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Geology Picture of the Week, October 3-9, 2004: Etna Eruption Caption Fun
Etna Volcan Sicilien ^ | October 2004 | Charles Riviere and photographers

Posted on 10/05/2004 8:35:05 AM PDT by cogitator

Article link above shows many nice pictures, but site is slow, so I only chose the two below. My suggested caption is underneath it. Feel free to suggest your own for the sake of levity. I've reduced the size for display; click for the full-size pic.

"If you take one step back and slide to the right just a little, dear, the picture will be perfect."

"I'm glad Georgia O'Keefe didn't see this."


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Education; Outdoors; Science
KEYWORDS: etna; flow; hot; lava; magma
This may prove that geologists don't have a very good sense of humor.
1 posted on 10/05/2004 8:35:05 AM PDT by cogitator
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To: 2Trievers; headsonpikes; Pokey78; Lil'freeper; epsjr; sauropod; kayak; Miss Marple; CPT Clay; ...

** ping **

** ping **


2 posted on 10/05/2004 8:36:18 AM PDT by cogitator
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To: 2Trievers; headsonpikes; Pokey78; Lil'freeper; epsjr; sauropod; kayak; Miss Marple; CPT Clay; ...
Hey, I missed this the first time I looked at the site today. Several short Quicktime videos of the eruption (I'm a sucker for a lava flow):

Films de l'eruption 2004

(One of them is mis-linked; I wanted to see the one with the guy standing in front of the lava flow, but that's the one that's linked to a different video.)

3 posted on 10/05/2004 8:47:09 AM PDT by cogitator
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To: cogitator
"I'm glad Georgia O'Keefe didn't see this."

This may prove that geologists don't have a very good sense of humor.


Oh, I don't know. What do they call a crystal-filled fissure?
4 posted on 10/05/2004 9:38:26 AM PDT by aruanan
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To: aruanan

"Do you mean a mother lode?" Tom asked insertively.


5 posted on 10/05/2004 10:47:50 AM PDT by cogitator
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To: cogitator
"Do you mean a mother lode?" Tom asked insertively.

I'm talking vugs:




6 posted on 10/05/2004 11:01:42 AM PDT by aruanan
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So that bottom picture is of Mother Earth?


7 posted on 10/05/2004 11:10:21 AM PDT by aruanan
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So that bottom picture is of Mother Earth?

We have to be careful not to mistype Mt. Etna as Ms. Etna.

8 posted on 10/05/2004 11:33:13 AM PDT by cogitator
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I always thought lava looked cool.
9 posted on 10/05/2004 3:56:14 PM PDT by BlindGuardian (Baby turtles look like pancakes with egg rolls.)
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I always thought lava looked cool.

Resist the illusion... It is really hot.

10 posted on 10/05/2004 9:00:15 PM PDT by Barnacle (Navigating the treacherous waters of a liberal culture)
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To: cogitator
"If you take one step back and slide to the right just a little, dear, the picture will be perfect."

I suggest that a bottle of gin would be a wiser sacrifice.

11 posted on 10/05/2004 9:04:26 PM PDT by Barnacle (Navigating the treacherous waters of a liberal culture)
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To: cogitator

Do you smoke afterwards???...
Don't know... never looked

12 posted on 10/06/2004 12:16:38 AM PDT by Safrguns
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I don't know why, but the "Spitting Image" puppet of Madonna, complete with belly button, came quickly to mind.[Think "Land of Confusion" Video from the '80s]

I couldn't find an image I could post. It seems the Phil Colins video version was covered more.

I'm also mindful of Hanoi Jane's latest get-out-the-vote effort.

Now I'm worthless for the workday,....thanks.


13 posted on 10/06/2004 5:30:02 AM PDT by sayfer bullets (Proverbs 6: 16-18 " ...hands that shed innocent blood,...")
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To: Safrguns

You win!


14 posted on 10/06/2004 7:54:36 AM PDT by cogitator
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To: cogitator

Thanks!


15 posted on 10/06/2004 9:22:26 AM PDT by Safrguns
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To: Barnacle
It is really hot

Your kidding. lol
16 posted on 10/06/2004 2:00:06 PM PDT by BlindGuardian ("You'll pay for this Captain Planet!")
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To: cogitator; Safrguns

Elders Ping!

Welcome to Free Republic BRO!


17 posted on 10/06/2004 6:30:32 PM PDT by sayfer bullets (Proverbs 6: 16-18 " ...hands that shed innocent blood,...")
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