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Old 12-12-2012, 08:59 AM   #1
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Happy 12-12-12 Day!



It'll be a while before the month-day-year patterns repeat!
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Old 12-12-2012, 09:01 AM   #2
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12-21-12 coming right up.....
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Old 12-12-2012, 09:23 AM   #3
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Who will post at 12:12:12 pm?



With the temperature in Iqaluit (Iqaluit /iqɑluit/ is the territorial capital and the largest community of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Until 1987, it was called Frobisher Bay, a name that is still occasionally used. Iqaluit is located on the south coast of Baffin Island at the head of Frobisher Bay) at -22 C, normal for mid-December, the sun rose in Iqaluit at 9:12 a.m. on Dec. 12, 2012 — or 12/12/12. Today is the last day of this century when all three numbers — day, month and year — will all match. That won't happen again until Jan. 1, 2101. (PHOTO BY DAVID MURPHY)
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Old 12-12-2012, 09:26 AM   #4
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It's my daughter's birthday... so it is a good day...

To bad she is only 9... it would have been great if she were 12....
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Old 12-12-2012, 09:29 AM   #5
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Get your 12-21-12 tee shirts before it's too late...


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This one is my fave.....

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Old 12-12-2012, 09:37 AM   #6
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DW wants me around the house on 12/21. Not so much for any fears about the end of the world, but more out of concern that nutjobs might go crazy.
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Old 12-12-2012, 10:03 AM   #7
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It's Soundcheck Day....

Check - 1,2..1,2..1,2...
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It's Soundcheck Day....

Check - 1,2..1,2..1,2...
Excellent!

That was so cute I had to send it to my brother who is a sound engineer!
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Old 12-12-2012, 10:05 AM   #9
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Help!

What should I be doing at 12:12 and 12 seconds Pacific Standard Time. I'm quite worried now. About 3 hours until it's here. It's my one time this century.
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OK I hit post when the atomic clock at the Naval Observatory clock said 12:12:12 ET I just HAD to do it!

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Excellent!

That was so cute I had to send it to my brother who is a sound engineer!
I got it from my son who is an audio tech.
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Old 12-12-2012, 10:19 AM   #12
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DW wants me around the house on 12/21. Not so much for any fears about the end of the world, but more out of concern that nutjobs might go crazy.

Tell her not to worry - they all live in my neighborhood.
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Tell her not to worry - they all live in my neighborhood.
I cannot say I am particularly concerned. I don't even hear much media hype on this one. I have the day off anyway, so no biggie.
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What should I be doing at 12:12 and 12 seconds Pacific Standard Time. I'm quite worried now. About 3 hours until it's here. It's my one time this century.
I dunno...considering you'll have only one second, it better be quick.
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Not that anyone here believes any of the hype anyway, but I thought it was interesting to hear that Even the Maya are getting sick of 2012 hype - Technology & science - Science | NBC News.
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Definitely not, the Mayan elder insists. "I came back from England last year and, man, they had me fed up with this stuff."

Chile Pixtun, a Guatemalan, says the doomsday theories spring from Western, not Mayan, ideas.

But most archaeologists, astronomers and Maya Indians say the only thing likely to hit Earth is a meteor shower of New Age philosophy, pop astronomy, Internet doomsday rumors and TV specials.

Westerners have been trying for more than a century to pin doomsday scenarios on the Maya. And while fascinated by ancient lore, advocates seldom examine more recent experiences with apocalypse predictions.
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DW will be in a dental chair at that moment. She is having crowns done and we are praying that some Twilight Zone type event does not befall her. I set her watch to be the correct time and her alarm will go off at 12:12 so that she can cross her fingers.
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Too bad I couldn't figure out how to format the date as 12/12/12.

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Old 12-12-2012, 03:28 PM   #20
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Krispy Kreme donuts have a big facebook promotion surrounding 12/12/12. Something about a dozen donuts. Only know because a friend "like it". Didn't explore. Afraid I'd get dozens of those bad for you but truly tasty donuts. Ever had a really fresh one? Orgasmic. Like the crack cocaine of junk food. Must look away from the Krispy Creme site.....
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