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NEWS FLASH! NEWS FLASH!
Posted by K. P. Harrier on Monday, December 15, 2003 11:59 AM
OMAHA, NEBRASKA – Yesterday afternoon, aliens from the planet Zoous landed spaceships at the corporate offices of the Union Pacific Railroad in Omaha. Many of the management were abducted, and reportedly were transported to the alien’s plant.

Eyewitnesses reported that the kidnapped UP management offered no resistance as the numerous aliens marched them into the spacecrafts. Soon afterwards, the spacecrafts departed.

The crafts were later spotted landing in Washington D.C., and the aliens made a brief guest visit to the White House. Shocked security personnel, and the President himself, soon had their fears eliminated as the aliens proved to be very friendly; and as a gesture of friendship and goodwill, gave the President, in behalf of America, numerous money trees which they hoped would help in the President’s economic recover efforts.

Before the aliens departed Omaha, they appointed railfan Jonathan K. Railbuff in charge of the UP Corporation. Railbuff had received his MBA at the Roswell University of Future Space Travel. The university is in New Mexico.


THE POINT:

In the topic “The Best Posts,” numerous posters suggested having fun at this forum. OK, am I now initiated? Are we ALL having fun?

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K.P.’s absolute “theorem” from early, early childhood that he has seen over and over and over again: Those that CAUSE a problem in the first place will act the most violently if questioned or exposed.

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Posted by dharmon on Monday, December 15, 2003 12:06 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by K. P. Harrier

OMAHA, NEBRASKA – Yesterday afternoon, aliens from the planet Zoous landed spaceships at the corporate offices of the Union Pacific Railroad in Omaha. Many of the management were abducted, and reportedly were transported to the alien’s plant.

Eyewitnesses reported that the kidnapped UP management offered no resistance as the numerous aliens marched them into the spacecrafts. Soon afterwards, the spacecrafts departed.

The crafts were later spotted landing in Washington D.C., and the aliens made a brief guest visit to the White House. Shocked security personnel, and the President himself, soon had their fears eliminated as the aliens proved to be very friendly; and as a gesture of friendship and goodwill, gave the President, in behalf of America, numerous money trees which they hoped would help in the President’s economic recover efforts.

Before the aliens departed Omaha, they appointed railfan Jonathan K. Railbuff in charge of the UP Corporation. Railbuff had received his MBA at the Roswell University of Future Space Travel. The university is in New Mexico.


THE POINT:

In the topic “The Best Posts,” numerous posters suggested having fun at this forum. OK, am I now initiated? Are we ALL having fun?



I believe what thay saw was Ed's jeep and Mook's flashing beer truck, towing a weather balloon through swamp gas. Now had it been at the CN, I mean Canadian National HQ, it would be believable.
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Posted by mudchicken on Monday, December 15, 2003 12:08 PM
KPH: Be nice when the nice men in white jackets come to put you in the super long sleeved jacket and arrange for a nice padded room. Have a nice vacation!

Dirty bird
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Posted by dharmon on Monday, December 15, 2003 12:14 PM
SIGH ......I guess we can make room for one more in the socal asylum. Gotta go...time for meds....cat pills again
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 15, 2003 12:19 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by K. P. Harrier

OMAHA, NEBRASKA #8211; Yesterday afternoon, aliens from the planet Zoous landed spaceships at the corporate offices of the Union Pacific Railroad in Omaha. Many of the management were abducted, and reportedly were transported to the alien#8217;s plant.

Eyewitnesses reported that the kidnapped UP management offered no resistance as the numerous aliens marched them into the spacecrafts. Soon afterwards, the spacecrafts departed.

The crafts were later spotted landing in Washington D.C., and the aliens made a brief guest visit to the White House. Shocked security personnel, and the President himself, soon had their fears eliminated as the aliens proved to be very friendly; and as a gesture of friendship and goodwill, gave the President, in behalf of America, numerous money trees which they hoped would help in the President#8217;s economic recover efforts.

Before the aliens departed Omaha, they appointed railfan Jonathan K. Railbuff in charge of the UP Corporation. Railbuff had received his MBA at the Roswell University of Future Space Travel. The university is in New Mexico.


THE POINT:

In the topic #8220;The Best Posts,#8221; numerous posters suggested having fun at this forum. OK, am I now initiated? Are we ALL having fun?



Hey, we have a new convert. WELCOME, to the club. [:)] [:D] [;)]
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Posted by michaelstevens on Monday, December 15, 2003 12:19 PM
Sure sounds like a security threat to me.
Better watch out !
GWB's boys are on a roll after finding SH -- "who appeared dishevelled and disoriented".

