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gpb · Jun 17, 2020

Aw crap....

New Reading of Mayan Calendar Suggests That the End of the World is This Weekend

2020 has really been one hell of a year. Not only have we seen a global pandemic that’s showing little signs of losing steam, but we’ve also seen social unrest, people’s livelihoods vanish into thin air, a tanking economy, plagues of locusts, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, and massive firestorms.

If you think that we might be heading fast toward Armageddon, who can blame you?
But according to some conspiracy theorists on Twitter, the Mayan prophecy about a cataclysmic end of the world that supposedly would bring the world to a crashing halt on Dec. 21, 2012, was actually misinterpreted – instead, the calendar theorizers suggest, the Mayan doomsday will supposedly happen this week or next.

In a series of tweets last week that has since been deleted, scientist Paolo Tagaloguin wrote:

“Following the Julian Calendar, we are technically in 2012. The number of days lost in a year due to the shift into Gregorian Calendar is 11 days. For 268 years using the Gregorian Calendar (1752-2020) times 11 days = 2,948 days. 2,948 days / 365 days (per year) = 8 years.”

What this means is that if we add up the missing days, then the supposed Mayan apocalypse would occur on June 21, 2020.

Incidentally, June 21 will also be when Africa, the Middle East, and Asia will be treated to a rare “Ring of Fire” solar eclipse that will arrive just after the Summer Solstice.

In 2012, some conspiracy theorists claimed that December 21 was when the world would end. However, the claim was entirely false and derived from a misinterpretation of the ancient Mayan calendar.

Debunking this claim, NASA said:

“The story started with claims that Nibiru, a supposed planet discovered by the Sumerians, is headed toward Earth.

“This catastrophe was initially predicted for May 2003, but when nothing happened the doomsday date was moved forward to December 2012 and linked to the end of one of the cycles in the ancient Mayan calendar at the winter solstice in 2012 – hence the predicted doomsday date of December 21, 2012.”

The space agency had also explained previously:

“For any claims of disaster or dramatic changes in 2012, where is the science? Where is the evidence There is none, and for all the fictional assertions, whether they are made in books, movies, documentaries or over the Internet, we cannot change that simple fact. There is no credible evidence for any of the assertions made in support of unusual events taking place in December 2012.”

Of course, humans have been fond of cobbling together various doomsday-themed hoaxes, superstitions and tall tales, whether they’re derived from the old French astrologer and physician Nostradamus or the eschatology of monotheistic faiths like Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

As author and literature critic Frank Kermode has suggested in his book The Sense of an Ending, people crave such Doomsday tales because they perform a basic, and quite comforting, psychological feature.

We humans love a good story, and any good story requires an essential narrative order comprised of a beginning, a middle and an end. This applies as much to our lives as it does to the world around us.

Kermode also suggests that the idea of a literal end to history, as envisioned in apocalypse tales, has served as an attempt to give narrative coherence and a sense of meaning to the question of human existence.

But as the ecological disasters, geopolitical conflicts, and pandemics of this year have clearly shown, the idea that global catastrophe is possible isn’t so much a matter of apocalypticism as it is a question of common sense, not to mention scientific consensus.

98tacoma27 · Jun 17, 2020

Nibiru!!!!

Tibetan Nomad · Jun 17, 2020

gpb said: ↑

Aw crap....

New Reading of Mayan Calendar Suggests That the End of the World is This Weekend

2020 has really been one hell of a year. Not only have we seen a global pandemic that’s showing little signs of losing steam, but we’ve also seen social unrest, people’s livelihoods vanish into thin air, a tanking economy, plagues of locusts, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, and massive firestorms.

If you think that we might be heading fast toward Armageddon, who can blame you?
But according to some conspiracy theorists on Twitter, the Mayan prophecy about a cataclysmic end of the world that supposedly would bring the world to a crashing halt on Dec. 21, 2012, was actually misinterpreted – instead, the calendar theorizers suggest, the Mayan doomsday will supposedly happen this week or next.

In a series of tweets last week that has since been deleted, scientist Paolo Tagaloguin wrote:

“Following the Julian Calendar, we are technically in 2012. The number of days lost in a year due to the shift into Gregorian Calendar is 11 days. For 268 years using the Gregorian Calendar (1752-2020) times 11 days = 2,948 days. 2,948 days / 365 days (per year) = 8 years.”

What this means is that if we add up the missing days, then the supposed Mayan apocalypse would occur on June 21, 2020.

Incidentally, June 21 will also be when Africa, the Middle East, and Asia will be treated to a rare “Ring of Fire” solar eclipse that will arrive just after the Summer Solstice.

In 2012, some conspiracy theorists claimed that December 21 was when the world would end. However, the claim was entirely false and derived from a misinterpretation of the ancient Mayan calendar.

