tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post4964005181276051328..comments2024-03-17T08:27:53.658-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: The Apocalypse Will Not Be TelevisedJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-13082323233345257032012-12-27T21:47:46.963-06:002012-12-27T21:47:46.963-06:00HEY now. I AM a silly New Age goof.
...and I cel...HEY now. I AM a silly New Age goof.<br /><br />...and I celebrated the end of the world by having a bunch of friends come over, barbecuing, getting drunk, and playing Apples To Apples. Then announcing with glee, "Yay! The Doctor saved us!" at 12:01. As is right and proper.Kristycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13321532023627519016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-49614617415542412772012-12-23T23:56:14.216-06:002012-12-23T23:56:14.216-06:00People need to turn the rock over and see the rest...People need to turn the rock over and see the rest of the calendar there....FiiNixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-67768314839582463272012-12-23T17:11:04.901-06:002012-12-23T17:11:04.901-06:00Well, butter my ass and call me a biscuit! I'l...Well, butter my ass and call me a biscuit! I'll be sure to countdown all the apocalypses since 1985 the next time someone asks me what I've done with my life...Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11892989847574072186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-24008034147911826512012-12-23T09:17:21.701-06:002012-12-23T09:17:21.701-06:00As it turns out, the leading Mayan expert works a...As it turns out, the leading Mayan expert works at UT, where I work, this is a short article about what was really going on with that calendar. I know, spoilsport.<br />http://www.utexas.edu/know/2012/12/17/maya-scholar-debunks-world-ending-myth/Racuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778633172431874703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-30990401389398777922012-12-23T09:09:06.755-06:002012-12-23T09:09:06.755-06:00I dislike Facebook intensely (although it's li...I dislike Facebook intensely (although it's like a train wreck..); but I seriously wish I could "like" some of the comments...<br /><br />Happy second day after the EOTW.Racuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778633172431874703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-20044509091980745202012-12-22T14:52:53.783-06:002012-12-22T14:52:53.783-06:00Some of these I had not heard of, but I thought of...Some of these I had not heard of, but I thought of another to add to the list. Remember when there were rumours that the Large Hadron Collider was going to spawn black holes that would engulf the earth? Thanks for the laughs.Dave1020https://www.blogger.com/profile/04182470432981923454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-25610723709488034002012-12-22T14:35:46.712-06:002012-12-22T14:35:46.712-06:00edit after research. The movie was called "Th...edit after research. The movie was called "The Man Who Saw Tomorrow"..about which Welles later stated:<br />"Perhaps Welles' most public detraction from the subject matter of the film occurred during a guest appearance on an early 1980s episode of The Merv Griffin Show; "One might as well make predictions based on random passages from the phone book".blackdaughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554233110211227532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-64118721389850899382012-12-22T14:23:30.820-06:002012-12-22T14:23:30.820-06:00I remember long years ago seeing a movie narrated ...I remember long years ago seeing a movie narrated by the great Orson Welles about "Nostradamus!" (emphasis added)<br />Careful analysis of the "quatrains" had the beginning of the end of the world? starting in about 1984 (with a lot of stock footage of floods, tornadoes ect...) followed by the actual battle of Armageddon (in the desert at Megido?)in like 1990?...but<br />In 1999? a great leader would emerge (after the nuclear destruction of the entire planet?) and we would have 60 years of peace...again ignoring the fact that almost the entire population of the world was supposed to have been wiped out...<br />and then Orson intoned, Nostradamus made no more predictions...the end.<br />Except yesterday on the History Channel, I heard someone mention that there is a newly discovered book from old Nostro!!..which kind of puts the end between 12/21/2012....and maybe 2014.<br />As Charlie Brown would say "Rats!"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br />blackdaughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554233110211227532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-23149826806506402582012-12-22T10:40:28.841-06:002012-12-22T10:40:28.841-06:00Seems that people keep forgetting to carry the Jes...Seems that people keep forgetting to carry the Jesus when "calculating" the End Of The World As We Know It™.Mangaka2170https://www.blogger.com/profile/11121197759732970557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-71988201214971217142012-12-22T09:58:26.618-06:002012-12-22T09:58:26.618-06:00Also, I blame Google Chrome's automatic signon...Also, I blame Google Chrome's automatic signon messing with Blogger if I just posted twice, no way can I type that fast on an iPhone...cpfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609606737590689056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-75790779282404116512012-12-22T09:55:56.136-06:002012-12-22T09:55:56.136-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.cpfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609606737590689056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-62294889347219736502012-12-22T09:55:55.292-06:002012-12-22T09:55:55.292-06:00One point: Mayan people still exist today, just we...One point: Mayan people still exist today, just we haven't heard much from them lately as it's remarkably hard to point, laugh, and deny that their ancestors ever predicted an apocalypse, all at the same time.cpfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609606737590689056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-24318611289321805432012-12-22T09:46:55.939-06:002012-12-22T09:46:55.939-06:00I just got here, so I haven't read the other c...I just got here, so I haven't read the other comments yet.<br /><br />Jesus Jim, I just got myself recomposed after the, "floated serenely toward heaven with their willies flapping in the holy breeze" when the "a Justin Bieber concert" hit.<br /><br />I may have to have my funny bone removed. Just kidding, Never! You really are one very funny, entertaining fuc.... fellow. Thanks for the gut-busting giggles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-22250587628186433292012-12-22T08:11:03.721-06:002012-12-22T08:11:03.721-06:00Well, here we are in the afterlife! Sweeeet!
