OGTEleven Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 This morning I visited a parallel universe. Time was set back two weeks. Everything in the universe was the same except that the mayor of New Orleans ordered everyone evacuated from the city just before Katrina struck. He commandeered all of the school buses and loaded them up with all the people. He set them off down the highways. It looked like a good plan, but it went astray. Their was violence on many of the buses, particularly the ones that loaded up in poorer sections. Some were hijacked, and there were beatings rapes and murders. It was horrible. The mayor and many in the media blamed George Bush for not having helped plan so that people would be safe. They said that three days on a bus drove people crazy and the violence began. Defenders of Bush and others in the media blamed the mayor and governor who should have exerted more local control. All agreed that this tragedy was horrible and everyone would have been better off if they just stayed in the Superdome for a while. Everyone seemed to spend more time blaming and less time fixing. After that I decided to try a few more times. One time the storm shifted and destroyed many buses. One time the storm shifted away completely and everyone was mad that the governments panicked so much. Another time someone came up with a plan to quickly shore up the levees. That plan failed. Of the 4 million different scenarios all ended up differently. The one thing they had in common was the part I put in bold. Oh yeah, one time everything worked perfectly. In that one scenario, each part of the government took full credit for themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 did anyone in this parallel universe have a goatee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 did anyone in this parallel universe have a goatee? 431526[/snapback] That would be Spock, you Trek n00b. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 That would be Spock, you Trek n00b. 431718[/snapback] Could also be Evil Cartman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 Could also be Evil Cartman 431765[/snapback] But wait...wasn't 'evil Cartman' really the good Cartman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNRed Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 But wait...wasn't 'evil Cartman' really the good Cartman? 431842[/snapback] "You guys...are my best friends through thick and thin, we always stick together!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 "You guys...are my best friendsthrough thick and thin, we always stick together!" 431944[/snapback] Helloooo there crackers!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman's Helmet Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 Why didnt Bizarro have a goatee then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 Why didnt Bizarro have a goatee then? 432787[/snapback] Bizarro wasn't from an alternate universe Bizarro World was a planet not a universe or dimension Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 This morning I visited a parallel universe. Time was set back two weeks. Everything in the universe was the same except that the mayor of New Orleans ordered everyone evacuated from the city just before Katrina struck. He commandeered all of the school buses and loaded them up with all the people. He set them off down the highways. It looked like a good plan, but it went astray. Their was violence on many of the buses, particularly the ones that loaded up in poorer sections. Some were hijacked, and there were beatings rapes and murders. It was horrible. The mayor and many in the media blamed George Bush for not having helped plan so that people would be safe. They said that three days on a bus drove people crazy and the violence began. Defenders of Bush and others in the media blamed the mayor and governor who should have exerted more local control. All agreed that this tragedy was horrible and everyone would have been better off if they just stayed in the Superdome for a while. Everyone seemed to spend more time blaming and less time fixing. After that I decided to try a few more times. One time the storm shifted and destroyed many buses. One time the storm shifted away completely and everyone was mad that the governments panicked so much. Another time someone came up with a plan to quickly shore up the levees. That plan failed. Of the 4 million different scenarios all ended up differently. The one thing they had in common was the part I put in bold. Oh yeah, one time everything worked perfectly. In that one scenario, each part of the government took full credit for themselves. 431514[/snapback] Can I have my 60 seconds back please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGTEleven Posted September 8, 2005 Author Share Posted September 8, 2005 Can I have my 60 seconds back please? 432948[/snapback] I've seen what you'd do with it so why bother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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