* It sounds like one of those ridiculous Marvel comic characters and one that would feature in the silly films that The Old Girl watches (although I suspect that she's perving at Chris Hemsworth).
A comet which last passed Earth around 50,000 years ago, will be visible in New Zealand skies this week.
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), from the distant Oort cloud, can currently be seen from the northern hemisphere but those with binoculars may be able to spot it here this coming weekend.
Amateur astronomer Dr Tom Love told Morning Report the comet was green because it had lots of carbon on it that was being "evaporated off by the sun".
"That means it's a comet from the very distant Oort cloud - the outer edges of the solar system," he said.
"It's a little parcel of history from the early stages of the solar system, and that's what makes it interesting to scientists."
Anyway, I've already seen it using my telescope. It's near Mars which is very visible at present. We've been lucky with clear skies over the last few nights and hopefully that will last through the weekend. The weather is forecast to be very bad on Monday though with another cyclone bearing down on Northland.
No doubt Robert will claim that this comet has something to do with god, Jesus, Mary or the holy ghost. Given that it was last near earth 50,000 years ago it will be a challenge to his belief system and his bible based chronology of mankind.
Maybe the first time, god hitched a ride on the comet and jumped off on earth though and this time he might get Jesus to do the same thing since he's getting older and Jesus, at 2000 years old is a mere whippersnapper.
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Good effort.
Welcome to 3G.
Fr. Salamonsen will be in charge.
God loves you Peter.
Except when you steal stale communion hosts, you little shit!
You have been demoted to 3G.
Father Bliss
1. Damned with faint praise I think.
2. You're just jealous because you weren't on my receiving list. I guess that it was unlikely that you would have swapped a pie for some hosts though.
In 3G you need to sit near the middle of the class, just in front of Furucio Baldas.
You're a 3G boy now!
Fred (Bald Arse) was my friend. I don't mind that.
"I guess that it was unlikely that you would have swapped a pie for some hosts though."
Keep your hair on!
I didn't have a nickname at school. I think that they just called me 'sir'.
I just read that the catholic church, the bullshit and big word church, is thinking about serving pies instead of hosts. Transpiestantiation.
OK Sid.
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