Jupiter Comet Impact (fwd)

Todd E. Van Hoosear (vanhoose@lalaland.cl.msu.edu)
Thu, 8 Dec 1994 11:38:10 -0500 (EST)

Thanks to Marilyn Everingham for this one! Original author unknown.

- Todd

The Top *16* Ways That Comet Hitting Jupiter Will Affect Life On Earth

16> Pentagon requests renewed nuclear arms buildup to keep up
with cometary gigatonnage.

15> Cosmic interference hampers the usually reliable Psychic
Hotline.

14> Gnarly waves, dude!

13> Public pressure forces Congress to fund Hubble Space
Catcher's Mitt as a precaution.

12> Madonna starts hanging out with Carl Sagan.

11> While everyone is looking up, OJ Simpson tiptoes out
of the country.

10> Well, you certainly won't be able to sit down for a while!
(Oops! That's how a comet hitting *Uranus* will affect life!)

9> Elroy Jetson starts popping up on the "Have You Seen Me"
milk cartons.

8> Astronomer-Hooligans go wilding through Central Park.

7> Time magazine reconsiders naming earth, "Planet of the Year."

6> Astronomers start livin' like rock stars and gettin' all
the babes (and studs).

5> If Jupiter is in your astrological house, better stock
up on the Stridex and Oxy-5!

4> Newark improves its status from 3rd worst place in the
universe to 4th.

3> Schoolkids nationwide begin flinging "comet peas" at the
lunchlady.

2> Exports to Jupiter of "**** HAPPENS" bumper stickers
skyrocket!

and the #1 Way That Comet Hitting Jupiter Will Affect Life On Earth...

1> At the moment of impact, radio signals from Alpha Centauri
received, saying: "Goooooooooooooooooooooooooal!!!!!!"