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Moon mistaken for a UFO

telegraph.co.uk — Police in Wales were called to investigate a mysterious flying saucer, only to discover it was the moon.

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  • Quenlin, on 07/04/2008, -4/+73Anyone who has played I Wanna be the Guy knows what the moon is capable of.
  • ivan423, on 07/04/2008, -5/+237"Yes, it's the moon. Over."
  • Isandunk, on 07/04/2008, -3/+86Only in Wales.
    • Iztikeit, on 07/05/2008, -12/+0I'm surprised this isn't another ani-American story. Go Wales!
    • shadowswordth, on 07/05/2008, -11/+1Only on whales's...

      backs.

      Can you?
    • saenmbateman, on 07/05/2008, -9/+1I'm from Wales, and as their's not a million different cultural identifications, coming from Wales. This should stereotype us all as complete morons. You can do this with any country you know little about. like with Borat and kazakhstan.

      "The population of Benin. crazy and love juggling with babes."

      *Sings national anthem, with bag over his head.*
      • breadfred, on 07/05/2008, -5/+2Typical Welshman. Too proud of their country and their dead language. Can't take any humour. I bet you cried 'FOUL' too with that Anne Robinson remark. Come on, get your head out of your ass and start to laugh about yourself - you'll be surprised how good it feels!
        /rant from random Dutch bloke living in Cardiff.
      • saenmbateman, on 07/05/2008, -0/+3I do find it funny.
      • breadfred, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1There you go - proof is in the pudding.
    • JAFFA, on 07/05/2008, -0/+10If you've ever been to Wales you would notice that THEIR moon is saucer shaped with little lights down the side ....
    • andrew456, on 07/05/2008, -0/+6That ain't no moon, that's a sheep.
  • rabbro, on 07/04/2008, -1/+130I feel so proud to be Welsh right now...
    • chromerium, on 07/05/2008, -2/+11You couldn't possibly be Welsh. They don't have access to the internet down there!
      • Stonekeeper, on 07/05/2008, -0/+23yeah we do, we just have to peddle to get it.
    • 88chrisb, on 07/05/2008, -1/+1Probably from somewhere in the South Wales valleys no doubt.
      • GJ92, on 07/05/2008, -2/+2"Oh But - Startin en?"

        Damn I hate living here.
    • MonkeyHugger, on 07/05/2008, -0/+4Since when were Welsh people allowed to use the internet? Be gone boy!
  • tian2992, on 07/04/2008, -5/+71That is why it was Scotty and not Welshy at the Enterprise ;)
  • welliwonder, on 07/04/2008, -114/+2digg me if you like boobs
  • PUNJABISINGH, on 07/05/2008, -1/+32ooh its the moon finally i can sleep at night
    • LtAction, on 07/05/2008, -2/+0As if! Night is where the moon is!

      Foiled.
  • Haoie, on 07/05/2008, -2/+21Obviously they don't go out at night.
    • chaoswings, on 07/05/2008, -0/+8Maybe the moon was hiding behind the clouds all this time and it's the first time they have ever seen it :)
    • GJ92, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1The highest teen pregnancy rate AND the highest level of underage drinking in all of Europe says otherwise. - Its not as if it's all before dark.
  • batmanz, on 07/05/2008, -7/+208That's no moon.
  • teckjunkie, on 07/05/2008, -3/+5The fog must have cleared.
  • alexismyhomeboi, on 07/05/2008, -5/+11"DOH"
  • metaphysical, on 07/05/2008, -4/+128I was expecting to see theonion.com as the source.
    • austin006, on 07/05/2008, -4/+23i was expecting to see a comment expecting this to be a TheOnion article..
      • J0415, on 07/05/2008, -0/+14I was expecting this to be a TheOnion article and I was expecting a comment expecting this to be a The Onion article, but I was not expecting a comment expecting to see a comment expecting this to be a TheOnion article.
  • Dylson, on 07/05/2008, -13/+3People are so ***** stupid.
    • tim620, on 07/05/2008, -0/+16After reading the article carefully, I don't think it was a matter of stupidity as much as a joke played on the dispatchers.
    • lpxxfaintxx2, on 07/05/2008, -0/+13I thought this was genius.
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    • zeeky, on 07/05/2008, -12/+3facepalm
    • KaiSe7eN, on 07/05/2008, -3/+38Well played. Almost tooooooo well played.
    • cklein121, on 07/05/2008, -11/+3Yeah this isn't getting old...
    • crapmatic, on 07/05/2008, -2/+15looks like JFK isn't happy...
    • Archer007, on 07/05/2008, -1/+15The one time this is perfect.
  • fantheblaze, on 07/05/2008, -14/+2The moon is a lie!
  • RedHeadedFreak, on 07/05/2008, -7/+175If this happened in America there would already be 500 comments about how stupid Americans are. This is the best July 4th story I've read today.
    • supermanly, on 07/05/2008, -6/+71America, ***** YEAH!!!
    • Pinkshisno, on 07/05/2008, -3/+14Yay Fireworks Day!
    • Iztikeit, on 07/05/2008, -6/+1You beat me to it
    • austin006, on 07/05/2008, -14/+12not to mention fat
    • dlite922, on 07/05/2008, -6/+10When I read the title I was sure it was referring to an American.

