It's the end of the world (again)

[Moonliner]

Please be sure to finish up any last minute tasks you might have because the world is ending yet again at 6:00pm on Saturday.

What's interesting is that it's ending at 6:00pm local time. So LashPair I'm counting on you to blog in from the afterlife and let us know if I really do need to repent my sins before 6:00pm or not.

[CoasterMatt]

I like the idea of getting a bunch of thrift store shoes, and leaving them lying around with dry ice in them to make people think they've been left behind.

[JWBear]

So LashPair I'm counting on you to blog in from the afterlife and let us know if I really do need to repent my sins before 6:00pm or not.

Like they'll get raptured!

[€uroMeinke]

My understanding is rapture is Saturday, the actual end of the world doesn't come until October 21 - so we should have a good couple months without annoying Christian's coming to your door, or forcing their moral values on you. I think it'll be a great few months, despite the earthquakes, volcanoes, typhoons, and such.

[Kevy Baby]

I like the idea of getting a bunch of thrift store shoes, and leaving them lying around with dry ice in them to make people think they've been left behind.And that's why I love you

[blueerica]

Oh my - dry ice and shoes. Me likey.

[JWBear]

... And blow-up dolls filled with helium...

[Morrigoon]

I like the idea of getting a bunch of thrift store shoes, and leaving them lying around with dry ice in them to make people think they've been left behind.

Can we leave them amongst a bunch of rainbow flags and protest signs, outside the Phelps' door?

[Not Afraid]

My understanding is rapture is Saturday, the actual end of the world doesn't come until October 21 - so we should have a good couple months without annoying Christian's coming to your door, or forcing their moral values on you. I think it'll be a great few months, despite the earthquakes, volcanoes, typhoons, and such.


So, when the people come to the door on Sunday (as they are won to do) we should answer and say "So, you're still here? You were WRONG!".

[innerSpaceman]

So at 11:59 pm on Saturday night, for those of us who might be together somewhere, I think we should all gather for a big hug and a mass "I love you," huh?

[Not Afraid]

In the middle of the street with our pants around our ankles?

[Moonliner]

So basically the same thing as any other night?

[Ghoulish Delight]

On May 22, these parents (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43106614/ns/us_news-the_new_york_times/) should be arrested for child neglect.

The three teenagers have been struggling to make sense of their shifting world, which started changing nearly two years ago when their mother, Abby Haddad Carson, left her job as a nurse to “sound the trumpet” on mission trips with her husband, Robert, handing out tracts. They stopped working on their house and saving for collegeWow, congratulations for fvcking your childrens' future.

“I don’t really have any motivation to try to figure out what I want to do anymore,” he said, “because my main support line, my parents, don’t care.”

Sad.

[cirquelover]

I just read that same article. I think they should be charged with child neglect. How sad for those kids.

[Betty]

I hope all these people don't commit suicide or something.

[JWBear]

Mental illness takes many forms.

[Alex]

I don't see the college thing as that big of a deal because I don't think parents have any obligation to pay for college.

I'm more impressed that though they've likely been raised with this stuff the kids are independent enough to stand solid and say, essentially, "this is stupid."

But if the worst thing these parents have done is not pay for college, openly believe stupid things, and refuse to make summer vacation plans, then these kids are suffering from first world rich people problems.

[Betty]

Is there any estimate on just how many people are part of this movement? (you know, minus the snarkers)

[Morrigoon]

I don't see the college thing as that big of a deal because I don't think parents have any obligation to pay for college.


That's all fine and dandy, except that the government DOES, so when these kids go to get financial aid, they're going to get screwed over, because part of their award will assume participation by their parents.

[Strangler Lewis]

It does look like Mom believes in being well groomed on Judgment Day.

[Alex]

That's all fine and dandy, except that the government DOES, so when these kids go to get financial aid, they're going to get screwed over, because part of their award will assume participation by their parents.

Sucks to be them, life isn't fair, etc. Guess they'll have to get a job and make a plan for how to get the education they want. (Assuming that the parents income, which isn't given in the article, is such that they'd be expected to contribute a significant amount.) Or perhaps they'll get lucky and dad will be so depressed at the continuation of the world that he'll quit his job and have no income at all when it comes time to do FAFSA forms.

[innerSpaceman]

So I'm trying to nail this down. The whole hoopla is started by a lunatic who broadcasts his own brand of Christian propaganda from Oakland, California - and he decided, after his admittedly failed reading of Biblical prophesy in 1994 (when he last predicted the Rapture would happen) that he now has it absolutely correct, and the Rapture will occur when always scheduled - on May 21, 2011.

