Russians Worry About Apocalypse. Have you got plans for 22 December. (1 Viewer)

[Psycho Punk]

Will the World end on 21 December? A lot of Russians think so.

Is the end of the world really nigh? Authorities reassure Russians over Mayan Armageddon prophecy amid reports of 'unusual behaviour' Some parts of Russia, which is often said to have a penchant for mystical thinking, appear to have been spooked by the Mayan predictions
ROB WILLIAMS MONDAY 03 DECEMBER 2012

As the 21st of December nears, Russian authorities are attempting to quell fears that the world will come to end amid panic over what some experts claim are the predictions of the Mayan Calendar. According to the New York Times, there have been scattered reports of unusual behaviour from across Russia, reportedly prompted by predictions of Armageddon.

The reports include "collective mass psychosis" in a women's prison on the Chinese border, panic buying of matches, kerosene, sugar and candles, and the building, out of ice, of a Mayan-style archway in Chelyabinsk in the south.

According to some experts, ancient Mayans predicted that the 21st of December would signal the end of a 5,125-year cycle known as the Long Count in the Mayan calendar. Some parts of Russia, which is often said to have a penchant for mystical thinking, appear to have been spooked by the prediction. ...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...mid-reports-of-unusual-behaviour-8375660.html

Survival kits and trips to hell, doomsday hysteria grips Russia
http://rt.com/news/mayan-doomsday-hysteria-998/Published: 01 December, 2012, 00:42

Doomsday hysteria has gripped Russia and some of its neighbors. Travel agencies are selling tours to either heaven or hell and people are stocking up on food and fuel. Officials are publicly denying the apocalypse, hoping to calm the hype.

Those awaiting Doomsday have three weeks to finish their preparations before the date of the much publicized apocalypse allegedly predicted by Mayan calendar, that is going to happen on December 21, 2012.

Thousands of people across Russia keep stocking up their back rooms and balconies with food, fuel and other supplies they might need when disaster strikes. Some are even moving outside of cities because of the widely spread rumors that cities would be impossible to survive in after an apocalypse on Earth.

 

[Psycho Punk]

But the French close down for a day.

Doomsday French mountain to be closed 'on day the world ends'
A mountain in the French Pyrenees that doomsday cultists claim will be the only place still standing after the end of the world, slated December 21, is to be closed to visitors to avoid pandemonium on its peak.
By Henry Samuel, Paris1:21PM GMT 03 Dec 2012

New Agers and UFO watchers will be barred access to the flat-top mount outside Bugarach, population 179, during a four-day period around the date they are convinced represents Armageddon.

Harbingers of doom base their apocalyptic prediction on an ancient Mayan calendar predicting the end of the world will happen on the night of December 21, 2012.

They believe the Pic de Bugarach is an "alien garage" and that extraterrestrials are quietly waiting in a massive cavity beneath the rock for the world to end, at which point they will leave, taking, it is hoped, a lucky few humans with them.
To avoid a sudden, massive influx of esoteric outsiders, the mayor has banned gatherings of any sort, and anyone landing in a light aircraft will be arrested. ...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...ntain-to-be-closed-on-day-the-world-ends.html

 

[pete]

i will be panicking

about christmas shopping

 

[Psycho Punk]

i will be panicking

about christmas shopping

Have books to send to Oz, won't get it done until 2moro. Probably missed deadline.

 

[Jill Hives]

I'll be drinking hot port.
The end can come and I'll watch from my window.

 

[pete]

Have books to send to Oz, won't get it done until 2moro. Probably missed deadline.

i think the deadline is tomorrow

 

[Psycho Punk]

I'll be drinking hot port.
The end can come and I'll watch from my window.

Get a good rifle to deal with the Zombies.

I think the Apocalypse requires Finnish Vodka and smoked venison if you are to enjoy it.

 

[Psycho Punk]

i think the deadline is tomorrow

I'm off to see the Wizard...

 

[Psycho Punk]

Now its Serbia.

Mayan apocalypse: Serbia's mystic mountain targeted by believers

Hotel owners around the pyramid-shaped Mount Rtanj, in the east of the Balkan country, say that bookings are flooding in, with believers in the prophecy hoping that its purported mysterious powers will save them from the apocalypse. Adherents of the end-of-the-world scenario think the 5,100ft-high mountain, part of the Carpathian range, conceals a pyramidal building inside, left behind by alien visitors thousands of years ago.
Arthur C Clarke, the British science fiction writer, reportedly identified the peak as a place of "special energy" and called it "the navel of the world".

"In one day we had 500 people trying to book rooms. People want to bring their whole families," said Obrad Blecic, a hotel manager. ...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...as-mystic-mountain-targeted-by-believers.html

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[Psycho Punk]

Seeing as we're talking about Serbia. Only an ass would pay 1000 euros a kilogram.

Tennis champ chomps into donkey cheese - at $1200 a kilo

No, that's not a cheese ball he's hitting. Novak Djokovic hits a backhand on the court. Photo: AFP

Some might think this is udderly asinine - but it's true. Novak Djokovic, the champion Serbian tennis player, has bought the world's entire supply of donkey cheese. Pule is a Serbian delicacy made with donkey's milk. It is said to be the world's most expensive cheese, which makes Djokovic's bill all the more exorbitant.

