KC meetup traffic alert - be very careful

[Mabus]

If you are driving to tonight's meetup please be very careful. According to the Rapture Ready's "End Time Chat" board we could find the highways and trafficways clutter with empty cars. We are, of course, likely to be hit hard since we have areas of high religious density in and the the main arteries. Thankfully tonight's meetup is an area of other alcohol establishments, so the chances of encountering unmanned vehicles decreases the closer you get to the pre-arranged meeting spot.

If the rapture takes place on your way to the Westport Flea Market be sure to act quickly and grab the vehicle of your choice.

If the rapture does not occur on your way there, it might occur on your way home. Don't think you are out of danger. Please very careful on your way to and from the meetup.

A head's up brought to you by: Mabus, the 3rd anti-christ and fellow Dem

An aside to Agent Mike: In the event you are raptured before I post again, I want to thank you for watching all of us so closely. I know we've picked on you but most of it was meant in fun. See ya around. :hi:

[Flirtus]

1. o my goodness, I was wondering who knew everything

and they seem to get around that glass darkly thing quite neatly. and have no need for grammar!

thanks for a source of scarey nightmares...

[evlbstrd]

3. We didn't see you at the meetup.

Did Mabus scare you away?

Welcome to DU.

[evlbstrd]

2. And when you liberate a left behind vehicle,

make certain that you keep all of the ID you find in it. You may find your way to a new home.

[Mabus]

4. Thank you for that additional advice

I didn't even think about that part. :rofl:

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. Okay, I have a couple questions

1. What if the only vehicles available are ones that I do not want? For example, I am just not the Hummer type. Do I really have to settle for one if that is the only vehicle available or can I assume some other non-rapture participant will take it?

2. If there is a plastic Jesus or other religious memorabilia in the car, can I remove it or will that cause me to be struck by lightning and forced to participate in the rapture?

Thank you so much for your help Mabus!

[evlbstrd]

6. Go to your neighborhood megachurch

and scout the parking lot. Take your pick and start following them around.
As for the plastic jesus, replace it with one of these:

[Mabus]

7. evl's advice is pretty good

but in answer to your questions

1. After they are gone all their possessions are up for grab by any and all non-rapture participants. If you don't find a suitable vehicle you can just leave it. However, I do recommend that you check any vehicle you encounter for the loot. Just because they left it doesn't mean they were able to take things with them. You should check to see if there is any money, house keys (remember evl wants a new house) or expensive purchases in the back seat. You never know, you might find a new pair of sunglasses.

On the other hand, if you take possession of a large vehicle (at least one with a lot of space) you are in better position to haul furnishings, computers, etc. from the house of the person who was recently raptured. Check the registration and insurance card to find out the address of their now empty house because they may have other vehicles that you could choose from. Be careful though, not all family members associated with a empty may be rapture participants. We should remember that they have first dibs on property left behind.

2. I do not believe that removing a plastic Jesus will cause you to be struck by lightning. I'm sure God has had more than enough reasons to strike you down with lightning if He wanted to. If anything, the removal of the plastic Jesus may actually work to your benefit. As I recall (I'd look it up but I'm a Bibleless liberal) God discouraged images of Himself and I'm pretty sure He doesn't look favorably on those who are financially benefitting from selling the likeness of His only kid. I'm pretty sure He's kind of pissed about it otherwise He wouldn't have put the Bible Belt in the hot, hot south.

I also think we're overlooking a lot of benefits that we can reap from the rapture. Here's how I see it. Once the rapture happens the homeless problem will pretty much solve itself. Unempoloyment will decrease as jobs will be opened up. This means that Social Security will remain funded because the number of payees goes down while we enter a period of almost full employment. Then we can really get to work. We can get health care for everyone, clean up the electoral process and really start taking care of each other.

The one thing I'm wondering about is what is to become of all those churches? Can we take them over and make them neighborhood meeting houses? How about we turn some of them into neighborhood clinics to make sure that health care is fully accessible?

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. I wish we could nominate a post!!

This one would get it.

High fives to you for the best post of the day!!

:yourock:

[Mabus]

9. I'm thinking about doing a series of posts

"Rapture Tips from Mabus" :rofl: Being Nostradamus' 3rd antichrist, maybe I should try to help ease people into the post-rapture period.

on edit: I have to watch "The Daily Show" but I'm taping National Geographic.

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. It is a great show

They are talking about Israel now.

[proud2BlibKansan]

11. I found us some cheerleaders

at a rapture site. Seriously! Apparently read and black are rapture colors.

