SpeedRacer 1 #1 June 9, 2011 I keep hearing about the dec 21, 2012 mayan calendar end of the world rumor, but I have never met anyone who takes it seriously. (Archeologists who study the Mayans say it's BS) Have you ever met anyone who does? I just want to see if there will still be sufficient hype for me to schedule a party & maybe do a website about it/try to make some money off it. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #2 June 9, 2011 Oh, NOW it's 2012? Crap, I can't keep up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James525 0 #3 June 9, 2011 I heard it was just the year at which the Mayans stopped writing their future calender. It's like someone freaking out because they get to the end of December and there's nothing after it. (In answer to your question, no, I've never met anyone that stupid)My skydiving - http://unstable-exits.blogspot.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #4 June 9, 2011 Crap, My calendar ends on Dec. 31st of THIS YEAR, I just checked!!!"What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #5 June 9, 2011 Quote Crap, My calendar ends on Dec. 31st of THIS YEAR, I just checked!!! Sacrifice a few hundred virgins, and pass some rope through your tongue, and you may get close to the credibility they have... Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hobie331 0 #6 June 9, 2011 The answer It's a gift, I don't try to explain it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cantstandya 0 #7 June 9, 2011 There was/is sufficient hype for NASA to release a QnA on the issue and explain some of the science often misused in the end of the world predictions for December 2012...http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012.html Yes, I have met plenty of people that are stupid enough to believe this stuff, but most people in my country are still riding kangaroos around as a form of transport. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyBastard 0 #8 June 9, 2011 i believe it but send me all your money and i'll have a word with god and put it off for a few yearsDude #320 "Superstitious" is just a polite way of saying "incredibly fucking stupid". DONK! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #9 June 10, 2011 All you naysayers are going to be awfully surprised when you wake up with no pulse on the 22nd. I was there when Nanoo-Nanoo chiseled it out.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccurley 1 #10 June 10, 2011 It would have to be people who believe in the moon land hoax or nano thermite????Watch my video Fat Women http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRWkEky8GoI Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #11 June 10, 2011 QuoteAll you naysayers are going to be awfully surprised when you wake up with no pulse on the 22nd. I was there when Nanoo-Nanoo chiseled it out. I believe..... That if enough idiots do believe in it... they can form the basis for a self fulfilling prophecy. Think of the book "Nightfall" by Issac Isamov Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #12 June 10, 2011 I watched a doc on the doomsday preparedness industry. Judging by the size of these guys' profits I'd say yes, there are a significant number of people who believe. I've heard a couple of people mention it. The sort of people who read their horoscope. I think they believe in a Unitarian kind of way,...lets do a chant now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #13 June 10, 2011 Meh, it is simply the end of their calendar cycle, which then starts over. But what the hell, I'll have a party anyway"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tharv17 0 #14 June 10, 2011 My savings account reflects a belief that the world will end in 2012. Possibly October/November of 2011. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blkhwk91b 0 #15 June 10, 2011 Christmas as usual in my book. However, I do remember seeing some t.v. show, or whatever, that was talking about this is one of those rare times in galactic history that all the planets will align or something similar. I find it neat as an astronomical thing. End of the world thing; not so much."Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing, than a long life spent in a miserable way." - Alan Watts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #16 June 10, 2011 What astronomical event is that? NASA says that 1) there won't be any planetary alignments for the next couple of decades and 2) The earth will not cross the galactic plane in 2012, so what astronomical event are you referring to that you find interesting? Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,070 #17 June 10, 2011 >What astronomical event is that? On Jan 1st, 2012, you will be able to see the stars in 2012 for the first time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #18 June 10, 2011 Why did they have to choose Dec 21? That's too close to Christmas, and so any End of the World party you have will be competing with/overshadowed by holiday parties. Piss-poor planning on the part of the Mayans. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,563 #19 June 11, 2011 QuoteHowever, I do remember seeing some t.v. show, or whatever, that was talking about this is one of those rare times in galactic history that all the planets will align or something similar. Don't believe everything you see on TV. QuoteI find it neat as an astronomical thing. End of the world thing; not so much. I find it neat as a viral/propaganda/gullibility thing. Astronomically; not so much.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pincheck 0 #20 June 11, 2011 Quote I keep hearing about the dec 21, 2012 mayan calendar end of the world rumor, but I have never met anyone who takes it seriously. (Archeologists who study the Mayans say it's BS) Have you ever met anyone who does? I just want to see if there will still be sufficient hype for me to schedule a party & maybe do a website about it/try to make some money off it. can't say i have dude but then i would not be able to stop laughing if i did, same happens when i meet other fruit cakes usually religious sorry fold ks i will stand up and defend a persons right to worship who ever they want as long as they don't start preaching Billy-Sonic Haggis Flickr-Fun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sgoltry853 0 #21 June 14, 2011 My father has bought into it hook, line, and sinker. He doesn't think it's going to be the end of the world, but rather the "end of an era" with some sort of major catastrophe (like an asteroid hitting the earth, shifting the poles, rearranging the continents, or something like that). He has a garage full of dried and canned foods, 5-gallon buckets filled with things like evaporated milk and rice, and an arsenal of weapons to protect his stockpile when the rest of us naysayers come try to steal his food. He and his wife also went to Vegas last year to learn combat tactics (paid something like $5000 each for the course) so that they can put the weapons to good use. Oh, and he's going to be 76 this year, and his wife is 63... I get a good laugh out of it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lastchance 0 #22 June 14, 2011 QuoteMeh, it is simply the end of their calendar cycle, which then starts over. But what the hell, I'll have a party anyway Exactly. When a calender year ends, a new one starts. I may be getting old but I got to see all the cool bands. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #23 June 14, 2011 Mayans used 2 calandars, a religous one and a seasonaly one. whic is it that it runnig out?You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Niki1 1 #24 June 14, 2011 Dec. 21st, 2012? Hell, I try to live like tomorrow is the end of the world. One day I'll be right. Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossilbe before they were done. Louis D Brandeis Where are we going and why are we in this basket? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bertt 0 #25 June 14, 2011 "....which is it that is running out?" The one that says the Conquistadors are coming.You don't have to outrun the bear. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
