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#1 zombie_babies May 19, 2011 14:47:35	Link Seems Camping has sent some people my way.  At least he cares about spreading the word of our demise so we can repent instead of spreading the name of his website.  I mean, it's not like he's got it slapped on literally everything he's using to educate us with.  Oh, wait.  Yeah he does.
#2 jetshield May 19, 2011 15:19:23	"There is no such thing as bad publicity except your own obituary." --Brendan Behan
#3 ADHadh May 19, 2011 15:21:15
#4 ADHadh May 19, 2011 15:22:43	And:
#5 zombie_babies May 19, 2011 15:34:04	I got invited to a post rapture looting party on FB today.  I'd totally go but I've already made plans.  That won't stop the over 300k people planning on attending, though.
#6 lokiare May 20, 2011 3:16:56	If you go back and actually read the book, the rapture is based on a single sentence in one of the earlier books (forget which one). Its not in revelations. It also doesn't specify a time frame. Revelations does say however that there will be many martyrs. So its unlikely this 'rapture' thing will happen anytime before all the seals are opened. Its funny but if you read up on it we are about three seals in already...
#7 pluisjen May 20, 2011 3:30:31	Oddly enough his website does not appear to have any kind of ads on it... I was expecting those because of the spam and it would indeed be great publicity and rake in a lot of cash...
#8 Escef May 20, 2011 3:36:45	Well, if you go by the Old Testament rules, the vast majority of people won't be Raptured. So even if, by some quirk of fate, the Rapture was this Saturday, I expect almost no one to go missing. If the Rapture were to happen (and I highly doubt it will), we'd never know it.
#9 pluisjen May 20, 2011 3:39:39	Except for the whole end of the world thing, of course.
#10 Escef May 20, 2011 3:57:03	Except for the whole end of the world thing, of course. Wasn't there supposed to be a window of non-apocalyptic-ness between the Rapture and the end of the world?
#11 lokiare May 20, 2011 8:22:25	Except for the whole end of the world thing, of course. Wasn't there supposed to be a window of non-apocalyptic-ness between the Rapture and the end of the world? Only if you go by tradition and not by what's acutally in the book...
#12 zombie_babies May 20, 2011 8:27:38	I guess we'll all find out tomorrow, won't we.
#13 Klirshon May 20, 2011 8:29:03	At 6:00 local time no less...
#14 boraxe May 20, 2011 10:22:06	If you go back and actually read the book, the rapture is based on a single sentence in one of the earlier books (forget which one). Its not in revelations. It also doesn't specify a time frame. Revelations does say however that there will be many martyrs. So its unlikely this 'rapture' thing will happen anytime before all the seals are opened. Its funny but if you read up on it we are about three seals in already... So you're saying these guys are bringing about the end of the world?
#15 lokiare May 20, 2011 10:33:27	If you go back and actually read the book, the rapture is based on a single sentence in one of the earlier books (forget which one). Its not in revelations. It also doesn't specify a time frame. Revelations does say however that there will be many martyrs. So its unlikely this 'rapture' thing will happen anytime before all the seals are opened. Its funny but if you read up on it we are about three seals in already... So you're saying these guys are bringing about the end of the world? Nice one... I was talking about the scrolls that are sealed. Each one represents a disaster such as 1/3 of the world flooded, 1/3 of the worlds waters undrinkable, and 1/3 of the land burned...
#16 boraxe May 20, 2011 11:00:43	Nice one... I was talking about the scrolls that are sealed. Each one represents a disaster such as 1/3 of the world flooded, 1/3 of the worlds waters undrinkable, and 1/3 of the land burned... 99% of the Earth's water is undrinkable and has been for many millions of years.
#17 pluisjen May 20, 2011 11:01:55	But isn't 9/10ths of the Earth's water already undrinkable? 1/3 of it would be a huge improvement. Not to mention that about 7/10ths of it is flooded, so 1/3d flooded would also improve things for the better.
#18 Klirshon May 20, 2011 11:16:08	Not to mention that about 7/10ths of it is flooded, so 1/3d flooded would also improve things for the better.  Only if that water is displaced by land rather than replaced with land.
#19 lokiare May 20, 2011 11:18:43	But isn't 9/10ths of the Earth's water already undrinkable? 1/3 of it would be a huge improvement. Not to mention that about 7/10ths of it is flooded, so 1/3d flooded would also improve things for the better.  I think the words they use is lakes and rivers and the 'land' would be flooded...
