In a stunning move of brilliance in science, advertising and grant seeking, South Dakota under the expert management of Mayor Mikey and his theocratic team of crack legislators, is allowing Homestake mine to fill with water.
This has to be one of the most brilliant strokes of public relations since ..well.. maybe since new Coca Cola or whatever came beteeen Classic Coke and Classic Coke reborn.
I can't imagine anything that would be more inspiring to a body of scientists, engineers, and bureaucrats looking at two mines as potential deep research labs to know that in one of them.. Homestake.. they can play in about 3000 feet of subterranean water. Mayor Mikey has adopted "Rubber Ducky, you're my friend." as the theme music for the research center. After all, some of the researchers must have kids who watch Sesame Street and also like splashing in the water.
The rising water is also throwing a monkey wrench into plans to convert Homestake into the warmest mausoleum closest to deep mythical hell. Another group hoping to use the hot water for heating a new resort for unaborted juvenile delinquents is rubbing their hands together in glee however with smiles wider than Leslee Unrah's flapping lips can generate. As the water is rising, they are racing to the bottom.
Almost forgot too.,, Mayor Mikey has named the Edsel the official car for the Homestake planning/promotion specialists when they aren't riding around from town to town being towed by a matched team of golden oxen with noses in the air trying to smell for water.
We got all this valuable information via three sickly homing pigeons dyed red, white, and blue and blown off course by the northwest wind and also via the Mitchell Daily Republic.
**Stay tuned especially if you have hot ideas for flogging dead horses in multiple media modes ---Doug Wiken
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