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Steve Fossett Missing
jd writes "Steve Fossett, the first person to fly a plane around the world without refueling, the first person to fly around the world in a balloon, and possibly the record-holder for the highest-altitude glider flight, is missing in Nevada. He is reported to have taken off in a light aircraft last night and has not been seen since. As he had filed no flight plan, would-be rescuers have no idea where to even begin looking. The plane took off from a private airstrip on a ranch at the south end of Smith Valley in western Nevada."
Did he fly over Area 51 or somewhere he shouldn't have?
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I don't need no stinkin flight plan.
Aliens. Probably the same ones that took Earhart.
End of lesson. You may press the button.
The US Military denied claims that a UFO had been shot down last night over Area 51.
Find anything yet?
Nothing yet, sir.
Find anything yet?
Nothing yet, sir.
How about you?
We ain't found shit!
Then get off your ass and make a fortune and stop being a whiny little bitch. That might help.
Perhaps he's in a secret valley somewhere, protected by a holographic screen, with other adventurers and industrialists, plotting a takeover of the world?
I want to delete my account but Slashdot doesn't allow it.
way to lay the pimp hand down !!!!!
+5 Keeping it Real
I'd start looking on the ground.
If moderation could change anything, it would be illegal.
Maybe he is trying to break the world record for the longest search party?
Has anybody tried looking here?
Where? I get a 404: Place doesn't even exist error.
Last I saw him, some chick in a crotchless monkey suit had gotten him totally pissed and convinced him to rip the antenna off of his aircraft to roast wieners over the coals of The Man.
Sometimes boldness is in fashion. Sometimes only the brave will be bold.
Don't worry, him and 4400 others will reappear.
if you zoom in enough, you can see the wreckage.
Badass Resumes
It's obvious that he isn't human at all.
It's just that his vacation time ran out.
Exam 4/C again. Maybe I'll do better this time.
Also known as "Cumulus Granite"
A goal is a dream with a deadline
It looks like Fossett may have gone down the drain. Water we going to do about it!? If we want to find him we may have to tap all our resources.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it dissolve.
"I also encourage people to think hard about which is really the more interesting and challenging accomplishment."
Obviously it's spending 9 days, 3 minutes, and 44 seconds listening to a woman nag about headwinds, proper wing tilt and hygiene.
In the sense that it gets lost in the desert and has no exit strategy?
New punctuation update "~" (no quotes) at the end of a line to indicate sarcasm. ~
you're looking for the 'Plain old text' menu item. It's right there at the bottom of the editing form. Yes, down a bit, that's it. Right next to the Preview button.
my password really is 'stinkypants'
The plane was wearing a watch?
It's a small world and it smells funny; I'd buy another if it wasn't for the money; Take back what I paid (SoM)