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We all know that the PAX virus will wipe us all out. As the only true gathering of all the various gamers, the PAX virus will culminate in something so disgusting that we can only hope to survive it's rectal bleeding and open sores.
I mean PAX will be in Australia this year! We're doooooomed!
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Our species will not survive an asteroid collision the likes of which took out the dinosaurs. The Earth will end when the Sun begins to expand at the end of it's life.
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
Dang I was expecting this to be another one of those crazy Mayan 2012 gak. I had a quote all ready: Matthew 24:36:
"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father."
Admiral Chester W Nimitz wrote:The war with Japan had been re-enacted in the game rooms here by so many people and in so many different ways, that nothing that happened during the war was a surprise.
Yes, but Matthew was not a Mayan. All bets are off In all seriousness though, this whole 2012 apocalypse thing is a load of crap. The calender does not predict the end of the world; it just happens to end at that date. Saying the Mayan calender stopping signifies the end of the world is the same as thinking that the world will end at the start of every year.
From wikipedia:
Despite the publicity generated by the 2012 date, Susan Milbrath, curator of Latin American Art and Archaeology at the Florida Museum of Natural History, stated that "We have no record or knowledge that [the Maya] would think the world would come to an end" in 2012.[38] "For the ancient Maya, it was a huge celebration to make it to the end of a whole cycle," says Sandra Noble, executive director of the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies in Crystal River, Florida. To render December 21, 2012, as a doomsday event or moment of cosmic shifting, she says, is "a complete fabrication and a chance for a lot of people to cash in."[38] "There will be another cycle," says E. Wyllys Andrews V, director of the Tulane University Middle American Research Institute (MARI). "We know the Maya thought there was one before this, and that implies they were comfortable with the idea of another one after this."
See? Nothing to be worried about.
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My step mom still gets pissed when we tell her the world is ending on her birthday. I'm in favor of the zombie apocalypse. Nerds can become heroes (if they survive) and I can shoot the crap out of anyone who turned into a zombie. Bonus points if I didn't like them as a person.
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timetowaste85 wrote: My step mom still gets pissed when we tell her the world is ending on her birthday. I'm in favor of the zombie apocalypse. Nerds can become heroes (if they survive) and I can shoot the crap out of anyone who turned into a zombie. Bonus points if I didn't like them as a person.
Zombies would be good. I need the practice as I have two competitions in the end of December. Can we fit it in before then? I really need to up my score. Plus afterwards, when texas retakes all of the NAFTA countries, we can properly fuse TexMex, Cajun, Mexican, and maple syrup into an unstoppable culinary juggernaut that will stride the known world like a colossus! (apologies to Lord Olivier).
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
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Glorioski wrote: Our species will not survive an asteroid collision the likes of which took out the dinosaurs. The Earth will end when the Sun begins to expand at the end of it's life.
Why not?
Wasn't it the climate change from the impact that actually killed the Dinos off? We can survive some silly climate change.
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A common misunderstanding of the Sun expanding will destroy life on Earth is a little bit misleading.
In around 900 million - 1 billion years the sun will have increased in luminosity to such an extent that it will be hot enough on Earth to melt rock. This is long before it begins to actually expand any meaningful size.
I'm a little shocked that people still give that 2012 stuff any ear, considering the 'scientist' if I can even call him that, was discredited in the 80's.
I'm a little more optimistic about the human race. We've survived being reduced down to a few thousand breeding pairs (population bottleneck), we can survive something as silly as capitalism.
Glorioski wrote: Our species will not survive an asteroid collision the likes of which took out the dinosaurs. The Earth will end when the Sun begins to expand at the end of it's life.
Why not?
Wasn't it the climate change from the impact that actually killed the Dinos off? We can survive some silly climate change.
First of all on impact the debris from the impact is sent into orbit enveloping the entire planet along with a super-hot dust cloud. This causes tsunamis, earthquakes, tidal waves, wildfires etc. etc. If that doesn't end the human race try the rapid increase in temperature due to the carbon dioxide followed by the eventual plummet of temperature due to reduced sunlight in the dusty atmosphere.
The only life that survived the last time were the size of rodents.
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And what of those things can't be solved by human ingenuity?
The human body can survive a wide range of temperatures and we can eat a wide variety of food.
Only those in the area of the impact are in immediate danger. Those on the other half of the planet arn't going to be killed by the Impact, and the secondary effects won't make Earth uninhabitable for humans.
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Grey Templar wrote: And what of those things can't be solved by human ingenuity?
I'm going to go with; "growing enough food for the surviving population without any sunlight for a year", although other good contenders would surely be the nearly-global firestorm, decade of acid raid, or gigantic pulse of radiation.
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-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
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Grey Templar wrote: And what of those things can't be solved by human ingenuity?
I'm going to go with; "growing enough food for the surviving population without any sunlight for a year", although other good contenders would surely be the nearly-global firestorm, decade of acid raid, or gigantic pulse of radiation.
For sure there will be food shortages and a massive population crash. I'm just saying it won't cause our extinction.
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Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
Glorioski wrote: Our species will not survive an asteroid collision the likes of which took out the dinosaurs. The Earth will end when the Sun begins to expand at the end of it's life.
Why not?
Wasn't it the climate change from the impact that actually killed the Dinos off? We can survive some silly climate change.
First of all on impact the debris from the impact is sent into orbit enveloping the entire planet along with a super-hot dust cloud. This causes tsunamis, earthquakes, tidal waves, wildfires etc. etc. If that doesn't end the human race try the rapid increase in temperature due to the carbon dioxide followed by the eventual plummet of temperature due to reduced sunlight in the dusty atmosphere.
The only life that survived the last time were the size of rodents.
Only those in the area of the impact are in immediate danger. Those on the other half of the planet arn't going to be killed by the Impact, and the secondary effects won't make Earth uninhabitable for humans.
No like I said the entire planet will be enveloped by such an impact.
If you think about the debri alone. When an apocalypse scale asteroid hits it kicks up a million more mini asteroid into space. These then have nowhere to go but be pulled back by the Earth's gravity. They will re enter everywhere including on the opposite side of the planet where the impact took place.
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First things first, Frazzled, never took you for a Hitch Hikers fan but top guy!
Ok, back OT, the end of the world has already started... My wife let me buy a new car!! Next sign is her letting me buy new minis before the old ones are painted. When that gak happens we are ALL in trouble...
sarpedons-right-hand wrote: First things first, Frazzled, never took you for a Hitch Hikers fan but top guy!
Ok, back OT, the end of the world has already started... My wife let me buy a new car!! Next sign is her letting me buy new minis before the old ones are painted. When that gak happens we are ALL in trouble...
Hitchiker's Guide...Zen and the Art of Motorcyle Maintenance...is there a connection?
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
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