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Mainer on May 10, 2006 - 10:39pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Not that I'm an NRA nut or anything, but I'm planning to take some shooting lessons and buy a rifle.  It sounds apocolyptic, but living in Washington, DC as I do, I want to be ready.  Sure, it's possible to think that the Feds will keep order, it being the Capitol and all, but I'm not sure I buy it.  New Orleans was a good reminder of how thin the veneer really is.

I've probably been Amazon's best customer over the last few months.  First I read up on Peak Oil.  Now I'm ordering books on all kinds of subjects from canning and food storage to permaculture and hay bale home construction.  The combination of Peak Oil and a soon-to-be-worthless dollar makes me want to get the info I need before I can't.

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MillMan on May 10, 2006 - 10:59pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
I'll tell you what will happen to me - I'll be in deep existential thought wondering "do I even want to live in this brave new world?" at which point I will be shot when not looking.
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Descolada on May 11, 2006 - 12:03am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Yea, so that definently gets an award for the darkest humor ever.  Don't worry, that sounds like me too.

Here's your gold star.

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Engineer-Poet on May 11, 2006 - 1:05am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Considering what you chose as your namesake....
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Descolada on May 11, 2006 - 11:35am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
I wouldn't read much into that.  I've used this sobriquet online for about 6 or 7 years now, when I was first reading the Ender's Game series, and it sounded neat and unusual, and it was generally an unregistered name.  I've noticed more recently, however, that the competition for this name is increasing.  I think there could perhaps be a Bizzaro Descolada somewhere out there. =D

Although, I will admit that there is definently at least a dash of darkness in it.

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MillMan on May 11, 2006 - 5:48pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Sites like this stoke my fear and at the same time serve as an outlet for it. Thus dark comments like the one I made. Although I would call it "gallows humor" instead of dark humor.
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kjmclark on May 11, 2006 - 9:50am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Mainer, please consider checking the various gun threads at the peakoil.com forums before you go buying any guns.  You may also want to take Deffeyes advice and buy gold or silver coins instead, and in addition to your ETF.  At least then if things don't turn out so bad, you made a good investment.
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