tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post3872552393359365674..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: Countdown to nothingZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-62133463026064963782011-05-23T11:37:57.749-07:002011-05-23T11:37:57.749-07:00Oh, there's worse than that, Karen. I suppose ...Oh, there's worse than that, Karen. I suppose most of us have read about <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2011/05/while_harold_camping_sits_safe.php" rel="nofollow">Lyn Benedetto</a> by now.<br /><br />I wonder if parents who gave all their money away will lose their children? They should. Not that most "child welfare" systems are much better, from what I've seen. (Any input on that, Zeno? Did you get much of a sense of how the California system works when you were in government?)Tualhanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-11695926951168949422011-05-23T05:01:33.623-07:002011-05-23T05:01:33.623-07:00I checked the Family Radio website today. It's...I checked the Family Radio website today. It's got the normal front page up, with nothing by way of explanation for the non-Rapture.Benjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777851515788431687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-47581665981456858612011-05-22T08:08:21.550-07:002011-05-22T08:08:21.550-07:00I wonder if the newly destitute will now have a cl...I wonder if the newly destitute will now have a claim on that famous Christian charity I've heard so much about. Or will the taxpayers pick up the bill for the voluntarily poor?Disturbingly Openmindednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-17652536022436180652011-05-21T22:13:15.009-07:002011-05-21T22:13:15.009-07:00Too funny! The people that were dumb enough to bel...Too funny! The people that were dumb enough to believe an 89 yr old geezer and give away everything they own should not be given sympathy bc they deserve their drastic actions and the consequences. why would someone believe a man that already ruined lives in '94? It just amazes me how many dummies are out there. A good bowl of common sense always starts off the day right. Old man river needs to realize that the end of the world can't be mathmatically set to an exact hour on a day.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403420678092637680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-69684214640483036382011-05-21T15:19:00.510-07:002011-05-21T15:19:00.510-07:00Karen - I've been listening to this clown on a...Karen - I've been listening to this clown on and off for several years (I don't know why, really - it's a bit like not being able to pull your eyes away from an impending accident, I suppose), and it simply astonishes me that so many people who call him are thoroughly taken in by what he claims. Even so, I was really surprised to see the extent to which this had taken hold - it's just mind-boggling.<br /><br />If nothing else, it at least is a great example of how easy it is to get the gullible to act against their own self-interest - a dubious talent the Republicans have honed in recent years.Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15198072683770155918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-9389571407044430562011-05-21T12:01:39.768-07:002011-05-21T12:01:39.768-07:00It's a sad aspect of the human condition that ...It's a sad aspect of the human condition that there were people who gave up their jobs, gave their life's saving to pay for the billboards, and will now be left unemployed and destitute because of this con man. Sure, those were stupid things to do, but some people just aren't smart enough to realize this. I feel sorry for those people, and I really can't laugh at them.Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-28161115879837651612011-05-21T11:40:07.409-07:002011-05-21T11:40:07.409-07:00Thanks for that insight, Ray. Perhaps Camping and ...Thanks for that insight, Ray. Perhaps Camping and his followers are now all playing "I've been raptured" and are refusing to maintain their website, answer phones, or give interviews. (How long will they hold out?)Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-92121001321383457492011-05-21T11:26:08.570-07:002011-05-21T11:26:08.570-07:00Well just hold on there a moment... I think we may...Well just hold on there a moment... I think we may be on to something, since the server at familyradio.com is no longer responding. It must have been raptured - there's no other possible explanation. Praise the lord!Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15198072683770155918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-22259335888845850442011-05-21T07:02:44.205-07:002011-05-21T07:02:44.205-07:00Hey, it's May 21 and I'm still here! This ...Hey, it's May 21 and I'm still here! This could mean that the rapture didn't happen. But a better interpretation is that the ratpure did, indeed, occur right on schedule. The fact that everyone's still here explains the human condition perfectly.Gene O'Pedianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-48951054230486445672011-05-21T06:39:02.439-07:002011-05-21T06:39:02.439-07:00Weird things happen here all the time, João Paulo,...Weird things happen here all the time, João Paulo, but they usually involve the college girls living next door. (I will be <i>so</i> glad when they move out. Their parties sound like the end of the world -- and not in a good way.)Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-50612141987977422312011-05-21T01:43:48.828-07:002011-05-21T01:43:48.828-07:00I'll let you know if something weird happens a...I'll let you know if something weird happens at 6pm here.João Paulohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17381082469759173318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-49680824744872809842011-05-20T20:54:20.867-07:002011-05-20T20:54:20.867-07:00Quite right, Devin. A typo. Now corrected.Quite right, Devin. A typo. Now corrected.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-22773506801510241922011-05-20T19:19:32.509-07:002011-05-20T19:19:32.509-07:00I'm reasonably certain that the predicted date...I'm reasonably certain that the predicted date is May 21 (tomorrow), rather than May 22 (Sunday).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05247839963515454700noreply@blogger.com