I'm a survivor. I've already informed several of my family members and coworkers that there is a notebook where I keep everyone's post-apocolyptic, pro-chr survival role. Who to eat first, who to enslave first, who to injure just enough to be entertaining, who to eat second, who to hunt for the sake of elimination, etc.
They also know their ranking is not static. Oh, grandma, you bought me Tamaguchi? I wanted a Pleo. And to the top of pit-roasted you go. Try again next Christmas, if there IS a next Christmas.
Oh, mom, you bought straight fries for my Christmas dinner? I wanted crinkle cut. Uh-oh. You'll be chopping wood and turning that hand-crank generator when the time comes.
I could go on, but I trust you get the point: I'm a survivor. No matter what.
@SSteve I was in a lit class where Day of the Triffids was the book under discussion and the class became sharply divided between "survive at any cost" and "there's no value in surviving if you have to sacrifice your humanity". I was in the latter group. It's not just about keeping the meat-suit running. It's about retaining the core of who you are.
I have a defense contractor friend who has informed me that I'm part of her "go" plan and that we'll have advanced warning. It's disturbing, but I believe her.
The apocalypse means only one thing.. The end of the world for Ime. You can survive it though by never uttering the words 'I' or 'Me'.. The Ime's will all die but the you's, hers and his will survive.. So for Christmas sake, always have others offer 'you' something.. never utter the words 'I' or 'me' in a conversation.. You've been warned (don't scorn or question that it's a warning else you will be forced to use the Ime and will be the one to go).
@PocketBrain ... Yeah, I suppose you can refer yourself in third person but can you keep it up untill the apocalypse actually arrives? It could take a few more millennia (afterall, chicken little's been around for a looooong time and his 'news' is no longer news)
I'm not in great shape, but I am an excellent tactician, a good leader, clever at problem solving, cool in emergency situations, and for no apparent reason, a great shot. I've only fired a gun a half dozen times in my life, but every time with impressive results. The safety guy at the shooting range in Vegas thought I was some kind of ringer as I didn't know where the safety was or how to disengage it, then held the gun like a pro (I love action movies) and got almost every round into the head and thorax. I got one right between the eyes. I think I missed two of twenty-something shots. My guy friends were meanwhile spraying the whole area with bullets.
Now that a dozen cutting boards are headed my way, I'm ready for the apocalypse -- my captors will enjoy me the next meal. I suggest a nice, long, slow braise.
I'm a survivor. I've already informed several of my family members and coworkers that there is a notebook where I keep everyone's post-apocolyptic, pro-chr survival role. Who to eat first, who to enslave first, who to injure just enough to be entertaining, who to eat second, who to hunt for the sake of elimination, etc.
They also know their ranking is not static. Oh, grandma, you bought me Tamaguchi? I wanted a Pleo. And to the top of pit-roasted you go. Try again next Christmas, if there IS a next Christmas.
Oh, mom, you bought straight fries for my Christmas dinner? I wanted crinkle cut. Uh-oh. You'll be chopping wood and turning that hand-crank generator when the time comes.
I could go on, but I trust you get the point: I'm a survivor. No matter what.
@chr I laughed....at first, but now I am thinking of starting my own notebook. Survivalism here I come!
@chr fries for christmas dinner? is that a real thing?
@katylava It's a real thing when Christmas dinner is at Jack in the Box.
@katylava If she wants to keep being my mom, it is.
@canneddirt That's the spirit!
@chr You will be fine until the revolution - as in when everyone on your list has an uprising against you. Make sure you eat a lot so you roast well.
I'll kill myself before I kill someone else over food and water. I don't need to live if that's what living is.
@SSteve I was in a lit class where Day of the Triffids was the book under discussion and the class became sharply divided between "survive at any cost" and "there's no value in surviving if you have to sacrifice your humanity". I was in the latter group. It's not just about keeping the meat-suit running. It's about retaining the core of who you are.
@moondrake Yes. That and not wanting to try too hard.
I have a defense contractor friend who has informed me that I'm part of her "go" plan and that we'll have advanced warning. It's disturbing, but I believe her.
@djugurba I guess you must feel obligated to buy her very nice Xmas presents. No URGE Basics SounDome Bluetooth Speaker for her.
@SSteve late one night, she started to explain the plan. I stopped her after, "...it will be easy to take the ferry - there are only two guards..."
I think she might get some K'nex.
@djugurba Only two guards, but about 500 armed survivalists who had the same idea.
@djugurba You might want to check her list to see if you are counted under "food supplies" rather than "survivors."
Detroiter: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus
@Alien 'We hope for the better to regurgitate cinnabuns'?
@mehjohnson Why, yes.
The apocalypse means only one thing.. The end of the world for Ime. You can survive it though by never uttering the words 'I' or 'Me'.. The Ime's will all die but the you's, hers and his will survive.. So for Christmas sake, always have others offer 'you' something.. never utter the words 'I' or 'me' in a conversation.. You've been warned (don't scorn or question that it's a warning else you will be forced to use the Ime and will be the one to go).
@unkabob What about the royal "We" ?
@PocketBrain ... Yeah, I suppose you can refer yourself in third person but can you keep it up untill the apocalypse actually arrives? It could take a few more millennia (afterall, chicken little's been around for a looooong time and his 'news' is no longer news)
"Klaatu barada nikto"
@parodymandotcom Nickel? Nectar? Necktie! What was that word?
@parodymandotcom ... that's easy for you to say.. Wait a minute! that's not pig Latin..
@parodymandotcom The yoruba translator does not compute
@parodymandotcom Mars needs women. (LOL)
I can figure this out. I know how to build things; I have skills that will be useful.
@PocketBrain All I really know is that Lenny Bruce is not afraid.
It's not me I worry about. It's my children making it to Tomorrow Morrow land after the "pocky clipse"
@cleverogre yeah in reality isn't that what most parents worry about?
@cleverogre The day to day struggle when all the batteries die on the electronic devices.
mad max? Anyone? I'll get my coat...
I will swing Mjölnir at Ragnarök.
I'm not in great shape, but I am an excellent tactician, a good leader, clever at problem solving, cool in emergency situations, and for no apparent reason, a great shot. I've only fired a gun a half dozen times in my life, but every time with impressive results. The safety guy at the shooting range in Vegas thought I was some kind of ringer as I didn't know where the safety was or how to disengage it, then held the gun like a pro (I love action movies) and got almost every round into the head and thorax. I got one right between the eyes. I think I missed two of twenty-something shots. My guy friends were meanwhile spraying the whole area with bullets.
Bug out bag ready, just say when!
I live in Buffalo. I will be killed after like an hour if the electricity goes out.
If an apocalypse happens, I will steal a boat and go to Nova Scotia and die there.
@JasonKim I hope your lake effect storm isn't too bad tonight.
Now that a dozen cutting boards are headed my way, I'm ready for the apocalypse -- my captors will enjoy me the next meal. I suggest a nice, long, slow braise.