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- MyHappyClam, on 10/12/2007, -7/+86Hey you can't own any of the moon because I own the Universe!
- oOLiquidNightOo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+56not too long ago, some guy in a labcoat, sold me "the planet" pluto. a few months later, i find out that now i own a "dwarf planet". bah, now what am i suppose do with that?
look, all i'm saying is, if you're unfamiliar with purchasing celestial bodies, caveat emptor. - cliffzdude, on 10/12/2007, -3/+53Self professed Moon land owner in Germany: "Hey NASA, that's MY moon land! Get off!"
NASA astronaut on the moon: "Make me!" - kaiyraa, on 10/12/2007, -2/+42Psht. It's open source.
- Alcorsu, on 10/12/2007, -7/+44It's ours. We have the technology. The time is now. Science can wait no more. Children are our future. America can, should, must and will blow up the moon.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=kIHkmtM6Swk - titlesaysitall, on 10/12/2007, -5/+42*****, just when I thought I had the Milk Way under my control.
- mateo60, on 10/12/2007, -4/+36I own a bridge in Brooklyn.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+34Jupiter is MINE!!!! All mineeeeeee......... muahahaha!...
My celestial body bigger than yours! - theotherme, on 10/12/2007, -12/+41We stuck our flag in it, therefore its ours...................
- stacky, on 10/12/2007, -3/+29I call Alderaan.
......Oh ***** - daveddd, on 10/12/2007, -5/+30I got dibbs on MARS
- Jolene, on 10/12/2007, -3/+26I own Pluto... Too bad its no longer a planet.. :(
- Ub3rg33k, on 10/12/2007, -2/+22The moon is the same as international waters, you can't own it ... yet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon#Legal_status - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18you dont want a base there, put up a no trespassing sign.
- BigBrother87, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17Hey, what if? Hey! If you were a hot dog, would you eat yourself?
- dantidote, on 10/12/2007, -2/+17We all know the moon isn't made of green cheese, but what if it was made of barbeque spare ribs. Would you eat it then?
- DubbleA, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13Here is an article on Dennis Hope, the man who sold these plots of land on the moon on the first place:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Hope - Neurofiend, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13When it comes down to it... you can't own ANY land you can't keep other people off. Guess what... that land your house is sitting on? You don't own it. You're respective government can come in and say "this is our land now, here's some money for your troubles".
If you want to claim ownership of land on the moon, build a spaceship, fly up there, and sit on your porch with a shotgun. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+17I am part owner of the Atlantis project in the Pegasus Galaxy ^_^
- atticboy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12I own Uranus... But I'm renaming it Myanus.
- Lososaurus, on 10/12/2007, -2/+14I hereby own _the sun_; as of right now, I'm cutting off your light supply, you should see(or not) the effect in approximately 8 minutes.
Start paying your bills and I'll turn your light back on. - fatdog789, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11You can own the moon, however, as no single nationality is permitted to lay claim to the moon by international treaty, ownership can only be established by actually going up there, staking out a spot, and defending.
Essentially, it's the wild wild west of tomorrow...
But since noone can actually go up there on their own, no one can really claim ownership of any part of the moon.
Note: this is essentially the same doctrine as international waters, but NOT the same doctrine covering antarctica. You can lay claim to any uninhabited island that isn't already owned by another country (so, really, none....) but antarctica is by law not open to ownership. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13Earth > Moon
So there. - inactive, on 10/28/2007, -3/+14And then we go hurdling into the sun, or into the asteroid belt.
Fantastic. - dtfinch, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10It's funny enough when people are swindled into buying things nobody owns like the moon. But when they're just incapable of realizing they bought nothing, it's hilarious. It's like that guy who gave $300k to a 419 scammer and still insists that the guy will pay him back and more if he could just help him transfer the money, despite attempts by his family and police to convince him otherwise. That kind of stupidity takes courage, and unwavering faith in humanity.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10if any of the jackass's that paid for a spot on the moon are reading this - i have a perpetual motion machine and an anti gravity device to sell them....
