The Dec 21st Armageddon Countdown thread....

dudalb · 27th November 2012, 11:43 AM

I have got a feeling the nuttiness will increase as the day draws closer,so decided to be preemptive and start a thread about it.
I just realized I will probably be in San Francisco on the 21st, one of the hotbeds of New Age Nuttiness

Should be interesting.

abaddon · 27th November 2012, 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by dudalb

I have got a feeling the nuttiness will increase as the day draws closer,so decided to be preemptive and start a thread about it.
I just realized I will probably be in San Francisco on the 21st, one of the hotbeds of New Age Nuttiness

Should be interesting.

I reckon there will be a woofrenzy leading up to the 21st, but what will they do when nothing happens?

My money is on "select a new doomsday of their choice".

Greedo · 27th November 2012, 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by abaddon

I reckon there will be a woofrenzy leading up to the 21st, but what will they do when nothing happens?

My money is on "select a new doomsday of their choice".

Oh I'm sure there are plenty of new "prophets" waiting to make headlines...

dafydd · 27th November 2012, 03:08 PM

Arm-a geddon out of here, pronto!!

NWO Sentryman · 27th November 2012, 03:13 PM

This song is somewhat appropriate, at least for the chorus:

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Paul C. Anagnostopoulos · 27th November 2012, 03:15 PM

Surely no one is even bothering with this particular doomsday? It's been debunked for months.

~~ Paul

Denver · 27th November 2012, 03:17 PM

I am having some difficulty finding anyone who still believes this one. Even those trumpeting it months and years ago, seemed to have settled into some kind of "spiritual" ending or beginning. Ala Harold Camping.

s4zando · 27th November 2012, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by Denver

I am having some difficulty finding anyone who still believes this one. Even those trumpeting it months and years ago, seemed to have settled into some kind of "spiritual" ending or beginning. Ala Harold Camping.

Agreed. Kind of a let-down if you ask me. Had been looking forward to seeing woo take another hit on this, but, so far, mostly seems to have lost a lot of steam. Even the y2k insanity was crescendoing in the weeks leading up to the systematic collapse of all society. I can't think of a single 'toldjaso' I will get to smugly employ. Even an end-of-days party seems to lose some of its ironic appeal.

Sonny2 · 27th November 2012, 05:40 PM

People are getting jaded waiting for the end.

lopeyschools · 27th November 2012, 05:59 PM

Still trying to find a way to make some money off this ethically. Don't know if it's possible.

NobbyNobbs · 27th November 2012, 06:00 PM

If it doesn't happen, does anyone know how to find someone who believes it will who would give me all their assets on December 20th? I could really use it and I'm only half joking.

If it does happen, I won't panic. I'm a cool frood who knows where his towel is.

Travis · 27th November 2012, 08:08 PM

I know one lady who is going to ride this to the end. She has a shelter ready and everything......granted it is the same shelter she had ready for Y2k.

HansMustermann · 27th November 2012, 11:42 PM

Err, wait, what? Considering that the woo has been anywhere between it being a prophecy of some god or another doing it, and it being some kind of Earth-destroying cosmic ray woowoo... exactly how's ducking into a cellar going to help with any of those?

abaddon · 27th November 2012, 11:52 PM

Originally Posted by NobbyNobbs

If it doesn't happen, does anyone know how to find someone who believes it will who would give me all their assets on December 20th? I could really use it and I'm only half joking.

If it does happen, I won't panic. I'm a cool frood who knows where his towel is.

Blow that, I'm going to tuck in to a lot of Pan-Galactic Gargle Blasters.

Magic 9-Ball · 28th November 2012, 05:36 AM

Originally Posted by HansMustermann

Err, wait, what? Considering that the woo has been anywhere between it being a prophecy of some god or another doing it, and it being some kind of Earth-destroying cosmic ray woowoo... exactly how's ducking into a cellar going to help with any of those?

The same way as closing your eyes and putting the covers over your head makes the monster not be able to see you. Unless it's the one under your bed.

