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Mars will be bright, but not as large as the moon.
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Jul 12, 2006, 12:17 PM
 
Some of you might have received the email going around saying Mars will be as large as the moon. Well, it won't. It will, however, be extremely bright.

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...l_marshoax.htm
     
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Jul 12, 2006, 12:22 PM
 
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Jul 12, 2006, 12:26 PM
 
I feel spamed.

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Jul 12, 2006, 12:30 PM
 
Nah, it's probably an honest mistake.

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Jul 12, 2006, 12:33 PM
 
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Jul 12, 2006, 12:35 PM
 


I laugh, but I know damn well this is something I would do…
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Jul 12, 2006, 12:36 PM
 
Originally Posted by CharlesS
Nah, it's probably an honest mistake.
I know.

I feel honestly spamed

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Jul 12, 2006, 12:45 PM
 
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Jul 12, 2006, 12:47 PM
 
Anyone stupid enough to think Mars will get as big as the Moon in the night sky deserves to waste some time going outside to check.

But thanks for the heads up.

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Jul 12, 2006, 12:51 PM
 
for spame!
     
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Jul 12, 2006, 12:53 PM
 
How the **** can you qualify this as spam?
     
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Jul 12, 2006, 01:03 PM
 
I think they're making fun of you because it's 2006 now, not 2005, which is when the article was published.

Maybe PWN3D is more appropriate.
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Jul 12, 2006, 01:12 PM
 
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Jul 12, 2006, 01:16 PM
 
Originally Posted by Landos Mustache
Anyone stupid enough to think Mars will get as big as the Moon in the night sky deserves to waste some time going outside to check.

But thanks for the heads up.
It would be a little funny if it was a "harvast mood" that evening... an idiot running around "Just look at it!!!"

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Jul 12, 2006, 01:20 PM
 
I don't get how it is SPAM either but it is sure out of date.

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Jul 12, 2006, 01:31 PM
 
"Everything's so clear to me now: I'm the keeper of the cheese and you're the lemon merchant. Get it? And he knows it.
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Jul 12, 2006, 01:31 PM
 
Originally Posted by Landos Mustache
I don't get how it is SPAM either but it is sure out of date.
* it's a waste of time
* it's either non-newsworthy, an urban myth or trying to sell something
* facts are wrong
* title is misleading

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Jul 12, 2006, 01:36 PM
 
Originally Posted by what_the_heck
* it's a waste of time
* it's either non-newsworthy, an urban myth or trying to sell something
* facts are wrong
* title is misleading

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* It was a stupid mistake

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Jul 12, 2006, 01:49 PM
 
Originally Posted by Landos Mustache
* It was a stupid mistake
True, that's how must spam gets started. Stupid mistake, malware downloaded, computer infected and turned into a spam machine. A stupid mistake.

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