      Surprising.

      Doesn't matter, some Americans still think they see little green guys and the moon-landing was staged.

    • Kvasaari, on 07/05/2008, -6/+11This is news only because it DIDN'T happen in America.
    • Chrysalii, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1Truer words were never written.
    • GJ92, on 07/05/2008, -1/+1The thing is, it happened in Wales so we get a load of comments about welshmen having sex with sheep.
    • AngeloM3, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1BREAKING NEWS: Average IQ in Wales has dipped to an all time low!
  • hellahyphy, on 07/05/2008, -9/+2This is bogus!
  • xt0xicx, on 07/05/2008, -10/+2Here's your sign.
  • xOutlawx, on 07/05/2008, -6/+57That's no moon! Oh, wait... it is.
  • JasonCox, on 07/05/2008, -16/+5That's no mood; it's a space sta-

    Oh wait, that is the moon.
    • itspuddingtime, on 07/05/2008, -0/+2cmon guys, he only missed it by a minute, cut 'em some slack
  • aimhelix, on 07/05/2008, -7/+35Oh, but seriously now - If the moon was made of barbecue spare ribs, would you eat it? Would ya?
    • tim620, on 07/05/2008, -1/+21YES.
    • SimonTB, on 07/05/2008, -2/+8Yes.
    • Baronvontito1, on 07/05/2008, -7/+6Hey! If you were a hot dog, and you were starving, would you eat yourself?
    • macweirdo42, on 07/05/2008, -6/+4Ugh, I'm so full of barbacue spare ribs... And I've got a fridge full of more. Incidentally, the fact that the moon is only a crescent tonight is a total coincidence.
    • BreatheRhetoric, on 07/05/2008, -0/+3I know I would!
    • dvicklund, on 07/05/2008, -0/+4At least Baron and Breathe get it...
    • MrSkills, on 07/05/2008, -1/+2I couldn't manage a whole one.
  • Konrad9, on 07/05/2008, -23/+3I have only one comment
    Aaaaahaahhahahaahhahaahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahaahhhahhahahaahahahhahaahahhaahhaahahhaaha.
  • iNezy13, on 07/05/2008, -18/+6OH NOES
    IS IT MADE OF CHEEZ?
  • toilnaa, on 07/05/2008, -10/+1LOL....I needed to hear that....lol at aimhelix too
  • ufia, on 07/05/2008, -5/+35The moon keep staring at me. I'm this close to calling 911 for harassment.
  • outlaw686, on 07/05/2008, -7/+7They should have fined him for that.
  • nmnnotmyname, on 07/05/2008, -8/+3Wow, really?

    ...
    Really?
  • iNezy13, on 07/05/2008, -23/+2IF MADE OF CHEEZ,
    I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER? :)
    • nmnnotmyname, on 07/05/2008, -0/+13...
      it's really not funny... and neither was the first one.
  • jave8u, on 07/05/2008, -3/+34What a clever disguise for a spaceship... ;)
  • BrutalN00dle, on 07/05/2008, -14/+0The moon is a lie.
    • myshl0ng, on 07/05/2008, -1/+8Was funny for 2 minutes after Portal came out. Not anymore
    • Renian, on 07/05/2008, -2/+2Buried for lack of cake.
      • chaosblade77, on 07/05/2008, -3/+0But even if there was cake, it would be a lie... so there wouldn't actually be cake.

