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Monolith Reappears In Middle Of Lake

Posted by Hemos on from the soon-it'll-be-in-boston-commons dept.

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."

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  1. Something you don't think of everyday.... (OT) by the_argent · · Score: 5

    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???

  2. Bird sanctuary... by MattT · · Score: 5

    Ok, so the monolith violates the bird sanctuary... No big deal, I'm sure that the birds have violated the monolith by now anyway.

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  3. The first rule of hacking... by hey! · · Score: 4

    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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  4. new MS brainwashing tool by peter303 · · Score: 4

    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.

  5. Aaaah! Birds! by StandardDeviant · · Score: 5

    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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  6. A step forwards by frog51 · · Score: 4

    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

  7. Put them to use by tooth · · Score: 5

    Cool! We should soon have one marking every degree confluence :)

  8. 2001: A Seattle Odyssey. . . by Salgak1 · · Score: 4
    I can see the message now. . .

    This Island is for the birds alone.

    Place no Monoliths here. . . .

    (g,d, & rlh)

  9. simpsons flashback by gonar · · Score: 4

    reminds me of the simpsons episode with the winged skeleton statue.

    in the end it was a publicity stunt for a new mall...

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  10. last words by Takatsuki · · Score: 4

    "My God.... it's full of stars... Oh. No, wait... No, it's just bird poop."


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  11. Obligatory 2001 Refereces by Masem · · Score: 5
    "All these lakes are yours, except the one with the bird sancutary. Attempt no landings here."

    (Or, maybe the monolith has chosen chickens as the next enlightened species... :)

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  12. The creators come forward by HeroicAutobot · · Score: 4

    The monolith was created by a group called "Some People". You can find out a litthe more about the group and the monolith here.

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