LMAO! This is hilarious. It's 2017 now and there hasn't really been big    
   achievements in outer space since 1969.   
      
   On Monday, November 23, 1998 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-8, Niamh wrote:   
   > After leaving yous all alone for about ten months I just returned to have a   
   > look at the state of alt.music.u2 in my absence. Yes, it's pretty much the   
   > same oul shite - with bits and pieces here and there worth reading. I think   
   > this particular bit (or piece) is worth reading. I saved it after it was   
   > posted by "BugJar"  in alt.music.u2 on Saturday, August 23,   
   > 1997 at 7:03 PM.   
   >   
   > If BugJar him/her self is reading this, please don't take offence at me   
   > re-posting this. I'm not trying to claim authorship. The only reason I'm   
   > posting it is to give people something to laugh at amidst all the   
   > advertising and the over-sincere I Am U2's Biggest Fan stuff in this   
   > newsgroup.   
   >   
   > And I think this is classic. Here it is:   
   >   
   > (Subject: This is where U2 will be in 2017)   
   >   
   > U2 will be playing the first concert in outer space in 2017.  Tickets will   
   > be expensive (all tickets include airfare) but affordable to anyone who   
   > invested in Microsoft or TicketMaster  in the early 1980's.  They will be   
   > playing in support of their new World Wide Web Release called Hysteria.   
   > Approximately 48 Million computers connected to Hysteria via satellite on   
   > the release day.  This was second only to last week's release of K-TEL   
   > Elvis Retro Series.  U2's Outer Space Tour reaches epic proportions only   
   > to get lost in time travel.  U2 members return to their early 20's but   
   > land on earth in 1997.  White Flag Bono has to be pulled off Anatomy Suit   
   > Bono as they scuffle in an Irish Pub.  Larry Mullin breaks up the fight   
   > but it is hard to tell if it was T-shirt Larry of 20 or T-shirt Larry of   
   > mid 30's.  Finally, the Edge figures out that if he plays a sound that   
   > drowned out the world they would return to 2017.  The opening act on the   
   > PoPmArT ToUR becomes U2-the early 20's.  This seemed to satisfy everyone   
   > except for the one guy screaming, "I only listen to U2--The Early, Early,   
   > Early Years."  U2 remains to out do themselves until 2047 when U2 sings   
   > New Year's Day after the Times Square ball drop on Dick Clark's New Year's   
   > Rockin Eve.  Dick Clark is hosting his 103rd show and has lived through   
   > the administrations of 18 U.S. Presidents and 2 World Leaders.  Bono   
   > himself ran for World Leader but only came in 47th out of 681 candidates.   
   > Bono later said he was only pretending.  The End.   
   > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   
   > Re-posted by Niamh, Dublin.   
   > [Remember me Doc, Cheryl, Colleen, Trish, Alan?!]   
      
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