11-25-2008, 07:32 PM
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#81
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Has Towel, Will Travel
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Originally Posted by photon
Not sure, I totally missed that part (was talking to my son). I used to live in Lloyd (maybe that belongs in the confessions thread).
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Larf ... I used to party in Lloyd, and yes, you should put that in the confession thread. Then again, I should put my admission that I used to party in Lloyd in the confession thread too.
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11-25-2008, 09:42 PM
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#82
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Estonia
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They said on 660 yesterday that some meteor-dude in the States will pay $10,000 for a piece of it. He then went on to say there could be as much as $1,000,000 worth of material out there from this thing. Road trip!
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11-25-2008, 09:43 PM
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#83
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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$1 million vs. having to go to Lloydminster.
Tough call, tough call.
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11-25-2008, 10:46 PM
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#84
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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11-25-2008, 11:19 PM
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#85
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KevanGuy
They said on 660 yesterday that some meteor-dude in the States will pay $10,000 for a piece of it. He then went on to say there could be as much as $1,000,000 worth of material out there from this thing. Road trip!
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Maybe the guy will chip off a little piece and sell "pet space rocks" for $49.95 just in time for the holidays.
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11-26-2008, 12:38 AM
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#86
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Follow up story on Tuesday night.
10-tonne asteroid lit up Prairie skies: Univ. of Calgary
Updated Tue. Nov. 25 2008 8:09 PM ET
CTV.ca News
CTV.ca News
A fireball that streamed across the skies over Alberta and Saskatchewan last week was a 10-tonne asteroid, according to a researcher at the University of Calgary.
Alan Hildebrand, co-ordinator of the university's Canadian Fireball Reporting Centre, said the rock would have been the size of a desk as it entered the atmosphere, before breaking up into
meteorites. ...
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...hub=TopStories
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11-26-2008, 08:31 AM
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#87
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CP's Fraser Crane
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ford Prefect
I heard at one point that is was around Provost or Bodo, but that was unofficial at the time. Do either of those names sound familiar? They're a ways south of Lloyd near the Sask border.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by photon
Not sure, I totally missed that part (was talking to my son). I used to live in Lloyd (maybe that belongs in the confessions thread).
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Screw you guys... I live in Lloyd 
Anyways they are saying near Provost/Macklin area.. (so Bodo i not too far off)
ABout an hour or so south
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11-26-2008, 08:45 AM
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#88
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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I saw a shooting star (meteorite) about 5:30 pm Tuesday, looking west from Springbank Hill.
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11-26-2008, 08:48 AM
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Norm!
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Its a coverup, it wasn't a meteor, the government just wants us to believe it. It was actually a big flaming ball of human poo that was accidentily released from an aurora spy plane on its way to russia.
If that ball of frozen flaming poo falls into the wrong hands it could be devestating for the intelligence community of the United States. I mean imagine if the Ruskies find out that the American's include corn in the pre flight meal, they'll be aiming laser based microwave weapons at the bellies of our brave men and woman pilots in the hope of creating a shootdown via death by pop corn.
Now shadup, my cats are looking at me funny.
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11-26-2008, 08:54 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: In my office, at the Ministry of Awesome!
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Interesting tidbit, I was up around Lac La Biche hunting last week and we saw what we thought was a distress flare and called the RCMP.
They told us it was possibly a meteor but we didn't really believe them.
Then I see this thread and I thought "Wow, I guess it was a meteor".
Now I feel better about not leaving someone in the bush to die.
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11-28-2008, 09:51 AM
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#92
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Estonia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bagor
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Wow that's great. Talk about a needle in a haystack, unreal.
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11-28-2008, 10:02 AM
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#93
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WindomURL
the university's Canadian Fireball Reporting Centre
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That has to be a dull job.
"Hey, let us know whenever a giant fireball races across the sky"
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11-28-2008, 01:34 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by KevanGuy
Wow that's great. Talk about a needle in a haystack, unreal.
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They say it landed along the Battle River near Marsden, Saskatchewan. If that's true it only came within a couple of miles of our farm. I'll have to ask Dad if he's heard anything.
And I also live in Oilerville here in Lloydminster. One of the few Flames fans to be found around these parts.
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11-28-2008, 02:15 PM
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Has Towel, Will Travel
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stranger
They say it landed along the Battle River near Marsden, Saskatchewan. If that's true it only came within a couple of miles of our farm. I'll have to ask Dad if he's heard anything.
And I also live in Oilerville here in Lloydminster. One of the few Flames fans to be found around these parts.
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Cool ... I'm a Battle River boy too, although from a ways upstream on the Alberta side. My brother still lives on the family farm and was outside when it happened. He said he could hear crackling and thought it might have landed just a few miles to the east. Sounds like it might have landed about 50 miles to the east though rather than just a few miles.
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11-28-2008, 02:43 PM
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#96
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Vancouver
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It would kind of suck to see that thing coming in.
One of those "Oh crap, I guess this is it! Knew I should have stolen that Ferrari and driven it to Mexico" moments.
But it would be awesome after you realize it's not the size of Texas and it isn't an ICBM.
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11-28-2008, 03:29 PM
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broke the first rule
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stranger
They say it landed along the Battle River near Marsden, Saskatchewan. If that's true it only came within a couple of miles of our farm. I'll have to ask Dad if he's heard anything.
And I also live in Oilerville here in Lloydminster. One of the few Flames fans to be found around these parts.
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Sweet - I'm going to be driving through the Marsden area in a couple of weeks. Actually hit a ditch there this time last year. Looks like I'll be doing some meteor hunting!!
Is the big Flames flag on the acerage on the west end of Lloyd on hwy 16 still kicking around?
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11-28-2008, 03:31 PM
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Pieces have been found:
LLOYDMINSTER, Sask - A University of Calgary student got the thrill of a lifetime when she found bits of meteorite from a fireball that lit up the sky over Alberta and Saskatchewan last week.
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/...d-720cb00a44ec
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11-28-2008, 04:28 PM
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Norm!
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Originally Posted by worth
It would kind of suck to see that thing coming in.
One of those "Oh crap, I guess this is it! Knew I should have stolen that Ferrari and driven it to Mexico" moments.
But it would be awesome after you realize it's not the size of Texas and it isn't an ICBM.
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As you dropped your burrito and comic book.
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11-28-2008, 04:40 PM
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#100
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
As you dropped your burrito and comic book.
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"oh no, I've wasted my life...."
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