[evlbstrd]

13. They almost look like the Chiefs' cheerleaders.

Can this be supported with Scripture?

[proud2BlibKansan]

14. Well I would hope so

They are all white and look like bimbos. Surely that is in the bible somewhere.

[evlbstrd]

19. Someone has probably already found the Scriptue to back it up.

Oh, "Back it up" might be inflame them.

[Mabus]

16. As a former cheerleader I find this disgusting

Those outfits are hideous. :puke:

What are their cheers? Yah, Yah, Yahweh! Shish boom bah, I'll leave you my car!

When and under what circumstances are they supposed to cheer? I mean, if they are raptured, they can't cheer on those who are flying away. And frankly, if I were the omnipotent force in the universe I would not allow those outfits into my celestial realm.


I'm also offended because my people think red and black are considered sacred (in the ceremonial sense) colors. Frigging rip off artists!

[chat_noir]

20. Shish boom bah, I'll leave you my car!

That only rhymes if they are leadin' their cheers in Boston.

Those outfit cry out "boobs for Jesus".

[Mabus]

22. LOL "boobs for Jesus"

Appropriate in more ways than one. :rofl:


The only other cheer I can remember from my HS days is the one that goes "We got spirit, yes we do, we got spirit, how 'bout you!" Unfortunately to use that cheer you have to have opposing cheerleaders. I don't know if Satan has a squad so I didn't think it would be appropriate for these youngsters.

[proud2BlibKansan]

24. LOL They got some boobs alright

[evlbstrd]

12. Excellent suggestions.

We can be grasping materialists about it. The Rapture opens all kinds of possibilities.

But I do worry about the attitude of the Fundies when it doesn't happen.

[proud2BlibKansan]

15. You know everytime I see an abandoned car from now on

I will be loking for Jeezus stickers on the bumper. If I find some, I gots me a new car.

[evlbstrd]

18. It's supposed to be a mass raising.

We'll have a huge car lot.

[Mabus]

17. Not to worry

They're used to it:

Specific dates for the Rapture have been predicted by many people. The major evangelical website Rapture Ready offers a detailed list.<2>. A more extensive list is available from A Brief History of the Apocalypse.

Some notable predictions include these:

* 1988 - Publication of 88 Reasons why the Rapture is in 1988, by Edgar C. Whisenant.

* 1989 - Publication of The final shout: Rapture report 1989, by Edgar Whisenant. More predictions by this author appeared for 1992, 1995, and other years.

* 1992 - Korean group "Mission for the Coming Days " predicted October 28, 1992 as the date for the rapture.
* 1993 - Seven years before the year 2000. The Rapture would have to start to allow for seven years of the Tribulation before the Return in 2000. Multiple predictions.

* 1994 - Pastor John Hinkle of Christ Church in Los Angeles predicted June 9, 1994.

* 1997 - Stan Johnson of the Prophecy Club predicted September 12, 1997.

* 1998 - Marilyn Agee, in The End of the Age, predicted May 31, 1998.

* 2000 - Many "millennial" predictions.

Obviously, none of these predictions have come to pass. {link:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapture#Date_setting|from the Wiki]

Note that these are just within the past 18 years. There's a bunch more listed at the Rapture Ready website cited by this wiki entry at: http://www.raptureready.com/rr-date-setters.html

The more inventive ones will think they just need to try harder to bring it about.

[evlbstrd]

21. I maintain the position

that if they are as stupid and gullible as they appear to be, they will remain a problem. The inventive ones are really scary.

[Broken_Hero]

23. So, how was the meet up? n/t

[Mabus]

25. Pretty boring, I should have stayed home

NOT!

The Drinking Liberally crowd and the DU crowd seemed to mesh pretty well.

I admit my prejudice though, I mostly talked to fellow DU'ers. I haven't seen evl in months and I really missed him. I always love seing Proud2bLib and her brood (one son was there). I met and got a chance to talk to chat_noir, realpolitik and kiteinthewind. I met but didn't get much of a chance to talk to Loudest Chick. After the meetup some of us headed by to evl's to hang out, talk, listen to music and do whiskey shots. Okay, it was just me and evl doing shots while Proud documented it with her camera. No doubt to try to blackmail me later. :P

During the actual meetup most of the conversation was about the rapture. We also talked about trying to get over to see mopaul's band at some point in the future. I had a great conversation with realpolitik about bikes, his journeys and people he has met on his rides that still keep in touch with him (**cough cough, Republicans**).

I do believe a good time was had by all that attended. You should try to come out next time. We promise not to embarrass you in public, too much. Look at this way, The Flea Market keeps letting us back in.