sense that the majority of the government reps are mormon too, don't you think? Simple math...

At job interviews for private industry in Utah, you will be asked what (Mormon) ward you belong to

What kind of job where you applying for? I've had 2 software jobs in Utah and interviewed at several other companies, and I have never been asked anything close to what you describe. In fact, it wasnt until I interviewed with a large tech company in CA that I had to take a drug test. And its funny, my offices have always had designated smoking areas and coffee pots in the break room too...

You soon learn to judge immediately in your dealings whether the person you're talking to is Mormon or non-Mormon. If they're Mormon and you're non, you mentally give up and move on to the next task of the day

Wow- with an attitude like that, maybe you are part of the problem?

In most of Utah, you cannot buy real beer, but must by "special" beer with limited alcohol content

"Special" beer? You mean 3.2 beer? I grew up in Colorado where unless you have a liqueur license, you can only sell 3.2 (or less) alcoholic drinks from 5 am to 12 midnight. Liqueur stores can sell anything, but they have to be closed on Sunday. Its the same thing in Utah. And funny you should mention Rocky Anderson- the non-mormon mayor of SLC (who is very popular, btw). And guess what? His alcohol law changes were approved- either the mormon church doesnt have as much influence as you seem to think or they were not opposing it as much as you thought (it was a combination of both, actually).

If you have children, they will have no friends in school

I don't have any kids, so I don't know first hand what the schools are like. I do know several public school teachers, though, and they would strongley disagree with your charactization. And what kind of religious activity during school hours are you talking about? Thats illegal in Utah just like the rest of the country and it doesnt happen. Christmas vacation is called 'Winter Break' here too.

I think you get my drift...

It depends on your bomb. If you use a 1 Megaton bomb that blows up on the surface, Redmond is toast.

Note for the humour impaired: I really mean it. I say we take off, and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.