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rasputin1952

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15. Hmmmm...ther is but one guarantee...
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 03:20 PM
Aug 2012

you are not getting out of this life alive, sooner or later you are going to die.

In my case, I don't necessarily want to live on a ravaged planet. Climate change, the way humans are exploiting every resource, the possibility of being annihilated by an asteroid or nuclear exchange, who would want to be around after that?

In case of some natural calamity, such as the Yellowstone caldera popping off, I would not want to be around anyway!

Nuclear exchange? The idea of being burned horribly and surviving is horrific, particularly since the would be little to no medical expertise left.

the short time I spend on this earth would be better spent trying to alleviate the horrors of war, starvation, bigotry and hate...for without those, the chance of our survival due to a man made calamity are far greater.

As for natural phenomena taking us out, pull up a lawn chair and watch the show, you won't want to miss this.

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Canned.....dried......blueberry pancakes???? LongTomH Aug 2012 #1
Thats been a thing among the Moran Tabernacle Choir for years. They have big stores in Utah that Erose999 Aug 2012 #2
Your "Moran" comment is offensive. R. P. McMurphy Aug 2012 #8
Not all are bad. Not all are good. You can find that with any religion. Am catholic and I hate it southernyankeebelle Aug 2012 #9
Not a broad brush, just refering to the Osmonds others pushing the survivalist crap. My best friend Erose999 Aug 2012 #12
Sorry. I thought you were Mormon-bashing. R. P. McMurphy Aug 2012 #18
It's time for some pacs Politicalboi Aug 2012 #3
Hell, the Mormons and the survivalists like RMoney are Ilsa Aug 2012 #4
Mormons always hoard stocks of food hoarding is one of their big mandates Bluenorthwest Aug 2012 #5
That'd be an awesome band name . . . "The Wayne Osmond Disaster". HughBeaumont Aug 2012 #6
Every Mormon family does it: jsr Aug 2012 #7
I'm so glad my parents weren't religious. UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #11
Sure, Osmonds, go ahead and hoard it won't help you survive armageddon tularetom Aug 2012 #10
they will be left behind after the rapture so might as well st0re some vittles for the occasion nt msongs Aug 2012 #13
Mormons dont believe in the rapture FreeState Aug 2012 #16
If we're in the "latter days" why do we need to act like A&E Hoarders? K8-EEE Aug 2012 #14
Thats not what they store food for FreeState Aug 2012 #17
Hmmmm...ther is but one guarantee... rasputin1952 Aug 2012 #15
if i were an osmond, i'd be fearful too spanone Aug 2012 #19
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