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Oct 21, 2012
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trompe le monde said:
Hmm... That raises some interesting questions. Will the Mayan Apocalypse follow the rules of currently established time zones? Also, just how long does it take to destroy the earth anyway? The Mayans didn't know about time zones, so I'd be really surprised if the apocalypse acts in the spirit of fairness by obliterating everyone at say 6:35pm their local time.

To be safe, I'm not buying any lottery tickets for the weekend. It's a long shot with lotteries anyway of course, but if the world does end on Friday I don't want some of my final thoughts to be 'Why the hell did I buy some lottery tickets for Saturday, it was completely pointless!'

It seems I was mistaken. The nominated time is still 15 hours away, even though it's now the morning of the 21st over here.
 
Nov 24, 2009
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Alphabet said:
It seems I was mistaken. The nominated time is still 15 hours away, even though it's now the morning of the 21st over here.

How you holding out? Is everyone out there - minus the natural deaths etc - in Australia still alive?

Truth be told, I don't know when it will happen. I figured sometime in the evening because then it will most likely be on the nightly news and many people will know. There's nothing worse than an apocalypse that catches people off guard. You'd think the powers that be that unleash such a hell storm would have at least a little bit of courtesy.

I have a mild threshold for pain. How many aspirins should I take to tolerate the heat of a thousand suns and molten rocks crashing into the earth? Also, with the heat, should I put on any sunscreen? Will it help?

By the way, anyone out their have an apocalypse clause in their home insurance? I would hate to survive the damn thing only to discover I wasn't covered.
 
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I reckon the Mayas were on the equivalent of US CDT, though of course, it would have been CST for them, since they didn't have daylight saving time yet.:rolleyes:
 
Susan Westemeyer said:
But what I want to know is, when is this going to happen? What time of day? Central European Time or Mayan time? does my husband need to set his alarm clock as usual? Should we put the trash can out for pick up?

I do think though that I will leave enough catfood in Kitty's bowl overnight, otherwise my world really might end.....

susan

don't think you can have a specific time as such.
there was nothing predicted by the Mayan calendar's 'cycle' ending.
The way they worked their calendar, the cycle it follows finishes at the same time as the earth and our solar system aligns with the exact centre of the galaxy. Cool that this only occurs every 26,000 years, so it'll be something to tell the grand-kiddies.

Not sure that such an alignment can be timed to the exact hour, minute, etc... Sorry to disappoint on the alarm clock theory...
 
Oct 21, 2012
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Surely they can't predict something down to the minute. I couldn't tell you what is going to happen next minute, let alone one specific minute 5 centuries from now.
 
Aug 16, 2011
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Oh MY GOD!!! The Mayans were right! :eek: There's no way someone could photoshop this! Well it's been nice knowing everyone.

:D
 
Aug 3, 2009
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I think the Mayans knew Joe Biden would be vice president.
They accurately predicted he wouldn't be able to put a 3 piece jigsaw puzzle together.
 
Oct 21, 2012
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Well, it's been 10 minutes since the nominated time. Great prediction. Next, we'll dig up a Mayan prophecy that tells us that Mark Cavendish will win on Alpe d'Huez in 2013.
 
where art thou?

auscyclefan94 said:
What are the mayans doing now, considering that their prediction was wrong?

where are the mayans?.................seems to me that they failed to predict
the demise of their own culture

....................ever feel cheated?..................there are so many that i hoped
to see BURN today
 
Nov 24, 2009
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So nothing eh?

I was going to take advantage of the hellfire conditions to have an improvised bbq.

C'est la vie. Maybe it would have happened if Nostradamus confirmed the Mayan prediction, in addition to Miss Cleo confirming Nostradamus' confirmation of the Mayan prediction.
 
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trompe le monde said:
So nothing eh?

I was going to take advantage of the hellfire conditions to have an improvised bbq.

C'est la vie. Maybe it would have happened if Nostradamus confirmed the Mayan prediction, in addition to Miss Cleo confirming Nostradamus' confirmation of the Mayan prediction.

and most ................think what a load of bollox................a good story
for those daft enough to believe

even so...........glad i'm still...........unscorched ......can't wait to see what
santa brings
 
Aug 16, 2011
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I expected to wake up this morning to the apocalypse. But instead I woke up to nothing! :mad:

Come on! I was promised an apocalypse! :mad:
 
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Afrank said:
I expected to wake up this morning to the apocalypse. But instead I woke up to nothing! :mad:

Come on! I was promised an apocalypse! :mad:

Easy mate.

Some doomsdaypreacher will once again rise in the future.
 
Aug 16, 2011
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biopass said:
Easy mate.

Some doomsdaypreacher will once again rise in the future.

And they better get it right next time, I've got a years supply of food hidden under my house in a doomsday shelter. Now it's all going to go to waste.

:p:D
 
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Let love now steer the stars

Aquarius (Let the Sunshine in)
Harmony and understanding
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And the mind's true liberation
Aquarius! Aquarius!

When the moon is in the Seventh House
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars

This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius
Age of Aquarius
Aquarius! Aquarius!

Let the sun shine, Let the sun shine in
The sun shine in
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