The Man Who Sells the Moon

Feuer Frei! · 03-30-13, 01:07 AM

This guy has the right ideas:

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The notion that one man can lay claim to all the extraterrestrial bodies in our little corner of the galaxy sounds preposterous. Yet Dennis M. Hope, 65, of Gardnerville, Nev., the subject of this Op-Doc video, believes just that. For three decades, he has built a thriving business by “selling” land plots in space, on places like the moon, Mars and Venus. Of course, he has no legal authority to do so. How does he get away with this? He told me that, back when he was a ventriloquist in the days before he “owned” the moon, his dummy taught him a valuable lesson: you can say anything you want to anybody as long as you smile.

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you can say anything you want to anybody as long as you smile.

His dummy ain't no dummy.

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Mr. Hope is under the impression that he can legally own the moon — all of it — due to a legal loophole in the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, which reads:

“No nation by appropriation shall have sovereignty or control over any of the satellite bodies.”

And since the treaty doesn’t specifically state that people can’t own the moon (just no nations; sorry guys!), he believes that is the loophole that gives him free reign to do whatever the hell he wants with the moon.

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HundertzehnGustav · 03-30-13, 03:03 AM

Fun to watch!
surely a nice fella.

u crank · 03-30-13, 06:26 AM

The guy's a genius. What a great gift to buy as a friendly joke. Monday is April Fools. I wonder .....

Jimbuna · 03-30-13, 07:48 AM

That must be why there have been no further moon landings...for fear of trespass and rent charges

03-30-13, 03:03 AM	#2
HundertzehnGustav Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lux, betw. G, B and F Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 66 Uploads: 0	Fun to watch! surely a nice fella. __________________ In conclusion: SH3 is the shizzle, yo. -Frau Kaleun Another negative about using your deck gun is that you are definately DETECTED, which has long term effects on your relationship with aircraft. -snestorm

03-30-13, 06:26 AM	#3
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,744 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	The guy's a genius. What a great gift to buy as a friendly joke. Monday is April Fools. I wonder ..... __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

03-30-13, 07:48 AM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	That must be why there have been no further moon landings...for fear of trespass and rent charges __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!