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Title: How are you getting ready for the end of the world?
Post by: Chris on June 23, 2010, 11:11:05 AM: 2012 is getting closer, so how are you getting ready for the end of days?
Title: Re: How are you getting ready for the end of the world?
Post by: Demosthenes on June 23, 2010, 11:12:04 AM: By studying my copy of this. (http://www.amazon.com/Zombie-Survival-Guide-Complete-Protection/dp/1400049628/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277309499&sr=8-4)
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Post by: Chris on June 23, 2010, 11:13:53 AM: That's scary that you were able to provide a link to that book that quickly... What if you need to burn that book for fuel to keep warm?
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Post by: Demosthenes on June 23, 2010, 11:21:33 AM: There's always the Kindle edition (http://www.amazon.com/Zombie-Survival-Guide-Protection-ebook/dp/B000FBJAOG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1277310071&sr=1-3)...
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Post by: Demosthenes on June 23, 2010, 11:23:25 AM: Quote from: Chris on June 23, 2010, 11:13:53 AM
That's scary that you were able to provide a link to that book that quickly...

Also: I am a bot after all...
Title: Re: How are you getting ready for the end of the world?
Post by: Chris on June 23, 2010, 11:26:42 AM: I guess when the world comes to an end there will be no spam filters.

Currently, I am stock piling guns and ammunition, and am attempting to locate and contact thunder3davis in an effort to pair with him to better ensure my survival.
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Post by: Wunderkind on June 23, 2010, 11:56:43 AM: I'm brainwashing my min-

Wait... er... I'm also... uh, stockpiling weapons of mass destruction.
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Post by: pandaberry on June 23, 2010, 01:40:01 PM: Stockpiling sandwiches...that's about it.
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Post by: Chris on June 23, 2010, 02:52:46 PM: Quote from: pandaberry on June 23, 2010, 01:40:01 PM
Stockpiling sandwiches...that's about it.

Rapid fire... this way you don't have to go out in the kitchen and make a sandwich afterwards. Good thinking!
Title: Re: How are you getting ready for the end of the world?
Post by: Novice on June 23, 2010, 04:07:08 PM: Asking everyone I know seriously if they believe in the 2012 end of days thing and writing their names down on my 'People to make fun of' list.
Title: Re: How are you getting ready for the end of the world?
Post by: Clear_Runway on June 23, 2010, 04:35:45 PM: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash02/misc/end([url=http://www.albinoblacksheep.com]www.albinoblacksheep.com[/url]).swf

by watching this video. over and over again.
Title: Re: How are you getting ready for the end of the world?
Post by: Wunderkind on June 23, 2010, 05:33:24 PM: I believe that 2012 is the end of the Mayan calendar.

I also believe that one can contact fairies by consuming mushrooms.

Santa Claus is plotting to take over the world by using subliminal messages in the toys he leaves for your children on a purely pagan holiday that is cloaked and disguised as a harmless, happy Christian celebration. One he takes control of your children he will join with the gay/lesbian/bi/tran movement to destroy the family structure and bring an end to the democratic world. This event will include fairies in every possible aspect. I believe the climax of his plan will take place on the winter solstice of 2012, and he will achieve world domination by that Christmas.
Title: Re: How are you getting ready for the end of the world?
Post by: 12AX7 on June 23, 2010, 06:55:26 PM: Quote from: Wunderkind on June 23, 2010, 05:33:24 PM
he will join with the gay/lesbian/bi/tran movement
...
This event is not related to fairies in anyway.

:?
Title: Re: How are you getting ready for the end of the world?
Post by: TheJudge on June 23, 2010, 06:58:22 PM: The same way I prepared for Y2K - Laughing at the idiots of the world.
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Post by: pbsaurus on June 23, 2010, 07:00:53 PM: 2012 is relative. And 2112 is a much better album.
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Post by: Wunderkind on June 23, 2010, 07:13:48 PM: Quote from: 12AX7 on June 23, 2010, 06:55:26 PM

:?

*fixed*
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Post by: 12AX7 on June 24, 2010, 05:49:23 AM: .
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Post by: 12AX7 on June 24, 2010, 06:16:14 AM: .
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Post by: Demosthenes on June 24, 2010, 07:45:38 AM: I'd go .308; even though you'd need to stock up on a second type of ammo, it's still a pretty common one.
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Post by: 12AX7 on June 24, 2010, 08:02:50 AM: .
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Post by: Demosthenes on June 24, 2010, 08:33:30 AM: Definitely. And ammunition is cheap and plentiful.
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Post by: Wunderkind on June 24, 2010, 08:41:35 AM: Really? A couple of gun enthusiasts I know are always complaining about the cost of ammo. Then again, they do go out every Sunday and lay waste to 500+ rounds, mostly automatic. Since I've never used ammo like that, I'm guessing it's the sheer amount they have to buy every week and not the actual cost of the ammo?
Title: Re: How are you getting ready for the end of the world?
Post by: Demosthenes on June 24, 2010, 08:56:53 AM: Quote from: Wunderkind on June 24, 2010, 08:41:35 AM
Really? A couple of gun enthusiasts I know are always complaining about the cost of ammo. Then again, they do go out every Sunday and lay waste to 500+ rounds, mostly automatic. Since I've never used ammo like that, I'm guessing it's the sheer amount they have to buy every week and not the actual cost of the ammo?

