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SuezanneC Baskerville

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05-12-2007 23:58

Sol, the sun, Earth's nearest star, announced in a press release today that it would soon be retiring. "It's not a sudden decision," wrote the sun; "it was really nice long ago before humans arrived, and even after humans arrived it was nice for a while. Some of the humans even worshipped me as a god - man, that makes a celestial body feel real good, being worshipped. As humans got more advanced, though, they started thinking of me as just another star, and once they understood nuclear physics, they started thinking of me as just a perpetual hydrogen bomb. Who wants to be thought of as just a big bomb? But the thing that finally convinced it was time to retire was that sun in the sky at Second Life. That thing is huge! Now, instead of being worshipped, or at least thought of as a big ball of plasma, after seeing that monstrously big sun in the Second Life sky, people will look at me and think "Refrigerator bulb." It's not easy fusing hydrogen into helium all the time; I'd like to at least get a little respect. So that's enough. I'm quitting."

The Sun's retirement will of course mean an end to all life on earth, which is to say, all known life in the universe. Questioned about their role in the cessation of all known life, Linden Lab spokespersons declined to comment.

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Darien Caldwell

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05-18-2007 13:05

I am suspicious this story is false. A Linden Lab spokesperson would never have declined to comment, they would have never acknowledged the question in the first place.

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Kenn Nilsson

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05-18-2007 13:10

*looks out his window in normally sunny SoCal and notices no sun...rather just the June Gloom*

Yep...looks like it retired...

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Destiny Niles

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05-18-2007 15:27

hmmm. I guess now SuezanneC you can go after the moon, or the stars that don't move.

The Sun annouces its retirement!
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	05-12-2007 23:58 Sol, the sun, Earth's nearest star, announced in a press release today that it would soon be retiring. "It's not a sudden decision," wrote the sun; "it was really nice long ago before humans arrived, and even after humans arrived it was nice for a while. Some of the humans even worshipped me as a god - man, that makes a celestial body feel real good, being worshipped. As humans got more advanced, though, they started thinking of me as just another star, and once they understood nuclear physics, they started thinking of me as just a perpetual hydrogen bomb. Who wants to be thought of as just a big bomb? But the thing that finally convinced it was time to retire was that sun in the sky at Second Life. That thing is huge! Now, instead of being worshipped, or at least thought of as a big ball of plasma, after seeing that monstrously big sun in the Second Life sky, people will look at me and think "Refrigerator bulb." It's not easy fusing hydrogen into helium all the time; I'd like to at least get a little respect. So that's enough. I'm quitting." The Sun's retirement will of course mean an end to all life on earth, which is to say, all known life in the universe. Questioned about their role in the cessation of all known life, Linden Lab spokespersons declined to comment. _____________________ - So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan -
Darien Caldwell Registered User Join date: 12 Oct 2006 Posts: 3,127	05-18-2007 13:05 I am suspicious this story is false. A Linden Lab spokesperson would never have declined to comment, they would have never acknowledged the question in the first place. _____________________
Kenn Nilsson AeonVox Join date: 24 May 2005 Posts: 897	05-18-2007 13:10 looks out his window in normally sunny SoCal and notices no sun...rather just the June Gloom Yep...looks like it retired... _____________________ --AeonVox-- Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms chasing ghosts, eating magic pills, and listening to repetitive, addictive, electronic music.
Destiny Niles Registered User Join date: 23 Aug 2006 Posts: 949	05-18-2007 15:27 hmmm. I guess now SuezanneC you can go after the moon, or the stars that don't move.

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