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    Image of Nutchromeo Nutchromeo
    12/09/09

    In reply to Giant Mysterious Spiral Takes Over the Skies of Norway
    Umm...duh? It's Santa. He's prepping his new '09 tech.
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    12/09/09

    In reply to Giant Mysterious Spiral Takes Over the Skies of Norway
    Norway is close to CERN, right?
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    Image of aec007 aec007
    12/09/09

    @jakebathman: Yeah... fairly close anyways....

    Something might have gone awefully wrong and we just don't know about it... [officially anyways]

    Looks like a real Half Life 2 Episode 1 , ending doesn't it?

    ( λ²)
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    Image of jakebathman jakebathman
    12/09/09

    @aec007: AH that's EXACTLY what I thought when I first saw it. Just finished HL2 and the two other episodes in organge box, so maybe I was primed.
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    Image of B1663R B1663R
    12/09/09

    In reply to Giant Mysterious Spiral Takes Over the Skies of Norway
    It's a worm hole opening up... great now i gotta be on my toes for the stupid Jem'Hadar

    SAVE ME SISKO!!
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    Image of Platypus Man Platypus Man
    12/09/09

    @B1663R: Well, we might be alright if the Prophets help...
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    Image of ninjagin ninjagin
    12/09/09

    In reply to Giant Mysterious Spiral Takes Over the Skies of Norway
    Actually, I think it's one of those laser light-show projectors, with a really powerful source. Just some kids at the local polytechnic having a little fun.
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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    12/09/09

    In reply to Giant Mysterious Spiral Takes Over the Skies of Norway
    "If the Russians made that big swirl in the sky, we the United States, must make a bigger one over Norway."
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    12/09/09

    In reply to Giant Mysterious Spiral Takes Over the Skies of Norway
    It's a friggen rocket people. The last two pictures can't be more obvious.

    Sheesh, those silly Russians.
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    Image of Coolmodo Coolmodo
    12/09/09

    In reply to Giant Mysterious Spiral Takes Over the Skies of Norway
    It's the end of the world, aka viral marketing...
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    Image of Unspellable Unspellable
    12/09/09

    @Coolmodo: *smacks teeth*

    You mean: 'aka spiral marketing'
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    12/09/09

    In reply to Giant Mysterious Spiral Takes Over the Skies of Norway
    F'tangh! F'tangh! C'Thulu F'tangh!

    Ia! Ia!
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    12/09/09

    In reply to Giant Mysterious Spiral Takes Over the Skies of Norway
    Why don't they just use the numerous photos to identify/triangulate where the "green beam" points to. If it's in a body of water or military installation you can assume missile test.

    Mystery over.
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    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    12/09/09

    In reply to Giant Mysterious Spiral Takes Over the Skies of Norway
    Looks like someone was projecting interference patterns on the haze with a high energy laser. Just a wild guess. From the vid, more likely someone screwing with a monstrous projector.

    Been wanting to do similar 'sky painting' with lasers myself, but haven't found a way to build one with sufficient energy to paint a space that large on my budget.
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    Image of DennyCraneDennyCraneDennyCrane DennyCraneDennyCraneDennyCrane
    12/09/09

    @Fractal the Meek: If you watch the videos... nope. Rocket spiraling out of control.
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    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    12/09/09

    @DennyCraneDennyCraneDennyCrane: So say the "experts" and "video footage." I still want to do the laser cloud projection. Maybe people will freak out again if I give no notice before testing.
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    Image of CommentingpointlesslyisMeh CommentingpointlesslyisMeh
    12/09/09

    In reply to Giant Mysterious Spiral Takes Over the Skies of Norway
    Ok. Here is my take. This is a spin up leading towards massive worldwide alien sightings in 2012. Of course, aliens are actually just demons in disguise and the whole Myan calendar thing is a ploy to get everyone to believe that apolcolyspse is coming (or world changes) set up by satan way in the past, so when the anti-christ shows up impersonating Jesus and aliens (really demons) are playing along we attempt to "unite" the planet. but the catholic church jumps in and says "oooohhhhh woe is us, we now all have to worship together on Sunday". But you see Sunday is NOT the sabbath. Saturday is (see 7th day Adventists). And by worshipping on Sunday and getting the ash on your hand or heart (see mark of the beast) you will be directly breaking God's commandment. End times will begin because the majority of people will think Satan is really is the return of Christ. BUT...

