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Monday, August 25, 2008

2008 Was Somebody Praying for Rain in Denver?

posted by Dan Savage on August 25 at 13:26 PM

It worked! But, um, it’s only raining in the FOX News booth…

A sprinkler system partially flooded part of the Pepsi Center Monday morning. The Denver Fire Department, which has a crew stationed at the center all week, was able to respond quickly before 5 a.m. when the sprinkler went off.

The sprinkler was located on the club level in a skybox which had recently been renovated to host a news crew. It appears the skybox belongs to Fox. After going off, the sprinkler released 50 to 100 gallons of water per minute and 9NEWS crews estimate it was on for around 5 minutes.

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1

Oh, that's delicious.

Posted by P to the J | August 25, 2008 1:52 PM
2

"mwahahahahahahahahahaha ha ha. HA. hee hee."-John Lennon as The Joker.

Posted by ROTFLMMFAO | August 25, 2008 2:00 PM
3

Wow. There maybe there is a god?

Posted by skeptic | August 25, 2008 2:18 PM
4

Brilliant. Good one beardy ghostLord!

Posted by Ziggity | August 25, 2008 2:24 PM
5

Holy shit. I must be developing psychic powers. The world shall know me as: TELEKINESISO!

Posted by Matthew | August 25, 2008 2:25 PM
6

Oh, c'mon. It was probably some of those "Fuck FOX!" hippies who snuck in and were smoking the Mary Jane up there in the booth that caused the whole thing.

'Cause, really, what else, besides the actions of a bunch of librul, leftie, terrarist-lovin', Amurka-hatin' hippies could possibly explain this?

Posted by COMTE | August 25, 2008 2:34 PM
7

@Comte....what about flying spaghetti monster? Have you no faith?!?!

Posted by Original Monique | August 25, 2008 2:40 PM
8

I'd like to think it was delicious irony or divine intervention, but something tells me shenanigans are a'foot.

Posted by UNPAID BLOGGER | August 25, 2008 2:43 PM
9

Divine intervention or prank, it's still funny as hell.

Posted by Mike of Renton | August 25, 2008 2:59 PM
10

Fox News producers would be the ones setting off sprinkler systems. Unless you think they're not smoking expensive crack with cheap hookers in every city and town they visit.

Posted by elenchos | August 25, 2008 3:02 PM
11

In the words of FOX spokesman Nelson Muntz, "HA ha."

Posted by elswinger | August 25, 2008 3:03 PM
12

Un-be-fucking-LIEVABLE! I think I can stop paying attention for a while, because nothing is going to top this...

Also, It was probably some of those "Fuck FOX!" hippies who snuck in and were smoking the Mary Jane up there in the booth that caused the whole thing... if it was, they just became my all time hero...

Posted by Mike in MO | August 25, 2008 3:09 PM
13

Can't think of a more deserving target.

Posted by Reverse Polarity | August 25, 2008 3:11 PM
14

@7:

If the FOX booth had been mysteriously flooded with marinara sauce, then I'd be willing to give your theory credence.

But just plain sprinkler water?

Naw.

Posted by COMTE | August 25, 2008 3:27 PM
15

I told you I was angry, but you insisted on taking my Name in vain.

Posted by God | August 25, 2008 4:04 PM
16

I think we got all the prayed-for rain here in Seattle this afternoon. It's been dumping since like 4 PM, but it was hot and sunny before that. WTF?

Posted by Greg | August 25, 2008 4:58 PM

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