Chiff & Fipple in the News

Post by **Dale** » Wed Jul 24, 2002 5:04 pm

http://www.chiffandfipple.com/chiffend.htm

TelegramSam · Post by **TelegramSam** » Wed Jul 24, 2002 5:14 pm

Mmhmm, somebody was certainly bored today....

Aodhan · Post by **Aodhan** » Wed Jul 24, 2002 5:34 pm

However, very well researched, or at least cut and pasted well. Donald Yeoman IS the NASA dude, and there is a Lincoln Near Earth yadda yadda...hosted at MIT Lincoln labs.

Nicely done!

Aodhan

TonyHiggins · Post by **TonyHiggins** » Wed Jul 24, 2002 7:17 pm

That asteroid/comet in the illustration was about the size of Greenland. Do you think they just don't want to scare us with the real facts? They slipped with that photograph.) Like, maybe earth is going to hit a BIG asteroid (not the other way around) or hit one of the other planets? Do you think NASA will warn us if we're going to collide with Saturn? I'm going to go hide in a cave until this thing passes.
Tony
Those expensive wood whistles will burn up. Better invest in asbestos ones.

Isilwen · Post by **Isilwen** » Wed Jul 24, 2002 7:26 pm

WhOA....

Post by **Dale** » Wed Jul 24, 2002 8:08 pm

On 2002-07-24 19:14, TelegramSam wrote:
Mmhmm, somebody was certainly bored today....

No. I'm just trying to put some perspective on things.

Dale

ScottStewart · Post by **ScottStewart** » Wed Jul 24, 2002 8:33 pm

I noticed that an asteroid is supposed to hit C&F every million years. Maybe at a regular enough interval to keep time for a very slow air...

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Sean · Post by **Sean** » Wed Jul 24, 2002 10:42 pm

Dale,
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Easily_Deluded_Fool · Thu Jul 25, 2002 12:36 am

I think that we ought to gather a collection of all whistles, but most importantly some examples of the 'high' quality end - which isn't necessarily the same as expensive!

Then we put them into an indestructable case,
to preserve them, just in case the asteroid does indeed impact the Chiff & Fipple home world.

Although I haven't worked out the exact (or any!) details of launching the above collection into a stable orbit, where it could be found in the future, and be seen as an example of the height of culture obtained by the whistling population, I volunteer to collect such pristine examples of whistles, and to regularly test and maintain them.
So if you want your whistle in the collection
send it to me!

For posterity of course.

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No whistles were harmed in the transmission of this communication.

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Jens_Hoppe · Post by **Jens_Hoppe** » Thu Jul 25, 2002 1:50 am

So in 17 years we're toast? Rules out learning the pipes I guess.

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Thu Jul 25, 2002 2:12 am

We're not violating any copyright, trademark, or intellectual property rights are we Dale? Or is it, as the disclaimer in Mad magazine said, for parody purposes only?

EricWingler · Post by **EricWingler** » Thu Jul 25, 2002 6:15 am

On 2002-07-24 22:08, DaleWisely wrote:

No. I'm just trying to put some perspective on things.

Dale

I don't suppose that you are familiar with the Total Perspective Vortex, are you?

Post by **Dale** » Thu Jul 25, 2002 6:35 am

On 2002-07-25 04:12, Walden wrote:
We're not violating any copyright, trademark, or intellectual property rights are we Dale? Or is it, as the disclaimer in Mad magazine said, for parody purposes only?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm screwed on intellectual property and trademarks. I wonder if federal prison will have internet connections.

Post by **Dale** » Thu Jul 25, 2002 6:36 am

On 2002-07-25 08:15, EricWingler wrote:
On 2002-07-24 22:08, DaleWisely wrote:

No. I'm just trying to put some perspective on things.

Dale
I don't suppose that you are familiar with the Total Perspective Vortex, are you?

Not really, but I think I can get the general idea from the name alone. Incidentally, I think my new vacuum cleaner employs that technology.

Dale

blackhawk · Post by **blackhawk** » Thu Jul 25, 2002 8:23 am

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm screwed on intellectual property and trademarks. I wonder if federal prison will have internet connections.

As long as they let you take your favorite whistle, who cares, right?