    1. Jesus said he would never touch the ground upon return and that people would float up to the sky to meet him

    2. The time of Christ return is unpredictable so it surely won't be 2012....but how convenient would that be for Satan to show up.

    of course..this is all just theory.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    12/09/09

    @CommentingpointlesslyisMeh:

    uh, i know about saturday being the sabbath and all, but one nitpick - won't you be screwed by NOT worshiping on saturday as opposed to "by worshipping on Sunday and getting the ash on your hand or heart"

    i mean personally, when aliens show up and jesus come back, i'll just make a habit of stopping by a church every day. you know. for safety.
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    12/09/09

    @CommentingpointlesslyisMeh:

    also good point on no one knowing the day or the time or whatever, except for this: saying that jesus will show up on such and such a day and having it actually happen doesn't mean that you KNEW that he was going to come back at that time, just that you thought it, and incidentally turned out, in retrospect, to have been correct.
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    Image of I3ob the Lizard I3ob the Lizard
    12/09/09

    @CommentingpointlesslyisMeh: So you're saying that the Catholic Church is the "Church of the Devil" prophesied by Christ and the Apostles.

    BTW, the Jewish sabbath is also on Saturday. Sunday became the Christian day of worship to help differentiate/separate Christians from the Jews.

    Your theory just confirms the fact that we all need tinfoil hats to protect our brainwaves from our Alien Overlords mind controlling devices.
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    Image of arcanafex arcanafex
    12/09/09

    @CommentingpointlesslyisMeh: Technically, that's just hypothesis. It's not theory until it's tested. ;)
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    Image of CommentingpointlesslyisMeh CommentingpointlesslyisMeh
    12/09/09

    @nutbastard: fair enough. And to further sate...I have no idea what I am talking about. But I do know that the bible has been right about every prophecy it has so far...so...something will happen. What or when, beats me...
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    12/09/09

    @nutbastard: yep...Like a theif in the night. but the Bible also says something about Satan having ultimate power to deceive in the end.
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    12/09/09

    @nutbastard: Let me just say this. I have touched the Dalai Lama. I have studied Hinduism and Budhism extensively. They are enjoyable, peacefull religions which I really like...BUT... there is no religion on Earth that is more opposed by the masses of people and especially the New Age movement that christianity. If I were Satan, I would make everyone think that Zen"all is one", there is no good and evil...as the key to get them to denounce the son of God and forfeit eternal life. I mean, the man died for everyones sins. Who else did this? Something is going on here and I think we are getting close to finding out.

    once again only my OPINION people.
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    Edited by CommentingpointlesslyisMeh at 12/09/09 2:44 PM CommentingpointlesslyisMeh was starred CommentingpointlesslyisMeh was unstarred
    Image of colewheeler colewheeler
    12/09/09

    @CommentingpointlesslyisMeh: what is the most recent prophecy from the bible that came true?

    I am honestly asking, not being sarcastic because i have never read it.
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    Image of CommentingpointlesslyisMeh CommentingpointlesslyisMeh
    12/09/09

    @colewheeler: The last one was the forgiveness of the papacy after they were ousted by the French (a pope was kidnapped) in the 17-1800's. It happened in the early 1900's. I'll find it, At work now..may take me a bit.
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    12/09/09

    @arcanafex: If we are told to worship on Sunday in unison. I choose death.
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    12/09/09

    @I3ob the Lizard: Basically, Yes. But there are many loving Catholics. It is the institution that is bad. And it doesn't matter who created the Sunday worship. Jesus worshipped on Saturday with the jews. I'd say sticking with his actions would be smart. It's a commandment after all. If you believe in it.
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    12/09/09

    @I3ob the Lizard: By the way. The Catholic Cathecism removed the sabbath commandment and broke the coveting commandment into two parts. Covet neighbor/covet neighbors wife. Does that sound like a good idea? To mess with God's commandments? I rest my case.
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    12/09/09

    @CommentingpointlesslyisMeh: Well now this is a heck of a tangent. Anyway, that sounds too pedestrian for Satan. If I were him, I'd try to take down Christianity from the inside. Obfuscate and swirl around the meanings of hate and love and good and evil, and ultimately lead followers to do the work of Satan under the invocation of God.