JLord · 28th November 2012, 07:34 AM

I don't think we will see much hysteria at all about this date. Nothing compared to y2k. All the prominent gurus in this area have been hedging against anything happening on Dec 21 for years now. And the most gullible people are gullible because they listen to these gurus, not because they ignore them and do their own research. I don't know of a single prominent person who claims that any dramatic and detectible event will occur on Dec 21.

HansMustermann · 28th November 2012, 07:37 AM

Originally Posted by Magic 9-Ball

The same way as closing your eyes and putting the covers over your head makes the monster not be able to see you. Unless it's the one under your bed.

Oooh, THAT way. Yeah, it makes sense now

HansMustermann · 28th November 2012, 07:48 AM

Originally Posted by JLord

I don't think we will see much hysteria at all about this date. Nothing compared to y2k. All the prominent gurus in this area have been hedging against anything happening on Dec 21 for years now. And the most gullible people are gullible because they listen to these gurus, not because they ignore them and do their own research. I don't know of a single prominent person who claims that any dramatic and detectible event will occur on Dec 21.

Actually, I think the only reason they're backpedalling is because it's probably the most debunked thing ever.

With Y2K nobody could tell you for sure that there aren't computers left in some streetlights who'll stop working... even though they have no need for the date in what they're doing. On the contrary, every single marketing and PR shyster, scammer, con-man and snake-oil peddler was going into overdrive to keep the population scared witless that even their power-cables and headphones need to be replaced or civilization will fall back into the stone-age. Everyone was bombarded with labels even on PC speakers that said "Y2K compatible", which told them that there are some which aren't, and paid-for PR masquerading as news pieces telling them that all is doom and gloom if they don't reach for their checkbooks and make some scammers rich.

For all Joe Average could tell, people smarter than him agreed that Y2K is the end of civilization as we know it.

But for 2012, pretty much everyone sane just went "no, it ain't, there's no prophecy, and it's not even the end of the piktun fer fork's sake."

And they didn't even have any major religious group on their side, to offset that. You can reel people in by pushing the rapture buttons and whatnot, that their religion put in them. But for some heathen Mayan "prophecy"? I don't think anyone got raised to await the return of Quetzalcoatl any more.

The Don · 28th November 2012, 08:04 AM

Damn, I forgot about the 21 December. Just this afternoon I accepted a dinner invitation for the evening of the 22nd. Suppose I should call back and cancel.

carlitos · 28th November 2012, 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by NWO Sentryman

This song is somewhat appropriate, at least for the chorus:

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Try this one too:

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alfaniner · 28th November 2012, 03:38 PM

So, it it supposed to happen all at once? At what time, in what time zone?

Or, assuming it's at GMT, will it occur at 00:00:01 on Dec 21, or at 23:59:59?

CplFerro · 28th November 2012, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by abaddon

I reckon there will be a woofrenzy leading up to the 21st, but what will they do when nothing happens?

Dear abaddon,

They'll say that it's a "slow entry". The New Age has begun and we will see a new direction of change.

Cpl Ferro

NobbyNobbs · 28th November 2012, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by alfaniner

Or, assuming it's at GMT, will it occur at 00:00:01 on Dec 21, or at 23:59:59?

Not a very good assumption, considering the Mayan civilization predates the formation of GMT by. . . oh, a few years.

Travis · 28th November 2012, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by HansMustermann

Err, wait, what? Considering that the woo has been anywhere between it being a prophecy of some god or another doing it, and it being some kind of Earth-destroying cosmic ray woowoo... exactly how's ducking into a cellar going to help with any of those?

Well she was sure that Y2K would cause the simultaneous launch of all nuclear missiles. So she invested in a bunker to try and survive that. I think this time around she is expecting something similar or perhaps an invasion by the army of Nibiru.

Mike! · 28th November 2012, 07:11 PM

If you prefer your apocalyptic rock more on the classic side...

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LaurelHS · 28th November 2012, 07:37 PM

I like "Waiting For The End Of The World" by Elvis Costello.

Drs_Res · 28th November 2012, 09:03 PM

Found this and had to post it.

schplurg · 30th November 2012, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by alfaniner

So, it it supposed to happen all at once? At what time, in what time zone?

