Bring the duck...we can always eat him

January 15, 2004 8:39 AM

Journey to the center of the Earth. No, really.
posted by cedar (16 comments total)

Oh dear lord. Be sure to check out the itinerary (about 2/3 of the way down.)

Great find.
posted by Johnny Assay at 8:49 AM on January 15, 2004

You know, there are days when I regret not being either 1) independently wealthy or 2) single so that nobody's depending on me but me.

This is one of those days. I'd love to go and people-watch for the entire time.
posted by Irontom at 8:54 AM on January 15, 2004

He should plan an excursion with these people next.
posted by wsg at 9:14 AM on January 15, 2004

Well, I'm glad that the lost tribe of Israel thought it was a good idea to trek to the coldest place on Earth and build a monorail.

[this is good]
posted by mkultra at 9:18 AM on January 15, 2004

Isn't this where Matt is going?
posted by daver at 9:22 AM on January 15, 2004

Well technically, they're not going to the centre, but to the inside surface of the hollow sphere.

[nice find, cedar]
posted by carter at 9:52 AM on January 15, 2004

"On second thought, let's not go to Jehu. It is a silly place."

/python
posted by Dipsomaniac at 10:02 AM on January 15, 2004

Bloody furriners:

>Jan Lamprecht (name pronounced "Yawn") of South Africa

Jan is pronounced "Yun", not "Yawn". Actually, a more accurate pronunciation would probably be "absolute twit".
posted by dvdgee at 10:08 AM on January 15, 2004

And with what are they going to pay for the monorail tickets? I assume the inner-earthians don't accept US currency or Euros. I would love it if a whole boat of rich flaky tourists got imprisoned for vagrancy.
posted by SealWyf at 11:02 AM on January 15, 2004

Wouldn't it be all dark and scary inside? I bet there's lots of icky cobwebs.
what fun is that?

Suckahz!
posted by pekar wood at 11:27 AM on January 15, 2004

I'm sure there's a perfectly logical reason why a gigantic hole in the OCEAN, 90 miles in diameter, hasn't drained all our water and drowned the Jehuians, but I'm just not seeing it.
posted by nelleish at 11:42 AM on January 15, 2004

"Activities on this trip: river rafting and spa" (scroll down to Upcoming Trips schedule)... I guess discovering a giant hole in the ocean and meeting the Lost Tribe of Israel isn't enough of a draw.
posted by adamms222 at 1:04 PM on January 15, 2004

Maybe they'll find Spaulding Gray hiding down there, working on his latest monologue.
posted by MrBaliHai at 2:34 PM on January 15, 2004

I can think of a few people I'd like to send to the center of the Earth. If you give this outfit an extra fifty bucks can they arrange for someone to miss the last monorail out of Hollow Earth? $19,000? A bargain.
posted by stevis at 3:21 PM on January 15, 2004

I'm sure there's a perfectly logical reason why a gigantic hole in the OCEAN, 90 miles in diameter, hasn't drained all our water and drowned the Jehuians, but I'm just not seeing it.

I believe it is due to the power of MIND BULLETS!
posted by Joey Michaels at 3:44 PM on January 15, 2004

It is when I read ideas like this that I curse my limited imagination. US$20000 per person for a walk-about on polar ice? With no guarantees of anything interesting happening? Why can't I think of scams like that?
posted by five fresh fish at 4:32 PM on January 15, 2004