Communications: Faster Than Wisdom

Posted on November 25, 2017 by EagleAye

The UFO Hunters convention, held near Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight, boasted thousands attending. Enthusiasts from around the world gathered to share pet conspiracy theories. Suddenly, someone pointed skyward into the fog…and screamed.

Chaos erupted as people reacted differently to the UFO. Many ran for cover, some wrote signs reading, “Welcome!” Another sign read, “Take me, but no anal probes!”

Aboard the world’s largest airship, tasked with hauling building maintenance materials to Carisbrooke Castle, the Captain glared through his binoculars at the chaotic scene below. He shook his head. “What awful timing!”

The copilot shrugged, “Don’t worry! Who takes UFO freaks seriously?”

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The American president, whose fascination with Twitter was legendary, stared at his cell phone. To him, his friend’s tweet was clear. He turned to his top general. “Take us to DEFCON 1, and prepare a nuclear strike on the Isle of Wight.”
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Written for What Pegman Saw: https://whatpegmansaw.com/2017/11/25/isle-of-wight-united-kingdom/

Author’s Notes:

I couldn’t resist, folks. Not with an apparent UFO visible just above the castle.

Hybrid Air Vehicles makes the world’s largest airship, designed for cargo hauling. Originally intended for the US Army, the project was cancelled in 2013. Recently, the UK provided funds to get the project, “off the ground” again. Who knows what people would think of it.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/a14165/airlander-10-largest-airship-in-the-world/

Photo by: Popular Mechanics

About EagleAye

I like looking at the serious subjects in the news and seeking the lighter side of the issue. I love satire and spoofs. I see the ridiculous side of things all the time, and my goal is to share that light-hearted view.
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33 Responses to Communications: Faster Than Wisdom

  1. James says:
    November 25, 2017 at 12:06 PM

    Ah, so that’s what it was. You depict the Isle of Wight much as Roswell, New Mexico is pictured in my neck of the woods. Petty sure both locations are relatively safe from nuclear attack.

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    • EagleAye says:
      November 25, 2017 at 12:16 PM

      Hehe. Roswell is where American UFO Hunters like to go. Who know where European UFO Hunters visit? I’m sure there’s many locations. And yeah, I’m sure Roswell and Wight are pretty safe, even if one must hide the nuclear football to keep it that way. 😉

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      • James says:
        November 25, 2017 at 12:19 PM

        I read a story once that during the Obama Presidency, then-Vice President Joe Biden kept having his limo driver try to outrun the car behind with the officer who physically carried the “football,” driving that person nuts. It may have been sport to Biden, but if nuclear war broke out and President Obama had been unavailable or incapacitated, it would have been a difficult thing.

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      • EagleAye says:
        November 25, 2017 at 12:52 PM

        Oh yeah, that wasn’t a game he should’ve played. The whole concept of MAD breaks down if there’s a notion that the US couldn’t respond instantly to nuclear attack.

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  2. Christine Goodnough says:
    November 25, 2017 at 2:07 PM

    Wow! I never dreamed Siamese-twin pigs could fly!

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  3. List of X says:
    November 25, 2017 at 4:24 PM

    Nope. Our president can’t possibly attack a place with the name that sounds too much like “I love white”. 🙂

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  4. Matthew Wright says:
    November 25, 2017 at 4:41 PM

    I don’t know why people doubt UFO’s. I was kidnapped three times by aliens, last week alone! 🙂 That Airlander’s in a bit of trouble just now – crashed and was reduced to a large quantity of fabric draped across a field. One of the crew was hurt, luckily not badly: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/19/worlds-largest-aircraft-crashes-bedfordshire-injuring-member/

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    • EagleAye says:
      November 25, 2017 at 9:29 PM

      Uh huh. I thought it was you I saw on the spaceship. 😉

      Apparently, the airship didn’t crash. It automatically deflates if it breaks free of the mooring, and that’s happened before. Now they just gotta figure out why it does that. The V-22 Osprey had far worse mishaps and now it’s a reliable workhorse.

      Hopefully they work the problems out in this machine. Good find on the link by the way. Thanks for that.

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  5. rochellewisoff says:
    November 25, 2017 at 5:23 PM

    Dear Eric,

    No doubt John Lennon and Elvis Presley are hanging out there. I’ve always known. 😉 You make me laugh. (Very much appreciated today, thank you.)

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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  6. k rawson says:
    November 25, 2017 at 6:07 PM

    Hahaha, that’s great! I was going to be seriously disappointed if you didn’t work a UFO into your tale. But the twist was an even bigger treat! Poor Isle of Wight….

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  7. Lyn says:
    November 26, 2017 at 3:15 AM

    Well, I wonder how the Twitter addict would react to places such as Woop Woop, Humpty Doo, Tittybong, Watanobbi, Pimpinbudgie. I kid you not. These are actual places in Oz.
    http://www.list-directory.info/lists/place-names.html

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  8. Lynn Love says:
    November 26, 2017 at 8:49 AM

    Poor old Isle of Wight – reduced to molten debris by a trigger happy Twitter fiend! Would be amazing to see one of these huge airships fly, though of course, being a history graduate, I’d always have the Hindenburg and the R101 in the back of my head. I know they’re less flammable than they used to be, but still … Nice tale

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    • EagleAye says:
      November 26, 2017 at 9:30 AM

      Don’t worry about the Isle. The White House staff hid the nuclear football until the commercials on Fox News ended. Then he started drafting a nasty tweet about Hillary Clinton and forgot all about the Isle.

      Luckily this new airship isn’t filled with hydrogen. So it won’t go up in flames like the Hindenburg. I’m hoping it works out well. It can haul huge amounts of cargo fro days, much faster than a boat and it can go anywhere. Crossing my fingers.

      Thanks so much for stopping in and commenting. 🙂

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  9. J Hardy Carroll says:
    November 26, 2017 at 9:26 AM

    Great story. Reminds me of the kooky gatherings in Roswell.

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    • EagleAye says:
      November 26, 2017 at 9:32 AM

      Oh yeah, those Roswell gatherings came immediately to my mind. I figure there’s gotta be places in Europe where they like to gather too. I’m thinking Tunguska is just too remote. 😉

      Thanks much!

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  10. pennygadd51 says:
    November 27, 2017 at 4:14 AM

    I think the IoW would be an ideal place for the Convention in 2019! I’ll bring it up in the next AGM. Thank you for the suggestion, EagleAye.

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  11. pennygadd51 says:
    November 27, 2017 at 4:15 AM

    BTW I thought your story was hilarious!

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  12. Alicia Jamtaas says:
    November 27, 2017 at 9:48 PM

    “Take me, but no anal probes!” FAVORITE line among many. Your story made me laugh. Thanks Thanks Thanks

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  13. prior.. says:
    December 1, 2017 at 3:44 PM

    you are so funny…. no anal probes – bah

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