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Dusty Disc May Mean Other Earths

Posted by simoniker on from the cosmic-roomba dept.

DoraLives writes "According to the BBC, astronomers say they have evidence for Earth-like planets orbiting a nearby star. The star in question is Vega, which is nice and close (as stars go), quite young (also as stars go), and one of the brightest stars in the sky. Apparently, 'Vega has a disc of dust circling it, and at least one large planet which could sweep debris aside allowing smaller worlds like Earth to exist.' Should be interesting to keep an eye on it as the years roll by as the disk rotates and our optical powers keep growing."

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  1. tsarkon fucking reports on a greased up YODA DOLL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    9 steps to greasing your anus for Yoda Doll Insertion!
    v 3.95.0
    $YodaBSD: src/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/yodanotes/9steppro cess.sgml,v 3.95.0 2003/12/01 13:25:25 tsarkon Exp $
    1. Defecate. Preferably after eating senna, ex lax, prunes, cabbage, pickled eggs, and Vietnamese chili garlic sauce. Defecation could be performed in the Return of the Jedi wastebasket for added pleasure.
    2. Wipe ass with witch hazel, soothes horrific burns. (Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda can use witch-hazel on mouth to soothe the horrific burns from performing so much analingus.)
    3. Prime anus with anal ease. (Now Cherry Flavored for those butthole lick-o-phillic amongst you - very popular with 99% of the Slashdotting public!)
    4. Slather richly a considerable amount of Vaseline and/or other anal lubricants into your rectum at least until the bend and also take your Yoda Doll , Yoda Shampoo bottle or Yoda soap-on-a-rope and liberally apply the lubricants to the Doll/Shampoo/Soap-on-a-rope.
    5. Pucker your balloon knot several times actuating the sphincter muscle in order to work it in.
    6. Put a nigger do-rag on Yoda's head so the ears don't stick out like daggers!
    7. Make sure to have a mechanism by which to fish Yoda out of your rectum, the soap on the rope is especially useful because the retrieval mechanism is built in.
    8. Slowly rest yourself onto your Yoda figurine. Be careful, he's big!
    9. Gyrate gleefully in your computer chair while your fat sexless geek nerd loser fat shit self enjoys the prostate massage you'll be getting. Think about snoodling with the Sarlaac pit. Read Slashdot. Masturbate to anime. Email one of the editors hoping they will honor you with a reply. Join several more dating services - this time, you don't check the (desired - speaks English) and (desired - literate). You figure you might get a chance then. Order some fucking crap from Think Geek. Get Linux to boot on a Black and Decker Appliance. Wish you could afford a new computer. Argue that IDE is better than SCSI because you can't afford SCSI. Make claims about how Linux rules. Compile a kernel on your 486SX. Claim to hate Windows but use it for Everquest. Admire Ghyslain's courage in making that wonderful star wars movie. Officially convert to the Jedi religion. Talk about how cool Mega Tokyo is. Try and make sure you do your regular 50 story submissions to Slashdot, all of which get rejected because people who aren't fatter than CowboyNeal can't submit. Fondle shrimpy penis while making a Yoda voice and saying, use the force, padawan, feeel the foooorce, hurgm. Yes. Yes. When 900 years you reach, a dick half as big you will not have.

    All in a days work with a Yoda figurine rammed up your ass.

    I HAVE A GREASED UP YODA DOLL SHOVED UP MY ASS!

    GO LINUX!!

    Tux is the result after trimming Yoda's ears off so that Lunix people don't rip themselves a new Asshole

  2. Fresh Booty May Mean Flying Semen by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic



    My Japanese girlfriend likes to fake it 'till I make it!

    1. Re:Fresh Booty May Mean Flying Semen by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      My favorite part of "Monster House" was when Paul Teutel Sr. smacked Jesse James in the face with a pipewrench for being a prima-donna. That ruled.

    2. Re:Fresh Booty May Mean Flying Semen by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
      Why, yes, my TV does only get one channel!

      First "Carl Sagan was a dirty hipocrit pot-smoking hippy who ripped off the only parts of "His Master's Voice" that he could figure out" post!

  3. Just in time! by GussT · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Quick send us over some intelligent lifeforms!

  4. There once was a man from Nantucket by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "They should have sent a poet"

  5. I SUFFER FROM PENIS ENVY! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    My mom says so! Can you help me, can you help me please?

  6. Re:decode message for important announcement by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  7. Umm... by Mark_MF-WN · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This should be modded "funny", not "interesting". It's a joke -- get it? 5000 BC? Sigh...

  8. Obligatory Beavis and Butthead commentary by twoslice · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Dusty clumps around Uranus

    You said Uranus... Heh Heh Heh...

    --

    From excellent karma to terible karma with a single +5 funny post...
  9. MODS ON SMACK COCAINE! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The parent is obviously a "troll". It should be market off-topic. This shows complete disregard for the well-thought moderation system here at /.

    Whoever moderated this, please identify yourself and present a public apology.

    Thank you.

    1. Re:MODS ON SMACK COCAINE! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I reject your basis for trolling. You probably troll because you are angry at society. It could be because you are unemployed or were abused by your uncle. Regardless, we frown upon "trolls" and hope that you go away. We want a forum to discuss our ideas and not be the victims of senseless attacks.

      I am waiting for your apology.

      Thank you.

  10. a likely story! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    LoL, some indian replaced your lazy arse or something? heh...

  11. Re:Contact by Mosasaurus_Maximus · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    Will everyone else now belive me that Carl Sagan may know more than he is letting on?

    Eh, you meant knew and was, right?

    /fatality nazi

  12. No i replaced an indian by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fuck off. i am better than them. i just wanted what i deserved - 50K. and thats not a lot of money. i dont care what you all say.

  13. Re:Soon... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Cheney/Poindexter in '08!!!

    Better than fucking Hillary ClinTOON. That fucking whore needs to eat a bullet.

  14. ground control to yoda doll. can you hear me? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ground Control to Yoda Doll - Ground Control to Yoda Doll - Take your ass grease pills and put your helmet on - Ground Control to Yoda Doll - Commencing countdown, engines on - Check ignition and may God's love shove up you - Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two, One, Shove Up - This is Ground Control to Yoda Doll - You've really made the grade - And the papers want to know whose butts you tear - Now it's time to leave the suppository if you dare - This is Yoda Doll to Ground Control - I'm stepping through the door - And I'm stinking in a most peculiar way - And the ass look very different today - For here am I sitting in an ass can - Far inside the butt - My face is turning blue - And there's nothing I can do - Though I'm past one hundred thousand bowels - I'm feeling very still - And I think my buttship knows which way to go - Tell my wife I ream her very much, she knows" - Ground Control to Yoda Doll - Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong - Can you hear me, Yoda Doll? - Can you hear me, Yoda Doll? - Can you hear me, Yoda Doll? - Can you....- Here am I floating in my ass can - Far inside his Moon - My face is turning blue - And there's nothing I can do.

  15. Re:Sloppy definition of "Earthlike." by iggymanz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Since you had to bring up Star Trek classification, what about silicon based, hydroflouric acid oozing creatures like the Horta? Maybe they wouldn't mind the UV so much, tunneling through the bedrock

    DON'T MINE THE HORTA EGGS - THE HORTA'S GOT A MEAN STREAK A MILE WIDE

  16. Re:So... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Slashdot really needs a -2 rating so I can filter out the truly nasty shit completely, but still see the normal -1 trolls

  17. Do they eat dairy? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    it's an important question.
    We have to know if they are Vegans or Vegetarians.
    It would be pretty embarsing if they dropped by for dinner
    and we offer the wrong thing.