Pine Barrens Mafia Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 I'd be more worried about Korea than Hizballah attacking Israel attacking Syria. Despite Iran's leash, Hizbollah is a wildcard. I agree, Korea's a bloody mess, but China's going to have a lot of say in that situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. (NIV) I can't help noticing that this passage also specifically references zombies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted June 4, 2010 Author Share Posted June 4, 2010 2012 is the year of the peak power of the antichrist. He better step his **** up if he's gonna be at peak power in 2012. Regarding the dire predictions, I guess we'll see. Dwight ran away when every one of his predictions turned out wrong. At least yours are in the more reasonable category of doom and gloom. More like "malaise and unemployment" than "build a bunker." If this is a prediction thread, I think we're just going to have more of the same...rockiness with a downturn but not a spiral. Probably a few mini-panics as people recall 2008 but most companies are doing OK these days and have recovered conservatively. 10% unemployment is here to stay. Some other pieces of bad news are on the EU horizon (Spain and Portugal) and that won't be great for the US economy but it will probably keep the dollar level or even trending up. And China is showing some signs of pain itself, which might not be bad for people seeking safe refuge in the dollar. I can't imagine gold going up another vast amount as it's already so high and its value makes no sense (WTF can you DO with gold? You can't even use it to kill a werewolf!) but maybe it will. I own a bunch and never trust it. I feel like it's my least understood investment and yet it keeps going up...unlike a lot of my other things over the past few months so what the hell? I keep riding the wave. I will be the second person off when that bubble pops though--and I do think it will pop. November elections will create uncertainties but with the climate decidedly a bit more "fiscal responsible," Wall Street may welcome the new blood and certainly will welcome a bit more gridlock to get in the way of the Obama spendathon. Gold actually is very easy to understand, as I always tell my clients "You have paralysis by analysis". It's an alternate currency, plain and simple. If you believe paper currencies are going to gain strength, then stay away from gold, if you believe that paper currencies are going to weaken, then gold is a good option. Right now, there is a debasement of just about all developed currencies. It's a race to the bottom, all in the name of keynesian economics. Remember, the ECB who has a history and official mandate of fighting inflation has embarked on what it said it would never ever do, which is QE, and now they are creating money out of thin air to support these bloated, irresponsible south european budgets, because they fear the ramifications of sovereign default, mainly because of the exposure that the northern european banks have in these countries, and they know the possibility of that occuring could set off a terrible chain reaction of events. Also, we can't forget that the U.S in 2009 participated in QE by the tune of $1.7 Trillion in MBS and Treasuries. Don't let the dollar strength fool you as some sort of indication of fundamental strength, as Bill Gross said today “The U.S. is the least dirty shirt,” Gross said during a radio interview today on Bloomberg Surveillance with Tom Keene. “The world is full of dirty shirts in terms of excessive debt, and the United Sates is one of those countries, but it still remains the reserve currency and still remains the flight to quality haven.” I made the analogy earlier that the U.S was the best looking house in the ghetto. So the options for investors have been far and few between (when it comes to currencies), and the dollar and gold have been solid options during this debt crisis (Although Gold has even outperformed the dollar in recent months). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Frenkle Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Wrong as usual. You were a Catholic at some point, yes? I'm pretty sure they have no belief in eschatology, which could explain your gross Biblical illiteracy. Here's a small sampling: Matthew 24:30-36 "At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. "Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. (NIV) Matthew 24:40-41 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left. (NIV) John 14:1-3 Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. (NIV) Acts 1:9-11 After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. "Men of Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven." (NIV) 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. (NIV) 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. (NIV) That would all be fine and well if the Bible weren't a complete load of crap written and selectively edited by humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 That would all be fine and well if the Bible weren't a complete load of crap written and selectively edited by humans. Uh-oh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Frenkle Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 I can't help noticing that this passage also specifically references zombies. Zombie Apocalypse! Now that I can get behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Uh-oh... He just can't ever leave it alone. Duck and cover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Frenkle Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Uh-oh... It's Friday...and I ain't got schitt to do. Might as well bust on somebody's completely ridiculous belief system! May god strike me down with several bolts of lightning if that's so wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 That would all be fine and well if the Bible weren't a complete load of crap written and selectively edited by humans. Your view is yours, and mine mine. Neither's gonna change any time soon, so no point in casting pearls before swine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Frenkle Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Your view is yours, and mine mine. Neither's gonna change any time soon, so no point in casting pearls before swine. Never heard 'casting pearls before swine' before - that's pretty good. You certainly know your Bible at least. I think you're right and I'm crossing the line a bit here. I'll stop now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 ...so no point in casting pearls before swine. Man, I love that comic strip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Man, I love that comic strip. Rat is my hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrFishfinder Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Rat is my hero. Haven't seen the crocs lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Your view is yours, and mine mine. Neither's gonna change any time soon, so no point in casting pearls before swine. Yours changed. You were a mocking disbeliever a few years ago. Now you're not. Maybe you'll be the one changing back into a shiny pearl one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 I can't help noticing that this passage also specifically references zombies. Speaking of which, during some recent bout of the flu, I watched Zombieland and found it to be one of the most mind-numbingly fun 1.5 hours of my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrFishfinder Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Speaking of which, during some recent bout of the flu, I watched Zombieland and found it to be one of the most mind-numbingly fun 1.5 hours of my life. Yee gods, that must have been Captain Trips flu and a liter of spiked Nyquil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Saw this article at Huffington Post today. Of course, the answer here is to spend more money and extend benefits and work on a New Deal, extend tax credits to the middle class and pay for it on the backs of the rich, "who have never had it so good." Unfortunately they probably gloss over the fact that their prescription also happens to be one of the causes of the double-dip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Yee gods, that must have been Captain Trips flu and a liter of spiked Nyquil. I dunno. I feel like every man can relate to Woody Harrelson's character. He lived his life as kind of a loser and then it turns out he finds his life's calling killing zombies. It's a modern day Zen and the Art of Killing Zombies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Speaking of which, during some recent bout of the flu, I watched Zombieland and found it to be one of the most mind-numbingly fun 1.5 hours of my life. Great cameo by Bill Murray. While we're on the subject of mind-numbingly fun movies, Tropic Thunder is one of the most entertaining I've seen in a while, if only for Robert Downey Jr and Tom Cruise. "Where's the key grip? I want you to punch that director in the face, really !@#$ing hard." And while we're on the subject of zombies...Pride and Prejuidice and Zombies is supposed to be a very good, very funny book. Apparently dropping the concept of zombies into the middle of that novel works quite well, since it's just one more thing for the repressed characters to avoid discussing, and highlights rather than detracts from the themes of the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrFishfinder Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 I dunno. I feel like every man can relate to Woody Harrelson's character. He lived his life as kind of a loser and then it turns out he finds his life's calling killing zombies. It's a modern day Zen and the Art of Killing Zombies. I suppose. I was expecting better from Woody. It was more like a parody that just flat missed the target. I was expecting better from Philip Seymour Hoffman in Pirate Radio, too. Maybe I'm just in a snarky mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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