June 21, 2008: Wet Times

xoxoxoBruce · 06-21-2008, 06:31 PM

When the polar icecaps melt, or the Canary Islands send a 100 ft high tidal wave across the Atlantic, or maybe a super volcano turns the Pacific into a wave machine, are you ready to survive without toys?

You might not have Google to tell you what to do.
That old Scout Manual may have dissolved.
ATMs may have no power.
No, you may not call a friend.
Got a good cat recipe?

footfootfoot · 06-21-2008, 06:39 PM

That's when you want the jack of all trades.

lumberjim · 06-21-2008, 08:03 PM

i aint skeert

sweetwater · 06-21-2008, 09:54 PM

How long can you tread water?
HaHaHaHaHa
[/Bill Cosby Fx]

Flint · 06-21-2008, 10:59 PM

I can hold my breath a loooooong time! [/Creepshow]

Cloud · 06-22-2008, 12:03 AM

(looks for the soggy newspaper)

Aliantha · 06-22-2008, 12:11 AM

My Dad goes on about this sort of thing all the time. He's definitely a believer in the end of days type apocalyptic prophesies. Just the other day he was telling me how when the pacific plates moves some time in the next couple of years, we're going to get massive tidal waves here too, and that we'll have to be prepared to survive for at least two years without any shops etc, and to defend our land and grow our own food.

I usually tell him that I'll either do that or drown when the wave comes in, but I'm not going to spend all my time stressing about it.

newtimer · 06-22-2008, 01:51 PM

I live about an hour's highway-drive away from the Pacific. Could a few massive tidal waves would wipe out everything between me and there, giving me a beachfront property? A dream come true!

pandybat · 06-23-2008, 03:22 PM

Nice pic! Makes you think, doesn't it?
Too bad it's a bit photoshopped.

glatt · 06-23-2008, 03:28 PM

What's it make you think about? Opening up a can of spam? You know, for survival food?

Gravdigr · 06-23-2008, 06:56 PM

At first glance, I thought it was going to be yet another picture of Martian dirt!:p

xoxoxoBruce · 06-23-2008, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pandybat

Nice pic! Makes you think, doesn't it?
Too bad it's a bit photoshopped.

Welcome to the Cellar, Pandybat.

It's a good picture or it's not, makes no difference how it was created.

pandybat · 06-24-2008, 12:53 PM

Gosh you guys! Calm down.

I didn't say it was a bad pic...I just noticed some photoshopping in it.

I love the message of the picture though. Makes you think about what you would do it you suddenly had to go back to life with no gadgets. Scares me a bit, that's for sure.

val5150 · 06-24-2008, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pandybat

Nice pic! Makes you think, doesn't it?
Too bad it's a bit photoshopped.

I agree. It is a nice picture and does have some value for making us examine out technological dependencies, but I would be more impressed it looked genuine. Had those three items and the handfull of rocks and shellls actually been rolling around in the surf, they would not have been deposited as shown. Anyone who walks on the beach should be able to see the technical faults in this image. But as it goes in the art world, even a bad response is better then no response at all!

xoxoxoBruce · 06-24-2008, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pandybat

Gosh you guys! Calm down.

Calm down? You obviously have never seen me excited.

06-21-2008, 06:31 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	June 21, 2008: Wet Times When the polar icecaps melt, or the Canary Islands send a 100 ft high tidal wave across the Atlantic, or maybe a super volcano turns the Pacific into a wave machine, are you ready to survive without toys? You might not have Google to tell you what to do. That old Scout Manual may have dissolved. ATMs may have no power. No, you may not call a friend. Got a good cat recipe? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-21-2008, 06:39 PM	#2
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	That's when you want the jack of all trades. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

06-21-2008, 08:03 PM	#3
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06-21-2008, 09:54 PM	#4
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	How long can you tread water? HaHaHaHaHa [/Bill Cosby Fx] __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

06-21-2008, 10:59 PM	#5
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I can hold my breath a loooooong time! [/Creepshow] __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

06-22-2008, 12:03 AM	#6
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	(looks for the soggy newspaper) __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-22-2008, 12:11 AM	#7
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	My Dad goes on about this sort of thing all the time. He's definitely a believer in the end of days type apocalyptic prophesies. Just the other day he was telling me how when the pacific plates moves some time in the next couple of years, we're going to get massive tidal waves here too, and that we'll have to be prepared to survive for at least two years without any shops etc, and to defend our land and grow our own food. I usually tell him that I'll either do that or drown when the wave comes in, but I'm not going to spend all my time stressing about it. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

06-22-2008, 01:51 PM	#8
newtimer Operations Operative Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 479	I live about an hour's highway-drive away from the Pacific. Could a few massive tidal waves would wipe out everything between me and there, giving me a beachfront property? A dream come true!

06-23-2008, 03:22 PM	#9
pandybat Neophyte-in-training Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3	Nice pic! Makes you think, doesn't it? Too bad it's a bit photoshopped.

06-23-2008, 03:28 PM	#10
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	What's it make you think about? Opening up a can of spam? You know, for survival food?

06-23-2008, 06:56 PM	#11
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	At first glance, I thought it was going to be yet another picture of Martian dirt!:p __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

06-24-2008, 12:53 PM	#13
pandybat Neophyte-in-training Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3	Gosh you guys! Calm down. I didn't say it was a bad pic...I just noticed some photoshopping in it. I love the message of the picture though. Makes you think about what you would do it you suddenly had to go back to life with no gadgets. Scares me a bit, that's for sure.

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