The crumbly, white cheese sells for 1000 euros ($1233) a kilogram.

http://www.smh.com.au/world/tennis-...ey-cheese--at-1200-a-kilo-20121211-2b6gm.html

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

Poor old Serbia,they get the blame for everything.

 

[Psycho Punk]

A Serb shot Michael Collins.

 

[Psycho Punk]

More at: http://imgur.com/a/Oad5W

 

[Psycho Punk]

Chinese survival pods to defend against 'apocalypse' (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

As believers across the globe prepare for the forecast Mayan apocalypse, a Chinese villager says he’s going to save humanity with his giant tsunami proof survival pods. The pods are made using a fiberglass casing over a steel frame, cost $48,000 each to make and are equipped with oxygen tanks, food and water supplies. They also come with seat belts – essential for surviving in storms.

“The pod won’t have any problems even if there are 1,000 meter high waves, its like a ping pong ball, its skin may be thin but it can withstand a lot of pressure,” the balls’ creator Liu Qiyuan, told AFP from his workshop outside Beijing. “The pods are designed to carry 14 people at a time, but it’s possible for 30 people to survive inside for at least two months,” insisted Liu. "Indeed, their insulation is such that “a person could live for four months in the pod at the north or south pole without freezing,” Liu continued.

Liu explained that he was inspired into making the spheres after seeing the Hollywood disaster film “2012”, which is itself inspired by the expiry of the Mayan calendar on the 21st December 2012. The Mayans were an ancient American civilization whose 5000 year old calendar shortly ends. ...
http://rt.com/news/apocalypse-china-survival-pods-004/

 

[magicbastarder]

Now its Serbia.

bord failte reall missed a trick with this one. they should have announced benbulben was featured in the prophecy as the place all the cool kids would hang out. instant tourism boom.

 

[Psycho Punk]

Almost 1,000 doomsday cult members arrested in China
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-20794276


Police in China have carried out further arrests of members of a doomsday cult for spreading rumours about the imminent end of the world, state media say. Almost 1,000 members of Christian group Almighty God have now been detained.

State media terms Almighty God an "evil cult" - the same description it applies to the banned Falun Gong group.The sect predicts Friday will usher in three days of darkness and has urged its members to overthrow communism.

Its adherents believe 21 December is the last day in the Mayan long count calendar and thus signifies the end of the world.

The belief has gained considerable popularity in China where the film 2012 was a box office hit. ...

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

I was planning to rise early and watch the sun rise tomorrow from the hills,the way it is now I would be watching a wall of grey clouds.Next year...

 

[Psycho Punk]

More doomsters, vid at link.

Warren Jeffs, Polygamist FLDS Cult Leader, May Be Directing Doomsday Plot (VIDEO)

Infamous polygamist and leader of the break-off Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints sect has predicted that the end of times is near, prompting some to worry about violence this New Year's Eve. Warren Jeffs is currently serving a life sentence in Texas for abusing underage girl "brides," but authorities say he has been issuing missives to his 10,000 followers from his prison cell, the New York Daily News notes.

Sam Brower, a private investigator who represents former FLDS members, told CNN that law enforcement officers will be monitoring known FLDS communities as the new year approaches. “The consensus seems to be that Warren is indicating that by the end of the year, the end of the world will be here," Brower said.

A CNN reporter dispatched to the community's main enclave in Colorado City, Ariz., and Hildale, Utah, was rejected by FLDS members who refused to speak to him. Meanwhile, the abrupt closing of the area's only grocery story and "central gathering" point for the community has added to fears Jeff's followers are gearing up for doomsday, according to the report.

This is not the first time the cult leader has predicted the end of the world, however. As recently as Nov. 12, Jeffs issued a warning to his followers that the world would end on Dec. 23. He told them they should prepare themselves for the reckoning. According to KUTV, Jeffs warns FLDS members to “be ready” for a “disastrous cleansing.”

Former FLDS member Isaac Wyler told the station that Jeffs told his flock to “make these grey or blue backpacks, 2x2x1, pack them with essentials,” he said. “Be ready to go at a moment’s notice.” When the world did not self-destruct, Jeffs blamed his followers’ “lack of faith," according to The Independent. Jeffs has also told officials that if he and his fellow FLDS leaders remain in jail, the world will be subject to terrible plagues and natural disasters, Time reports. While much of Jeffs' predictions seem like the mere rantings of a man who will not have the opportunity for freedom until his 93rd birthday, former member Wyler said the continuing obedience of some in the FLDS community is unpredictable and frightening in its strength.

“There’s always that fear that Warren would see how far he could take them,” Wyler told KUTV. “I’ve got a brother-in-law who once told my sister ‘if the prophet told me to I’d slit your throat without even thinking about it."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/...day-plot_n_2389362.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news

 

[daner]

More at: http://imgur.com/a/Oad5W

This is brilliant!!