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HMS Beagle (Possibly) Found

Posted by Hemos on from the a-three-hour-tour dept.

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.

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  1. 1 down, 1 to go. by lostchicken · · Score: 5, Funny

    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?

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    1. Re:1 down, 1 to go. by BCSEiny · · Score: 5, Funny

      When I read this I thought someone found snoopy.

  2. 9 out of 10 readers' reactions by J.+Jacques · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Hooray! Oh. Wait. Crap."

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  3. Other famous Beagles in the news by joshua404 · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

    1. Re:Other famous Beagles in the news by s.d. · · Score: 5, Funny

      CSI Gil Grissom suspects foul play as several small, yellow feathers were found at the scene.

      You meant fowl play, right?

  4. 134 years to find by TasosF · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...and it was on this planet.

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    1. Re:134 years to find by Schemat1c · · Score: 5, Funny

      I know, this is flaimbait, but I thought it was relevant to the general conversation for you liberal, anti-war zealots out there who actually believe the theory of evolution.

      I have only one word for people who refuse to accept evolution.

      Dinosaur.

      Thank you. Good night.

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    2. Re:134 years to find by theguru · · Score: 5, Funny

      I never understood this attitude. Ok, the Bible is supposed to be God's word, but written through man. Man is stupid and doesn't have the capacity to understand the vastness of the universe, so God had to dumb a lot of things down.
      GOD: "Ok, so there are these things called atoms.. they're really small and.."
      MAN: "Wait ummm Lord. Did you say Adam?"
      GOD: "Sigh.. ok, yeah. There was this guy named Adam..."

  5. However... by FarmerDave · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's *still* not responding to signals.

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  6. I wonder... by somethinghollow · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

  7. Evolutionist propaganda by CausticWindow · · Score: 5, Funny

    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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  8. Please, oh please... by craw · · Score: 5, Funny

    don't let James Cameron get anywhere close to this wreck! Don't give him any ideas!

  9. Re:So what went wrong? by Mdalek · · Score: 5, Funny


    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?

    Both were British made.

  10. If it's really his ship... by mr_resident · · Score: 5, Funny

    How long before it will be able to walk out of the swamp on it's own?

    *

  11. this reminds me of a joke by theMerovingian · · Score: 5, Funny


    q: Why does the French Navy have glass-bottom boats?

    a: So they can see the old French Navy

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  12. Re:So what went wrong? by tobe · · Score: 5, Funny

    They left it standing for a couple of days.. radio went, tires got nicked, seats were stripped, fairings and engine were scavenged and then the whole thing was set alight and sank 'cause the bricks it was jacked up on couldn't spread the weight well enough on that boggy ground..

  13. Re:Oh yeah? by sbennett · · Score: 5, Funny

    What's sarcasm?

    Sarcasm is when...oh, shit.