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    Image of Jeremy Tapsell Jeremy Tapsell
    11/10/09

    In reply to Seven Ways the World Could End in 2012
    I shall forever remember 2012 as the year that Seymour died. That poor, poor dog. :( #2012
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    Image of sonicsurge sonicsurge
    11/10/09

    @Jeremy Tapsell: ;_; He waited for Fry. BUT FRY NEVER CAME. ;_; #2012
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    Image of Erix_Cale Erix_Cale
    11/10/09

    @Jeremy Tapsell: He's walking on Sunshine now #2012
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    Image of Dresan Dresan
    11/10/09

    @Jeremy Tapsell: Thank you for making me cry a bit.
    ...for a thousand summers... #2012
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    Image of Anekanta - Space Hippy! Anekanta - Space Hippy!
    11/10/09

    In reply to Seven Ways the World Could End in 2012
    It's the end of the world as we know it!

    [www.shibumi.org] #2012
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    11/10/09

    In reply to Seven Ways the World Could End in 2012
    10 ways the world could *really* end:

    [www.ted.com]

    A TED talk by editor-in-chief of Discover magazine, Stephen Petranek. #2012
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    Image of cletar cletar
    11/10/09

    In reply to Seven Ways the World Could End in 2012
    For the love of all that's good and holy--look. As an archaeologist, I'm getting tired of explaining this. Ok, it's like this: the calendar doesn't "run out." It's like the odometer on your car rolling over to 100,000, or the calendar rolling over from 1999 to 2000. It's not a date full of mystical prophesies or anything. The 13th baktun (a time period of about 394 years) ends and the 14th baktun begins. Last time a baktun rolled over in the early 1600s, the world didn't end.

    I mean, how many centuries does our calendar have? When does it "run out"? Well, it doesn't. Neither does theirs. #2012
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    Image of Mrugby08 Mrugby08
    11/10/09

    @cletar: Saw an interesting article that had an interview with some local Mayan Indian descendants and they basically said, 'Damn you people are stupid.' (paraphrasing) #2012
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    Image of d_r_e d_r_e
    11/10/09

    @cletar: Plus, all these calendars just started on a freaking random date. #2012
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    Image of TotalFanGirl TotalFanGirl
    11/10/09

    @cletar: Wait, what? You mean I should not be stocking up on gas masks, water, and canned beans. Darn, haven't felt this stupid since that pesky Y2K thing. #2012
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    Image of cletar cletar
    11/10/09

    @TotalFanGirl: You should still have all those things from Y2K. You shouldn't have to buy new ones, unless in a fit of imprudence you've eaten your bean stash over the last ten years, or made a stupid steam-punk costume out of your gas mask or something. #2012
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    Image of Hlaode Hlaode
    11/10/09

    @cletar: It really isn't that bad of a choice. The money saved my living off of my old bean rations will go towards better tasting foodstuffs in 2012. If nothing happens I will eat that, and eventually I'll just keep a lobster tank in my bomb shelter. #2012
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    Image of w1llk w1llk
    11/10/09

    @TotalFanGirl: I think you should keep them around anyway pending a zombie apocalypse, which I might add, will not happen on a date linked to some prophecy or date of doom. It will just happen, and we'll need guns. #2012
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    Image of Chip Overclock Chip Overclock
    11/10/09

    @TotalFanGirl: Of course you should be stocking up on those things. As well as ammunition for your pump shotgun, assault rifle, survival poaching rifle, and all your handguns. But not for 2012... for the next natural disaster in which FEMA tries to help you.

    IIRC, Mrs. Overclock (a.k.a. Dr. Overclock, Medicine Woman) and I got dressed up and went out dancing in Downtown Denver on December 31, 1999. After quite a bit of champagne, after midnight we peeked outside, saw the traffic lights were still working, and went back to the party.
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    Image of Chip Overclock Chip Overclock
    11/10/09

    @w1llk: True that! #2012
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    Image of ClockworkTiger ClockworkTiger
    11/10/09

    @cletar: If she ate all her Y2K beans, then the gas mask may be worn out. #2012
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    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    11/10/09

    @cletar: I think all this confusion comes from people grafting the Christian/Islamic obsession with the end of the world onto Mayan mythology. Also, most people who are obsessed with 2012 haven't bothered to read actual Mayan mythology or tried to understand the Long Count calendar. #2012
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    Image of ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H. ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.
    11/10/09

