#345278 - 20/05/2011 18:29
Rapture Ready?
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pooh-bah
Registered: 06/04/2005
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_end_times_predictionSo, where will you be at 6pm tomorrow? If you're not planning to be swept away, how do you think the projected loss of 3% of the world's population will affect those who remain?
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#345279 - 20/05/2011 18:50
Re: Rapture Ready?
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old hand
Registered: 17/01/2003
Posts: 998
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Sounds like a reason to have another beer.
I'll be at the Indy 500 time trials. First time ever watching a left turn only activity. Definitely a heathenistic activity.
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#345280 - 20/05/2011 18:55
Re: Rapture Ready?
[Re: Robotic]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31597
Loc: Seattle, WA
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Lying in front of a bulldozer.
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#345282 - 20/05/2011 19:09
Re: Rapture Ready?
[Re: tfabris]
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old hand
Registered: 01/10/2002
Posts: 1039
Loc: Fullerton, Calif.
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Why would a bulldozer care if you're telling lies?
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#345284 - 20/05/2011 19:19
Re: Rapture Ready?
[Re: tfabris]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 06/04/2005
Posts: 2026
Loc: Seattle transplant
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You've got to down three pints as fast as you can- and don't forget a towel!
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#345285 - 20/05/2011 19:21
Re: Rapture Ready?
[Re: Robotic]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 30/04/2000
Posts: 3810
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I never did get the hang of Tuesdays.
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#345289 - 20/05/2011 21:19
Re: Rapture Ready?
[Re: DWallach]
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veteran
Registered: 21/03/2002
Posts: 1424
Loc: MA but Irish born
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Loving the references  Rob, you'll need some peanuts as well.
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#345290 - 20/05/2011 21:22
Re: Rapture Ready?
[Re: Phoenix42]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 06/04/2005
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#345291 - 20/05/2011 21:39
Re: Rapture Ready?
[Re: Robotic]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 09/08/2000
Posts: 2091
Loc: Edinburgh, Scotland
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It isn't towel day for another 5 days though... did someone forget to convert from imperial to metric again http://www.towelday.org/
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#345292 - 20/05/2011 23:06
Re: Rapture Ready?
[Re: frog51]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 23/09/2000
Posts: 3608
Loc: Minnetonka, MN
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I got to hear end of the world jokes every place I went today. http://eternal-earthbound-pets.com/
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#345293 - 20/05/2011 23:11
Re: Rapture Ready?
[Re: msaeger]
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Registered: 20/07/1999
Posts: 1102
Loc: UK
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Best idea I've heard so far is for every known christian with a sense of humour to hide around 6PM...  pca
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#345296 - 21/05/2011 09:32
Re: Rapture Ready?
[Re: pca]
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enthusiast
Registered: 06/08/2002
Posts: 333
Loc: The Pilbara, Western Australia
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Hmm, what about the Mayan long calendar prediction? By their reckoning we've got 19 months left to live it up. Lets party!
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#345302 - 21/05/2011 15:32
Re: Rapture Ready?
[Re: pedrohoon]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 08/07/1999
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Loc: Ajijic, Mexico
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Hmm, what about the Mayan long calendar prediction? In case you don't have a Mayan calendar close to hand, attached is a photograph I took of an incredible sand sculpture on the beach in Puerto Vallarta last month. To give an idea of scale, that disk is more than 10 feet tall. To preserve detail, I did NOT re-size the picture to be download friendly, so it is kinda big, about 1.7 MB. tanstaafl.
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#345303 - 21/05/2011 16:01
Re: Rapture Ready?
[Re: Robotic]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 27/06/1999
Posts: 7058
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
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If you're not planning to be swept away, how do you think the projected loss of 3% of the world's population will affect those who remain? One benefit of this I think a lot of folks are overlooking is the shorter lines in amusement parks, especially this one.
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#345304 - 21/05/2011 18:08
Re: Rapture Ready?
[Re: pca]
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old hand
Registered: 15/02/2002
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Best idea I've heard so far is for every known christian with a sense of humour to hide around 6PM... All 3 of them!
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#345306 - 21/05/2011 18:29
Re: Rapture Ready?
[Re: Redrum]
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Registered: 17/01/2003
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Half crocked and Danica Patrick truly does suck.
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#345307 - 22/05/2011 12:01
Re: Rapture Ready?
[Re: Redrum]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 08/03/2000
Posts: 12338
Loc: Sterling, VA
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Should I assume that because nobody has posted here today, that I've been left behind?
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#345308 - 22/05/2011 15:37
Re: Rapture Ready?