Or, assuming it's at GMT, will it occur at 00:00:01 on Dec 21, or at 23:59:59?

The planet will slowly be destroyed one time zone at a time. Should look pretty cool from orbit.

Some guy at a store was talking about this and saying "We won't be here this time next year!". I asked him if I could take his car off his hands on the 20th!

"I don't have a car"

Crap.

UnrepentantSinner · 1st December 2012, 03:09 AM

Originally Posted by alfaniner

So, it it supposed to happen all at once? At what time, in what time zone?

Or, assuming it's at GMT, will it occur at 00:00:01 on Dec 21, or at 23:59:59?

It will be at some weird base 20 number system time. Like 75 minutes after 14am.

alfaniner · 1st December 2012, 07:06 AM

Originally Posted by schplurg

The planet will slowly be destroyed one time zone at a time. Should look pretty cool from orbit.

Biggest PowerPoint presentation, ever.

Orphia Nay · 7th December 2012, 04:02 PM

It's official!

Australia's Prime Minister (head of government) Julia Gillard announces the End of the World:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebtj3gDaE64

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s_pepys · 7th December 2012, 05:30 PM

the mormon 2012! brilliant.

http://www.december212012.com/articl...0-Prophecy.htm

lxxx

Sonny2 · 7th December 2012, 05:53 PM

Right. That was supposed to be Romney. He was trained to believe he was the White Horse from the time he was a child. Epic fail.

halleyscomet · 7th December 2012, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by abaddon

I reckon there will be a woofrenzy leading up to the 21st, but what will they do when nothing happens?

My money is on "select a new doomsday of their choice".

I've seen a number of claims that it's an "Awakening" of some kind. It looks like a lot of folks are already hedging their bets with that canard. I'm looking forward to the follow-up stories in the coming months about the idiots who took out massive loans expecting society to collapse on Dec 21.

Miss_Kitt · 9th December 2012, 10:25 PM

I am still hosting an End of the World Party, though. It will feature a potential-to-view screening of "2012" (I expect at least half the people will be doing the jigsaw puzzle in the other room, except I'll herd everyone into the family room for Escape From LA segment, which is far too funny to miss); a "What I'd Like For My Last Meal" potluck; and a group of good friends.

If luck favors me, there will be some good bad Syfy movies on, too, but whatever.

I just like an excuse for the potluck. I think everybody has food that they love, but don't usually eat because it is: A) Too fattening; B) Too much work to make; C) Too expensive; or D) Too good to waste, and too rich to finish before it goes bad. Sometimes a combination of the foregoing. So I expect there to be cheesecake, fabulously evil things involving alfredo sauce, chocolate truffles and possibly exotic alcohol. Plus my justly famous marinated flank steak, which is really good and has actual nutrient value!

Anybody up Seattle way, PM me. -- MK

Reivax · 10th December 2012, 12:29 AM

I've been wondering, is it plausible there will be 'mass suicides' on 21st, or 'statistically significant suicides'?

Dcdrac · 10th December 2012, 02:00 AM

I confidentally predict I shall be in the West end of London shopping on the 22nd December and then the pub.

GT/CS · 10th December 2012, 04:55 AM

Originally Posted by Reivax

I've been wondering, is it plausible there will be 'mass suicides' on 21st, or 'statistically significant suicides'?

That will be interesting to watch because December is normally the month with the fewest suicides, which seems a little odd because December and January have the highest overall death rates.

LarianLeQuella · 10th December 2012, 04:59 AM

My daughter is going to wear a red shirt on that Friday, as well as the rest of her friends.

GT/CS · 10th December 2012, 05:13 AM

Why red?

27th November 2012, 11:43 AM	#1
dudalb Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 22,843	The Dec 21st Armageddon Countdown thread.... I have got a feeling the nuttiness will increase as the day draws closer,so decided to be preemptive and start a thread about it. I just realized I will probably be in San Francisco on the 21st, one of the hotbeds of New Age Nuttiness Should be interesting.

