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First Speaker

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9. In 1951, Robert A Heinlein wrote a story called "The Year of the Jackpot"...

Reply to rickford66 (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 10, 2020, 11:47 PM

Apr 2020

...in which all the curves and rhythms and patterns of world and human affairs came together to produce apocalypse. It ended, as I recall, with the sun going nova...

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Krakatoa volcano (Indonesia): violent eruption, ash to 47,000 ft altitude [View all] Baclava Apr 2020 OP

God loves us .... no asteroids rickford66 Apr 2020 #1

Shhhhh! nt tblue37 Apr 2020 #4

Yeah, dont jinx us! Baclava Apr 2020 #7

Yet. alittlelark Apr 2020 #5

In 1951, Robert A Heinlein wrote a story called "The Year of the Jackpot"... First Speaker Apr 2020 #9

The poor Krakatoans!!! cbdo2007 Apr 2020 #2

Wow, this is really scary... Sunriser13 Apr 2020 #3

It's big enough Baclava Apr 2020 #16

mother nature is fighting back... TrunKated Apr 2020 #6

K; R CatWoman Apr 2020 #8

Next is 7 years of famine Leith Apr 2020 #10

Spam and toilet paper! The future is here for the next generation, prep well Baclava Apr 2020 #11

Is the Yellowstone caldera bubbling any faster yet? Hermit-The-Prog Apr 2020 #12

A chunk of Yellowstone the size of Chicago has been pulsing, nobody knows why Baclava Apr 2020 #14

If Tambora goes active, then get scared. roamer65 Apr 2020 #13

Tell Don the Con to resign malaise Apr 2020 #15