Debunking this claim, NASA said:

“The story started with claims that Nibiru, a supposed planet discovered by the Sumerians, is headed toward Earth.

“This catastrophe was initially predicted for May 2003, but when nothing happened the doomsday date was moved forward to December 2012 and linked to the end of one of the cycles in the ancient Mayan calendar at the winter solstice in 2012 – hence the predicted doomsday date of December 21, 2012.”

The space agency had also explained previously:

“For any claims of disaster or dramatic changes in 2012, where is the science? Where is the evidence There is none, and for all the fictional assertions, whether they are made in books, movies, documentaries or over the Internet, we cannot change that simple fact. There is no credible evidence for any of the assertions made in support of unusual events taking place in December 2012.”

Of course, humans have been fond of cobbling together various doomsday-themed hoaxes, superstitions and tall tales, whether they’re derived from the old French astrologer and physician Nostradamus or the eschatology of monotheistic faiths like Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

As author and literature critic Frank Kermode has suggested in his book The Sense of an Ending, people crave such Doomsday tales because they perform a basic, and quite comforting, psychological feature.

We humans love a good story, and any good story requires an essential narrative order comprised of a beginning, a middle and an end. This applies as much to our lives as it does to the world around us.

Kermode also suggests that the idea of a literal end to history, as envisioned in apocalypse tales, has served as an attempt to give narrative coherence and a sense of meaning to the question of human existence.

But as the ecological disasters, geopolitical conflicts, and pandemics of this year have clearly shown, the idea that global catastrophe is possible isn’t so much a matter of apocalypticism as it is a question of common sense, not to mention scientific consensus.
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Are you ready!

https://youtu.be/MOra-v2wCEA

G.T. · Jun 17, 2020

gpb said: ↑

Aw crap....

New Reading of Mayan Calendar Suggests That the End of the World is This Weekend

2020 has really been one hell of a year. Not only have we seen a global pandemic that’s showing little signs of losing steam, but we’ve also seen social unrest, people’s livelihoods vanish into thin air, a tanking economy, plagues of locusts, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, and massive firestorms.

If you think that we might be heading fast toward Armageddon, who can blame you?
But according to some conspiracy theorists on Twitter, the Mayan prophecy about a cataclysmic end of the world that supposedly would bring the world to a crashing halt on Dec. 21, 2012, was actually misinterpreted – instead, the calendar theorizers suggest, the Mayan doomsday will supposedly happen this week or next.

In a series of tweets last week that has since been deleted, scientist Paolo Tagaloguin wrote:

“Following the Julian Calendar, we are technically in 2012. The number of days lost in a year due to the shift into Gregorian Calendar is 11 days. For 268 years using the Gregorian Calendar (1752-2020) times 11 days = 2,948 days. 2,948 days / 365 days (per year) = 8 years.”

What this means is that if we add up the missing days, then the supposed Mayan apocalypse would occur on June 21, 2020.

Incidentally, June 21 will also be when Africa, the Middle East, and Asia will be treated to a rare “Ring of Fire” solar eclipse that will arrive just after the Summer Solstice.

In 2012, some conspiracy theorists claimed that December 21 was when the world would end. However, the claim was entirely false and derived from a misinterpretation of the ancient Mayan calendar.

Debunking this claim, NASA said:

“The story started with claims that Nibiru, a supposed planet discovered by the Sumerians, is headed toward Earth.

“This catastrophe was initially predicted for May 2003, but when nothing happened the doomsday date was moved forward to December 2012 and linked to the end of one of the cycles in the ancient Mayan calendar at the winter solstice in 2012 – hence the predicted doomsday date of December 21, 2012.”

The space agency had also explained previously:

“For any claims of disaster or dramatic changes in 2012, where is the science? Where is the evidence There is none, and for all the fictional assertions, whether they are made in books, movies, documentaries or over the Internet, we cannot change that simple fact. There is no credible evidence for any of the assertions made in support of unusual events taking place in December 2012.”

Of course, humans have been fond of cobbling together various doomsday-themed hoaxes, superstitions and tall tales, whether they’re derived from the old French astrologer and physician Nostradamus or the eschatology of monotheistic faiths like Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

As author and literature critic Frank Kermode has suggested in his book The Sense of an Ending, people crave such Doomsday tales because they perform a basic, and quite comforting, psychological feature.

We humans love a good story, and any good story requires an essential narrative order comprised of a beginning, a middle and an end. This applies as much to our lives as it does to the world around us.

Kermode also suggests that the idea of a literal end to history, as envisioned in apocalypse tales, has served as an attempt to give narrative coherence and a sense of meaning to the question of human existence.

