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Nevilledog

(51,064 posts) Sat Nov 28, 2020, 10:46 PM Nov 2020

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Utah's desert obelisk has reportedly disappeared

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Some jerk already stole the monolith in Utah.

Utah’s desert obelisk has reportedly disappeared
Barely a week after it was found, Utah’s mystery obelisk has seemingly vanished.
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Utah's desert obelisk has reportedly disappeared (Original Post) Nevilledog Nov 2020 OP

well, dammit... CurtEastPoint Nov 2020 #1

hahaha dweller Nov 2020 #2

Probably this guy: ret5hd Nov 2020 #3

Has anyone checked ... Bob Munck Nov 2020 #4

Damn, now we have to send a ship to Jupiter, remember to leave Europa alone.... wcmagumba Nov 2020 #5

all the other worlds belong to us. TeamPooka Nov 2020 #11

Maybe the person who put it there removed it. Sogo Nov 2020 #6

No way ornotna Nov 2020 #8

the other entirely plausible and sane answer is someone recognized where it was and stole it... Thomas Hurt Nov 2020 #18

That is certainly a possibility n/t ornotna Nov 2020 #20

Probably buried on the moon now edhopper Nov 2020 #7

how could someone steal it? that thing is huge. you can't just toss it in a pickup truck Takket Nov 2020 #9

Well...I dunno... ret5hd Nov 2020 #10

That's why I only take the wooden ones. Renew Deal Nov 2020 #19

All you'd need would be a cordless screwdriver to disassemble it into.... Brother Buzz Nov 2020 #13

Has anybody talked to this guy ... marble falls Nov 2020 #12

Diesel Brothers shot video at site Sewa Nov 2020 #14

Enjoyed the video. Maybe the folks that put it there moved it? KewlKat Nov 2020 #32

Gram Parsons took it. It'll never be found. panader0 Nov 2020 #15

+1. Technically, Phil Kaufmann -- his roadie and friend -- did it. Hoyt Nov 2020 #24

It was Dave MyNameGoesHere Nov 2020 #16

Dave's not home, man. ret5hd Nov 2020 #17

He will be as soon as he can get the garage door to open...... lastlib Nov 2020 #22

It's location was inadvertantly discovered so yonder Nov 2020 #21

Maybe it was beamed up to the mothership Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #23

Don't worry. It will reappear. Sinistrous Nov 2020 #25

Better keep our eyes on Jupiter... qazplm135 Nov 2020 #26

Probably was some secret Mormon thing. roamer65 Nov 2020 #27

I'm falling victim to the fantasy-over-truth mindset running rampant across the world. blogslut Nov 2020 #28

What strain of marijuana are you smoking? It sounds wonderful. Nevilledog Nov 2020 #29

I don't like to make lists or do top-tens blogslut Nov 2020 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer Nov 2020 #31

Those sneaky aliens took off with it, filled with all of Rudy's evidence. sinkingfeeling Nov 2020 #33

It was taken back up to to heaven by the Angel Moroni, Roisin Ni Fiachra Nov 2020 #34

We just can't have nice things! Liberal In Texas Nov 2020 #35

CurtEastPoint

(18,638 posts)

1. well, dammit...

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 10:48 PM

Nov 2020

dweller

(23,626 posts)

2. hahaha

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 10:50 PM

Nov 2020

I think I remember this scene from 2001 ...

OPEN THE WHITE HOUSE DOORS JOE !!!

sorry ... I can’t do that Donald ...

✌🏻

ret5hd

(20,489 posts)

3. Probably this guy:

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 10:51 PM

Nov 2020

Bob Munck

(35 posts)

4. Has anyone checked ...

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 10:55 PM

Nov 2020

... Jupiter?

wcmagumba

(2,883 posts)

5. Damn, now we have to send a ship to Jupiter, remember to leave Europa alone....

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 11:00 PM

Nov 2020

TeamPooka

(24,220 posts)

11. all the other worlds belong to us.

Reply to wcmagumba (Reply #5)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 11:14 PM

Nov 2020

Sogo

(4,986 posts)

6. Maybe the person who put it there removed it.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 11:01 PM

Nov 2020

ornotna

(10,798 posts)

8. No way

Reply to Sogo (Reply #6)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 11:12 PM

Nov 2020

That's entirely too plausible and sane an answer.

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)

18. the other entirely plausible and sane answer is someone recognized where it was and stole it...

Reply to ornotna (Reply #8)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 11:32 PM

Nov 2020

Could be part of some dude's man cave by now...lol.

but yeah flip a coin on this one.

ornotna

(10,798 posts)

20. That is certainly a possibility n/t

Reply to Thomas Hurt (Reply #18)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 11:34 PM

Nov 2020

edhopper

(33,561 posts)

7. Probably buried on the moon now

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 11:05 PM

Nov 2020

Near Tycho.

