Africa Splitting Apart, New ocean forming

[Bulldogcakes]

<p><a href="http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/spiegel/0,1518,405947,00.html" target="_self" title="Story">&nbsp;Story</a></p><p><img width="337" height="250" border="0" src="http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,587920,00.jpg" /><br />&nbsp;</p><p><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif">Normally
changes to our geological environment take place almost imperceptibly.
A life time is too short to see rivers changing course, mountains
rising skywards or valleys opening up. In north-eastern Africa's Afar
Triangle, though, recent months have seen hundreds of crevices
splitting the desert floor and the ground has slumped by as much as 100
meters (328 feet). At the same time, scientists have observed magma
rising from deep below as it begins to form what will eventually become
a basalt ocean floor. Geologically speaking, it won't be long until the
Red Sea floods the region. The ocean that will then be born will split
Africa apart. <br /></font>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Now we just need to name the new island, and the new ocean. <br /></p>

[Bulldogcakes]

<p>&nbsp;<img width="420" height="333" border="0" src="http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,595723,00.jpg" /></p><p>Hey look! Its happening right next to Yerdaddy's neck of the woods!</p><p>Dont forget to bring a casserole to your new neighbors!&nbsp;</p>

[sr71blackbird]

<p>Now we just need to name the new island, and the new ocean. </p><p>Nablackska?</p>

[Judge Smails]

<p>This is all the United States' fault for not signing the Kyoto Accord.</p>

[Bulldogcakes]

And Great Britain's fault for signing it, then not doing anything. Like everyone else who signed it. <br />

[FUNKMAN]

pretty cool stuff!&nbsp; for some reason it reminds me of Journey To The Center Of The Earth... always liked that movie...

[TheRealEddie]

<p>Talk about cheap ocean front property!</p><p>Just to be safe, is there such as thing as genocide insurance?&nbsp;</p>

[Marc with a c]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>Bulldogcakes</strong> wrote:<br /><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif">&nbsp;<br /></font> <p>&nbsp;</p><p> </p><p>Now we just need to name the new island. <br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Somemoremalia&nbsp;</p><blockquote /><p>&nbsp;</p>

[A.J.]

<strong>TheRealEddie</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Talk about cheap ocean front property!</p><p>&quot;I have an affinity for beach front property.&quot;</p><p><img height="222" src="http://www.ifanboy.com/images/hackman_luthor2.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></p>

[bobrobot]

<p><font color="#000099"><strong></strong><font color="#000000" size="2">The ocean that will then be born will split Africa apart. </font><br /><strong></strong></font></p><p><strong><font color="#000099">Let's name it Billy !!!</font></strong></p><p><img height="300" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000004VK.01.LZZZZZZZ.gif" width="301" border="0" /></p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by bobogolem on 3-16-06 @ 8:26 AM</span>

[SatCam]

The ocean that will then be born will split Africa apart.

They already tried that 15 years ago...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7c/BAHA-apartheid-signage.jpg

[FUNKMAN]

<p><strong><font size="1">Africa Splitting Apart, New ocean forming</font></strong> </p><p>This song was written in a hotel room in New York city `round about the time a friend of ours, little Steven, was puting together a record of artists against <strong>apartheid</strong>. This is a song written about a man in a shanty town outside of Johannesburg. A man who`s sick of looking down the barrel of white South Africa. A man who is at the point where he is ready to take up arms against his oppressor. A man who has lost faith in the peacemakers of the west while they argue and while they fail to support a man like bishop Tutu and his request for economic sanctions against South Africa. <br /><br />Am I buggin` you? I don`t mean to bug ya...<br /><br /><br />Okay Edge, play the blues... </p>

[monsterone]

first we give them a sea, now they want an ocean!?!!!!1&nbsp; <br />

[torker]

<strong>bobogolem</strong> wrote:<br /><p><font color="#000099"><strong><font color="#000000" size="2">The ocean that will then be born will split Africa apart. </font><br /><strong></strong></strong></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong><font color="#000099">Let's name it Billy !!!</font></strong></p><p><img height="300" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000004VK.01.LZZZZZZZ.gif" width="301" border="0" /></p><span class="post_edited">This message was edited by bobogolem on 3-16-06 @ 8:26 AM</span> <p><img height="292" src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/torker1313/billyafrica.jpg" width="389" border="0" /></p>

[Sheeplovr]

<p>I Second the nomination for the billy ocean</p><p>&quot;Get out of my dreams and into my car&quot;<br />
</p>

[Snoogans]

i wonder what kinda waves its gonna get, and if itll be left handers or right handers<br />

[El Mudo]

Talk about cheap ocean front property!


I know a guy with some good ocean front property in Arizona....from his front porch you can see the sea...

http://www.texasmusicmovement.com/images/George-Strait.jpg

[Earlshog]

<p>Bono can fix this...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I've been to Africa a few times for work, Was in Kenya late last year...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sadly losing Somila and Ethipoia can only help...</p>

[bobrobot]

<p>Bono can fix this...</p><p><strong><font color="#000099">Is he a plumber ???</font></strong></p><p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/bobogolem/CurlyPlumber.jpg" border="0" /></p><p><strong><font color="#000099">miss Curly...</font></strong></p>

[sr71blackbird]

Tectonic plates are so scared of black people.

[furie]

it must be bush's fault

[Death Metal Moe]

<p>Christ, even the land is trying to shake them off....</p><p>Ooooh, I mean Wow!&nbsp; The Earth is COOL!</p>