# did NO ONE on the SDMB hear about the Mystery ICBM launch off L.A.? Newslink **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 9, 2010, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-no-one-on-the-sdmb-hear-about-the-mystery-icbm-launch-off-l-a-newslink/560105 "2010-11-09T23:07:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-no-one-on-the-sdmb-hear-about-the-mystery-icbm-launch-off-l-a-newslink/560105/21 "2010-11-14T21:10:49Z")
Everybody knew, from the jump, it wasn’t what the news outlets were attempting to stir up, on what was apparently a very slow news day. Critical thinkers knew immediately it was just news whoring of the worst possible kind. Sometimes you can just smell it. ---
**Author:** ![user\_hostile](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/user_hostile/32/474_2.png) [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-no-one-on-the-sdmb-hear-about-the-mystery-icbm-launch-off-l-a-newslink/560105/22 "2010-11-14T21:55:11Z")
Better to beat a dead horse than deal with an assholian “truther”. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-no-one-on-the-sdmb-hear-about-the-mystery-icbm-launch-off-l-a-newslink/560105/23 "2010-11-15T02:39:52Z")
Whoa, somebody launched a missile? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-no-one-on-the-sdmb-hear-about-the-mystery-icbm-launch-off-l-a-newslink/560105.md?page=1)