Comments on The Phoenix: New U.S. Military Weapon - The Flying Walrus

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2007-01-24T07:27:00.000-06:00

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Interesting post. It would've never occurred to me...

2006-01-25T09:12:00.000-06:00

Interesting post. It would've never occurred to me to use a blimp in war. I mean all you need is a long pin!

Subway must be furious at all this free publicity ...

2006-01-25T08:32:00.000-06:00

Subway must be furious at all this free publicity its fast-food sub sandwich competition is getting. I mean, it's Blimpie this, Blimpie that.

Or maybe I'm reading this wrong ...

-- david

The only way the French would be able to take out ...

2006-01-25T08:12:00.000-06:00

The only way the French would be able to take out one of our war blimps is if we accidentally punctured it flying over the Eifel Tower.

I would think the sound of the helium gushing out would be enough to scare them into surrender, though.

Even I couldn't miss that thing with a sling-shot!...

2006-01-25T07:24:00.000-06:00

Even I couldn't miss that thing with a sling-shot!!!

And that quote from Dennis Miller is HILARIOUS....;)

More government waste of our tax dollars spent on ...

2006-01-25T03:07:00.000-06:00

More government waste of our tax dollars spent on defense.

Why not spend all of that money and research on something that will actually help our citizens?? Or am I asking for too much?

Monsieur Phoenix,We French are very proud of our c...

2006-01-25T01:32:00.000-06:00

Monsieur Phoenix,

We French are very proud of our culture,we don't want "Le Grande Mac" as you call it.

We want horsemeat, frogs legs and snails.

People who criticise our culture will have a Plus Grande nose grafted on their face and be sent to Hollywood as a penalty.

Like Gerard Depardieu

Au Revoir

At least it will be a good way for the Pentagon to...

2006-01-24T20:14:00.000-06:00

At least it will be a good way for the Pentagon to get rid of the excess hot air that they are always putting off.

KC - LOL That was good.I hate to admit it but some...

2006-01-24T19:03:00.000-06:00

KC - LOL That was good.

I hate to admit it but some of those blimps looked pretty slick. It would be cool to see them in commercial applications, but warfare? I don't know.

Wow I would never of thought that they could go so...

2006-01-24T17:56:00.000-06:00

Wow I would never of thought that they could go so fast!!

I like the change btw =)

It just doesn't seem menacing enough for me. How ...

2006-01-24T17:14:00.000-06:00

It just doesn't seem menacing enough for me. How is a blimp supposed to strike fear in someone??

The met life blimp was flying over La Costa last w...

2006-01-24T15:05:00.000-06:00

The met life blimp was flying over La Costa last weekend. I was in awe. : )

Interesting concet though.

You could also have a version of the Met Life blim...

2006-01-24T13:27:00.000-06:00

You could also have a version of the Met Life blimp, with Snoopy in his bi-plane flipping the bird...

I was thinking the same thing as you. Easy pickin...

2006-01-24T13:26:00.000-06:00

I was thinking the same thing as you. Easy pickins. By bringing just one of these puppies down, we'd lose a ton of cargo and lives. I don't see these functioning well in a war scenario. Unless, they could be invisible. That would be cool.
I'd like to see them do the commercial cruises in the sky though. Very fun!!

it's gunna take one hel' of a big Speedo

2006-01-24T13:12:00.000-06:00

it's gunna take one hel' of a big Speedo

I was thinking they could put big letters on the s...

2006-01-24T13:01:00.000-06:00

I was thinking they could put big letters on the sides and use the blimps to psychologically break down the enemy. They could flash signs that say:

"Bin Laden is a camel humper. Don't protect a camel humper."

"Your leader has really bad hair. He's a nut-job too. Your nuclear missle really can't reach California - we dare you to try it."

"I just saved a lot of money on my car insurance."

Hmmm, maybe if they use that "stealth technolgy" t...

2006-01-24T12:54:00.000-06:00

Hmmm, maybe if they use that "stealth technolgy" that can make an invisible blimp and everything is solved.

Led Zepplin needs to get in on the marketing campa...

2006-01-24T12:49:00.000-06:00

Led Zepplin needs to get in on the marketing campaign for these things. I can just see it now, the USS WHOLE LOTTA LOVE.

Yay! More fighting faster! What could be better?...

2006-01-24T12:47:00.000-06:00

Yay! More fighting faster! What could be better?

Will these blimps be flying over football stadiums...

2006-01-24T12:34:00.000-06:00

Will these blimps be flying over football stadiums?

It can reach up to 120 MPH, which is pretty darn f...

2006-01-24T12:09:00.000-06:00

It can reach up to 120 MPH, which is pretty darn fast. But at that size, it's still a gigantic and easy target.

How fast can that thing go anyway? I have to agre...

2006-01-24T11:56:00.000-06:00

How fast can that thing go anyway? I have to agree with you, Phoenix, I think it just makes for an easier target.

It would be difficult to sneak up on anyone unless...

2006-01-24T11:39:00.000-06:00

It would be difficult to sneak up on anyone unless they developed a Stealth Blimp.

Do they make a big bang sound when they're shot do...

2006-01-24T11:06:00.000-06:00

Do they make a big bang sound when they're shot down? Or do they go out with a whimper?

All you'd really need is like a slingshot or dartg...

2006-01-24T10:36:00.000-06:00

All you'd really need is like a slingshot or dartgun or something, right? I mean, it's just a big balloon . . .