It's all relative. If you blow through 500+ rounds in a weekend, that can get expensive right quick.

However, if all you do is the occasional target shooting to keep in practice, and hunting, you don't go through anywhere near that many rounds.
Title: Re: How are you getting ready for the end of the world?
Post by: Chris on June 24, 2010, 10:35:03 AM: Burt, is that you?
Title: Re: How are you getting ready for the end of the world?
Post by: reimero on June 25, 2010, 11:11:16 AM: Quote from: Demosthenes on June 24, 2010, 08:56:53 AM
It's all relative. If you blow through 500+ rounds in a weekend, that can get expensive right quick.

However, if all you do is the occasional target shooting to keep in practice, and hunting, you don't go through anywhere near that many rounds.

That sounds more like the definition of a "gun nut" than a responsible marksman. Why waste 500 rounds when 3 will do the job just as effectively?

Unless you're me, of course. I can't hit the broad side of a barn at 20 yards.
Title: Re: How are you getting ready for the end of the world?
Post by: Wunderkind on June 25, 2010, 11:28:50 AM: These guys are kinda... out of control, IMHO.
But, I don't use guns often enough to speak knowledgeably on the matter.
We have six rifles and one old Colt .45 in my house and scattered caches of ammo, but they are for home defense and scaring coyotes (yes, we have those in NC), and the occasional hunting expedition when my mother gets a hankerin' for venison. I don't think I've shot more than 10 rounds in succession in my life.
Title: Re: How are you getting ready for the end of the world?
Post by: pbsaurus on June 25, 2010, 01:00:57 PM: We have coyotes here too. They even have them in urban San Francisco.
Title: Re: How are you getting ready for the end of the world?
Post by: Crazy Greek on June 26, 2010, 03:45:06 PM: Quote from: Demosthenes on June 23, 2010, 11:12:04 AM
By studying my copy of this. (http://www.amazon.com/Zombie-Survival-Guide-Complete-Protection/dp/1400049628/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277309499&sr=8-4)

I think I'm going to watch Dawn of the Dead tonight, I haven't seen a good movie movie in a while...
Title: Re: How are you getting ready for the end of the world?
Post by: Demosthenes on June 26, 2010, 03:52:13 PM: Quote from: Crazy Greek on June 26, 2010, 03:45:06 PM
I think I'm going to watch Dawn of the Dead tonight, I haven't seen a good movie movie in a while...
The original? Or the remake? Both rock solid, in my opinion.
Title: Re: How are you getting ready for the end of the world?
Post by: 12AX7 on June 27, 2010, 08:34:40 AM: .
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Post by: Demosthenes on June 28, 2010, 11:20:18 AM: Very nice! So what caliber did you decide to chamber it?
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Post by: Novice on June 28, 2010, 11:42:29 AM: Netscape FTW!
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Post by: 12AX7 on June 28, 2010, 07:51:34 PM: .
Title: Re: How are you getting ready for the end of the world?
Post by: 12AX7 on June 28, 2010, 08:03:06 PM: Quote from: Novice on June 28, 2010, 11:42:29 AM
Netscape FTW!

:-D
Title: Re: How are you getting ready for the end of the world?
Post by: Demosthenes on June 29, 2010, 07:41:26 AM: Well, the .223 with the right load will still put some pretty damned big holes in things, and with a 16" barrel and collapsible stock, it'll be a pretty versatile piece.

Have you given any thought to what you're doing for a magazine? Or are you just defaulting to the commercially available AR-15 style box?
Title: Re: How are you getting ready for the end of the world?
Post by: Joe Sixpack on June 29, 2010, 09:28:14 AM: 12, your HEAP gun (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocaust_Education_and_Avoidance_Pod) looks way too high tech.
Title: Re: How are you getting ready for the end of the world?
Post by: 12AX7 on June 29, 2010, 10:54:50 AM: .
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Post by: 12AX7 on July 02, 2010, 08:49:22 AM: .
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Post by: 12AX7 on July 02, 2010, 08:56:34 AM: test fire video?
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Post by: Joe Sixpack on July 02, 2010, 10:33:10 AM: I'm just saying that after armageddon no one is going to take seriously your shiny new gun. It needs to be made out of old pipe and duct tape in order to instill the proper desperate fear.
Well, I guess it won't matter once you cap 'em for trying to steal your gasoline.
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Post by: 12AX7 on July 09, 2010, 07:19:28 AM: .
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Post by: 12AX7 on July 10, 2010, 07:11:21 PM: .
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Post by: Demosthenes on July 12, 2010, 10:22:56 AM: Nice!

1) Didn't jam
2) Didn't blow up in your hands

SUCCESS.
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Post by: 12AX7 on July 12, 2010, 12:24:54 PM: .
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Post by: Timberwolf on July 14, 2010, 07:54:36 PM: I find I've been much better on the rifle range than the driving range-http://www.instructables.com/id/Golf-Ball-Gun!!!-How-To-Make-One-That-Can-Shoot-40/ (http://www.instructables.com/id/Golf-Ball-Gun!!!-How-To-Make-One-That-Can-Shoot-40/)

My sure fire way to hit a tree, change ammo