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2012--End of the World? Your thoughts welcome.

18,308 38,677 August 18, 2009 at 07:55 AM in Chat
Okay, so I have an older sister who is OBSESSED with reading about 2012 and the Mayan Long Count calendar. She is absolutely convinced that the Mayans were onto something and that Armageddon is just a stone's throw away.

This morning she called to tell me about a movie that is being released in November called 2012 that is, obviously, about the end times.

Okay, so aside from the fact that my husband and I think she is a one french fry short of a Happy Meal on this issue, she appears pretty normal about other issues/situations. But she harps on this 2012 all the time to anyone who will listen.

I finally Googled it and read a little but don't find it to be any more or less impressive than the Nostradamus (sp?) guy. I think people can pretty much read anything they want into things.

So my question is, anyone here ever spent any time reading about this 2012 stuff? Thoughts?
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Zoe Moon
08-26-2009 at 11:51 AM.
08-26-2009 at 11:51 AM.
I read a long time ago in some history book that the Mayans did predict the arrival of tall pale skinned gods with golden hair, riding on strange beasts. Don't recall which book this was in.
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DixieChick1972
08-26-2009 at 06:23 PM.
08-26-2009 at 06:23 PM.
I agree with Penn and Teller on this.
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MsGal
08-26-2009 at 07:04 PM.
08-26-2009 at 07:04 PM.
Quote from veritableqndry :
Shouldn't they have seen that coming though?
Again, that's what my husband keeps asking.Stick Out Tongue
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dwells
08-26-2009 at 11:12 PM.
08-26-2009 at 11:12 PM.
Once again, zombie apocalypse. Be prepared.
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jaded.echo
08-27-2009 at 12:25 AM.
08-27-2009 at 12:25 AM.
Quote from Autumn :
It ends on my birthday? WHAT THE F*CK? Mad

I hope I at least get to eat cake first.
Just like in Portal, the cake is to lure you into a fiery pit.
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jaded.echo
08-27-2009 at 12:29 AM.
08-27-2009 at 12:29 AM.
Quote from veritableqndry :
And lo, it came to pass, that the One with the Toes did fall upon the Earth and in her 32nd year did cause a great stench, so mighty in its terribleness that none could stand to breathe. And she did look upon what she had wrought and thought that it was good, but none other upon the face of the Earth did agree, and they gathered together in their places, and built them up great ships, and left the planet of their birth, to seek a place where she could not find them. And thus, children, do we shave our toes and drown all auburn-haired girl children, lest any of them rise up and cause us to leave our home again.
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porkrinds13
08-29-2009 at 07:14 AM.
08-29-2009 at 07:14 AM.
oh great....we're all gonna die on my birthday...well at least my birthday will FINALLY have some significance

ps: your sister's gonna feel awfully silly when absolutely NOTHING happens at midnight...just like all the other fruit loops that predicted doomsday during Y2K and last year...and every other doomsday prediction that's been forcast
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08-29-2009 at 09:49 AM.
08-29-2009 at 09:49 AM.
Quote from porkrinds13 :
ps: your sister's gonna feel awfully silly when absolutely NOTHING happens at midnight...just like all the other fruit loops that predicted doomsday during Y2K and last year..
True story.... we knew a couple that was absolutely convinced that the whole Y2K thing was the end of the world and they used their spare bedroom to stockpile food ... literally TONS of food.

Anyhow, when nothing happened for several weeks, they decided they looked like morons with all this food and stuff so they started giving it away a little at a time. For my son's 7th birthday ... they gave him a 20lb bag of dried potato flakes. No kidding. Poor kid was like WTF????????????? LMAO
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MattR281
08-29-2009 at 10:42 AM.
08-29-2009 at 10:42 AM.
reminds me of the song Aenema by Tool
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TigerStar
08-29-2009 at 01:37 PM.
08-29-2009 at 01:37 PM.
Quote from msgal67belle :
True story.... we knew a couple that was absolutely convinced that the whole Y2K thing was the end of the world and they used their spare bedroom to stockpile food ... literally TONS of food.

