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Monolith Reappears In Middle Of Lake
Orion2o6 writes: "According to an article on the King 5 (NBC Affiliate based in Seattle) Web site, the Monolith reminiscent of '2001: A Space Odyssey' that had originally showed up in a Seattle-area park on New Years Day was spotted in the center island of a small lake in the city of Seattle. The TV station had received an e-mail early on Thursday morning which clued them in to this location. The monolith is now in violation of the bird sanctuary that exists there."
Clipped from the bottom of the article in the helpful hint section
"Green Lake has had problems with unclean water. Call ahead (684-0780) for the goose poo-poo index before diving in"
Hell, I used to have to worry about not swimming right after I ate, now this???
Ok, so the monolith violates the bird sanctuary... No big deal, I'm sure that the birds have violated the monolith by now anyway.
-MattT *** Not speaking for my employer, or any other sentient beings ***
Do no harm.
There's a reason bird sanctuaries are off limits to casual idiots. Granted this time of year there aren't going to be nesting birds, but unless the people who did this are bird experts they have no idea whether they were doing any damage.
Other reasons why I think this stinks: you don't mess with somebody else's hack. You don't repeat somebody else's hack either. Be creative.
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Isn't it obvious being in Seattle?
MicroSoft is now directly massaging our brains
with subliminal technology in monoliths with the
messages:
"Buy Windows 2K",
"Bill Gates is good",
"Anti-trust is bad",
etc.
Shit, the last thing we want is for the birds to peck the thing or land on it. Hasn't anyone see Hitchcock's movies?! The last thing we need is a pack of IQ-enhanced birds flying about raising havoc!
;-)
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To me this definitely seems to be the way to go - no more city art funded by taxes. Instead, we get art created and installed for free by nearly anonymous individuals/groups (okay, it costs them money, but that's up to them)
All the better if it is a bit quirky or whimsical - provokes thought and conversation.
Frog51
Cool! We should soon have one marking every degree confluence :)
This Island is for the birds alone.
Place no Monoliths here. . . .
(g,d, & rlh)
Its not officially anything except an island in the middle of the lake they want people to stay off. And since its not officially a bird sanctuary they aren't technically doing anything illegal (no more than putting it anywhere else in a park).
Lisa
reminds me of the simpsons episode with the winged skeleton statue.
in the end it was a publicity stunt for a new mall...
The difference between Theory and Practice is greater in Practice than in Theory.
Yeah yeah, sounds just like the government talking here. "Nice monolith, but uh, your in a bird sanctuary! $4000 fine please!"
"My God.... it's full of stars... Oh. No, wait... No, it's just bird poop."
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my other post is +5 insightful
...with weapons, then I'll worry about it...
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Sci-Fi Storm
Now this is going a little too far. The first time, in the park, was funny. The monolith probably would have been left alone by city officials - a tourist attraction. Now, they're going to investigate, remove (the monolith) and maybe prosecute the trespassers. If it is on a bird sanctuary it will HAVE to be removed, because SOMEONE is going to go see it.
Now what's going to happen to the monolith? The mystique is gone. Some dumb shits ruined it for everyone.
(Or, maybe the monolith has chosen chickens as the next enlightened species... :)
"Pinky, you've left the lens cap of your mind on again." - P&TB
"I can see my house from here!" - ST:
The monolith was created by a group called "Some People". You can find out a litthe more about the group and the monolith here.
I'm looking for a HEPA media filter for my TV. I'm alergic to reality shows.