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7. I thought it probably was, but the first reply took it seriously

Sun May 17, 2026, 10:37 AM

23 hrs ago

so I thought something else ought to too, saying it's not going to happen.

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A 70-ft asteroid will skim by the Earth tomorrow... [View all] kentuck Yesterday OP

20500. Just sayin'. NT mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday #1

Any chance it will change course and hit mar a lago? chicoescuela Yesterday #2

Gravitational pull fragmentation. bucolic_frolic Yesterday #3

That's some cheerful wishful thinking. I like it. Walleye Yesterday #4

No. 56,000 miles - a quarter of the way to the moon - is as close as it gets muriel_volestrangler 23 hrs ago #5

Thank you. It was an attempt at a joke. chicoescuela 23 hrs ago #6

I thought it probably was, but the first reply took it seriously muriel_volestrangler 23 hrs ago #7

Appreciate that. My attempts at humor are not always apparent. chicoescuela 23 hrs ago #8

What is there to say but... Buns_of_Fire 23 hrs ago #9