Now, he says it will start at 6pm local time in the ocean between New Zealand and Fiji, and take the form of cataclysmic earthquakes that will roll out from there. But it's not clear from anything I can find whether the Rapture happens on May 21st in New Zealand or May 21st in Oakland, because those are two different days (from the perspective of either place).

Since he does specify local time, I'm gonna go on the assumption (different from my earlier one) that the date is local, too. Meaning the Rapture, when it hits Los Angeles, will be later TODAY, May 20th - at 10:00 p.m.

Accounting for time necessary for the wave of cataclysmic earthquakes to reach the West Coast of the U.S., it might be around midnight TONIGHT, and not tomorrow night.


I guess Brad's party is off. As is our pants-dropping I love you Mass Hug. Bummer.

[Moonliner]

So I'm trying to nail this down. The whole hoopla is started by a lunatic who broadcasts his own brand of Christian propaganda from Oakland, California - and he decided, after his admittedly failed reading of Biblical prophesy in 1994 (when he last predicted the Rapture would happen) that he now has it absolutely correct, and the Rapture will occur when always scheduled - on May 21, 2011.

Now, he says it will start at 6pm local time in the ocean between New Zealand and Fiji, and take the form of cataclysmic earthquakes that will roll out from there. But it's not clear from anything I can find whether the Rapture happens on May 21st in New Zealand or May 21st in Oakland, because those are two different days (from the perspective of either place).

Since he does specify local time, I'm gonna go on the assumption (different from my earlier one) that the date is local, too. Meaning the Rapture, when it hits Los Angeles, will be later TODAY, May 20th - at 10:00 p.m.

Accounting for time necessary for the wave of cataclysmic earthquakes to reach the West Coast of the U.S., it might be around midnight TONIGHT, and not tomorrow night.


I guess Brad's party is off. As is our pants-dropping I love you Mass Hug. Bummer.

This might be one of my all time favorite posts. It's like the end of the world isn't enough of a bummer on it's own for you. You have to go that extra mile to make it even more personally inconvenient.

Love it!

[3894]

An invitation to the Rapture is a command and automatically cancels any other engagement. Your acceptance to His invitation to join Him for the Rapture should be written, as:

Ms. 3894 .... or Helen
accepts with pleasure
Lord and Savior Jesus'
kind invitation for the Rapture
on Saturday the 21st of May
at six o'clock
She regrets she is unable to attend the Battle of Armageddon to follow.

[cirquelover]

I don't see the college thing as that big of a deal because I don't think parents have any obligation to pay for college.

I'm more impressed that though they've likely been raised with this stuff the kids are independent enough to stand solid and say, essentially, "this is stupid."

But if the worst thing these parents have done is not pay for college, openly believe stupid things, and refuse to make summer vacation plans, then these kids are suffering from first world rich people problems.

I think the worst thing these parents did was make their child feel like this;
“I don’t really have any motivation to try to figure out what I want to do anymore,” he said, “because my main support line, my parents, don’t care.”

The fact that they don't really seem to care about the children and they know it, is horrible! It's tough enough being a teen but to have her as the Mom, just WOW! I feel bad for the kids and hope they have a good support system with some other reasonable adults in their lives.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Though to be fair, I would challenge you to find ANY teenager in America who wouldn't say their parents don't care about them.

I don't literally think they are guilty of legal neglect. And I don't think parents have the inherent responsibility to fund their childrens' college education. However to willingly, knowingly, and purposefully trade the opportunity to give your children that kind of advantage in exchange for nothing is, imo, reprehensible.

[BarTopDancer]

That's all fine and dandy, except that the government DOES, so when these kids go to get financial aid, they're going to get screwed over, because part of their award will assume participation by their parents.

Like thousands of other young adults. My parents didn't contribute one cent to my college education until I was in my late 20s and my mom decided I needed a BA and I said I'd go back if she paid for it but I had no desire to acquire even more student loans. I was hosed because their income was counted, ruling me out of aid.

[Alex]

I think the worst thing these parents did was make their child feel like this;
“I don’t really have any motivation to try to figure out what I want to do anymore,” he said, “because my main support line, my parents, don’t care.”

To a degree I feel sympathy for that. But only to a degree. On the other hand, that reads to me the same as saying "waaah! If someone else won't give it to me, I don't want it."