At which point I checked KPH's profile, for his photo -- that was close.
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Posted by zardoz on Monday, December 15, 2003 1:09 PM
Much better! Much better! [:)]

Apparently, many martians will make a gene shout "Crackerjack!" at lampshades...

I'm a level 5 Fruit stall, in signpost-world! I've got a magic ex-boyfriend and everything.

I was prickly in the haze of a silly snowplough, but heaven knows I'm unsteady now...

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 15, 2003 1:17 PM
Aliums Fied my Bains! uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Posted by vsmith on Monday, December 15, 2003 1:35 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by K. P. Harrier

OMAHA, NEBRASKA – Yesterday afternoon, aliens from the planet Zoous landed spaceships at the corporate offices of the Union Pacific Railroad in Omaha. Many of the management were abducted, and reportedly were transported to the alien’s plant.

Eyewitnesses reported that the kidnapped UP management offered no resistance as the numerous aliens marched them into the spacecrafts. Soon afterwards, the spacecrafts departed.

The crafts were later spotted landing in Washington D.C., and the aliens made a brief guest visit to the White House. Shocked security personnel, and the President himself, soon had their fears eliminated as the aliens proved to be very friendly; and as a gesture of friendship and goodwill, gave the President, in behalf of America, numerous money trees which they hoped would help in the President’s economic recover efforts.

Before the aliens departed Omaha, they appointed railfan Jonathan K. Railbuff in charge of the UP Corporation. Railbuff had received his MBA at the Roswell University of Future Space Travel. The university is in New Mexico.


THE POINT:

In the topic “The Best Posts,” numerous posters suggested having fun at this forum. OK, am I now initiated? Are we ALL having fun?



Thats not what happened, soon after the UP execs were kidnapped the aliens flew to DC to try and give them back, apparently they were trying to take over the aliens space routes and absorb them into the UP collective. The aliens pleaded with the powers in DC to take them back but our Prez, convinced that the aliens were foriegn terrorists threatened to send troops to their home world and free the oppressed oilwells, I mean people. So they left in a hurry, but as they speed off into space, the UP execs, in charge of the lower control rooms, thought the spacecraft was a runaway and intentionally switched it onto a path where it crashed into a poor working class Martin neighborhood.

At least thats the story my little green friends told me...NO Not Martians, the Leprecauns that have a drink with me!!!

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Posted by dharmon on Monday, December 15, 2003 1:44 PM
So along those lines, we can expect a near term traffic jam on space routes and NASA to adopt the UP maintenance program. Will the UFO guys start to qualify RCOs to do remote switching also?
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 15, 2003 1:48 PM
Where those GE or EMD spaceships? Just wondering?

Tom
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Posted by dharmon on Monday, December 15, 2003 1:51 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by talbanese

Where those GE or EMD spaceships? Just wondering?

Tom


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Posted by Mookie on Monday, December 15, 2003 1:52 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by K. P. Harrier

OMAHA, NEBRASKA – Yesterday afternoon, aliens from the planet Zoous landed spaceships at the corporate offices of the Union Pacific Railroad in Omaha. Many of the management were abducted, and reportedly were transported to the alien’s plant.

Eyewitnesses reported that the kidnapped UP management offered no resistance as the numerous aliens marched them into the spacecrafts. Soon afterwards, the spacecrafts departed.

The crafts were later spotted landing in Washington D.C., and the aliens made a brief guest visit to the White House. Shocked security personnel, and the President himself, soon had their fears eliminated as the aliens proved to be very friendly; and as a gesture of friendship and goodwill, gave the President, in behalf of America, numerous money trees which they hoped would help in the President’s economic recover efforts.

Before the aliens departed Omaha, they appointed railfan Jonathan K. Railbuff in charge of the UP Corporation. Railbuff had received his MBA at the Roswell University of Future Space Travel. The university is in New Mexico.


THE POINT:

In the topic “The Best Posts,” numerous posters suggested having fun at this forum. OK, am I now initiated? Are we ALL having fun?
[V] Darn - I wasted a perfectly good serious post on the Best Posts! Now I am really upset!

I am taking my fur coat and stomping off on little cat feet!

Mook

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 15, 2003 2:07 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by K. P. Harrier

OMAHA, NEBRASKA – Yesterday afternoon, aliens from the planet Zoous landed spaceships at the corporate offices of the Union Pacific Railroad in Omaha. Many of the management were abducted, and reportedly were transported to the alien’s plant.

Eyewitnesses reported that the kidnapped UP management offered no resistance as the numerous aliens marched them into the spacecrafts. Soon afterwards, the spacecrafts departed.

The crafts were later spotted landing in Washington D.C., and the aliens made a brief guest visit to the White House. Shocked security personnel, and the President himself, soon had their fears eliminated as the aliens proved to be very friendly; and as a gesture of friendship and goodwill, gave the President, in behalf of America, numerous money trees which they hoped would help in the President’s economic recover efforts.

