Something big is about to happen

[GTB_an_Owl]

anybody know what it is ?

C'mon - if you don't know _ _ _ _ guess

geoff

[asimov]

Telstra/Bigpond is going to get their act together???

[GTB_an_Owl]

very very cold John - sorry

next guess please


geoff

[mithrandir]

Going back to the polls for another federal election?

[OICURMT]

2012 is coming a year early?

[ballaratdragons]

They are about to announce that they are going to release all UFO and Alien files.

[OICURMT]

Or maybe delayed?

[ballaratdragons]

but the Aliens ate them.

[OICURMT]

Ha ha ha ... dog ate my homework ... :rofl:

[h0ughy]

LOL Geoff will be selling Summer freezer suits

[ballaratdragons]

Isn't that called a 'Baking Suit'?

[GTB_an_Owl]

that could be arranged Dave

but no - the rest of you need freezer suits where your coming from

nowhere close i'm afraid

geoff

[AstralTraveller]

You're pregnant??

[h0ughy]

give a clue geoff

[GTB_an_Owl]

this was supposed to be a quick and dirty thread - solved in minutes
but i can see it could go places :lol:

geoff

[GTB_an_Owl]

no clues Dave till we get to 100 posts

someone will have to solve it

geoff

[h0ughy]

LOL Geoff thread could be closed in three ;)

[GTB_an_Owl]

i'll just get RB to open it again Dave

geoff

[that_guy]

I get the job i applied for?!

P,S. dont be a sore loser Houghy! :lol:

[GTB_an_Owl]

this could be the quickest thread to reach 100 posts!

geoff

[OICURMT]

I know I know... this thread is going to become the most active for the evening....


I WIN!



[Late Edit] Damn, Geoff predicted it 1 minute before I did .. :(

[GTB_an_Owl]

sorry - no you don't win


geoff

[that_guy]

there wasnt a no with my answer :lol: :D:D:D

[michaellxv]

My AVI's I just took of Jupiter will result in an image?
Now that would be very big based on the crap I saw on the screen.

[OICURMT]

Ok, I actually LOL'd at this one and the missus just called me an idiot for LOLing...

[michaellxv]

eta C. is about to go off and we should all run outside?

[smurf]

It wouldn't be the word that somehow seems to be going around suggesting that Mars will be as big as the moon - people will see that this is in fact not going to happen?

[GTB_an_Owl]

bigger than that Michael

and will only happen once in our lifetime

geoff

[GTB_an_Owl]

no - not that Simon

geoff

[OICURMT]

Death?

[GTB_an_Owl]

No - people have come back from the dead

geoff

[ballaratdragons]

Earth is going to blow up?


hmmm . . . but we aren't going to die :confused2:

[that_guy]

Mars becomes the size of our moon ?? :lol:

[GTB_an_Owl]

sorry Ken

geoff

[ballaratdragons]

it's going to stop raining?

[GTB_an_Owl]

NOPE Tony

[GTB_an_Owl]

impossible Ken

geoff

[that_guy]

Tak EM3500 is going on a 99% off sale?

[ballaratdragons]

Geoff's post count is going to clock up 2000 posts because of this thread :lol:

That's gotta be it :P

[GTB_an_Owl]

YOU WISH Tony

geoff

[GTB_an_Owl]

the way it is going - it could Ken

geoff

[that_guy]

The orion 50" Monster Dob is going on 99% off sale?

[DavidU]

More than 17 country's want peace and security?
Or Electus actually have TL072C op amps in stock?

[michaellxv]

Something big did just happen.
My wife and a couple of the kids came out for a look through the telescope. :astron::stargaze:

[DavidU]

OMG, how did you do that? pay them?

[GTB_an_Owl]

NO no no no no


c'mon - the answer is not that hard
TRUST ME

geoff

[michaellxv]

Elvis is coming back.

[GTB_an_Owl]

the answer has nothing to do with Miracles Michael

geoff

[michaellxv]

No, and the brought me a cuppa tea and a bun too :P

[DavidU]

A Dane is going to kill himself in a tiny standing room only rocket?

[GTB_an_Owl]

and DITTO Michael

geoff

[that_guy]

that... Geoff is screwin with us and we were part of a prank! :owned:

[GTB_an_Owl]

well we are halfway there

geoff

[michaellxv]

Opposition of Jupiter?

[DavidU]

A late fathers day?Or just plain spoiled?

[GTB_an_Owl]

NO trust me Tony

something big is about to happen that will affect us all

geoff

[DavidU]

Stumped Geoff!

[michaellxv]

Just plain spoiled tonight.

[DavidU]

More tax?

[that_guy]

that this thread is gonna have more replies than views?

[GTB_an_Owl]

another 40 posts before i can give you an official clue

geoff

[DavidU]

We have to vote again?

[OICURMT]

qft!

[GTB_an_Owl]

where's RB Dave ?

he'd be Kakkin himself over this thread :rofl:

geoff

[DavidU]

Anthony Wesley is going Deep Space imaging?

[ballaratdragons]

Geoff, is it a good thing?

[GTB_an_Owl]

well he might very well decide to Dave - after such a big event

geoff

[that_guy]

I'll find a pot of gold at the end of rainbow?! im seriously running out of guesses here!

[OICURMT]

I forgot the original question...

[GTB_an_Owl]

Yes Ken

it is a good thing

geoff

[ballaratdragons]

I got him to visually look at the Fornax Cluster, so you never know :lol:
and I remember he and I trying to visually find Horsehead!!!! :eyepop:

[DavidU]

Strongman Mike and Fred become mates?