As for how they're being raised, so long as the parents honestly beleive what they profess I don't really have a problem with it. Kids have had to deal with it through all time. I don't believe in what they believe in so trading educational opportunity in pursuit of needless spiritual salvation seems a horrible trade. But to those who believe, my (theoretical) approach to parenting that would trade spiritual salvation (that I don't believe exists) for an education that won't be needed is equally horrible (and infinitely longer in its impacts).

Now, I've always argued that raising children with religion is a mild form of child abuse. But I've been repeatedly told that this is intolerant of me.

[katiesue]

I was hosed as well. My parents didn't pay anything for college except my car insurance, and that was considered my Christmas/Birthday present. (although I find it interesting that neither of my parents paid for their own college experiences- but I digress).

I do think it's crap that parents income is counted if they're not supporting you. And I don't think your parent's "owe" you anything after you're an adult. If they've done their jobs you'll be independent and won't need them anyway.

[JWBear]

So I'm trying to nail this down. The whole hoopla is started by a lunatic who broadcasts his own brand of Christian propaganda from Oakland, California - and he decided, after his admittedly failed reading of Biblical prophesy in 1994 (when he last predicted the Rapture would happen) that he now has it absolutely correct, and the Rapture will occur when always scheduled - on May 21, 2011.

Now, he says it will start at 6pm local time in the ocean between New Zealand and Fiji, and take the form of cataclysmic earthquakes that will roll out from there. But it's not clear from anything I can find whether the Rapture happens on May 21st in New Zealand or May 21st in Oakland, because those are two different days (from the perspective of either place).

Since he does specify local time, I'm gonna go on the assumption (different from my earlier one) that the date is local, too. Meaning the Rapture, when it hits Los Angeles, will be later TODAY, May 20th - at 10:00 p.m.

Accounting for time necessary for the wave of cataclysmic earthquakes to reach the West Coast of the U.S., it might be around midnight TONIGHT, and not tomorrow night.


I guess Brad's party is off. As is our pants-dropping I love you Mass Hug. Bummer.

According to the good Reverend, the rapture will occur at 6PM local time in each and every timezone starting at the International Date Line. In other words... The Aussies will get sucked up 18 hours before us. It will hit Europe 10 hours after that; and the east coast 3 hours before here in California.

[innerSpaceman]

So we'll have time to either prepare or laugh or both. Can we Skype the Lashes in to the start of Brad's party?

[innerSpaceman]

Oh, now I see it's just the rapture for the rapturable. They will disappear tomorrow at 6pm (all 200 million of them), and the rest of us have till October 21st to be consumed by cataclysmic events.


Pfft, that's prophesorial weaksauce!

[Not Afraid]

Oh, now I see it's just the rapture for the rapturable. They will disappear tomorrow at 6pm (all 200 million of them), and the rest of us have till October 21st to be consumed by cataclysmic events.

In other words, we'll never know it happened because I doubt I know anyone rapturable.

Party on, Garth!

[innerSpaceman]

Well, I'm a jew (non-rapturable) and a gay (non-rapturable), but I think the two cancel each other out, so I might just be raptured after all.

[Morrigoon]

What? I thought you were the chosen people!

[Betty]

I know what's going to happen:

Tomorrow IS the rapture - for reals. However, everyone is a hypocrit with a do as I say, not as I do nature, that no one will actually disappear.

[Kevy Baby]

Is there any estimate on just how many people are part of this movement?I like to have a movement at least once a day

[Moonliner]

and the east coast 3 hours before here in California.

God dammit! Even in the rapture I get screwed by being on the bitter east coast.

[Betty]

So - wait just a second here. If we find out that the rapture happens in another time zone, we'll still have time to accept Jesus and be raptured?

[Moonliner]

So - wait just a second here. If we find out that the rapture happens in another time zone, we'll still have time to accept Jesus and be raptured?

The exact sentiment I was expressing at the start of this thread. Evil great minds think alike.

[BarTopDancer]

I like the idea of getting a bunch of thrift store shoes, and leaving them lying around with dry ice in them to make people think they've been left behind.

I've got a bunch of shoes I was going to take to Soles4Souls (http://www.soles4souls.org/) but it may be to late.

[RStar]

Happy End of the World Day!

I'm making pizza and throwing a party! I'm making Margaritas and Mojitos as well. I'd invite every one on the LoT, but I can only make 6 pizzas. So you will have to die knowing what you missed out on.

Na na na na na! :p


:D

[Moonliner]

Errr..

