The end of the Mayan calendar..

[UncleFluffy]

I'll be too busy celebrating Frank Zappa's birthday to notice the world ending.

[TheEmptyCell]

Originally Posted by AaronMB

While true, this 'fact' is actually irrelevant because the Mayan calendar is an entirely different system - it didn't need to account for leap years (they had their own correction methods). Mathematically, their system is slightly more accurate than our own Gregorian.

Slightly more accurate? It's incredibly accurate compared to the Gregorian.

Yes, it's only Wikipedia, but I've had grad level Latin American Prehistory, so I understand this to be quite accurate:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoame...Count_calendar

There certainly are Mayan's (Yucatec being the proper term, not some ancient white colonial assh**e term) in Mexico that are trying to revitalize the religious beliefs and language of their ancestors.

Please, go read an anthropology text on this, and stop spreading misinformation. For every person that gets that it isn't true, theres probably five that are dumb enough to believe it. Don't make them dumber, please.

[the yeti]

Originally Posted by TheEmptyCell

Slightly more accurate? It's incredibly accurate compared to the Gregorian.

yes, but how were they at chanting?

Originally Posted by TheEmptyCell

Please, go read an anthropology text on this, and stop spreading misinformation. For every person that gets that it isn't true, theres probably five that are dumb enough to believe it. Don't make them dumber, please.

we all just got learned.

[hrodbert696]

[Dredmahawkus]

11:11

[garmenteros]

Originally Posted by Hobobob

I got a gig that night, so I couldn't care less. I can't imagine a better way to go out.

So do I... nothing better than awaiting the end rocking out zeppelin.

[MarkMgibson]

Originally Posted by TheEmptyCell

Slightly more accurate? It's incredibly accurate compared to the Gregorian.

Yes, it's only Wikipedia, but I've had grad level Latin American Prehistory, so I understand this to be quite accurate:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoame...Count_calendar

There certainly are Mayan's (Yucatec being the proper term, not some ancient white colonial assh**e term) in Mexico that are trying to revitalize the religious beliefs and language of their ancestors.

Please, go read an anthropology text on this, and stop spreading misinformation. For every person that gets that it isn't true, theres probably five that are dumb enough to believe it. Don't make them dumber, please.

"Latin American Prehistory"? What's the "Pre" for? History is history. Adding a "pre" to it is rather redundant.

[wcnewby]

I was supposed to get my second audition for my first band after christmas... which is kind of a pisser if the world is going to end. For the sake of clarity, will the actual earth disintigrate (end) or is it all the people are going to die... or dissapear... go to be with jesus. Will the upper primates be taken along, or the lower humans left behind... If we all go to be with jesus, can we take our gear? I don't want to go to heaven and find out all they have are harps.

Wait a minute... do they make bass harps?

[guitardefector]

Originally Posted by jgroh

If the Mayans were so smart, they'd still be here

We ARE still here. Though not so many of us in Pennsylvania.

[nickrs540]

I got a gig as well. Hopefully I wont be going out playing Mustang Sally with this cover band.........

[f64]

[Ewo]

Originally Posted by TheEmptyCell

There certainly are Mayan's (Yucatec being the proper term, not some ancient white colonial assh**e term) in Mexico that are trying to revitalize the religious beliefs and language of their ancestors.

Uh-oh.


I'd rather go out playing Mustang Sally, def...

[C.Linton]

Originally Posted by f64

Actually, to my understanding, that's not that far from the truth. As I've heard it, the calendar says NOTHING about the world ending on Dec. 21, 2012, that just happens to be the last date on the calendar. The meaning that it's the end of the world is just an interpretation that some modern day idiots put on it.

[Hobobob]

Originally Posted by MarkMgibson

Me too, but what's a good song to play when the apocalypse comes? Any suggestions?

A certain REM tune comes to mind...

[MEKer]

I think I am going to not go to the bathroom until Dec 22nd. That'll be kinda tough, but also pretty cool I think. I'll just gut it out.

Then I'll let loose all over the new world.

[bassinplace]

Originally Posted by UncleFluffy

I'll be too busy celebrating Frank Zappa's birthday to notice the world ending.

Oh wow, I didn't even notice that! How cool is that? I'll definitely be wearing my FZ shirt that day!

[Shakin-Slim]

Originally Posted by jgroh

If the Mayans were so smart, they'd still be here

HAHAHAHA. Yeah, cause a society that old should have had the ability to heal themselves from disgusting, infected Spaniards, right? With an immune system that wasn't capable? It had nothing to do with their intelligence. They had one of the greatest civilisations this world has ever known.

[boynamedsuse]

Originally Posted by Hobobob

I got a gig that night, so I couldn't care less. I can't imagine a better way to go out.

I have a gig scheduled that night as well. Now the real question is, should I practice for it or not?

[PlungerModerno]

Originally Posted by GoesThump

If any of you believe in psychic powers, raise my hand.

GT

Ah! I see what you did there!

Five hundred years ago! But the prediction was very vague, and I can't prove it was me who made it, or what it meant (as it was written in a code). But it's totally legit

[Hobobob]

Originally Posted by boynamedsuse

I have a gig scheduled that night as well. Now the real question is, should I practice for it or not?

Of course. What's the point of dying onstage if you're not in top shape?