# You,too,can own an acre of Moon(semi-weak) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 9, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-too-can-own-an-acre-of-moon-semi-weak/167637 "2003-04-09T20:26:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![80sHairMetalMaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ed655f/32.png) [@80sHairMetalMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/80sHairMetalMaven)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-too-can-own-an-acre-of-moon-semi-weak/167637/1 "2003-04-09T20:26:18Z")
I got an email today suggesting I buy land on the moon via this company ([http://www.planetaryinvestments.com/](http://www.planetaryinvestments.com/)). ANd then when I clicked on the link in my email (my mistake)it also brought up a pop-up about buying land on Mars. Give me a break people. Do people think that they are actually buying a plot of land on the planet of their choice,despite the fact that chances are slim that we will develop outerspace colonies in this lifetime? I mean c’mon.Is anyone really THIS gullible? IDBB ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-too-can-own-an-acre-of-moon-semi-weak/167637/2 "2003-04-09T20:58:06Z")
> [@](#): > > If this sounds like a joke to you, please read on, because this is no joke. I beg to differ. ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2003, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-too-can-own-an-acre-of-moon-semi-weak/167637/3 "2003-04-09T21:01:21Z")
Yea, but before I buy, I want to know what the building codes on the Moon are. Can I build my dream 4 bedroom Victorian home with a stunning view of the Earth, or am I going to get a lot of flack from the local government and community homeowners associations? ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-too-can-own-an-acre-of-moon-semi-weak/167637/4 "2003-04-09T21:04:07Z")
Read the fine print people. I _thought_ I was buying an acre of land on the Moon. Turned out it was in Minnesota! Talk about your cold, barren wastelands where life can find no purchase. What a rip-off. ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-too-can-own-an-acre-of-moon-semi-weak/167637/5 "2003-04-10T02:26:17Z")
As I look out my window onto the cold, barren wasteland of suburban Minneapolis, I realize that you have no idea how right you are, **Giraffe**. But if you wanna buy some lakefront property, I’m your man. ---
**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-too-can-own-an-acre-of-moon-semi-weak/167637/6 "2003-04-10T04:37:34Z")
Boy are you guys in luck! It just so happens that I’m a licensed meteor insurance salesman. For a quote, please email me with the appropriate info. ---
**Author:** ![Shade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shade)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-too-can-own-an-acre-of-moon-semi-weak/167637/7 "2003-04-10T09:50:24Z")
> [@](#): > > Perfect investment for the future. NASA: We have decided to build a lunar base at lat/long… Shade: Hey, I own that. Rent $10b p.a. NASA: Send the bill to our base. Shade: uh… > [@](#): > > possess a legal basis and copyright for the sale of lunar, and other extraterrestrial property within the confines of our solar system ‘copyright’ Are they saying this is a good story? > [@](#): > > Wow! I bought 5 acres for my father for his birthday. Boy was he surprised! I’ll bet her was. > [@](#): > > I really thought this was another scam that found me No comment. > [@](#): > > 250 very well known celebrities as well as two former US presidents Well, I don’t know them, because you didn’t specify them. > [@](#): > > Don’t wait too long! Lunar Property is being sold at an alarming rate! Don’t worry, you can sell it again. It’s not like anyone will check. Seriously, they claim to haver staked a claim to land… is there any truth in that being a possibility? ---
**Author:** ![Shade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shade)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-too-can-own-an-acre-of-moon-semi-weak/167637/8 "2003-04-10T09:52:23Z")
PS [/quote] Each package contains the deed for one acre of land and it lists the actual location of the property [/quote] They say this as if no-one would expect to be told where something they buy is… ---
**Author:** ![CRorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CRorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CRorex)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-too-can-own-an-acre-of-moon-semi-weak/167637/9 "2003-04-10T20:11:15Z")
Sure, people can sell land on the moon but when someone sells a 1 inch copper coloured alloy reproduction of the likeness of President Lincon he goes to jail. _Yes the guy was selling pennies for 9.95_ ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-too-can-own-an-acre-of-moon-semi-weak/167637/10 "2003-04-10T20:17:46Z")
How much land would I need to build an amusement park? We’re whalers on the moon, We carry a harpoon. But there ain’t no whales So we tell tall tales And sing our whaling tune. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-too-can-own-an-acre-of-moon-semi-weak/167637/11 "2003-04-10T20:38:49Z")
You, too can own an acre of Moon. Boy, I sure don’t want THAT phrase printed on the back of my jeans. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-too-can-own-an-acre-of-moon-semi-weak/167637/12 "2003-04-10T22:46:16Z")
I already own 2 acres of dry alkali lake bed. The moon has nothing to offer me. * * * She told me she loved me like a brother. She was from Arkansas, hence the Joy! ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-too-can-own-an-acre-of-moon-semi-weak/167637/13 "2003-04-10T22:47:55Z")
Seems unlikely that the UN, which claims to own the moon (and planets and everything else in the solar system) would allow this. I mean, _acres???_ I expect future building codes to preclude much development on the near side of the moon. But hey, go to town on the dark side! That can’t be seen from Earth. (Planetary NIMBY) ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2003, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-too-can-own-an-acre-of-moon-semi-weak/167637/14 "2003-04-11T00:57:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pugluvr \* > \*\*How much land would I need to build an amusement park? > We’re whalers on the moon, > We carry a harpoon. > But there ain’t no whales > So we tell tall tales > And sing our whaling tune. \*\* Isn’t that from _Futurama_? ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2003, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-too-can-own-an-acre-of-moon-semi-weak/167637/15 "2003-04-11T01:06:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by asterion \* > \*\*Isn’t that from _Futurama_? \*\* Second episode, IIRC.