But as the ecological disasters, geopolitical conflicts, and pandemics of this year have clearly shown, the idea that global catastrophe is possible isn’t so much a matter of apocalypticism as it is a question of common sense, not to mention scientific consensus.
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So don’t pay the real estate taxes on Friday?

gpb · Jun 17, 2020

G.T. said: ↑

So don’t pay the real estate taxes on Friday?
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I'm just pizzed that I didn't see this before mowing the lawn. Dangit.

wilcam47 · Jun 17, 2020

gpb said: ↑

Aw crap....

New Reading of Mayan Calendar Suggests That the End of the World is This Weekend

2020 has really been one hell of a year. Not only have we seen a global pandemic that’s showing little signs of losing steam, but we’ve also seen social unrest, people’s livelihoods vanish into thin air, a tanking economy, plagues of locusts, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, and massive firestorms.

If you think that we might be heading fast toward Armageddon, who can blame you?
But according to some conspiracy theorists on Twitter, the Mayan prophecy about a cataclysmic end of the world that supposedly would bring the world to a crashing halt on Dec. 21, 2012, was actually misinterpreted – instead, the calendar theorizers suggest, the Mayan doomsday will supposedly happen this week or next.

In a series of tweets last week that has since been deleted, scientist Paolo Tagaloguin wrote:

“Following the Julian Calendar, we are technically in 2012. The number of days lost in a year due to the shift into Gregorian Calendar is 11 days. For 268 years using the Gregorian Calendar (1752-2020) times 11 days = 2,948 days. 2,948 days / 365 days (per year) = 8 years.”

What this means is that if we add up the missing days, then the supposed Mayan apocalypse would occur on June 21, 2020.

Incidentally, June 21 will also be when Africa, the Middle East, and Asia will be treated to a rare “Ring of Fire” solar eclipse that will arrive just after the Summer Solstice.

In 2012, some conspiracy theorists claimed that December 21 was when the world would end. However, the claim was entirely false and derived from a misinterpretation of the ancient Mayan calendar.

Debunking this claim, NASA said:

“The story started with claims that Nibiru, a supposed planet discovered by the Sumerians, is headed toward Earth.

“This catastrophe was initially predicted for May 2003, but when nothing happened the doomsday date was moved forward to December 2012 and linked to the end of one of the cycles in the ancient Mayan calendar at the winter solstice in 2012 – hence the predicted doomsday date of December 21, 2012.”

The space agency had also explained previously:

“For any claims of disaster or dramatic changes in 2012, where is the science? Where is the evidence There is none, and for all the fictional assertions, whether they are made in books, movies, documentaries or over the Internet, we cannot change that simple fact. There is no credible evidence for any of the assertions made in support of unusual events taking place in December 2012.”

Of course, humans have been fond of cobbling together various doomsday-themed hoaxes, superstitions and tall tales, whether they’re derived from the old French astrologer and physician Nostradamus or the eschatology of monotheistic faiths like Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

As author and literature critic Frank Kermode has suggested in his book The Sense of an Ending, people crave such Doomsday tales because they perform a basic, and quite comforting, psychological feature.

We humans love a good story, and any good story requires an essential narrative order comprised of a beginning, a middle and an end. This applies as much to our lives as it does to the world around us.

Kermode also suggests that the idea of a literal end to history, as envisioned in apocalypse tales, has served as an attempt to give narrative coherence and a sense of meaning to the question of human existence.

But as the ecological disasters, geopolitical conflicts, and pandemics of this year have clearly shown, the idea that global catastrophe is possible isn’t so much a matter of apocalypticism as it is a question of common sense, not to mention scientific consensus.
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CaptAmerica · Jun 17, 2020

So, this is going to be kinda long but bear with me.

Our recent sensitivity to race is having side effects. Say goodbye.
The Aunt Jemima brand, acknowledging its racist past, will be retired
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/business/aunt-jemima-logo-change/index.html

Uncle Ben's follows Aunt Jemima in move to phase out racial stereotypes in logos
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/business/uncle-bens-rice-racist/index.html

To this, I say "GOOD!" Aunt Jemima is horrible syrup! It's maple flavored high-fructose corn syrup. IT NEEDS TO GO!! And they need to come for Mrs. Butterworth's next. Get that garbage GONE!! Uncle Ben's rice is marginally better, but it is glorified Rice-a-Roni. I'm making better in my Japanese rice cooker.

Now...this DOES have me scared for Famous Amos. I mean...he's FAMOUS!! And his cookies (unlike the garbage mentioned above) are outstanding.

PLEASE, WHITE AMERICA, DON'T MAKE US LOSE FAMOUS AMOS!!!

So...out of fear...I looked him up. My fears are unfounded. He was not a racist figure - he is (still alive!) someone who brings us together.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wally_Amos

- Still alive, 86 years young and living in Florida
- Used to be the agent for Simon and Garfunkel, Diana Ross, and Marvin Gaye
- Made cookies when his friends told them they were the best

SO...