- Arrakistor, on 10/12/2007, -4/+13Actually, nobody can own the moon. We learned this in International Law. I believe it is designated for scientific study, just like antarctica etc.
- D4r7h3v1l, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8I think the RIAA owns the Moon™
- slogan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Can't make an omelette.....
- Broccoli, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Gee i hope he saved his receipt.
- donpdonp, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8buelldozzer: IANAL but I believe the implication is that ownership is a concept that happens through governments. possession is 9/10ths of the law and all that. international waters are not open to private ownership and that is expressed by saying they are not open to national claims.
Also, the implication that someone can own moon land outside of any national affiliation is also illegal. You cant say "I claim this property on my own behalf, outside of my country" and if you try, the IRS would like to speak with you. - themajor, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7I know I would. I'd smother myself in brown mustard and relish.. .I'd be soo delicious
- shortkid422, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6That was easily one of the best comments I read today.
Thank you for that. - theragu40, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6@donpdonp
What do you think we have here on earth? Laws, if you want to be technical, are completely artificial. They are only effective to the extent that one person respects the law that another person makes, and that is usually determined by the power of the first man to enforce the law he has enacted. Certainly you don't believe we have anything but reinforced anarchy between countries right now? For instance, if the US were unable to defend its own borders, then the US would probably look a lot different than it does now, because someone who is hostile to us would have laid claim to it, despite the fact that legally the land is "ours".
My point is that since legally sanctioned anarchy is essentially all we have here on earth, then why should that not be the way it is on the moon? Can you think of a better way to police it? We can make all the international treaties we want saying that no one can claim the moon, or that each country gets such and such a share, but in the end, if China flies up there and builds a base and says, "this spot is ours, touch it and we'll nuke you as you fly in", I think they're going to gain recognized ownership, don't you? - tizz66, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Why would they need an anti-gravity device? They have a spot on the moon, all the free anti-gravity they need!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5They'll compensate by giving a few boots to the asses. Other than that, you're right!
- dustinhoffman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Hey hey.... don't sell it now... buying dwarf planets right now is a lot like buying stock... hold onto it long enough and the guys in the "Lab Coats" may "Reclassify" that little "diamond in the rough" you call "Pluto" may become a very valuable piece of "real estate"
Buy Low Sell High... "BLSH" - VolatileWhimsy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Sorry no refunds after 30 days only exchanges :P
- theragu40, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4True, you can own the moon. However, since these people purchased moon-land from people who claimed to already own the moon, but whose claims were not recognized by any terrestrial government, I don't think these poor folks have much of a claim. I especially enjoy the one who says he will pursue this in an American court of law. I don't think he's going to get anywhere.
- maehem, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4If you own most of the moon, would that make it a Moonopoly? :)
- miken32, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5I'd just put up a sign that says "All your moon base are belong to us."
- bigdsinferno, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4The moon is too scene, i'm gonna take io. Sooo... Dibbs!
- VolatileWhimsy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4yeah!! or even worse look at what Rome, France, China, Russia, Italy, Spain and Brittan did!!!
/roll eyes - WaterDragon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4..and an oxygen tank
- 1911wolf, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6These people should do a little more research before they start spouting off just to spout off about the President. Russia and China have already announced plans to use the Moon for resources. I hardly think they plan to compensate any "proprietor" already laying claim to land on the Moon.
For the record, I've "owned" several plots on the Moon for over 10 years. - cannibaljp, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4could i sell real estate holdings for the afterlife?
people would be dying to buy them... - eplawless, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4DR. TOBIAS FUNKE :O
- RareSaturn, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6no individual can own the moon, because it's impossible for said individual to enforce ownership. moreover you can't own something just by saying 'I own it" you have to possess it. Otherwise I would own every star visible in the night sky.
- WaterDragon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I can't say who owns the moon, but one thing is for sure: where I live, we LIKE it!
And we like to sing about how much we like it.
http://www.rathergood.com/moon_song/ -
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