huh! I thought Haliburton just drove empty trucks in IRAQ and billed the government $100K a pop?

That's what I thought the punch line was going to be.

Oh, people live there. Strange ones, but they're there.

Yes. I asked him about this.

Tens of thousands of these rods are used frequently in the oil business, so one being lost every once in awhile is bound to happen. It's sheer odds.

I'll bet some Iranian took it. Where's Frankie ?

OH SHIT. HE NOW HAS THE MEANS TO DEAL WITH THAT ONE POSTER!!!

WATCH OUT, THAT ONE POSTER!!! FRANKIE IS ON HIS WAY TO DEAL WITH YOU WITH THIS THINGAMABOB.

I ****ing love this. "Stay a minimum of 25 feet away! You know... from that SEVEN INCH tube that you're going to easily spot in the middle of west Texas. Good job, hawk eyes."

So do they look for them or do they just whistle and walk away?

I figure they could just drive up and down the shoulder with a geiger counter and be able to find it right? You couldn't drive too fast or it wouldn't register, but if you just putt along the thing should start to tick?