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2014-02-19 Science & Technology

Strange Dark Streaks on Mars Get More and More Mysterious

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Posted by Fred 2014-02-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Blame it on the Martian Cherubs

Posted by Fernando Botero 2014-02-19 00:32|| 2014-02-19 00:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Final stages in invasion preparations?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-02-19 06:01|| 2014-02-19 06:01|| Front Page Top

#3 "...Mars was weeping salty tears." Seriously.?

Posted by Uncle Phester 2014-02-19 09:16|| 2014-02-19 09:16|| Front Page Top

#4 I thought the science was settled? It's obviously venting of super-heated ice brought on by excessive cooling during Universal planetary warming caused by Martian cow farts.
Now, where's my climate study grant?

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2014-02-19 10:20|| 2014-02-19 10:20|| Front Page Top

#5 Melting CO2 (ok, sublimating CO2) causing tiny avalanches. Material is dark until it weathers.

Posted by SteveS 2014-02-19 11:36|| 2014-02-19 11:36|| Front Page Top

#6 ..but at least the planet has one less scourge to worry about:

"UAEs Top Islamic Body Issues Fatwa Banning Muslims From Traveling To Mars" <LINK>

Posted by Uncle Phester 2014-02-19 12:44|| 2014-02-19 12:44|| Front Page Top

#7 Perhaps it's time to think about emigrating to another planet.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2014-02-19 13:58|| 2014-02-19 13:58|| Front Page Top

#8 What? Leave the earth to Muslims?

Not only NO, but HELL NO.
If anybody goes away, let THEM.

(They won't, nobody to "Martyr" there.)

Posted by Redneck Jim 2014-02-19 14:43|| 2014-02-19 14:43|| Front Page Top

#9 Marvin the Martyr (what, a limerick can't have a title?)

From Occupied Islamic Barsoom
On the intergalactic simoom,
Flying Carpet X-2
And its cartoonish crew
Came to punish Bugs Bunny: Kaboom!

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2014-02-19 15:48|| 2014-02-19 15:48|| Front Page Top

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