[Octane]

Banhammer.

H

[Kal]

congrats on 2K posts

you should hit it by the time this is solved :P

[DavidU]

Stretching the reality bounds I know. LOL

[GTB_an_Owl]

you mean to say that they are not Dave?

geoff

[JethroB76]

are we there yet?

[GTB_an_Owl]

the things you find out on iceinspace!

geoff

[OICURMT]

Anyone realize that this thread is averaging just under 60 seconds per post? ... We should be there soon...

[GTB_an_Owl]

22 posts to go jethro

geoff

[kinetic]

I start to like my mother-in-law?

[M54]

IIS has it's 6th birthday coming up on Monday?:D

[OICURMT]

18.. probably less now... :question:

[GTB_an_Owl]

wonder if Mike will get an early present ?

geoff

[Kal]

8000 members!

[DavidU]

If you are like me Steve this ain't ever going to happen LOL

[Octane]

RB's birthday.

H

[michaellxv]

We crash the IIS server with too much traffic.

[GTB_an_Owl]

bugger you Andrew

couldn't you have waited till we hit the hundred !

yes folks

we are sitting on 7,999 as we speak
and i was actually hoping it would roll over while this thread was active

so Mike gets his IIS birthday present early

told you the answer was easy

geoff

[that_guy]

if we post fast enough, we will travel back in time!!!

[OICURMT]

So where do you go to see the total number of members?


Oh wait.. it says 8000 now... lol

[GTB_an_Owl]

well he should i guess

geoff

[M54]

The final Shuttle flight???

[Kal]

sorry Geoff.....been watching too much CSI lately :D

[OICURMT]

Number 8000


http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/member.php?u=9485

[michaellxv]

It just ticked over.

[M54]

Oops. I didn't see the answer post before I posted.
We'll have to give the 8000th member a rousing welcome.

[Kal]

so the timing was quite timely, solved literally as member # 8000 was registering :)

[GTB_an_Owl]

not there yet

well not here anyway

geoff

[OICURMT]

one more post and this thread reaches 100... lol

[GTB_an_Owl]

you will all have to sit up to-nite and wait fot it to happen now

BE PART OF HISTORY

geoff

[M54]

Welcome gmi101.:welcome:

And congrats, IIS.

[GTB_an_Owl]

did we get the record Dave ?

geoff

[ballaratdragons]

is that All???

Why would Bird want to image that in Deep Space??????

[michaellxv]

So which counter is correct?

[DavidU]

8000 members is a very kewl effort ! Congrats Mike.

[OICURMT]

For the record, 100 posts in 1 hr 31 minutes... average seconds per post = 54.6

[GTB_an_Owl]

i still see 7,999

geoff

[Kal]

Check out the pic on the front page of iceinspace (not the forums) that counter shows 8000

[DavidU]

3 posts per minute !

[OICURMT]

From the forum header...

[GTB_an_Owl]

and as if we all had nothing better to do huh

geoff

[OICURMT]

???

[M54]

It's raining.

[GTB_an_Owl]

hate to tell you - but

clear as up here

geoff

[M54]

I'm used to it.:sadeyes:

[OICURMT]

This thread isn't going to die, is it?

[GTB_an_Owl]

i just got 53 email notifications from IIS
all for this thread i expect

geoff

[GTB_an_Owl]

i could start another thread with another question if you like

geoff

[OICURMT]

ok.. I LOL'd again and the missus repeated her previous statement...

[M54]

:lol::lol::lol:

Good night.

[GTB_an_Owl]

NOooooooo Molly - you have to sit up and wait for 8000 !

geoff

[M54]

I thought it had already clicked over.
gmi 101 is number 8000 according to the front page.

:)

[ballaratdragons]

Yes. Same in the Members list.

[GTB_an_Owl]

just ticked over i think

geoff

[GTB_an_Owl]

another milestone for Mike and Terry

congratulations to them both

and to all of YOU - who helped it happen

geoff

[Suzy]

Crikey,:eyepop: what's been going on here the last couple of hours... doesn't pay to walk away from my laptop. I see this new thread tonight with 124 posts :computer: sitting on it within two hours and I had to literally rub my eyes as I thought I was seeing things. :confused2:
:tasdevil:Drats, I thought you found Travolta for me.. :(
Are we still waiting up?

[michaellxv]

:rockband:
:party2:
:drink::clap::drink:
:juggle::juggle::juggle::juggle:
:cool::cool:
:hi:

[wavelandscott]

Must have been an exciting night!

Congratulations IIS watch out McDonald's...its not that far to Billions...

[GTB_an_Owl]

no Suzy - it has all happened i'm afraid

fun while it lasted though

geoff

[Suzy]

Congratulations IIS, what a milestone! And a brilliant job Geoff by marking this important and memorable event with such great fun and community spirit (wish I hadn't missed it tho!)

Has our newest celebrity member been bombarded with welcome pm's yet :question: :lol: Does he realise he will need to make a speech :question:, we're waiting Gmi101. :D

[iceman]

heh thanks Geoff, this thread moved fast!

I've posted the 'official' announcement here:
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=65543

You can add your thoughts to that thread.

[RB]

Yes I had a good laugh Geoff, only you could produce a thread like this. :lol:
Does the AEC need a new statistician? :question:



No, not yet H.

:)