Takket

(21,553 posts)

9. how could someone steal it? that thing is huge. you can't just toss it in a pickup truck

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 11:12 PM

Nov 2020

you need some serious mobilization of manpower and equipment to move that thing.

ret5hd

(20,489 posts)

10. Well...I dunno...

Reply to Takket (Reply #9)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 11:14 PM

Nov 2020

Renew Deal

(81,854 posts)

19. That's why I only take the wooden ones.

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #10)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 11:34 PM

Nov 2020

They make great toothpicks.

Brother Buzz

(36,412 posts)

13. All you'd need would be a cordless screwdriver to disassemble it into....

Reply to Takket (Reply #9)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 11:17 PM

Nov 2020

manageable pieces....the same was it was installed

marble falls

(57,071 posts)

12. Has anybody talked to this guy ...

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 11:15 PM

Nov 2020

René Emile Belloq???

Sewa

(1,255 posts)

14. Diesel Brothers shot video at site

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 11:21 PM

Nov 2020

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Diesel+Bros&view=detail&mid=10710FC81B909A278C0010710FC81B909A278C00&FORM=VRRTAP

KewlKat

(5,624 posts)

32. Enjoyed the video. Maybe the folks that put it there moved it?

Reply to Sewa (Reply #14)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 03:22 AM

Nov 2020

panader0

(25,816 posts)

15. Gram Parsons took it. It'll never be found.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 11:25 PM

Nov 2020

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

24. +1. Technically, Phil Kaufmann -- his roadie and friend -- did it.

Reply to panader0 (Reply #15)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 12:15 AM

Nov 2020

MyNameGoesHere

(7,638 posts)

16. It was Dave

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 11:27 PM

Nov 2020

ret5hd

(20,489 posts)

17. Dave's not home, man.

Reply to MyNameGoesHere (Reply #16)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 11:31 PM

Nov 2020

lastlib

(23,208 posts)

22. He will be as soon as he can get the garage door to open......

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #17)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 11:58 PM

Nov 2020

...and pulls a few plugs...........

yonder

(9,663 posts)

21. It's location was inadvertantly discovered so

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 11:56 PM

Nov 2020

the owner dismantled it, packed it up and will set it in some other out-of-the-way place until discovered again.

Dem4Life1102

(3,974 posts)

23. Maybe it was beamed up to the mothership

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 12:13 AM

Nov 2020

Sinistrous

(4,249 posts)

25. Don't worry. It will reappear.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 12:54 AM

Nov 2020

... Somewhere ...

qazplm135

(7,447 posts)

26. Better keep our eyes on Jupiter...

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 12:55 AM

Nov 2020

the last time an obelisk disappeared...

roamer65

(36,745 posts)

27. Probably was some secret Mormon thing.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 01:02 AM

Nov 2020

Like their magic underwear.

blogslut

(37,997 posts)

28. I'm falling victim to the fantasy-over-truth mindset running rampant across the world.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 01:11 AM

Nov 2020

I've got a fairly dull guess about what happened to the monolith. But it's much more fun to believe it showed up out of nowhere, people got excited, then somebody threw a bone in the air and now, we're on a spaceship.

Nevilledog

(51,064 posts)

29. What strain of marijuana are you smoking? It sounds wonderful.

Reply to blogslut (Reply #28)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 01:13 AM

Nov 2020

blogslut

(37,997 posts)

30. I don't like to make lists or do top-tens

Reply to Nevilledog (Reply #29)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 01:18 AM

Nov 2020

However, the opening scene of 2001:A Space Odyssey is the greatest in all film history. That is my final verdict.

(until I change my mind)

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Freelancer This message was self-deleted by its author.

sinkingfeeling

(51,444 posts)

33. Those sneaky aliens took off with it, filled with all of Rudy's evidence.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 09:39 AM

Nov 2020

Roisin Ni Fiachra

(2,574 posts)

34. It was taken back up to to heaven by the Angel Moroni,

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 10:08 AM

Nov 2020

and has been placed next to the Golden Plates, from which Joseph Smith transcribed The Book of Mormon

Or not.

I suspect someone didn't care for the hordes of people hunting for the the obelisk, and trashing the remote and very fragile desert environment. So s/he removed the obelisk in order to protect the fragile desert area surrounding the obelisk from being destroyed.

That's exactly what I would do if it had been in my vicinity.

Liberal In Texas

(13,543 posts)

35. We just can't have nice things!

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 10:21 AM

Nov 2020

I'm sure the mystic (or is it mystical?) Q will have a theory soon.

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