200 Million Million Jesus's

[BigBadBrian]

Just a curious bit of info related to this: With current technology, it would take a space craft aprox 2.5 years to reach Mars...one way. No, we're not going there anytime soon.

[ashstralia]

So by the scale above where the Earth is a peppercorn the next nearest star is about 4000 miles away.

yeah, mindbending ay?

brian, if only 10% of all the defence budget were spent on space exploration....

edit; i used this as a guide, hope i got it roughly correct. earth sun= 1 au

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question19.html

[Seshmeister]

"Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly hugely mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space."

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[chefcraig]

Because God wanted it that way...

God put his greatest creation here...on EARTH!

Finally, we are in complete agreement...

[ashstralia]

haha! 'what's so unpleasant about being drunk?' 'ask a glass of water'.

[ashstralia]

craig, i can't believe you guys eat that garbage.

[chefcraig]

craig, i can't believe you guys eat that garbage.

Bizarre, isn't it ash? I honestly can not get my mind around which is worse...someone having the warped temerity and outright cynicism to market this abomination to people, or the public themselves for thinking this is a great idea and long overdue.

[ashstralia]

hehehe.. guess i'm getting old, when i was a 17 yr old pot head that would have been the best 'food' ever

[jhale667]

Bizarre, isn't it ash? I honestly can not get my mind around which is worse...someone having the warped temerity and outright cynicism to market this abomination to people, or the public themselves for thinking this is a great idea and long overdue.

They're actually pretty damn good - though I imagine the "grilled" version would be slightly "healthier"...

[Jesus Christ]

Finally, we are in complete agreement...

You really think We created that thing??

[BigBadBrian]

craig, i can't believe you guys eat that garbage.

Amazing statement, from someone in a country that has vegemite.

[ashstralia]

promite is much tastier.

[Golden AWe]

Try this finnish one for evidence.



Kalakukko is a traditional food from the Finnish region of Savonia made from fish baked inside a loaf of bread. The Cornish pasty from Cornwall has the same basic idea of complete packed lunch.
Traditionally, kalakukko is prepared with rye flour, although wheat is often added to make the dough more pliable. The filling consists of fish, pork and bacon, and is seasoned with salt (unless the pork is already salted). After being baked for several hours, kalakukko looks much like a large loaf of rye bread. If prepared correctly, all the bones of the fish inside it have softened and the filling is moist as all the meat and fish juices have been cooked inside the bread.
Traditionally, the fish used in kalakukko is either the vendace (Finnish muikku), or European perch (Finnish ahven), but salmon is also sometimes used. In southern Savonia the vendace is advocated as the only fish for the true kalakukko whereas in the northern parts of the province the same is said about the perch. Instead of fish, also combinations of potato and pork or rutabaga and pork are possible. The appropriate drink to accompany kalakukko is buttermilk or piimä.
Kalakukko can be heated in an oven. It takes about one hour in 130 degrees Celsius if the size of the kalakukko is about 1 kg. It can also be eaten cold. One way (and many say the only right way) to eat kalakukko is to open the top with a sharp knife, eat the top with butter, and then slice some of the bread making the hole on the top larger and eat it with the filling.
Kalakukko will keep for a long time when unopened. It used to be a practical lunch for workers away from home.
An average Finnish-speaking person today finds the name somewhat amusing, as kala is Finnish for "fish" and kukko is "rooster", leading to the oft used but non-morphological translation, "fish cock". However, the archaic form of kukko is derived from the same root as kukkaro (purse).
Since 2002, kalakukko has had Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) status in Europe

[ashstralia]

on another note, here's one of my scambait emails...
i know i'm an amateur, but this is fun...

[Seshmeister]

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