[Re: Dignan]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 23/09/2000
Posts: 3608
Loc: Minnetonka, MN
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Who says you couldn't post from wherever you would have been taken to
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#345310 - 22/05/2011 16:58
Re: Rapture Ready?
[Re: msaeger]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 17/12/2000
Posts: 2665
Loc: Manteca, California
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Seems my MBP was taken away. I just got done reloading from backup.
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#345311 - 22/05/2011 18:32
Re: Rapture Ready?
[Re: gbeer]
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Registered: 19/01/2002
Posts: 3584
Loc: Columbus, OH
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It's so cool here. They have the internet, except way faster and less porn.
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#345312 - 22/05/2011 19:13
Re: Rapture Ready?
[Re: JBjorgen]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 17/12/2000
Posts: 2665
Loc: Manteca, California
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less = better?
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#345313 - 22/05/2011 19:54
Re: Rapture Ready?
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pooh-bah
Registered: 09/08/2000
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Loc: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Hahahaha - [url="http://www.explosm.net/comics/2431/"]  [/url] Cyanide & Happiness @ [url="http://www.explosm.net/"]Explosm.net[/url]
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#345315 - 22/05/2011 20:10
Re: Rapture Ready?
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pooh-bah
Registered: 09/08/2000
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Hmm, what about the Mayan long calendar prediction? In case you don't have a Mayan calendar close to hand, attached is a photograph I took of an incredible sand sculpture on the beach in Puerto Vallarta last month. To give an idea of scale, that disk is more than 10 feet tall. To preserve detail, I did NOT re-size the picture to be download friendly, so it is kinda big, about 1.7 MB. tanstaafl. I love it - have forwarded on to my tattooist, along with a pic of the original as I think I can add a chunk of it to my current back piece:-) [img] https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Fqe86ybSTj81lO1E3zDILQyGsquEr8qJkNoOlMbrdGI?feat=directlink[/img]
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#345316 - 22/05/2011 21:30
Re: Rapture Ready?
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 08/06/1999
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It's so cool here. They have the internet, except way faster and less porn. hrm, something must be broken with my routing tables. I thought I blocked traffic to destinations outside the Earth, the transit costs are just way too high for me to be able to afford.
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#345323 - 23/05/2011 17:48
Re: Rapture Ready?
[Re: Robotic]
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Registered: 25/04/2000
Posts: 1525
Loc: Arizona
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Why do some crackpots get all the publicity, while other languish in obscurity? People predict the end of the world every day. Why did so many people follow this particular prediction?
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#345324 - 23/05/2011 18:17
Re: Rapture Ready?
[Re: Tim]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 08/07/1999
Posts: 5549
Loc: Ajijic, Mexico
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Why did so many people follow this particular prediction? Because he is somewhat influential, as owner of the Family Radio Group, a group of religious radio stations valued at 117 million dollars, and because of his historical 1994 failure. tanstaafl.
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#345328 - 23/05/2011 21:01
Re: Rapture Ready?
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31597
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Why do some crackpots get all the publicity, while other languish in obscurity? People predict the end of the world every day. Why did so many people follow this particular prediction? Dude and his followers bought a bunch of national advertising space. I saw the billboards. Most of the crackpots don't go that far. Money gets you attention when you spend it right.
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#345330 - 23/05/2011 21:38
Re: Rapture Ready?
[Re: tfabris]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 08/03/2000
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What has been the official response from said crackpots? Surely they must have had the proper spin ready for when/if the rapture didn't happen?
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#345331 - 23/05/2011 22:02
Re: Rapture Ready?
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carpal tunnel
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Posts: 5549
Loc: Ajijic, Mexico
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What has been the official response from said crackpots? Surely they must have had the proper spin ready for when/if the rapture didn't happen? Harold Camping will announce next week that he found the problem: one of his calculations was using metric years instead of standard years. Or maybe it was Whitworth years... tanstaafl.
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#345334 - 24/05/2011 04:02
Re: Rapture Ready?
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pooh-bah
Registered: 06/04/2005
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Loc: Seattle transplant
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Ah, Whitworth years! Great stuff- the size of the months are based on the diameters of the planets.
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#345344 - 24/05/2011 14:26
Re: Rapture Ready?
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What has been the official response from said crackpots? Surely they must have had the proper spin ready for when/if the rapture didn't happen? Ah, there's the spin.
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#345347 - 24/05/2011 16:50
Re: Rapture Ready?
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 12/11/2001
Posts: 7738
Loc: Toronto, CANADA
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I really hope these guys don't have official religious recognition by the US government. They're spreading this FUD on your dime if so.
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#345367 - 25/05/2011 19:37
Re: Rapture Ready?
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Registered: 25/12/2000
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