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Russian Rocket Hits Wyoming

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the slightly-off-course dept.

Harmonious Botch wrote in with a CNN story that opens: "A spent Russian booster rocket re-entered the atmosphere Thursday over Colorado and Wyoming, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said. NORAD spokesman Sean Kelly said the agency was trying to confirm a report that a piece of the rocket may have hit the ground near Riverton, Wyoming, at about 6 a.m. Kelly said military personnel had not yet reached the scene. No damage was reported and the debris was not believed to be hazardous, NORAD said. Eyewitnesses reported seeing flaming objects in the sky at the time the rocket was re-entering, Kelly said."

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  1. In Soviet Russia... by PurifyYourMind · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wyoming hits rocket!

  2. hmmm... by User+956 · · Score: 5, Funny

    No damage was reported and the debris was not believed to be hazardous, NORAD said. Eyewitnesses reported seeing flaming objects in the sky at the time the rocket was re-entering, Kelly said.

    Are they sure it wasn't just a weather balloon, or maybe some swamp gas?

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    The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
    1. Re:hmmm... by RealityMogul · · Score: 5, Funny

      REPEAT: The large chunks of flaming debris are NOT hazardous - feel free to run outside and try to catch them.

  3. How is it misleading? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The title is: "Russian Rocket Hits Wyoming". Now let us see if it is in any way misleading.

    "Russian": The rocket is Russian. Nothing misleading here.

    "Rocket": The object in question is indeed the remains of a rocket. Nothing misleading here.

    "Hits": The rocket did indeed crash into the ground in Wyoming. It "hit" Wyoming, if you will. Nothing misleading here.

    "Wyoming": The location of the rocket crash was Wyoming. Nothing misleading here.

    I'm not sure how you justify your claim of the title being misleading. Every word in the sentence is correct and factual. The sentence as a whole is also completely correct.

    1. Re:How is it misleading? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Since the Anonymous coward never molested badgers in the first place

      Speak for yourself there, buddy. I'm proud of my family traditions.

    2. Re:How is it misleading? by megrims · · Score: 5, Funny

      I don't know.
      What if the arrow "lands in" your eye, for example?

      It's probably justified to be concerned for the state of an apple that an arrow lands in. Changing the victim to a forest is misleading.

      Of course the differing connotations of the two terms make it all a big mess anyway. Landing in terms of missiles gives a different impression than it would with a bullet or a loosed arrow.

    3. Re:How is it misleading? by iminplaya · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down
      That's not my department," says Wernher von Braun

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      What?
    4. Re:How is it misleading? by Holmwood · · Score: 5, Funny

      Now a misleading headline would have been "As Democrats Take Power, Russian Rocket Hits USA".

      Hmmm. Let me go check Fox News.

      Holmwood.

  4. Dupe! by naoursla · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is just a cover for the UFO story posted on slashdot the other day.

  5. Poor Aim by edwardpickman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Today President Bush responded to the space attack by launching a counter attack on Boswanna. The Boswannan space program being seen as a threat to national security. He's also considering attacking the Moon for the unprovoked attack by Martian meteors on Antarctica thousands of years ago.

  6. In other news Wyoming high schoolers unite.. by Bamafan77 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wyoming High School students unite to fend off Russian invasion. Fortunately, Hollywood has taught us exactly how to deal with such things.

  7. "...No damage was reported..." by NoseBag · · Score: 4, Funny

    "...No damage was reported..."

    Well, duh! It's Wyoming, fer christsake.

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    Cloned foods give the statement "We had that last week!" a whole new meaning.
    1. Re:"...No damage was reported..." by edwardpickman · · Score: 4, Funny

      What do you mean, there was substantial damage. 10 sq ft of grass was destroyed and several jackrabbits were frightened by the debris. A legal team is organizing a class action suit on the rabbits' behalf.

  8. Home on the Range by MillionthMonkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh give me a home
    Where the buffalo roam
    And the deer and the antelope play

    Where seldom is heard
    a discouraging word
    and the skies are not full of spent Russian booster rockets

  9. Re:Most misleading headline ever? by Harmonious+Botch · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sorry.

  10. Re:Sensationalist title or what!? by bky1701 · · Score: 4, Funny
    CNN's title was "NORAD looking for Russian rocket in Wyoming".
    That title just makes me think NORAD is in bad need of a road map.
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    Great Intellect...
  11. Just remember, everyone... by dubdays · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...duck and cover.

  12. Re:More info by Voice+of+Meson · · Score: 5, Funny
    Witnesses describe it as "brilliant, slow, twinkling, sparkly and full of rainbow colors."
    It was a Gay Pride parade?
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    Dammit! I had a good one.
  13. Re:Video from Denver news station by PeelBoy · · Score: 4, Funny

    My god how did they get the rocket to use that piece of junk media player?

  14. Putin called a news conference by JeanBaptiste · · Score: 5, Funny

    My fellow Russians, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Wyoming forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.