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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 08 Sep 2024 05:07:11 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

> >Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> That was a scary day yesterday. Nobody should have to go 24 hours
> >> without new posts on Usenet! ;-) I don't know what was up, but
> >> apparently it affected a number of hosts, since both Eternal September
> >> and Narkive didn't show any new messages. But I guess the feed is
> >> back, since I see new comments. Whew. Welcome back everybody. ;-)
> >
> >Sorry. I had to go offline mostly to Yellowstone Park with my colony. :P

> I can see the news story already: 

> "Ant colony undermines Yellowstone, causes super-volcano to explode
> prematurely. Human race wiped out, ants take over the Earth."

> ... except then who is writing the news article?

You know what is sad? My colony and I didn't see ants other ants there! 
We did see elks, birds, bisons, butterflies, flies, etc. Where are 
the ants?!!! :(

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