# Whaaaaa! The Ark Park is sinking... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 23, 2013, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaaaaa-the-ark-park-is-sinking/669496 "2013-09-23T05:56:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pythonzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaaaaa-the-ark-park-is-sinking/669496/1 "2013-09-23T05:56:12Z")
… because of Obamacare!! **headdesk** No, you brain-dead Aussie asshole, Ken “Hamboner” “Pig Porker” “Flim Flam” “Hamalamadingdong” Ham, if anything - it’s a sign from your non-existant deity that your ‘museum’ of vacuous crap is garbage. Why can’t we permanently deport this waste of space? > [@](#): > > [This] letter was sent out to subscribers to Ham’s newsletter: > > ``` > Late last year after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the “Obamacare” health care legislation, our legal counsel informed us of the critical impact that legislation was to have on the Ark project under its previous funding structure. > > In large part because of AIG’s strong biblical stand against the Obamacare legislation’s mandated coverage of abortion-causing drugs, AIG pursued a change in the Ark Encounter funding structure that now includes a bond investment opportunity for you to consider. > > Actually, God has used this legislation for good! Because of the changes we have had to make (which have taken several months behind the scenes), our stand has created an exciting opportunity for you. Now you will be able to invest in what I [Ken Ham] believe to be one of the most thrilling outreaches to challenge church and culture in the USA and worldwide concerning the authority of the Word of God and the saving gospel. > > ``` > > - Who would have guessed that the Almighty allowed the Affordable Care Act to pass so that Ken Ham could raise Ark Park money? I bet no one saw that one coming.\* > > ``` > Investment in Ark bonds is not appropriate for everyone and entails a level of risk. The Ark bonds will be secured solely by the Ark Encounter project and will not be an obligation of Answers in Genesis. You should consult with your personal financial advisors regarding any investment in the Ark bonds. > *Oh, Ken, this almost looks skeptical. Ye of little faith. How much of your own money will you invest in Ark bonds?* > > ``` Check out the full article here: [God Moves in Mysterious Ways: Ark Park to Raise Money Using Bonds for an Interesting Reason](http://pandasthumb.org/archives/2013/09/god-moves-in-my.html) ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaaaaa-the-ark-park-is-sinking/669496/2 "2013-09-23T08:58:29Z")
And here I was thinking Ken Ham was blaming the failure of the park on Obamacare for some reason… ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaaaaa-the-ark-park-is-sinking/669496/3 "2013-09-23T10:07:16Z")
I never understood why anybody cares about Ken Ham. Maybe it’s an Australian thing. I live in Georgia, USA, and we’ve had plenty of crazy religious people build museums and what not. The [Tama Re](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tama-Re) even built a fucking pyramid. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaaaaa-the-ark-park-is-sinking/669496/4 "2013-09-23T11:24:51Z")
> [@armedmonkey](#): > > I never understood why anybody cares about Ken Ham. Maybe it’s an Australian thing. I live in Georgia, USA, and we’ve had plenty of crazy religious people build museums and what not. The [Tama Re](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tama-Re) even built a fucking pyramid. I’m Australian and had never heard of him until this thread: turns out he’s _yours_ now! Seriously, we might be a nation of convicts and crackpots, but we have\*\* standards\*\* man. Somebody like Ham would never survive the ridicule here. We continue to thank OG for the United States of America where the utter dregs of humanity can have a voice, and even better, promote WONDERFUL new investment opportunities. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaaaaa-the-ark-park-is-sinking/669496/5 "2013-09-23T11:59:43Z")
> [@kambuckta](#): > > I’m Australian and had never heard of him until this thread: turns out he’s _yours_ now! > > Seriously, we might be a nation of convicts and crackpots, but we have\*\* standards\*\* man. Somebody like Ham would never survive the ridicule here. We continue to thank OG for the United States of America where the utter dregs of humanity can have a voice, and even better, promote WONDERFUL new investment opportunities. > > 😃 I hate to break it to you buddy, but Ken’s based in Queensland. He’s still yours. I could maybe call Kansas up and trade trade you Fred Phelps, though. We should make trading cards and make game out of it. ---
**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:** [September 23, 2013, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaaaaa-the-ark-park-is-sinking/669496/6 "2013-09-23T14:04:21Z")
> [@kambuckta](#): > > Seriously, we might be a nation of convicts and crackpots, but we have\*\* standards\*\* man. Somebody like Ham would never survive the ridicule here. People worse than Ham (including Meryl Dorey\* and her fellow antivax loons at the AVN) have managed to survive in Australia (despite censure in the press and criticism by many others). \*known for profundities like claiming that no one ever died of whooping cough and that [measles means “a gift from the goddess”](http://luckylosing.com/tag/meryl-dorey/) in Sanskrit. To be fair, she is an export from the U.S. (and you can keep her). ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaaaaa-the-ark-park-is-sinking/669496/7 "2013-09-23T14:11:43Z")
> [@armedmonkey](#): > > I hate to break it to you buddy, but Ken’s based in Queensland. He’s still yours. I could maybe call Kansas up and trade trade you Fred Phelps, though. Well, Queensland _is_ sort of like the Kansas of Australia. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaaaaa-the-ark-park-is-sinking/669496/8 "2013-09-23T14:41:30Z")
Still, millions of square miles dedicated to Freddie Mercury…pretty cool! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaaaaa-the-ark-park-is-sinking/669496/9 "2013-09-23T15:22:05Z")
Ken Ham loses to [webcomics](http://www.shortpacked.com/index.php?id=1939).