Brands based on slavery are bad, but brands based on outstanding awesomeness are good.

Because if they try to get rid of Famous Amos, fat boys are gonna riot.

windsor · Jun 17, 2020

Gotta stop wearing clothes too. Cotton is based in slavery in the US, synthetics are based on what many consider slavery in other countries. Stop wearing your Nikes too.

98tacoma27 · Jun 17, 2020

CaptAmerica said: ↑

So, this is going to be kinda long but bear with me.

Our recent sensitivity to race is having side effects. Say goodbye.
The Aunt Jemima brand, acknowledging its racist past, will be retired
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/business/aunt-jemima-logo-change/index.html

Uncle Ben's follows Aunt Jemima in move to phase out racial stereotypes in logos
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/business/uncle-bens-rice-racist/index.html

To this, I say "GOOD!" Aunt Jemima is horrible syrup! It's maple flavored high-fructose corn syrup. IT NEEDS TO GO!! And they need to come for Mrs. Butterworth's next. Get that garbage GONE!! Uncle Ben's rice is marginally better, but it is glorified Rice-a-Roni. I'm making better in my Japanese rice cooker.

Now...this DOES have me scared for Famous Amos. I mean...he's FAMOUS!! And his cookies (unlike the garbage mentioned above) are outstanding.

PLEASE, WHITE AMERICA, DON'T MAKE US LOSE FAMOUS AMOS!!!

So...out of fear...I looked him up. My fears are unfounded. He was not a racist figure - he is (still alive!) someone who brings us together.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wally_Amos

- Still alive, 86 years young and living in Florida
- Used to be the agent for Simon and Garfunkel, Diana Ross, and Marvin Gaye
- Made cookies when his friends told them they were the best

SO...

Brands based on slavery are bad, but brands based on outstanding awesomeness are good.

Because if they try to get rid of Famous Amos, fat boys are gonna riot.
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Aunt Jemima > Bisquik

CaptAmerica · Jun 17, 2020

98tacoma27 said: ↑

Aunt Jemima > Bisquik
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Ugh. I threw up a little in my mouth.

Krusteez FTMFW

98tacoma27 · Jun 17, 2020

CaptAmerica said: ↑

Ugh. I threw up a little in my mouth.

Krusteez FTMFW
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I can't purchase a product that sounds like something I scraped off the back of my testicles.

gpb · Jun 17, 2020

98tacoma27 said: ↑

I can't purchase a product that sounds like something I scraped off the back of my testicles.
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Well, some of us shower more than once a month and thus don't have that problem...

Krusteaz is good but doesn't hold a candle to New Hope Mills. https://newhopemills.com/product-category/pancake/

CaptAmerica · Jun 17, 2020

98tacoma27 said: ↑

I can't purchase a product that sounds like something I scraped off the back of my testicles.
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Naw, man, this is some good shit right here.

gpb · Jun 17, 2020

CaptAmerica said: ↑

Naw, man, this is some good shit right here.
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If we're gonna do Waffles though...

https://shop.wafflehouse.com/products/waffle-house-waffle-mix

98tacoma27 · Jun 17, 2020

gpb said: ↑

Well, some of us shower more than once a month and thus don't have that problem...

Krusteaz is good but doesn't hold a candle to New Hope Mills. https://newhopemills.com/product-category/pancake/
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I'm covered.

gpb · Jun 17, 2020

98tacoma27 said: ↑

I'm covered.

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LOL.

and I thought this was the all in one...

98tacoma27 · Jun 17, 2020

gpb said: ↑

LOL.

and I thought this was the all in one...

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No activated charcoal. The soap is actually black.

Back on topic...
I'm going to buy this..
https://www.goldenmalted.com/

.

CaptAmerica · Jun 17, 2020

98tacoma27 said: ↑

No activated charcoal. The soap is actually black.

Back on topic...
I'm going to buy this..
https://www.goldenmalted.com/

.
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I am literally telling my wife in response to her text "what are you doing?":

"Engaged in convo over waffle and pancake batter
Aunt Jemima sucks balls"

Her response was "Throw Kerby Lane out there!"

98tacoma27 · Jun 17, 2020

My Doctor: You've gained 20# and your cholesterol is too high.
Me: I've been eating waffles for the last 2 months
My Doctor: ...
Me: *wiping maple syrup from my chin* What?

gpb · Jun 17, 2020

98tacoma27 said: ↑

Back on topic...
I'm going to buy this..
https://www.goldenmalted.com/

.
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Nice, I like a good waffle -- but prefer pancakes for turning a bunch out at a time on my blackstone.

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