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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.

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  1. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    you fags. is it good, or is it whack, huh?

  2. Good morning gentlemen by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Would one of you fags mind sucking my cock?

  3. Re:1 down, 1 to go. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wouldn't it be great if someone took you from behind?

  4. Very odd situation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    I just got done taking a huge satisfying dump. Or did I? I looked in the bowl afterwards, and there was nothing there! WTF? Not even a skid mark. Did I shit, or did I just dream it?

    Next time I'm going to use a bowl cam.

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  5. gnaa by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I found the gnaa lodged in my rectum

  6. Re:1 down, 1 to go. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Would you mind sucking my cock?

  7. Sure... by Badjojo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    All i have to say is likely tale! Cause the proof is in the pudding...err marsh.

  8. Too bad... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    the boat didn't sink with Darwin still on board. Then maybe he wouldn't have had the chance to pollute our theology with his outlandish theories.

  9. Re:1 down, 1 to go. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is the 2nd post, the first was a troll, how can you mod it redundant? Offtopic maybe.

  10. Re:Evolutionist propaganda by R2.0 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Your post would be funny if it were actually...well...funny.

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  11. Re:Any of Darmins stuff on board by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I found some gay porn tapes in a '78 Camaro I bought from a friend... Of course, he denied knowledge of them, despite the fact that he the original owner of the car.

  12. Re:134 years to find by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I have mod points, and you were about to get a +1 Insightful. That is, until your pointless non-sequitur conflating liberalism, opposition to the war, and belief in evolution.

    For the record, was the full might of the UN and US directed at finding the HMS Beagle for those 134 years?

  13. Re:Evolutionist propaganda by locknloll · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Wonder if this comment was really supposed to be funny... but I actually had my laugh at it.

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  14. Re:I wonder.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    its amazing to me that it is considered insightful to RTFA.

  15. Re:Evolutionist propaganda by Tango42 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The Beagle voyage is not the main evidence for evolution. It was merely the first evidence, not the best. There are documented cases of evolution in modern times. Those spotted moths that all British children learn about, antibiotic resistant bacteria, etc...

    (Apologies for continuing an (semi-)offtopic discussion)

  16. Re:Evolutionist propaganda by CausticWindow · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It would've been funny if it wasn't so close to home. USA is run by dangerous Christian fundamentalists.

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  17. TROLL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    why is this modded up? its just a lame attempt at injecting religious propaganda into the discussion

  18. Re:hi by mr.+marbles · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    so you're better than the rest of us cause you accepted christ? You're never a liar, adulterer, drunkard now...? I don't think Christ ever called anyone a 'dong toucher', is that from the bible too?

  19. Mod post down by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is offtopic, troll, flamebait.

  20. Re:hi by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I don't think Christ ever called anyone a 'dong toucher', is that from the bible too?

    No, it was from the post he was replying to. Moron.

  21. Re:hi by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    shut up, bible thumper. you lost.

  22. haha by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    it's too bad i don't have mod points today.... that's funny

  23. Off-topic by ggvaidya · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why is everybody going offtopic? Dragging religion and Darwinism into all this ... it's sad. You guys should sit down and properly discuss an old, old ship found in an old, old swamp. Stick to the story, guys!

  24. Re:Evolutionist propaganda by Zapdos · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The famous photos of moths on tree trunks were faked, using dead moths and a log. In the wild, peppered moths don't hang around on exposed tree trunks long enough to be eaten, preferring the shady undersides of branches.

  25. Re:Evolutionist propaganda by Tony+Hoyle · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The scary thing is I've actually met people who think like that. A lot of them weren't even religious in any way... just, well, inbred.

  26. Re:It's in the name by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    " Maybe it was not a good idea to name it Beagle, they should have named it something associated with success or at least as something tasty: Bagel."

    Woah woah woah! Are you SERIOUSLY saying bagels are "tasty"?! Fuck the article lets bag on you.

  27. YHBT YHL HAND!!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    wow, how stupid are you? you were trolled, you replied, but you still LOSE!

    if you still dont understand why you were modded down, read this, shiteating christian:

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  28. They don't conflict... by Short+Circuit · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I've always felt that creationism and evolution don't conflict at all.

    After all, if He wanted, to, God could have created the entire universe just a moment after you read this comment. So why couldn't he have created the Earth with skeletons of dinosaurs where they are?

    If someone were to tell me this is impossible, I would tell them they're underestimating God. (shrug. ...their loss.)

  29. Completely OT Rant by jwthompson2 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why is it that open discussion only really extends so far? We are free to chase rabbits in some areas but not in others? Why is it that when I post anything with a Christian implication or overtone that I get consistently moderated as Flamebait/Offtopic/Overrated. I chase rabbits that are presented by those that post or respond to posts and I get penalized for fostering discussion? What kind of idiots are you? I will seriously reconsider sponsoring Slashdot again when my current subscription is up.

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  30. Re:And this means what? by Aardpig · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The idea that a superdense particle passed into being from nothingness for no reason and with no cause is pretty hard to swallow.

    If you reject effects without causes, then how can you possibly claim the existence of God without addressing the issue of who/what created him/her?

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  31. Re:Evolutionist propaganda by Tango42 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's not my area of expertise, so I'll take your word for it. My point about bacteria still stands. And of course, common sense says that if you have random mutations, you will have evolution, so unless you claim random mutations don't happen, you have to accept evolution.

  32. Re:In Soviet Russia... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Where the hell did this joke get started and why do people still think that it is so funny. I don't!

  33. Re:Evolutionist propaganda by chunkwhite86 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Not sure why this was modded funny... I AGREE with it.

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  34. Re:Evolutionist propaganda by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    We on /. like to laugh at the feeble-minded.

  35. Insightful. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
  36. Did they find the crack he was smoking? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    He had to have been to come up with his looney *theory* of evolution.

  37. Question: by beforewisdom · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Was Osama Bin Laden inside?

    Steve

  38. Re:what i don't get is by BJH · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Try coming to Japan and seeing the alternative.
    Believe me, acres and acres of solid concrete is far worse.

  39. Re:Uhhh, well that's fine for you, BUT by BJH · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Well, then i guess you aren't afraid of hell, so in that sense, it's better for YOU. But as for me, I'm afraid of burning for eternity.

    So your belief system is based on fear? Mmm-hmmm... nice religion, dude.