No word from Down Under. Queue creepy music......

[Kevy Baby]

Hopefully, those who plan on being saved planned ahead for their pet care (http://www.aftertherapturepetcare.com/).

[3894]

According to the good Reverend, the rapture will occur at 6PM local time in each and every timezone starting at the International Date Line.

My nephew is in Italy for the summer. He carb-loaded for the event.

[JWBear]

What I wouldn't give to be a fly on Harold Camping's wall right now.

[alphabassettgrrl]

I think the "auto-counting parental income for kids' college applications" is because it would be all too easy for everybody to just say their parents are dirtbags, give me lots of aid. So they assume anybody going to college has parental support.

Stinks, and I myself got caught in the bind. My folks helped the first year, but not after that and there was no way to get declared independent until I turned 24.

[CoasterMatt]

Here's why the rapture didn't happen...

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/8680/3q6ah.jpg

OOOOOOOH YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAHH!!!!

[JWBear]

What a pity... It really is a beautiful day to have an Apocalypse.

[RStar]

Fun with the rapture (http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/21/6690884-left-behind-by-humorgeddon?GT1=43001)

[€uroMeinke]

Still no word from the Lashpair. I'm worried about them. We may have to put a team together to bust them out of Heaven before its too late.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Poor Lashes. Heaven is a place where nothing ever happens.

[RStar]

Well, my party is wearing down. Had a great time! I made 6 different pizzas, mojitos, and we had smores around the bon fire. And the world didn't end. All in all, a great night!

[Motorboat Cruiser]

I think all of the gay people should have hidden themselves for a day, just to freak these people out a bit.

[RStar]

Well, the last of my guests left (in the non-supernatural way), and I cleaned up a bit. Now off to bed so I can go to my daughter's college graduation tommorow, followed by seeing Pirates, and ending with dinner at the Napa Rose! I'm exausted, and tommorow will be a long day!

I'm glad the world didn't end, I'd hate to have missed all of that!

Does this mean every day starting tommorow will be borrowed time?

[wendybeth]

Still no word from the Lashpair. I'm worried about them. We may have to put a team together to bust them out of Heaven before its too late.
Gemini Cricket and Tori can work on that- they've watched enough 'Supernatural' episodes to know how to do it.

[JWBear]

After the Rapture (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9KlMWzKj4s)

[Capt Jack]

pfft. worst rapture ever

[€uroMeinke]

This morning someone left a religious tract on our front door while i was out shopping. Really? Don't you think you ought to lie low for awhile and hope we forget the hoopla?

[Capt Jack]

ditto at my house, but thats pretty well every sunday

[Moonliner]

This morning someone left a religious tract on our front door while i was out shopping. Really? Don't you think you ought to lie low for awhile and hope we forget the hoopla?

It could be a good time for less wacko brands of religion to pick up a large number of disenfranchised but gullible devout followers

[Snowflake]

So now he's saying the end really has been October 21 all the time.

Watch this space. ;)

[CoasterMatt]

As long as I get to ride Texas Giant again before then (and Rose gets her first rides on it), I'm cool with that...

[Moonliner]

My understanding is rapture is Saturday, the actual end of the world doesn't come until October 21 - so we should have a good couple months without annoying Christian's coming to your door, or forcing their moral values on you. I think it'll be a great few months, despite the earthquakes, volcanoes, typhoons, and such.

Trust them to screw up something this simple. According to Harold Camping God's judgment and salvation were completed on Saturday but everyone is hanging around until the bitter end before being raptured or not. So we don't get "A great few months" after all. My cheese is sad.

[3894]

‎"Harold Camping's church in Oakland can now truly be called a non-prophet organization." - Eric Stouffer

[Morrigoon]

OMG that's hilarious

[lashbear]

Hi folks - After the Rapture (which was conducted by those cute aliens... watch out for the probe - insist on KY first...) We volunteered to come back and be martyrs for a while on Earth. Heaven's over-rated. And they ran out of Bacon. Soooo, here we are. Still, did you miss us ?

PS: Stoat's still fuming over getting 72 Raisins instead of Virgins...

[JWBear]

Virgins are overated. Give me a man who knows what he is doing.

[innerSpaceman]

Yeah, I had a virgin last time. This time it's a man of way more experience. I'm glad of the switch (and all the other implements we augment with). Plus, I don't care for raisins. ;)

[alphabassettgrrl]

Glad to have you crazy Aussies back with us! We missed you while the Rapture was on. :)