Monolithic Pop Culture References #69

Ever searching for news about Rapa Nui, this blog's administrator comes across many references to Rapa Nui and its famous moai. Often, these references are quite comical and have nothing to do with the island or the culture of Rapa Nui. Other times, they appear to be speculative, based more on misconceptions than reality, or downright bizarre. Here are some of the more recent references:

Fresh Face Fred Thompson
Press-Register - al.com, AL - Oct 12, 2007
You miss your buddies back at Easter Island? Welcome back, ! Comments: (you may use HTML tags for style) Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User ...

All the world’sa stage for Shaun
Hexham Courant, United Kingdom - Oct 12, 2007
They visited Peru, Chile, Easter Island, Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, Bali, Hong Kong, China and India. His favourite memory of India is sitting on a ...

Special to Page 2
ESPN - Oct 16, 2007
The Polynesians who crossed more than a thousand miles of open ocean to reach Easter Island some 1700 years ago, or who undertook similarly perilous ...

Jamboroo, Week 7: Where We Explore The Idea Of The NFL As Hangover ...
Deadspin, NY - Oct 19, 2007
... doing business is, "Enter $0, then find out we charged $500 to your credit card for a flight from that makes seven stops, one of which is Easter Island. ...

Harry Pearson
Guardian Unlimited, UK - Oct 19, 2007
Something from Easter Island, probably. While a contestant was explaining that her line-caught wintergreen and organic cuckoo clock crème brûlée, ...