Friday, 24 August 2007

I'll Be Damned

Remember that lunatic who sang-song that nonsensical phrase into my head last month? 

Turns out it wasn't "nonsense" so much as "prophecy." 

According to National Geographic News, there is a hole in the sky.  And it's gaping:

Aug 24, 2007 7:48:59 PM | Béisbol

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