Wai...Well, here we are in the afterlife! Sweeeet!<br /><br />Wait - something's horribly wrong! I'm still ugly and my back hurts! <br /><br />NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-62242199965046391792012-12-22T05:09:45.891-06:002012-12-22T05:09:45.891-06:00I especially treasure the thought of the startled ...I especially treasure the thought of the startled faces on the ultra-holier-than-anyone when they realize that the Rapture happened and they're left!!!<br /><br />Cool!!<br /><br />SW WA ExileAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-91012915067907630392012-12-22T02:34:43.540-06:002012-12-22T02:34:43.540-06:00I was at Staples, and all the 18-month "long&...I was at Staples, and all the 18-month "long" calendars end on June 30th, 2014! Oh, no!<br /><br />And why does one stockpile food & ammo for the end of the world? End of civilization, yeah. But the whole world gone blooey? Seems a waste of valuable time.<br /><br />BruceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-49080416843291925322012-12-21T22:48:31.739-06:002012-12-21T22:48:31.739-06:00This is the first apocalypse that I haven't sl...This is the first apocalypse that I haven't slept through. It hasn't been more interesting than the others.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11523594415219106155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-81524808524283184992012-12-21T22:48:27.421-06:002012-12-21T22:48:27.421-06:00I made 20 last weekend, and they all sold before I...I made 20 last weekend, and they all sold before I could finish them. I'm not complaining, but I just can't keep up at the moment - especially since the stupid family keeps demanding an equal share of my time. Can you imagine?<br /><br />I promise that I will make more this weekend. And some bowls. Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-63180579673781064902012-12-21T22:40:29.760-06:002012-12-21T22:40:29.760-06:00Please refer to above comment from South Jersey Do...Please refer to above comment from South Jersey Doc.South Jersey Docnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-14353579583950988802012-12-21T22:38:07.737-06:002012-12-21T22:38:07.737-06:00OK. All of you are too damned funny. Now kindly kn...OK. All of you are too damned funny. Now kindly knock it off before I snort Guinness onto my keyboard yet again.South Jersey Docnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-10888583661154982742012-12-21T22:23:31.046-06:002012-12-21T22:23:31.046-06:00I guess I should crack that 1969 Oban in the pantr...I guess I should crack that 1969 Oban in the pantry; no sense saving it now. (passes around the bottle to everyone). To Scotland!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-27173169200838157912012-12-21T22:18:38.251-06:002012-12-21T22:18:38.251-06:00"He is going to be yawning, rolling over and ..."He is going to be yawning, rolling over and stretching, maybe causing an earthquake or two, but he isn't due to get up until Sunday"<br /><br />. . . and probably farting and scratching his ass, as the legend is told. (Probably by his wife)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-28609355947166297112012-12-21T22:00:17.246-06:002012-12-21T22:00:17.246-06:00They were home-schooled. "physics" invo...They were home-schooled. "physics" involved carburetors and a demonstration of electricity which involved an ignition coil, a distributor lead and the instruction to "hold this". No idiot left behind. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-16661833137163158302012-12-21T21:55:40.478-06:002012-12-21T21:55:40.478-06:00Make some more pens when you're bunker-bound. ...Make some more pens when you're bunker-bound. You may wish to repopulate the world with writing instruments. I sure like the one that knittingbull got me, even though I'll soon be vaporized by lazer-wielding zombie badgers from outer space. It was a good ride, and an honor to read your scribblings. Harumph, I say! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-60362686421961704992012-12-21T21:43:40.346-06:002012-12-21T21:43:40.346-06:00Call your jeebus loving relatives and tell them al...Call your jeebus loving relatives and tell them all the true jeebus lovers in your town have been raptured without a trace. Then ask them why they're still here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com