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HMS Beagle (Possibly) Found
With the Beagle 2 lander lost on Mars, good Beagle-related news has been lacking, until now. British paper The Observer is reporting that the original HMS Beagle, the ship Darwin travelled on during his famous voyage, may have been found. Marine archeologists believe they have found the ship, which has been resting at the bottom of some Essex marshes for the last century.
Now we just need to find the other Beagle. Wouldn't it be great if we found that one at the bottom of some ocean?
-twb
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Snoopy was found dead in a Vegas hotel room, at the bottom of the tub. CSI Gil Grissom suspects foul play as several small, yellow feathers were found at the scene.
...and it was on this planet.
Massive by Design
It's *still* not responding to signals.
THINK
Hang on. If European engineering can produce something that will survive 150 years in Essex, landing a buggy on Mars should be peanuts in comparison. What went wrong?
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Apparently the ship has undergone some sort of specialization to allow it to be a marsh-submarine instead of its original function of water-floater. This is truly an acomplishment for Darwinian evolution.
Soon, I'm sure examples such as this will crop up all over, as ships start to pass on their abilities to survive under marshes to their offspring.
Darwin doing on Mars? Wait a second...did he come back from the Galopagos via the Bermuda Triangle? I think we may have solved the mystery of all the crap that goes missing down there.
People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them
Is there any evidence of life in Essex?
Any right thinking Christian in this country knows that the whole Beagle voyage was a scam. There was no Beagle, Darwin was a heretic ponce at best, 'evilution' (sick) is self masturbation by atheists.
There can only be one nation under God. And if gays are allowed to marry, we might start a backwards evolution into snails and other amoral beings.
Thank you, amen and God bless America, Christian science and the GOP.
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don't let James Cameron get anywhere close to this wreck! Don't give him any ideas!
"Truly we can see God's works through this evolution. I feel my work can help all men have a better understanding of the ways of the Lord in Heaven and His divine plan." ... " I hope that these notes don't get separated or there might be quite a bit of a silly misunderstanding, what with the monkeys and all."
--Leo
Ok, so we have a ship that was designed to cross vast stretches sea that's been lost for centuries... so what do they do? Take a probe that is designed to cross vast streches of space and give it the same name!
Good plan. How about naming the probe set to visit the asteroid belt "Titanic"! :)
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"They do not preach that their god will rouse them, a little before the Nuts work loose." Kipling, 'The Sons of Martha'
I hear they parked it in some dock in a marsh, and it slowly sunk into the muck. By the way, what does RTFA stand for?
But there is another kind of evil that we must fear most... and that is the indifference of good men.
How long before it will be able to walk out of the swamp on it's own?
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q: Why does the French Navy have glass-bottom boats?
a: So they can see the old French Navy
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It (the HMS Beagle) used to have a huge bank of guns, but they were gutted and replaced with diagnostic equipment. Make science, not war!
Bah, just look where THAT got it. Under 12 feet of mud at the bottom of a marsh.
I'd rather be a conservative nutjob than a liberal with no nuts and no job.
This is great! Now all they have to do is wipe its flush memory, and it'll be in tip-top shape.
it had evolved into a yacht
So, what you are saying is that God is somewhat akin to the typical manager/CEO/leader?
Hmm, that much be the smell of burning karma...