27th November 2012, 01:16 PM	#2
abaddon Illuminator Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 3,574	Originally Posted by dudalb I have got a feeling the nuttiness will increase as the day draws closer,so decided to be preemptive and start a thread about it. I just realized I will probably be in San Francisco on the 21st, one of the hotbeds of New Age Nuttiness Should be interesting. I reckon there will be a woofrenzy leading up to the 21st, but what will they do when nothing happens? My money is on "select a new doomsday of their choice".
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27th November 2012, 02:03 PM	#3
Greedo Graduate Poster Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1,573	Originally Posted by abaddon I reckon there will be a woofrenzy leading up to the 21st, but what will they do when nothing happens? My money is on "select a new doomsday of their choice". Oh I'm sure there are plenty of new "prophets" waiting to make headlines...
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27th November 2012, 03:08 PM	#4
dafydd Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Belgium (Flatland) Posts: 31,475	Arm-a geddon out of here, pronto!!
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27th November 2012, 03:15 PM	#6
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27th November 2012, 03:17 PM	#7
Denver Philosopher Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 6,602	I am having some difficulty finding anyone who still believes this one. Even those trumpeting it months and years ago, seemed to have settled into some kind of "spiritual" ending or beginning. Ala Harold Camping.
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27th November 2012, 04:44 PM	#8
s4zando Thinker Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Upper Midwest USA Posts: 185	Originally Posted by Denver I am having some difficulty finding anyone who still believes this one. Even those trumpeting it months and years ago, seemed to have settled into some kind of "spiritual" ending or beginning. Ala Harold Camping. Agreed. Kind of a let-down if you ask me. Had been looking forward to seeing woo take another hit on this, but, so far, mostly seems to have lost a lot of steam. Even the y2k insanity was crescendoing in the weeks leading up to the systematic collapse of all society. I can't think of a single 'toldjaso' I will get to smugly employ. Even an end-of-days party seems to lose some of its ironic appeal.

27th November 2012, 05:40 PM	#9
Sonny2 Muse Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Dust on the Wind Posts: 669	People are getting jaded waiting for the end.

27th November 2012, 05:59 PM	#10
lopeyschools Critical Thinker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: West Coast - BC Posts: 372	Still trying to find a way to make some money off this ethically. Don't know if it's possible.

