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Quake hits Bali climate conference
 Heh..heh...heh... BALI, Indonesia (AP) -- An earthquake on Friday rattled Indonesia's resort island of Bali, where thousands of people were gathering for a U.N. climate change conference. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. However, the ozone layer has been destroyed as 10000 private jets have all taken off from Bali at once... The 5.4-magnitude tremor was centered 150 miles southwest of Bali, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its Web site. It struck around 6 miles beneath the ocean floor. The quake could be felt in Bali, where more than 10,000 people were attending a two-week conference about rising global temperatures, which scientists say could lead to severe droughts and flooding, melting ice caps and rising seas, and the extinction of animals.  I wonder how many perfectly good drinks were spilled? How many h'orderve trays were destroyed? How many hookers were injured when they were knocked out of bed?The walls and floors of massive tents set up in a sprawling complex of five-star hotels shook for around 10 seconds, but officials said they did not have any reports of injuries or damage. The quake was not strong enough to trigger a tsunami warning. Did Mr. Cheney ask for one? Nah, he said just to "scare 'em" a little... Posted by: tu3031 2007-12-07 |
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