Comments on: Christmas Island

Christmas Island

hama7 — Sat, 05 Apr 2003 06:13:52 -0800

Christmas Island is the largest coral atoll in the world with an area of 248 square miles of which 125 square miles is land and the remainder lagoon. [more]

By: hama7

hama7 — Sat, 05 Apr 2003 06:14:41 -0800

Christmas Island flag, birds, ants, and owls.

By: Space Coyote

Space Coyote — Sat, 05 Apr 2003 06:42:35 -0800

I think I speak for everybody on the internet when I say I am never going to any christmas island website ever again. Ever.

By: umberto

umberto — Sat, 05 Apr 2003 07:13:40 -0800

1500 people...120 million giant (up to 116mm), long-lived (don't even start breeding until they're 4 or 5 years old), violently migratory, cannibalistic, bright red crabs. And no ATM machine. However, there's no sales tax, so if you remembered to bring money, and if you don't get eaten by hungry, giant red crabs, or trampled by horny, migrating, giant red crabs, you can probably get some pretty sweet deals!

By: filmgoerjuan

filmgoerjuan — Sat, 05 Apr 2003 07:21:08 -0800

Don't be fooled by all the Christmas Island propaganda. Not only do they not have an ATM machine, there's no phone, no lights, no motor cars, not a single luxury. Like Robinson Crusoe, as primitive as can be. Though apparently there are plenty of coconut cream pies.

By: angry modem

angry modem — Sat, 05 Apr 2003 07:28:32 -0800

It's pretty obvious Christmas Island is just a movie set in Hollywood. Don't deny.

By: gsteff

gsteff — Sat, 05 Apr 2003 07:59:39 -0800

Its also apparently a way point for the U.S. military.

By: plep

plep — Sat, 05 Apr 2003 09:04:35 -0800

It looks like a nice place to lose yourself in. Thanks, hama7.

By: davidmsc

davidmsc — Sat, 05 Apr 2003 10:09:39 -0800

Damn you, filmgoerjaun - you stole my riff! S'allright - you did it better than I would have. Cool stuff, hama7...thanks.

By: nasim

nasim — Sat, 05 Apr 2003 11:20:08 -0800

Not to be confused with Christmas Island.

By: specialk420

specialk420 — Sat, 05 Apr 2003 19:01:37 -0800

and they have arguably the coolest top level domain: .cx www.nic.cx

By: MiG

MiG — Sat, 05 Apr 2003 19:22:30 -0800

cx = Christmas Island? Is Christmas Island home of the goatse.cx guy? Um...

By: hama7

hama7 — Sat, 05 Apr 2003 20:00:03 -0800

Not to be confused with Christmas Island. Good point nasim. The Christmas Island I think I meant is an atoll between Hawaii and Tahiti, but the first link above was to the other one near Australia (minus atoll or lagoon). A thousand apologies. But on the bright hand, now I have two Christmas Islands to dayream about. I think I'll get started exactly now.