CNN BREAKING NEWS: Houses sliding downhill in Laguna Beach!

[tridim]

The reporter just said it's "inexplicable" as to why they're sliding downhill.

Meanwhile, no mention of the Downing Street Minutes at all. 32 days and counting.

Happy 25th B-Day CNN, you piece of crap news channel.

[valis]

1. Reminds me of a SImpsons episode...

[Misunderestimator]

2. Yes, just saw this. At least six homes are completely demolished...

two are still hanging over the "new" cliff made by the slide. Apparently no one was injured.... (or at least no reports of injuries... could be people trapped.)

As for reporting this... uh... yes, it is news. Would rather criticize news about American Idol or Michael Jackson.

[tk2kewl]

3. "inexplicable"

couldn't have something to do with gravity, could it?

[redqueen]

4. hehehehehehehe

:hi:

[ET Awful]

5. Inexplicable?

Not at all. Lots of rain, plus soft dirt that they've known about since the initial geological survey of the area prior to construction being initiated combined with crooked contractors and construction companies . . . hell, it's a surprise the houses haven't slid sooner (Oh wait, they did a few years ago farther up the coast).

As to the memo, those houses aren't the only thing sliding down hill, media credibility and integrity is also sliding downhill for reasons just as easily explainable.

[jswordy]

6. LOL...thank you for sharing, and too bad they don't slide UPHILL.

THAT would be a SCOOP!!!!

[Heidi]

8. Jinx.

;)

[jswordy]

11. Smoochies to ya! LOL

[Heidi]

7. As opposed to sliding uphill? _That_ would be "inexplicable." (nt)

[11cents]

10. It's almost like there's some weird force in the universe!

Something that tugs objects down slopes! Could this have something to do with why dropped objects tend to fall towards the ground?

[Heidi]

12. Back when I was a girl, and the earth was flat . . .

we actually had to tow houses downhill behind our Huffy, banana-seat bikes during Oklahoma blizzards in July!

(I think you're onto something, 11cents.)

[Ready4Change]

13. LOL!

Nice post, Heidi!

[Heidi]

16. Well, ya know . . .

it was the 70s, back before that newfangled gravity technology, and it _was_ Oklahoma.

( :pals: )

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

17. Balloons tend to fall UP! So what's with that?

Do balloons hate America? I think so!

[Heidi]

18. It's a drug called "helium."

Back in the old days, after a long day of towing houses downhill behind our banana-seat Huffy bikes, we'd sometimes raid rich kids' birthday parties for their drug-filled balloons, and sit in front of the houses at the foot of the hill, inhaling helium and swearing in high voices about the fact that gravity had not yet been invented.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

22. Oh man, I have GOT to score some of that shit...

[ugarte]

9. Oh, no! Must be God's wrath upon all the gay people of Laguna

(Just trying to beat right-wing fundies to the punch)

[BikeWriter]

14. It's either gays or Bill Clinton, isn't it?

[Bouncy Ball]

15. IT'S THE CLENIS!!!

IT'S BECAUSE OF THE CLENIS!!!!

IT HAS SUPERNATURAL POWERS! ALL HAIL THE CLENIS!!!

[Hand]

19. Insh'Allah... nt

[hunter]

20. God hates California.

http://seis.natsci.csulb.edu/VIRTUAL_FIELD/Palos_Verdes/fermin.htm

[LeftCoast]

21. LA Times reporting that up to 30 homes may be affected

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