For those you you in Rio Linda, post #5 was projecting today's events of scientists trying to divine what happened 100,000 to 200,000 years ago from bits of glass in the sand against future events 100,000 to 200,000 years hence, with scientints tying to divine from similar clues what will surely happen within the remainder of the current decade. The 12 Monkeys tag is the lead.
"Can't you recognize cynical prophesy"
Nam Drol Doog,
I was in fact agreeing with your sentiments and in so agreeing thought to give you a straw man to use as a platform for further explanation of your 12 Monkey take.
Additionally, I thought the article's assertion that it could only have been a meteorite was irresponsible and patently untrue. I thought to use cynical sarcasm to make this point.
Perhaps this bundling of narrative styles amalgamated as "cynically prophetic sarcasm" and resulted in a complete "failure to communicate".
Hope xmas was good to you.