27th November 2012, 06:00 PM	#11
NobbyNobbs Gazerbeam's Protege Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Mended Drum Posts: 5,630	If it doesn't happen, does anyone know how to find someone who believes it will who would give me all their assets on December 20th? I could really use it and I'm only half joking. If it does happen, I won't panic. I'm a cool frood who knows where his towel is.
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27th November 2012, 08:08 PM	#12
Travis Misanthrope of the Mountains Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tuolumne City, CA Posts: 17,944	I know one lady who is going to ride this to the end. She has a shelter ready and everything......granted it is the same shelter she had ready for Y2k.
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27th November 2012, 11:42 PM	#13
HansMustermann Philosopher Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 9,847	Err, wait, what? Considering that the woo has been anywhere between it being a prophecy of some god or another doing it, and it being some kind of Earth-destroying cosmic ray woowoo... exactly how's ducking into a cellar going to help with any of those?
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27th November 2012, 11:52 PM	#14
abaddon Illuminator Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 3,574	Originally Posted by NobbyNobbs If it doesn't happen, does anyone know how to find someone who believes it will who would give me all their assets on December 20th? I could really use it and I'm only half joking. If it does happen, I won't panic. I'm a cool frood who knows where his towel is. Blow that, I'm going to tuck in to a lot of Pan-Galactic Gargle Blasters.
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28th November 2012, 05:36 AM	#15
Magic 9-Ball Hey, that's a good name for a band! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Here, on my way to there. Posts: 1,509	Originally Posted by HansMustermann Err, wait, what? Considering that the woo has been anywhere between it being a prophecy of some god or another doing it, and it being some kind of Earth-destroying cosmic ray woowoo... exactly how's ducking into a cellar going to help with any of those? The same way as closing your eyes and putting the covers over your head makes the monster not be able to see you. Unless it's the one under your bed.
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28th November 2012, 07:34 AM	#16
JLord Critical Thinker Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 321	I don't think we will see much hysteria at all about this date. Nothing compared to y2k. All the prominent gurus in this area have been hedging against anything happening on Dec 21 for years now. And the most gullible people are gullible because they listen to these gurus, not because they ignore them and do their own research. I don't know of a single prominent person who claims that any dramatic and detectible event will occur on Dec 21.
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28th November 2012, 07:37 AM	#17
HansMustermann Philosopher Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 9,847	Originally Posted by Magic 9-Ball The same way as closing your eyes and putting the covers over your head makes the monster not be able to see you. Unless it's the one under your bed. Oooh, THAT way. Yeah, it makes sense now
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28th November 2012, 07:48 AM	#18
HansMustermann Philosopher Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 9,847	Originally Posted by JLord I don't think we will see much hysteria at all about this date. Nothing compared to y2k. All the prominent gurus in this area have been hedging against anything happening on Dec 21 for years now. And the most gullible people are gullible because they listen to these gurus, not because they ignore them and do their own research. I don't know of a single prominent person who claims that any dramatic and detectible event will occur on Dec 21. Actually, I think the only reason they're backpedalling is because it's probably the most debunked thing ever. With Y2K nobody could tell you for sure that there aren't computers left in some streetlights who'll stop working... even though they have no need for the date in what they're doing. On the contrary, every single marketing and PR shyster, scammer, con-man and snake-oil peddler was going into overdrive to keep the population scared witless that even their power-cables and headphones need to be replaced or civilization will fall back into the stone-age. Everyone was bombarded with labels even on PC speakers that said "Y2K compatible", which told them that there are some which aren't, and paid-for PR masquerading as news pieces telling them that all is doom and gloom if they don't reach for their checkbooks and make some scammers rich. For all Joe Average could tell, people smarter than him agreed that Y2K is the end of civilization as we know it. But for 2012, pretty much everyone sane just went "no, it ain't, there's no prophecy, and it's not even the end of the piktun fer fork's sake." And they didn't even have any major religious group on their side, to offset that. You can reel people in by pushing the rapture buttons and whatnot, that their religion put in them. But for some heathen Mayan "prophecy"? I don't think anyone got raised to await the return of Quetzalcoatl any more.
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28th November 2012, 08:04 AM	#19
The Don Philosopher Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cymru Posts: 8,244	Damn, I forgot about the 21 December. Just this afternoon I accepted a dinner invitation for the evening of the 22nd. Suppose I should call back and cancel.

28th November 2012, 03:38 PM	#21
alfaniner Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sorth Dakonsin Posts: 11,387	So, it it supposed to happen all at once? At what time, in what time zone? Or, assuming it's at GMT, will it occur at 00:00:01 on Dec 21, or at 23:59:59?
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28th November 2012, 03:48 PM	#22
CplFerro Graduate Poster Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,383	Originally Posted by abaddon I reckon there will be a woofrenzy leading up to the 21st, but what will they do when nothing happens? Dear abaddon, They'll say that it's a "slow entry". The New Age has begun and we will see a new direction of change. Cpl Ferro

