If NASA Finds Conclusive Evidence of an Ocean on Mars, America Eats Free Giant Shrimp

Long John Silvers Press Release via SpaceRef ^ | Saturday, January 17, 2004 | Rick Maynard

[anymouse]

An out of this world meal - for free*.

* Read the fine print before breaking out the Martian coctail sauce. :)

[anymouse]

Space shrimpers ping.

[GasparSantiago]

What suprised me was that they found rocks again! Whoo boy! What were the chances of that happening again? Out of that whole big planet, landing in a different place than last time, AGAIN they found rocks!! WHOA!

[Leroy S. Mort]

"Giant Shrimp" - I love oxymorons. Mmmmmmm.

[BenLurkin]

Eat a "giant shrimp" . . . . . ? I don't know . . .

[Luke Skyfreeper]

For purposes of Long John Silver's offer, an ocean is defined as a single body of water, the surface area of which equals or exceeds five million square kilometers. See official rules at www.ljsilvers.com for details.

Somehow I kinda doubt that the shrimp insurance hurt their bottom line.

[Johnny_Cipher]

I thought Long John Silvers went bankrupt a couple of years ago. Guess some venture capitalist stepped in.

Oh well, I can eat a LOT of shrimp in 3 hours. Just keep your hands and fingers away from my mouth.

[hole_n_one]

Giant Shrimp

Come an' get it!........

[BenLurkin]

This just in!

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Latest Photo from Mars exploration rover "Spirit"

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NASA finds evidence of OCEANS and INTELLIGENT LIFE on MARS

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[BenLurkin]

Thank you. I will store that image for a later nightmare.

[freebilly]

Long John Silver's new Giant Shrimp are huge, measuring nearly a half-foot long.

Really, they're only 4-1/2" long. But since most guys tell their women that 4-1/2" is actually 6", no one is the wiser....

[BenLurkin]

Yeah, but it plays havoc on the math skills for the blondes.

[southernnorthcarolina]

What suprised me was that they found rocks again! Whoo boy! What were the chances of that happening again? Out of that whole big planet, landing in a different place than last time, AGAIN they found rocks!! WHOA!

Yeah, and not only that, but I think they've determined that some of the rocks are reddish-brown, and that some are brownish-red! Yes! It's true!

Your tax dollars at work...

[freebilly]

Yeah, but it plays havoc on the math skills for the blondes.

Hmmm..., there's a joke in here somewhere about a blonde and a square root....

[Mygirlsmom]

Funny. I was just going thru some old letters and postcards of my grandfather's (he traveled extensively for his job - in fact - he made the first prototype of the suitcase on wheels, but that's another story...) Anyway, I found this card which reads:

Charter Reservations Hotel Sherlburne II
To Be Constructed on the Moon By 1971
Guarantee: IF the Hotel Shelburne II is not constructed on the moon by 1971, the bearer is guaranteed free accomodations for any weekend at the Hotel Shelburne in New York City.

I wonder if there's a Long John Silver's anywhere near the Shelburne? We could use a little getaway. LOL!

[Bogey78O]

If they find evidence of advanced civilization on mars do we get soylent green?

[Ophiucus]

Oh well, I can eat a LOT of shrimp in 3 hours.

That would be nice but alas:

...every person in the U.S. will have an opportunity to obtain one free Giant Shrimp at participating Long John Silver's restaurants in the United States. (emphasis added)

That better be a hell of a big shrimp....

[ValerieUSA]

http://www.permianseashrimp.com/index2.html

[Johnny_Cipher]

ONE shrimp? That's what I get for not reading the fine print.

(Oh well, they claim the shrimp are almost "half a foot" long. That's still a pretty good sized shrimp. Maybe I could put it in an ice cream cone and top it with tartar sauce.)

[McGavin999]

It doesn't matter, this is a great idea and will get the American people interested in the Mars exploration. NASA couldn't hope for better advertisement.