    Yup, that's how I'd do it if I were him. Which I'm not, for the record.
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    Image of I3ob the Lizard I3ob the Lizard
    12/09/09

    @CommentingpointlesslyisMeh: Hm, I don't know how to respond to that...

    Let's do it in two parts.

    First, Jesus was a Jew, hence the worshiping with the Jews.

    Second, I believe breaking the commandments is bad and we should strive to live them.

    Btw, I'm not Catholic but I think we should all have a level of tolerance and acceptance of others beliefs even if we choose not to believe them ourselves.
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    Image of CommentingpointlesslyisMeh CommentingpointlesslyisMeh
    12/10/09

    @I3ob the Lizard: I'm totally with you here.

    By the way I was baptised Catholic and went to a catholic private highschool.

    But I do not practice anything that is Catholic. Mostly I have been pretty new age. But I'm wondering if that is a giant ploy. I guess in this whole thread I have been thinking out loud.
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    Image of CommentingpointlesslyisMeh CommentingpointlesslyisMeh
    12/10/09

    @puhsitch: Well, I think that's where I was going with this. I'm saying that if he directly influenced Catholocism; i.e. the crusades and pay money to get out of purgatory...and change commandments...and say a dude called pope equals God on earth(lol).. wouldn't that be"taking down Christianity from the inside"? Isn't that why Luther started the protestant movement? To "protest" the Catholic bullshit? By the way I was baptised Catholic and went to a catholic private highschool.
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    12/10/09

    @puhsitch: @I3ob the Lizard: @nutbastard:

    Hearted. Just for chatting about this.
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    12/10/09

    @CommentingpointlesslyisMeh: I see what you're saying, and basically I was implying that this is what's been happening for years and years. Religion is easily hijacked by those who are hungry for power (political, social, cultural, whatever), and anyone who abuses religion as a means of manipulation/oppression/control is doing the work of evil. We see that every day!

    Now, in terms of the Catholic church, at least in its current form...is its essence defined by a hierarchy or by a community of people? And extending beyond that, can the Catholic hierarchy really be at all representative of Christianity? When you strip it away, nothing inherent to Christianity is lost. When you corrupt the community, *that's* when the crumbling starts. (As an aside, while there is some really corrupt stuff in Catholic history, the pope is definitely not considered to be equal to God on earth)

    I'm Catholic, but also a strong supporter of progressive reform. The Vatican is messed up, yo, and people need to take back control.
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    12/11/09

    @puhsitch: You are Hearted for being open minded.
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    12/09/09

    In reply to Giant Mysterious Spiral Takes Over the Skies of Norway
    Somebody flushed the sky.
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    12/09/09

    In reply to Giant Mysterious Spiral Takes Over the Skies of Norway
    As amazing as the photos are, no matter how boring the cause may be; if this were a special effect in a movie, it would be laughably bad.

    My guess? Transmorphers 2 has started production.
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    12/09/09

    @Voyou_Charmant: It's funny how special effects alter people's impressions. Like, real-life explosions look a lot different from what most people expect (Hollywood prefers to use fuel-air deflagrations because they look more impressive on screen).
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    12/09/09

    In reply to Giant Mysterious Spiral Takes Over the Skies of Norway
    It's a Boom Tube. Darkseid is coming. Earth is doomed.
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    Image of -X- -X-
    12/09/09

    @HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: Then we truly are finished. Unless someone with amazing superpowers arrives to save us. Anybody know someone who can help?
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    12/09/09

    @-X-: Ummm... I can make bubbles with my spit... that's kinda amazing.
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    Image of -X- -X-
    12/09/09

    @HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: Ok, now just find others with such talents and form a league together. Somewhat of a "Justice League" but with a much catchier name.
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    12/09/09

    @-X-: Sounds more like "Mystery Men" than "Justice League"...
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    Image of RyanXP RyanXP
    12/09/09

    In reply to Giant Mysterious Spiral Takes Over the Skies of Norway
    It was only a matter of time before the Almighty figured out the 'Swirl' filter.
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