Comments on: Gobsmacked http://hesperuspress.wordpress.com/2007/07/03/gobsmacked/ Independent publishers of neglected and translated classics; ranters extraordinaire. www.hesperuspress.com; www.myspace.com/hesperuspress Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:03:17 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Rob http://hesperuspress.wordpress.com/2007/07/03/gobsmacked/#comment-82 Rob Wed, 04 Jul 2007 11:32:23 +0000 http://hesperuspress.wordpress.com/2007/07/03/gobsmacked/#comment-82 Don't put yourself down! I'm sure you will be chartering the Russian Nuclear Icebreaker (as soon as enough monies come in). It sounds like a Soviet-engineered apocalyptic conversation-starter. Don’t put yourself down! I’m sure you will be chartering the Russian Nuclear Icebreaker (as soon as enough monies come in).

It sounds like a Soviet-engineered apocalyptic conversation-starter.

]]> By: hesperuspress http://hesperuspress.wordpress.com/2007/07/03/gobsmacked/#comment-79 hesperuspress Wed, 04 Jul 2007 08:49:39 +0000 http://hesperuspress.wordpress.com/2007/07/03/gobsmacked/#comment-79 The whole thing beggars belief, doesn't it? I mean, I'm no Christopher Columbus, but I think someone might have noticed if the earth was, in fact, a massive radioactive donut, as the top picture seems to be suggesting. Still, a tiny part of me is sad that nobody will ever say this about me: 'As soon as enough monies come in (s)he will be chartering the Russian Nuclear Icebreaker.' I can but dream. Ellie The whole thing beggars belief, doesn’t it? I mean, I’m no Christopher Columbus, but I think someone might have noticed if the earth was, in fact, a massive radioactive donut, as the top picture seems to be suggesting.

Still, a tiny part of me is sad that nobody will ever say this about me:

‘As soon as enough monies come in (s)he will be chartering the Russian Nuclear Icebreaker.’

I can but dream.

Ellie

]]> By: Rob http://hesperuspress.wordpress.com/2007/07/03/gobsmacked/#comment-78 Rob Tue, 03 Jul 2007 22:26:56 +0000 http://hesperuspress.wordpress.com/2007/07/03/gobsmacked/#comment-78 A terrifying website, which one almost wishes were part of an ARG (see? I'm hip to modern lingo) but expects probably isn't. My favourite part was this: "If in the event we are unable to locate the North Polar Opening and enter into Inner Earth, we may continue south on the 141st Meridian from the geographic North Pole to the New Siberian Islands and spend a couple of days there checking out the exotic animal remains thought by Hollow Earth researchers to be of inner earth origin." So: "If your vast personal investment* fails to turn up a visit to an imaginary world, thus overturning everything we knew about science and leading to your being forced to acknowledge everything you were afraid is true about reality, we will instead be spending a weekend sitting on a muddy hillock, all po-faced, picking over tortoise ribs. Cheese sandwiches will be provided (subject to availability)" *in time and sanity - apparently participation in the trip is free, although they do give an address at which they can accept checks and money orders. A terrifying website, which one almost wishes were part of an ARG (see? I’m hip to modern lingo) but expects probably isn’t.

My favourite part was this:
“If in the event we are unable to locate the North Polar Opening and enter into Inner Earth, we may continue south on the 141st Meridian from the geographic North Pole to the New Siberian Islands and spend a couple of days there checking out the exotic animal remains thought by Hollow Earth researchers to be of inner earth origin.”

So:
“If your vast personal investment* fails to turn up a visit to an imaginary world, thus overturning everything we knew about science and leading to your being forced to acknowledge everything you were afraid is true about reality, we will instead be spending a weekend sitting on a muddy hillock, all po-faced, picking over tortoise ribs. Cheese sandwiches will be provided (subject to availability)”

*in time and sanity – apparently participation in the trip is free, although they do give an address at which they can accept checks and money orders.

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