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I appreciate the humor in this, but ...
Given the growing moronity pandemic I fear there will be some folks who won't get the joke, with the result of something other than hilarity ensuing ...
FULL STORY: https://www.livescience.com/65899-area-51-summer-raid.html
Given the growing moronity pandemic I fear there will be some folks who won't get the joke, with the result of something other than hilarity ensuing ...
Nearly 200K People Have Signed Up to Steal Alien Secrets from Area 51 in Late-Summer Raid
Pack your shades, your sunscreen and your coziest tinfoil hat, because the late-summer event of the season is happening in Nevada's scenic Area 51, and you're invited.
According to a tongue-in-cheek Facebook event called "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us," a ragtag army of alien hunters will meet up near the top-secret Air Force base in the predawn hours of Sept. 20, coordinate a plan of attack, then raid the grounds in search of captive aliens. Per the event's hosts (a page that posts memes and a guy who streams video games on Twitch), the delicate operation will involve running supernaturally fast — faster than the guards' bullets can fly — but will be worth it to "see them aliens."
So far, nearly 200,000 Facebook users have signed up to attend, with another 200,000 "interested" in the affair. [15 Far-Out Facts About Area 51]
This event is, of course, a joke (please, do not raid this or any other military base). Area 51 — a massive plot of desert about 80 miles (129 kilometers) northwest of Las Vegas — is a top-secret military installation that is infamously well-guarded by fences, radars and heavily armed "camo dudes" in white trucks. After more than 60 years of operations, the base's primary purpose remains classified and its grounds restricted to the public, fomenting an aura of spooky secrecy that has intrigued all manner of skeptics and conspiracy theorists for decades. ...
FULL STORY: https://www.livescience.com/65899-area-51-summer-raid.html