observer Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Seems the Mayans have predicted the world will end this year - pity they couldn't predict their own demise. However, having watched a prog about it, it seems the stone carving on which the prediction is based, the cliphs only show that some kind of party or ceremony will occure (the Queen's Jubilee?!), but the rest of the text has been eroded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 I know what the rest of the text was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Thought it was supposed to end last year and also 2000,2005. Welcome to the fourth annual end of the world party Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 The world has been ending for decades. I remember as a child reports that the world was about to end. Doomed....! DOOOOMED....! You're all doomed I tell you...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 The world has been ending for decades. I remember as a child reports that the world was about to end. Doomed....! DOOOOMED....! You're all doomed I tell you...! A post from the Flat earth Society Forum:- Post We should all get together and celebrate the failed end of the world this New Year's Eve with an official Flat Earth Society 2012 Meeting and Gathering. I'll bring the Weed. Reply If it's not too far, I could bring some cases of beer, other cheap booze, a guitar, firearms for shooting into the air or into the ground (situation and local laws permitting) tannerite, a quad, a kayak, a snowboard, rope, and an HD camera to capture it all. Might be worth going along Florence, someone else said they would bring 'Mountain Dew (*with real sugar) and Doritos. :grin: *Whatever that means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Well they can keep the mountain dew because I don't drink and they can keep the doritos because I don't like them - rather like eating peices of cardboard with flavoured salts sprinkled over them. If they bring guns it's a pound to a fingerful of snot that someone will be shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Mountain Dew is a soft drink, or at least it was the last time I drank it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 It’s all a load of nonsense and scaremongering and the word is not going to end on the 21st (unless some radical living human beings decided to try to make it happen of course) 21 Dec 2012 would be/is a huge celebration to the Mayans (hence the celebration/party indication Obs) as it’s the date that the 'Mesoamerican Long Count calendar' will/would have completed a whole cycle and it will then will start a new 14th 'baktun' hence a party I guess. We’re in the 13th baktun cycle now so if the world didn’t end on each previous new cycle then there is no reason to believe it will end on the next one this year. A baktun (for anyone who is remotely interested) is apparently 20 'katun' cycles of the Maya Long Count Calendar. It contains 144,000 days, equal to 394.26 tropical years (solar years). You can google katun's yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Mountain Dew is a soft drink, or at least it was the last time I drank it Asp, I know what Mountain Dew is, what I was questioning was "with real sugar" just wondering what difference that made or was it code for something a bit more powerful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Well they can keep the mountain dew because I don't drink and they can keep the doritos because I don't like them - rather like eating peices of cardboard with flavoured salts sprinkled over them. If they bring guns it's a pound to a fingerful of snot that someone will be shot. Know what Florence, you sometimes have a wonderful poetic way with words!. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 My comment was directed to Cleo as she seems to be under the impression it may be alcoholic. As for "real sugar" that probably means what it says - made with sugar rather than with an artificial sweetener Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 I did...I did... i taut it was alchiohol I did...! I never heard of it before but it sounded like summat the hillbillies would brew up in their illegal stills so it does. Ah wellyou learn summat new every day so you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 It's very nice if you like sweet pop. Makes a change from Coke, Pepsi and Fanta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WireWarrior97 Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 I'm pretty sure that the Mayans didn't predict leap-years and stuff coming into place. Apparently it is currently something like April 2013 on the Mayan calendar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted October 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 According to the prog: the Mayans calculted exactly the length of a year, they had a numbering system including the notion of zero, in 1,000BC. Was that a google Diz?! The transfer from one baktun to another, may indicate some form of profound change; one would need to locate the times of the other baktun transfers to get an idea if it is the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Of course it was a 'google' Obs as you can't expect me to know something about everything without ocassionaly looking or checking on the latest.... just as I wouldn't expect you to know things without you watching the telly Of course I cross matched my findings across other search engines to make sure google wasn't having me on and leading me into a false sense of security. Interesting stuff though and if the world doesn't end on the 21st everyone is invited to my new years eve party and I will advertise it online and on facebook..... at your house Obs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Forgot to mention that WireWarrior97 is arranging an easter egg hunt over the full weekend of 6-9th of April 2013 at the very same location It will be ok WW97 as seems the solar maximum is now said to be peaking in May 2013 (albeit fairly weak with a below-average number of sunspots). Hurrah we at leat get one more Xmas and Easter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Thanks for the invitation Dizzy (and Obs!) but unfortunately I'll be on the good ship Sarnia Liberty on New Year's Day so have to gracefully decline. My apologies :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Aww that's a shame Asp and where will you be? What other days are you free as once everyone realises they are sill alive it will be a cracking reason for 'megga party number 2' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 At midnight on 1st January 2013 I predict I will be somewhere on board my ship, but as for where the ship will be I have no idea!! But at least I guarantee I will be stone cold sober :grin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 I thought you were the master of the ship. If you don't know where it is how do you get to where you want to be? Just had a quick look for you it is somewhere around the grimsby area at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 I'm not on board right now, I do get time off for good behaviour! But I will be there on New Years day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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