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One in 7 people think the world will end soon
May 5, 2012 at 3:52 pm
Apparently one in seven people think the world will end soon. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/0...XH20120501
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RE: One in 7 people think the world will end soon
May 5, 2012 at 3:56 pm
Does it really matter? Either they're right (and in that case, they won't be celebrating it for long) or then they're wrong (and we here at AF can get a good laugh/palmface)
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RE: One in 7 people think the world will end soon
May 5, 2012 at 4:47 pm
What do figure the mean IQ of the bottom 7th of the population is? Rhetorical question. Somewhere between a box of rocks and a sack of hammers, no doubt.
I'm pretty sure that given any boneheaded proposition, you can get a significant number of people to believe it.
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RE: One in 7 people think the world will end soon
May 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm
(May 5, 2012 at 4:47 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: What do figure the mean IQ of the bottom 7th of the population is? Rhetorical question. Somewhere between a box of rocks and a sack of hammers, no doubt.
I'm pretty sure that given any boneheaded proposition, you can get a significant number of people to believe it.
This is definitely true. Apparently 1 in 5 US tourists in Scotland believe the Haggis is a real animal
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RE: One in 7 people think the world will end soon
May 5, 2012 at 4:56 pm
(May 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm)tobie Wrote: (May 5, 2012 at 4:47 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: What do figure the mean IQ of the bottom 7th of the population is? Rhetorical question. Somewhere between a box of rocks and a sack of hammers, no doubt.
I'm pretty sure that given any boneheaded proposition, you can get a significant number of people to believe it.
This is definitely true. Apparently 1 in 5 US tourists in Scotland believe the Haggis is a real animal
We have catching contests.
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RE: One in 7 people think the world will end soon
May 5, 2012 at 4:58 pm
(May 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm)tobie Wrote: (May 5, 2012 at 4:47 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: What do figure the mean IQ of the bottom 7th of the population is? Rhetorical question. Somewhere between a box of rocks and a sack of hammers, no doubt.
I'm pretty sure that given any boneheaded proposition, you can get a significant number of people to believe it.
This is definitely true. Apparently 1 in 5 US tourists in Scotland believe the Haggis is a real animal
Ahhh.... but do you mean the Highland Haggis or the Lowland Haggis?
(The highland haggis has shorter legs on one side so that it can stand up straight on the side of hills, but it can only walk clockwise around the hill, going the other way makes it fall over!)
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RE: One in 7 people think the world will end soon
May 5, 2012 at 8:18 pm
(This post was last modified: May 5, 2012 at 9:05 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
Quote:What do figure the mean IQ of the bottom 7th of the population is?
Perhaps it relates to egocentricity. IE People can't bear the thought that the world will continue happily without them,and in many cases,a little moreso.
Quote:This is definitely true. Apparently 1 in 5 US tourists in Scotland believe the Haggis is a real animal
Ah, well,yes, that's because they ARE real, although rare and very shy. I actually caught a glimpse of one on the Isle of Skye in 2000. Oh, did I mention, I have small bags of kangaroo feathers (approx 120gm) for sale? Only $US99.99 (plus $US9.99 p&h).
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RE: One in 7 people think the world will end soon
May 5, 2012 at 8:39 pm
(This post was last modified: May 5, 2012 at 8:41 pm by Cyberman.)
(May 5, 2012 at 4:58 pm)zebo-the-fat Wrote:
Ahhh.... but do you mean the Highland Haggis or the Lowland Haggis?
(The highland haggis has shorter legs on one side so that it can stand up straight on the side of hills, but it can only walk clockwise around the hill, going the other way makes it fall over!)
That's how you hunt them of course. You leap out of a bush and frighten them into turning around to run off, and they roll down the hill into the carefully positioned net you put there earlier.
Also, it's only the females that have a clockwise bias, the males have the short legs on the other side meaning they have to go anti-clockwise. This makes mating a very delicate balancing act which not all of them get the hang of. Which, coupled with the hunting outlined above, explains why the Highland Haggis population is declining in the wild. I expect most people have never even seen one outside of captivity.
An old poachers' trick is to leave a trail of rocking horse droppings. Apparently the Haggises go for the stuff like cats with catnip.
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RE: One in 7 people think the world will end soon
May 8, 2012 at 5:05 pm
Quote: Ah, well,yes, that's because they ARE real, although rare and very shy. I actually caught a glimpse of one on the Isle of Skye in 2000. Oh, did I mention, I have small bags of kangaroo feathers (approx 120gm) for sale? Only $US99.99 (plus $US9.99 p&h).
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RE: One in 7 people think the world will end soon
May 8, 2012 at 5:14 pm
If only the people who think the world will end soon will give me all their earthly possessions in return for none of my money which they will have no use for after the world ends anyway.
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