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I think the Killer Bees were a better analogy. I remember that hysteria. The news showed the map of Central and North America, and gave the timeline for when they would arrive in certain parts of the US. That paranoia sparked a few feature movies that made most people afraid to go into a field. Couple that with Jaws and I was afraid to leave my house as a child.
Except the threat of killer bees is still very large and growing.
Quote from: Colin Michael on August 31, 2009, 01:12:12 AMY2k and 2012, all over again.Actually, the Mayans thought that in 2012, demons would pour forth from the center of our galaxy to chew everything up. I recently read "Maya Cosmogenesis 2012" and smirked a lot.
Y2k and 2012, all over again.
And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment [was] as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them. And the shapes of the locusts [were] like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads [were] as it were crowns like gold, and their faces [were] as the faces of men. And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as [the teeth] of lions. And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings [was] as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle. And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power [was] to hurt men five months.
If Obama AND his liberals get re-elected*
I will say this again...BOTH parties are at fault for the mess we are in...quit with the partisan comments...
You understand the economy about as much as the leftist kitten to the left understands you.And I mean "you" in the general sense, not you personally, reader of this post.
Quote from: The Spy on August 31, 2009, 08:19:58 PMExcept the threat of killer bees is still very large and growing.Based on the minimal amount of research that I did on this, killer bees "have become the preferred type of bee for beekeeping in Central America and in tropical areas of South America because of improved productivity." and they only kill 1-2 people in America each year. Comparing this to 355 Americans dying from falling off a ladder, I'm not worried.
1. It does not account for total loss of life, but only human deaths.
2. "Deaths" does not encompass total attacks from Africanized Honey Bees, but only accounts for fatalities.
3. This statistic is young, much like with the Swine Flu and has yet to grow. We are starting to see these bees pass their genes northward. When the bees, like the flu virus, are widespread, then we will see much more scary statistics. Compare the few deaths in America to the many 100+ deaths south of our borders, and you might see our numbers rise to meet theirs in due time.
Just because the feisty hives can do twice as much work, does not cut my work in half. The time that I waste trying to ward off the evil and painful bees is not well spent and not worth the effort in my opinion.
Colin, that is a funny parallel but simply inaccurate. If you look into the legend of Mayan Cosmogenesis, you will find the Christian doctrine can hardly relate to the outlandish drug-inspired conclusions which the Mayan and Toltec priests arrived at.