#20 zombie_babies May 20, 2011 11:46:03	Tee hee.  End of the world prediction semantics.  Awesome.
#21 boraxe May 20, 2011 13:00:24	But isn't 9/10ths of the Earth's water already undrinkable? 1/3 of it would be a huge improvement. Not to mention that about 7/10ths of it is flooded, so 1/3d flooded would also improve things for the better.  I think the words they use is lakes and rivers and the 'land' would be flooded... I find it hard to believe the words "lakes and rivers" existed in ancient Aramaic.
#22 lokiare May 20, 2011 13:41:24	But isn't 9/10ths of the Earth's water already undrinkable? 1/3 of it would be a huge improvement. Not to mention that about 7/10ths of it is flooded, so 1/3d flooded would also improve things for the better.  I think the words they use is lakes and rivers and the 'land' would be flooded... I find it hard to believe the words "lakes and rivers" existed in ancient Aramaic. No your right they called them big puddles of water and liquid running downhill respectively...
#23 boraxe May 20, 2011 15:29:14	But isn't 9/10ths of the Earth's water already undrinkable? 1/3 of it would be a huge improvement. Not to mention that about 7/10ths of it is flooded, so 1/3d flooded would also improve things for the better.  I think the words they use is lakes and rivers and the 'land' would be flooded... I find it hard to believe the words "lakes and rivers" existed in ancient Aramaic. No your right they called them big puddles of water and liquid running downhill respectively... Really? I'd have thought they'd have Aramaic words to describe them rather than modern English. Huh. guess you learn something new every day.
#24 pluisjen May 20, 2011 17:17:48	Well, it's officially 21st of May here now. I just waved some friends goodbye from game night with the message that if the world doesn't end, we'll see them again tomorrow. I wonder if I'll ever see them again. I'm guessing I will.
#25 Maxperson May 20, 2011 19:52:40	If you go back and actually read the book, the rapture is based on a single sentence in one of the earlier books (forget which one). Its not in revelations. It also doesn't specify a time frame. Revelations does say however that there will be many martyrs. So its unlikely this 'rapture' thing will happen anytime before all the seals are opened. Its funny but if you read up on it we are about three seals in already... So you're saying these guys are bringing about the end of the world? Seal Team 3?
#26 ViolenceJack May 20, 2011 21:02:06	I have about 7 hours to go, since I'm so far ahead. I'll let you know. Or not, as the case may be.
#27 ADHadh May 21, 2011 5:36:02	Wizards also gets in on the fun.
#28 toastedamphibian May 21, 2011 5:42:35	teehee Well, 11 hours to go here. Mabey. Can hope, I guess.
#29 ViolenceJack May 21, 2011 7:30:11	Yeah, a big nothin' over here. Because it's rainy season and the kids needed to run around, we went to McDonald's after dinner. It's right near one of the American bases, so lots of Americans there. They were not talking about people disappearing or anything, so I'm guessing we're all still here. No rapture so far.
#30 oxybe May 21, 2011 10:15:48	well, i've been hearing the wailings of the damned since about 10am (atlantic time), but i work tech support so YMMV.
#31 Klirshon May 21, 2011 12:02:17	The point of it being a hoax is moot. Some individuals/corporations have capitalised on this shenanigan since it began.
#32 dirtyfrank May 21, 2011 12:13:31	For some reason i don't think "but it's the end of the world" will get me out of having to finish my final project for my programming class.
#33 ADHadh May 21, 2011 12:19:26
#34 salla May 21, 2011 12:56:54	Turns out it was a typo ... the event wasn't the Rapture, it was the Raptor.  All god's chosen got attacked by dinosaurs.
#35 grehnhewe May 21, 2011 13:05:58
#36 Maxperson May 21, 2011 14:41:56	It's not a hoax.  It isn't as if they are trying to "fake" the end of the world.  They are just a bunch of idiots who think the world is ending.  There is a difference.
#37 EscherEnigma May 21, 2011 14:49:05	Heh.  It occurs to me that Camping "disappearing" today would be a great trick.  I mean ****, he's 89 years old already, probably has a nice nest egg... the day of the rapture comes along and he's never seen again?  And meanwhile he's living under some new name in Brazil or something.   Best.  Prank.  Ever.  On that note, however, I feel kinda bad for the people that believed enough to dump all their life savings into advertising for this.  Money, fools, and all that jazz, but it's still kinda sad.