    @cletar: So I won't get to have an elf baby and use jaguar magic in the war of Native American succession? DAMN! #2012
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    10/31/09

    In reply to 20 Best (And 20 Worst) Pets In Science Fiction
    The only problem with Bouncers is that they eventually grow up. #robertaheinlein
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    Image of prettycool prettycool
    10/30/09

    In reply to Adorable But Horrible: 26 Cute Critters You'll Want to Avoid
    So what you're saying is never trust a bunny? Noted. #cutemonsters
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    Image of Mike Fabry Mike Fabry
    10/30/09

    In reply to Adorable But Horrible: 26 Cute Critters You'll Want to Avoid
    no love for Full Moon? (Puppet Master, Demonic Toys, Blood Dolls) #cutemonsters
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    Image of Josh Snyder Josh Snyder
    10/30/09

    In reply to Adorable But Horrible: 26 Cute Critters You'll Want to Avoid

    Better late than never:

    Legend also has it that female jackalopes can be milked as they sleep belly up and that the milk can be used for a variety of medicinal purposes. It has also been said that the jackalope can convincingly imitate any sound, including the human voice. It uses this ability to elude pursuers, chiefly by using phrases such as "There he goes! That way!" It is said that a jackalope may be caught by putting a flask of whiskey out at night. The jackalope will drink its fill of whiskey and its intoxication will make it easier to hunt. In some parts of the United States it is said that jackalope meat has a taste similar to lobster. However, legend has it that they are dangerous if approached. It has also been said that jackalopes will only breed during electrical storms including hail, explaining its rarity.
    --[en.wikipedia.org] #cutemonsters
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    Image of lvandenburgh lvandenburgh
    10/30/09

    In reply to Adorable But Horrible: 26 Cute Critters You'll Want to Avoid
    Sweetums
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    Image of it must be bunnies it must be bunnies
    10/30/09

    @lvandenburgh: "Sweetums lay your ugly head down upon your wretched bed. Close your eyes and go to sleep. Rest, you giant hulking heap."

    They really should re-release that one on DVD. Henson did it best.

    [www.imdb.com]
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    Image of Platypus Man Platypus Man
    10/29/09

    In reply to Adorable But Horrible: 26 Cute Critters You'll Want to Avoid
    Man, I love Galaxy Quest...

    Sir Alexander Dane: Could they be the miners?
    Fred Kwan: Sure, they're like three years old.
    Sir Alexander Dane: MINERS, not MINORS.
    Fred Kwan: You lost me. #cutemonsters
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    Image of J_Frank_Parnell J_Frank_Parnell
    10/30/09

    @Platypus Man: By grabthar's hammer, by the suns of warvan, you shall be avenged! #cutemonsters
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    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    10/29/09

    In reply to Adorable But Horrible: 26 Cute Critters You'll Want to Avoid
    I'd rather face down Gossamer than Bugs Bunny. Gossamer is a horrible monster but Bugs...Bugs is clever and a dick. He's a trickster straight out of mythology. #cutemonsters
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    Image of Tomb: R.O.A.C.H. Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.
    10/29/09

    In reply to Adorable But Horrible: 26 Cute Critters You'll Want to Avoid
    Kill one and they come in 1000!

    The trailer: [www.youtube.com]
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    Image of Tomb: R.O.A.C.H. Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.
    10/29/09

    and the best scenes! #cutemonsters
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    Image of Makidian Makidian
    10/29/09

    In reply to Adorable But Horrible: 26 Cute Critters You'll Want to Avoid
    I still want a Mogwai, and I will until I find a genie that will make it happen, or until I die. #cutemonsters
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    Image of Mary Ratliff Mary Ratliff
    10/29/09

    In reply to Adorable But Horrible: 26 Cute Critters You'll Want to Avoid
    Huge bonus points and a gold star for including Night of the Lepus (my favorite of the giant-critters monster movies of it's time) and Bunnicula. #cutemonsters
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    10/29/09

    In reply to Adorable But Horrible: 26 Cute Critters You'll Want to Avoid
    The Wolvogs were bad, but the really dangerous animals in Oryx and Crake were the Pigoons - the pig baboon hybrids who were smart enough to set traps and hunt in teams. #cutemonsters
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