What's on Sale?

Want to buy land but cannot afford it in Mumbai due to steep property prices, don’t loose heart my friend why don’t you buy some on the moon?

The Lunar Embassy claims that it is ‘THE ONLY COMPANY’ in the world to possess a legal basis and copyright for the sale of lunar, and other extraterrestrial property within the confines of our solar system. How can they sell you ask, read on..

" The UN Outer Space Treaty of 1967 stipulated that no government could own extraterrestrial property. However, it neglected to mention individuals and corporations. Therefore, under laws dating back from early US settlers, it was possible to stake a claim for land, and register it with the US Government Office of claim registries.
A declaration of ownership was filed with the United Nations as well as the US and Russian governments in 1980 by Mr. Dennis M. Hope of the Lunar Embassy, to ensure that a legal basis for the ownership of the properties sold here can be claimed. "

Now wait, that’s not all..
You can also name a star for 54$ and you get a certificate personalized with the star name, date and coordinates along with a sky chart containing the star name, the constellation and the location of the star circled in red in the sky! So for all you Romeos out there, this could be your next Valentine gift!!

And finally, last December, the Chaoyang District People’s Court ruled against the company’s proposal to sell green plastic bags full of air from stadiums that hosted matches in the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Li Jie, the company’s chief executive officer, had planned to sell the bags to soccer fans for 50 yuan ($6.60) each.

Big deal! What’s new, we have been naming our mountains for ages and that too for free!

What, haven’t you seen names of couples on rocks in our hill stations?