28th November 2012, 05:41 PM	#23
NobbyNobbs Gazerbeam's Protege Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Mended Drum Posts: 5,630	Originally Posted by alfaniner Or, assuming it's at GMT, will it occur at 00:00:01 on Dec 21, or at 23:59:59? Not a very good assumption, considering the Mayan civilization predates the formation of GMT by. . . oh, a few years.
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28th November 2012, 06:03 PM	#24
Travis Misanthrope of the Mountains Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tuolumne City, CA Posts: 17,944	Originally Posted by HansMustermann Err, wait, what? Considering that the woo has been anywhere between it being a prophecy of some god or another doing it, and it being some kind of Earth-destroying cosmic ray woowoo... exactly how's ducking into a cellar going to help with any of those? Well she was sure that Y2K would cause the simultaneous launch of all nuclear missiles. So she invested in a bunker to try and survive that. I think this time around she is expecting something similar or perhaps an invasion by the army of Nibiru.
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28th November 2012, 07:37 PM	#26
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28th November 2012, 09:03 PM	#27
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30th November 2012, 02:34 PM	#28
schplurg Muse Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 923	Originally Posted by alfaniner So, it it supposed to happen all at once? At what time, in what time zone? Or, assuming it's at GMT, will it occur at 00:00:01 on Dec 21, or at 23:59:59? The planet will slowly be destroyed one time zone at a time. Should look pretty cool from orbit. Some guy at a store was talking about this and saying "We won't be here this time next year!". I asked him if I could take his car off his hands on the 20th! "I don't have a car" Crap.
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1st December 2012, 03:09 AM	#29
UnrepentantSinner A post by Alan Smithee Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: USAian is not a word Posts: 26,357	Originally Posted by alfaniner So, it it supposed to happen all at once? At what time, in what time zone? Or, assuming it's at GMT, will it occur at 00:00:01 on Dec 21, or at 23:59:59? It will be at some weird base 20 number system time. Like 75 minutes after 14am.
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1st December 2012, 07:06 AM	#30
alfaniner Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sorth Dakonsin Posts: 11,387	Originally Posted by schplurg The planet will slowly be destroyed one time zone at a time. Should look pretty cool from orbit. Biggest PowerPoint presentation, ever.
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7th December 2012, 05:30 PM	#32
s_pepys Muse Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 553	the mormon 2012! brilliant. http://www.december212012.com/articl...0-Prophecy.htm lxxx
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7th December 2012, 05:53 PM	#33
Sonny2 Muse Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Dust on the Wind Posts: 669	Right. That was supposed to be Romney. He was trained to believe he was the White Horse from the time he was a child. Epic fail.

7th December 2012, 06:47 PM	#34
halleyscomet Critical Thinker Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 415	Originally Posted by abaddon I reckon there will be a woofrenzy leading up to the 21st, but what will they do when nothing happens? My money is on "select a new doomsday of their choice". I've seen a number of claims that it's an "Awakening" of some kind. It looks like a lot of folks are already hedging their bets with that canard. I'm looking forward to the follow-up stories in the coming months about the idiots who took out massive loans expecting society to collapse on Dec 21.

9th December 2012, 10:25 PM	#35
Miss_Kitt Zombie Horse of Homeopathy Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lesser Seattle Posts: 3,625	I am still hosting an End of the World Party, though. It will feature a potential-to-view screening of "2012" (I expect at least half the people will be doing the jigsaw puzzle in the other room, except I'll herd everyone into the family room for Escape From LA segment, which is far too funny to miss); a "What I'd Like For My Last Meal" potluck; and a group of good friends. If luck favors me, there will be some good bad Syfy movies on, too, but whatever. I just like an excuse for the potluck. I think everybody has food that they love, but don't usually eat because it is: A) Too fattening; B) Too much work to make; C) Too expensive; or D) Too good to waste, and too rich to finish before it goes bad. Sometimes a combination of the foregoing. So I expect there to be cheesecake, fabulously evil things involving alfredo sauce, chocolate truffles and possibly exotic alcohol. Plus my justly famous marinated flank steak, which is really good and has actual nutrient value! Anybody up Seattle way, PM me. -- MK
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10th December 2012, 12:29 AM	#36
Reivax Thinker Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 194	I've been wondering, is it plausible there will be 'mass suicides' on 21st, or 'statistically significant suicides'?
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10th December 2012, 02:00 AM	#37
Dcdrac Illuminator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,678	I confidentally predict I shall be in the West end of London shopping on the 22nd December and then the pub.
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10th December 2012, 04:59 AM	#39
LarianLeQuella Elf Wino Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: 3rd Rock from the Sun Posts: 1,995	My daughter is going to wear a red shirt on that Friday, as well as the rest of her friends.
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10th December 2012, 05:13 AM	#40
GT/CS Illuminator Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,591	Why red?
GT/CS Illuminator Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,591	__________________ SweatyYeti or Bill Munns would be my vote for looking at this - BFSleuth @ BFF I've got plenty of common sense! I just choose to ignore it. - Calvin; October 15, 1986