        Paradox?
  • yellowswan, on 07/05/2008, -2/+25The moon? I see. That puts me at ease. What am I doing? Well, I'm covering myself in barbecue sauce… just in case.
    • KylerDurden, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1hahaha! I loved reading the article about the sauced up man. Made my day as well as this article.
  • Newsdude, on 07/05/2008, -3/+4pitiful, simply pitiful
  • BigglesPiP, on 07/05/2008, -0/+29Beeb has radio traffic of it: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7489713.stm
    • Puffles, on 07/05/2008, -1/+3Oh, those brits, with their dry, witty humor. Wait, that's real?
    • rac1234, on 07/05/2008, -0/+11Give that policeman an award for his deadpan delivery - "Yes, it is the moon. Over." Actually, give him his own comedy show.
    • Goblin, on 07/05/2008, -1/+4The Beeb sound player goes to 11 (no seriously - go adjust the volume)
  • Enisity, on 07/05/2008, -10/+19And they say Americans are stupid.
    • Crazymaniacc, on 07/05/2008, -6/+18And they are right
      • rsHoratio, on 07/05/2008, -2/+11at least we invented more than the waffle!
      • mattitude39, on 07/05/2008, -2/+1that is the best reply haha +1 digg man lol
      • ATLien74, on 07/05/2008, -2/+2If you brits were so smart, some of you would go to school to become dentists because there apparently aren't any around.

      • mattitude39, on 07/05/2008, -1/+0BTW im not american
  • AndrewDB, on 07/05/2008, -2/+41I wonder if these are the same cops who discovered the Burrito Baby.
  • Banshie, on 07/05/2008, -11/+5THATS NO MOON
    • BonersMilloy, on 07/05/2008, -3/+4That's a space station!
    • smellytim, on 07/05/2008, -0/+7if theres already three 'thats no moon' comments i dont care how much u want to say it, just let it be. and all caps for bonus points.
  • flynnfx, on 07/05/2008, -8/+1Just how @#$#%#$ drunk WAS this guy?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
  • ProphetPX, on 07/05/2008, -6/+2ok this was about as DUMB as the people who said "I saw a UFO" ... on the 4th of July ...
    oh wait, that actually happened a few times ...

    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=july+4th+UFO

    .. not to mention the movie "Independence Day" from 1996 .... oi
  • caponumen, on 07/05/2008, -1/+1LOL, probably sore from related "probing" as well......
  • lololol1, on 07/05/2008, -1/+2My father did the same thing on his honeymoon. Of course, he was piss drunk at the time
  • chaosblade77, on 07/05/2008, -1/+3I'm not sure what's funnier, the article or the people that think the caller was serious.

    Leaning toward the latter...
  • tehsilentcircus, on 07/05/2008, -4/+1I couldn't believe stupidity like this existed outside of the United States. Grats.
  • tearor, on 07/05/2008, -8/+3Goatse mistaken for UFO
    • DefaultGen, on 07/05/2008, -0/+5Were you even trying or did you just try to add a random Goatse reference to the first article you clicked?
    • diggdallas, on 07/05/2008, -0/+12007 called, they want their meme back
  • greystill, on 07/05/2008, -2/+5I misread that as mom instead of moon. I thought it was gonna be an epic yo mama joke...
  • ShaneMcDeath, on 07/05/2008, -0/+9Actually, it was a UFO. It hadn't been identified as the moon until the police got there. Well done to the police.

    • diggdallas, on 07/05/2008, -2/+1So it was a UOO, since its not flying, but orbiting
  • mrgreg, on 07/05/2008, -0/+16I'm sure Torchwood was on the case.
    • BlaiddMawrDrwg, on 07/05/2008, -0/+8Who do you think made the call?
  • aguywithnobeer, on 07/05/2008, -4/+2Wonder what its like....being abducted by the moon.
  • LilRabbitFooFoo, on 08/11/2008, -10/+4It's the telegraph.co.uk so you can guarantee the story is hyperbole, misreported, or just plain made up.
  • diceau, on 07/05/2008, -0/+17"Other bizarre calls cited by the police force included someone asking for help voting for Rhydian on The X-Factor"

    Says a lot for reality TV watchers.
    • JAFFA, on 07/05/2008, -1/+1If you emphasise the word 'help' then it 'could' be that there WAS someone in X-Factor related distress! Which (in my case) is entirely plausable :-)
  • Analysis489, on 07/05/2008, -6/+1Phuckin idiot...
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