# Peruvian Villagers Sick from Meteor Strike **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 18, 2007, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peruvian-villagers-sick-from-meteor-strike/419611 "2007-09-18T15:10:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peruvian-villagers-sick-from-meteor-strike/419611/21 "2007-09-18T19:50:51Z")
It’s just “swamp gas”. Or maybe a weather balloon. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peruvian-villagers-sick-from-meteor-strike/419611/22 "2007-09-18T19:54:15Z")
[QUOTE=MEBuckner] It’s just “swamp gas”. Or maybe a weather balloon. [/QUOTE] Put down that Neuralizer, dammit! ::closes eyes and backs away:: ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peruvian-villagers-sick-from-meteor-strike/419611/23 "2007-09-18T19:59:52Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] ::closes eyes and backs away:: [/QUOTE] Backing away instead of walking forward is a classic Bad Move when there are unspeakable Things from Beyond the Stars lurking about. _LOOK OUT! BEHIND YOU!!!_ ---
**Author:** ![Slypork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peruvian-villagers-sick-from-meteor-strike/419611/24 "2007-09-18T20:19:51Z")
[QUOTE=The Scrivener] “It’s my wife… she sick! She changed!..That not her… That _not_ my wife!” Beware any new exotic plant exports from Peru, people. [/QUOTE] Nope. Beware of exotic [plant people](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordy_Verrill) exporting from Peru! ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peruvian-villagers-sick-from-meteor-strike/419611/25 "2007-09-18T21:09:23Z")
_Memo to Self: keep low profile on board._ ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peruvian-villagers-sick-from-meteor-strike/419611/26 "2007-09-18T21:33:00Z")
Hmmm…wonder what was _under_ the point of impact? A deposit of poisonous minerals, perhaps? ---
**Author:** ![vibrotronica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peruvian-villagers-sick-from-meteor-strike/419611/27 "2007-09-18T21:36:26Z")
I Am Posting From Peru. Everything Is Fine. We Have Discovered A Beautiful New Species Of Flowering Pod. I Will Bring A Plant Home For Each Of You. It Will Make You Sleep Soundly, And You Will Awake Refreshed And Happy. All Of Your Troubles Will Be Over. Relax. Everything Is Fine. Trust In The Pod. Love The Pod. The Pod Only Wants What Is Best For You. Love The Pod. ---
**Author:** ![DustyButt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@DustyButt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DustyButt)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peruvian-villagers-sick-from-meteor-strike/419611/28 "2007-09-18T21:40:14Z")
> [@](#): > > Residents complained of headaches and vomiting brought on by a “strange odor,” local health department official Jorge Lopez told Peruvian radio RPP… Obviously, this came from Uranus. I can’t believe nobody’s said this yet. So disappointing. ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peruvian-villagers-sick-from-meteor-strike/419611/29 "2007-09-18T22:21:02Z")
[QUOTE=vibrotronica] I Am Posting From Peru. Everything Is Fine. We Have Discovered A Beautiful New Species Of Flowering Pod. I Will Bring A Plant Home For Each Of You. It Will Make You Sleep Soundly, And You Will Awake Refreshed And Happy. All Of Your Troubles Will Be Over. Relax. Everything Is Fine. Trust In The Pod. Love The Pod. The Pod Only Wants What Is Best For You. Love The Pod. [/QUOTE] You know what? I’ve been really stressed out lately, so that sounds awesome. Sign me up for two – my husband needs one as well! ---
**Author:** ![Carl\_Corey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Carl\_Corey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Corey)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2007, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peruvian-villagers-sick-from-meteor-strike/419611/30 "2007-09-19T13:15:23Z")
[QUOTE=DustyButt] Obviously, this came from Uranus. I can’t believe nobody’s said this yet. So disappointing. [/QUOTE] Your username makes this post even better. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2007, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peruvian-villagers-sick-from-meteor-strike/419611/31 "2007-09-19T15:32:29Z")
[QUOTE=vibrotronica] I Am Posting From Peru. Everything Is Fine. We Have Discovered A Beautiful New Species Of Flowering Pod. I Will Bring A Plant Home For Each Of You. It Will Make You Sleep Soundly, And You Will Awake Refreshed And Happy. All Of Your Troubles Will Be Over. Relax. Everything Is Fine. Trust In The Pod. Love The Pod. The Pod Only Wants What Is Best For You. Love The Pod. [/QUOTE] Put an “i” in front of “Pod”, and change “Peru” to “Cupertino” and it sounds like the last Apple press conference. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2007, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peruvian-villagers-sick-from-meteor-strike/419611/32 "2007-09-19T15:41:57Z")
You people have the wrong SF reference (aside from _The Colour out of Space_ – that;'s dead on). It’s not _Invasion of the Body Snatchers_ – this is the sequence of events from **Quatermass 2** (AKA **enemy From Space** ), except it’s just one big meteorite instead of a bunch of small ones. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2007, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peruvian-villagers-sick-from-meteor-strike/419611/33 "2007-09-19T16:20:29Z")
This just in! [Nostradamus Third Anti Christ Name Revealed by Peru Meteorite Crash](http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_karen_fi_070918_nostradamus_third_an.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2007, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peruvian-villagers-sick-from-meteor-strike/419611/34 "2007-09-19T16:45:15Z")
[QUOTE=DustyButt] Obviously, this came from Uranus. [/QUOTE] This is the post your username was born to make, I think. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2007, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peruvian-villagers-sick-from-meteor-strike/419611/35 "2007-09-19T16:56:45Z")
[QUOTE=garygnu] This just in! [Nostradamus Third Anti Christ Name Revealed by Peru Meteorite Crash](http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_karen_fi_070918_nostradamus_third_an.htm) [/QUOTE] I’m…so glad that mystery finally has been solved. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2007, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peruvian-villagers-sick-from-meteor-strike/419611/36 "2007-09-19T21:59:15Z")
[QUOTE=CalMeacham] You people have the wrong SF reference (aside from The Colour out of Space – that;'s dead on). It’s not Invasion of the Body Snatchers – this is the sequence of events from Quatermass 2 (AKA enemy From Space), except it’s just one big meteorite instead of a bunch of small ones. [/QUOTE] I’ve heard the same thing from a half-dozen people this week. I’m sure this is all in your head. Everyone’s tense and anxious these days, and they’re stressing out and having crises and breakdowns and seeing things that aren’t there… Why don’t you sleep on it, let me know tomorrow if you still feel the same way? If you still feel the same way tomorrow, I know a guy in Washington I can call, whaddaya say? 😃 I’m sure you’re right, BTW, but a gag is a gag! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peruvian-villagers-sick-from-meteor-strike/419611.md?page=1)