Anyhow, when nothing happened for several weeks, they decided they looked like morons with all this food and stuff so they started giving it away a little at a time. For my son's 7th birthday ... they gave him a 20lb bag of dried potato flakes. No kidding. Poor kid was like WTF????????????? LMAO
My MIL had gallons of water for about a year after.

She's also the one that decided it was best to unplug her computer when the conflicker virus was going around.
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Princess Crunch
08-29-2009 at 02:28 PM.
08-29-2009 at 02:28 PM.
I have no idea what is going to happen in 2012. Personally, I could care less. We are all going to die one day. Plus the world can't come to an end of Dec 21st, my bday is Dec 31st! So, if I am going to die, I want to have one hell of a bday party! laugh out loud
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dwells
08-29-2009 at 04:38 PM.
08-29-2009 at 04:38 PM.
Quote from msgal67belle :
Anyhow, when nothing happened for several weeks, they decided they looked like morons with all this food and stuff so they started giving it away a little at a time. For my son's 7th birthday ... they gave him a 20lb bag of dried potato flakes. No kidding. Poor kid was like WTF????????????? LMAO
Should've bought all non-perishables and stockpiled other supplies like water, medical equipment, batteries, generators, flashlights, etc. That's what I'm doing for the inevitable zombie apocalypse:

Quote from Zombie Survival Guide :
  • Rifle, 500 rounds
  • Shotgun, twelve-gauge, 250 shells
  • Pistol, .45 caliber, 250 rounds
  • Silencer (rifle)
  • Silencer (pistol)
  • Heavy crossbow (in lieu of silencers), 150 bolts
  • Telescopic sight (rifle)
  • Night-vision scope (rifle)
  • Laser sight (rifle)
  • Laser sight (pistol)
  • Katana sword
  • Wakizashi or other short-bladed sword
  • Two knives with smooth, six- to eight-inch blades
  • Hand hatchet
  • Water, three quarts per day, for cooking and washing
  • Hand-pumped water filter
  • Four replacement filters
  • Cistern for collecting rainwater
  • Iodine and/or purification tablets
  • Canned food, three cans per day (preferable to dried goods in that they contain some water)
  • Two portable electric stoves
  • Advanced medical kit (must include field-surgery implements and antibiotics)
  • Bicycle-powered electric generator
  • Gasoline generator (to be used only in emergencies)
  • Twenty gallons of gasoline
  • Rechargeable, battery-powered shortwave radio
  • Two battery-powered flashlights
  • Two rechargeable, battery-powered electric lamps
  • Two rechargeable, battery-powered and/or solar-powered radios
  • Appropriate reinforcement materials, including lumber, bricks, mortar, etc.
  • Extensive tool kit, including sledgehammer, ax, handsaw, etc.
  • Lime and/or bleaching powder in sufficient supply to maintain latrine
  • One high-powered telescope (80X-100X), with spare lenses and cleaning equipment
  • Fifteen emergency flares
  • Thirty-five chemical light sticks
  • Five fire extinguishers
  • Two sets of earplugs
  • Spare parts for all aforementioned machinery and user's manuals
  • Extensive library of manuals, including a general disaster manual

(NOTE: As with weapons, personal items such as food, water, and
medicine must be multiplied for the number of people in your group.)
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08-29-2009 at 10:30 PM.
08-29-2009 at 10:30 PM.
Quote from DWells55 :
Should've bought all non-perishables and stockpiled other supplies like water, medical equipment, batteries, generators, flashlights, etc. That's what I'm doing for the inevitable zombie apocalypse:

No zombie mace?????Stick Out Tongue
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ThriftShopperNC
08-29-2009 at 10:34 PM.
08-29-2009 at 10:34 PM.
Quote from DixieChick1972 :
I agree with Penn and Teller on this.
I knew I liked you. Good thing we're following each other on Twitter Smilie
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iflabs
08-29-2009 at 11:15 PM.
08-29-2009 at 11:15 PM.
If it's going to end, I would absolutely love a zombie invasion.
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