Before the aliens departed Omaha, they appointed railfan Jonathan K. Railbuff in charge of the UP Corporation. Railbuff had received his MBA at the Roswell University of Future Space Travel. The university is in New Mexico.


THE POINT:

In the topic “The Best Posts,” numerous posters suggested having fun at this forum. OK, am I now initiated? Are we ALL having fun?
[8D]I Apologize to Mr John Railbuff but your services for UP Are no longer
needed as of 12-15-03 @ 1:58 pm Union Pacific And Its Subsidaries Were Sold
To Breeze For A 30 pack of budwiser and a pack of smokes By His brother SLIC
You can still work for CN We couldnt Give it away nobody wanted it .

Damn!!!! I spilled my beer now i have guilt I just commited (ALCHOHOL ABUSE)[:X]
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Posted by edblysard on Monday, December 15, 2003 3:24 PM
Do you think they could be talked into a cab ride?
"I wanna go, I wanna go!"
Ed

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Posted by wabash1 on Monday, December 15, 2003 3:59 PM
And with all this said nobody mentioned that the UTU was also trying to get them to join their union and help take over the BLE. and start running space ships by remote control.
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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, December 15, 2003 4:19 PM
too bad Mr Rogers isnt here to explain it better. Time to hop back on the neighboorhood trolley.
stay safe
Joe

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Posted by vsmith on Monday, December 15, 2003 4:24 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by wabash1

And with all this said nobody mentioned that the UTU was also trying to get them to join their union and help take over the BLE. and start running space ships by remote control.


They already have, remember that comet that crashed into Jupiter a couple of years back? Trial runs with the RC pack strapped to a spacesuit maybe?

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Posted by vsmith on Monday, December 15, 2003 4:25 PM
Uncle Pete says, "You will be assimilated, resistance is futile"

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Posted by Willy2 on Monday, December 15, 2003 4:38 PM
As I recall I told you that you would get into the fun sooner or later. I see that you did.

Very interesting. The only little snag is that I live in Omaha and have heard nothing about it.[:D] Maybe they're too excited about Saddam! Now that is what we like to hear, good humor.[8D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 15, 2003 7:04 PM
pssst I heards they were GE's...

Glaxy Evader co.

they make good crap, i have there number if you want it.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 1:51 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

pssst I heards they were GE's...

Glaxy Evader co.

they make good crap, i have there number if you want it.


Sorry MAC,

The aliens like the . . . Alien Locomotive Company units much better. They come with a 2,510 hp engine capable of pulling everything in the galaxy. They smoke a little but man oh man can they pull. [:)] [:D] [;)]
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Posted by edblysard on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 5:50 AM
Yeah, but the things only get about a million gallons to the mile....
And the GEPA(galatic enviromental protection agency) says you going to have to pass an emmision test every year to get your inspection sticker renewed.

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Posted by bnsfkline on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 8:46 AM
Hmmmm....Mr. JK Railbuff....please return the Missouri Pacific, Western Pacific and the Katy to us. Poor Aliens....Pretty soon....their will be only 4 groups of UFO fleets left as the UP will Try to merge em all in. And Then they wil standerdize on Space ship versions of the AC4400CW and the SD70M. I feel sorry for em
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 10:37 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard

Yeah, but the things only get about a million gallons to the mile....
And the GEPA(galatic enviromental protection agency) says you going to have to pass an emmision test every year to get your inspection sticker renewed.


They should come down to earth and check out the GE I saw yesterday. The UP 5912 unit was smoking the worst I ever saw any loco smoke and it was just idling. But what can you expect from a GE!
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Posted by dharmon on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 11:29 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by bnsfkline

Hmmmm....Mr. JK Railbuff....please return the Missouri Pacific, Western Pacific and the Katy to us. Poor Aliens....Pretty soon....their will be only 4 groups of UFO fleets left as the UP will Try to merge em all in. And Then they wil standerdize on Space ship versions of the AC4400CW and the SD70M. I feel sorry for em


But local switching will be still be in the hands of Ed and his MK saucers at the Earth Terminal Managment Entity (EaTME)
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 12:25 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by michaelstevens

Sure sounds like a security threat to me.
Better watch out !
GWB's boys are on a roll after finding SH -- "who appeared dishevelled and disoriented".

At which point I checked KPH's profile, for his photo -- that was close.
[8D]Tell me do you think this would be a good news paper headline
1 [8][8]A**HOLE found in a hole
2 Worlds longest game of hide and seek finnaly ends
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 12:27 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

QUOTE: Originally posted by talbanese

Where those GE or EMD spaceships? Just wondering?

Tom


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[8D]Is that what alco realy stands for[8][8]

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