U.N. Urged to Take On Asteroid Threat (2036?)(Freep Poll)

AOL News/Reuters ^ | February 18, 2007 | Irene Klotz

[endthematrix]

With the United Nations at the helm...

WE ARE DOOMED!

[HKMk23]

Get the t-shirt:

UN Blue Helmets Kick Asteroid

[Drammach]

It's the asteroids we don't know about that worry me..

As much as I can be worried about something that is completely beyond my control, that is..

[pepsionice]

Why is it that these conferences always get held in places like San Fransisco, LA, NY or Philly? Can't we have conferences like this in Iuka, Ripley, or Biloxi? Seems unfair that worldly announcements get made all the time in "status-cities", and real towns in America never get a chance to bask in the glamor of hot news. Heck....these guys won't even have a conference like this in New Orleans. If they had waited two weeks after Mardi Gras....they could have gotten cheap rooms, reasonably priced strippers, and some great Cajun food for a fair price.

[dleecomeback07]

What are they going to do? Send it a "strongly worded" letter demanding it stop?

Interestingly enough a few weeks ago a friend and I were talking after seeing Independence Day about the fact this world who hates us supposedly would all be counting on us as the only people who could save the rest of the world from any alien attack or asteroid.

I'd want to tell Europe to call their friend Osama.

[Las Vegas Dave]

Hildabeast,RATS, and RINO's can tax the asteroids! Problem solved.

[Greenpees]

I cannot comprehend that anyone would actually want the UN in charge of saving the world.

It's planetary suicide

[dleecomeback07]

The UN has a comittee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space? WHAT?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No wonder they can't find their butts with both hands.

[ChristianDefender]

U.N. Urged to Take On Asteroid Threat

French Peacekeepers will be sent!

[ChristianDefender]

Astronomers are monitoring an asteroid named Apophis, which has a 1 in 45,000 chance of striking Earth on April 13, 2036.

Any exact coordinates on where or what country it will fall? Because in my opinion if it's headin' for Darfur, Sudan, United Nations will surely ignore it... except for Gaza or Kosovo.

[Eclectica]

UN should have a countermeasure ready by 2050.

[Las Vegas Dave]

POLL RESULTS

Do you think asteroids pose a serious threat to Earth?
Yes 78% No 22%
Total Votes: 346,925

Is the U.N. the right agency to address the threat?
Yes 54% No 46%
Total Votes: 338,742

About what I expected from AOL!

[mkmensinger]

My guess is that having seen the movie, the UN will call upon Bruec Willis.

[endthematrix]

More than likely Tim Robbins will fill the role...

[Nailbiter]

too busy finding other butts with both hands

[mkmensinger]

Whoops! That's Bruce, not Bruec.

[rod1]

I feel certain that the asteroid cannot be touched or interfered with in any way.

The announcement by Reuters et el. that it is among the holiest of Islamic sites and houses a Muslim prayer room is surely imminent.

[Brilliant]

That's something I'd trust the UN to do.

[vox humana]

Do you think asteroids pose a serious threat to Earth?

Yes 78% No 22%

Conclusion: 78% of the poll respondents went government schools where the highest math course offered was arithmetic.