December 08, 2006

Dang. There goes my plans for a nice little retirement place.

Via noted NASA rocket surgeon Steevil (not his real name), comes this information about all my vast lunar landholdings:

NASA crushes lunar real estate industry
Moon base will not be a squat

By Chris Williams
Published Friday 8th December 2006 12:15 GMT

NASA has confirmed its moon base will not illegally occupy other people's land.

The news deals a crushing blow to the dreams of thousands of idiots, who coughed the cash for their very own patch of dusty countryside on the moon. NASA announced earlier this week it would start building a permanent lunar outpost in 2020.

A NASA spokesman told us: "Property rights on the moon are governed by the United Nations. Those are all just frauds."

It transpires the moon comes under the same jusisdiction as international waters. [...]

Wait--so not only are my moon deeds worthless, but so is that 5,000 square mile patch of the South Pacific!?

Well, poop. Good thing I paid for them with counterfeit money, I guess.

Posted by Terry Oglesby at December 8, 2006 01:04 PM
Comments

So no more fishing shack on the edge of the Sea of Tranquility?

Posted by: Sarah G. at December 8, 2006 02:31 PM

Well, actually I had intended on opening a little seafood restaurant and marina, but I guess that's all shot to pieces now.

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at December 8, 2006 02:41 PM

And, of course, you would've had deep fried cornatees.

What a pity.

Posted by: Sarah G. at December 8, 2006 02:43 PM

Indeed.

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at December 8, 2006 02:47 PM