End of the World

C J Campbell wrote:
The world ends on May 6. I am looking forward to it with great
anticipation. :-)

Not quite. There is an old German drinking song from the early 50th of the
last century:

Am 30. Mai ist der Weltuntergang
Wir leben nicht mehr lang, wir leben nicht mehr lang
Am 30. Mai ist der Weltuntergang
Wir leben nicht, wir leben nicht mehr lang
Doch keiner weiß in welchem Jahr, und das ist wunderbar
Wir sind vielleicht noch lange hier, und darauf trinken wir.

Rough translation:
30th of May will be doomsday,
we won't life long, we won't life long.
But nobody knows in which year, and that is great.
Maybe we will be here for a long time and therefore let's have a drink.


Kind of scary considering that that's my birthday....

jue

"Jürgen Exner" wrote in message
news:mbjNd.17131$uc.13333@trnddc09...
C J Campbell wrote:
The world ends on May 6. I am looking forward to it with great
anticipation. :-)

Not quite. There is an old German drinking song from the early 50th of the
last century:

Am 30. Mai ist der Weltuntergang
Wir leben nicht mehr lang, wir leben nicht mehr lang
Am 30. Mai ist der Weltuntergang
Wir leben nicht, wir leben nicht mehr lang
Doch keiner weiß in welchem Jahr, und das ist wunderbar
Wir sind vielleicht noch lange hier, und darauf trinken wir.

Rough translation:
30th of May will be doomsday,
we won't life long, we won't life long.
But nobody knows in which year, and that is great.
Maybe we will be here for a long time and therefore let's have a drink.


Kind of scary considering that that's my birthday....

jue
Mine too!!!!!

Bob Barker

Speaking of Fin Du Monde, One of the most bizarre things I've ever seen was
in Belize.

A sect of the Essenes believed the rapture would happen at the turn of the
millennium. So, they built a lavish oceanfront compound complete with a
huge oceanfront baptismal pool, life-size Jonah whale statue, the world's
largest solar collector, diesel generators, massive food supplies, a workout
gym and a nature area with *2 of every animal* (what they could acquire
anyway).

http://www.realgoods.com/calsolar/cs_belize.html

When Y2K came and went, they abandoned the place. A hurricane blew away the
solar array and damaged much of the compound. It sits there today rotting
away, aside from an equally bizarre pizza takeout place started by the son
of the guy who masterminded this whole thing. It is a real testament of the
extremes even so-called modern people will go to in the name of religion.

"Sam O'Nella" wrote in message
...
Speaking of Fin Du Monde, One of the most bizarre things I've ever seen
was
in Belize.

Is that the story behind that place on Ambergris Caye? I wondered about
that. The pizza place has the oddest hours.

C J Campbell wrote:
"Sam O'Nella" wrote in message
...
Speaking of Fin Du Monde, One of the most bizarre things I've ever
seen was in Belize.

Is that the story behind that place on Ambergris Caye? I wondered
about that. The pizza place has the oddest hours.

As told to me from a local resident; a tour guide for the resort next door.
He suggested we go look for ourselves, which of course we did. Really
creepy. I also heard it could be had for $2.5M; a bargain.

Pauly makes some excellent pizza though!

Sam O'Nella wrote:

Speaking of Fin Du Monde, One of the most bizarre things I've ever seen was
in Belize.

A sect of the Essenes believed the rapture would happen at the turn of the
millennium. So, they built a lavish oceanfront compound complete with a
huge oceanfront baptismal pool, life-size Jonah whale statue, the world's
largest solar collector, diesel generators, massive food supplies, a workout
gym and a nature area with *2 of every animal* (what they could acquire
anyway).

What happened to the animals?

George Patterson
He who would distinguish what is true from what is false must have an
adequate understanding of truth and falsehood.

"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Sam O'Nella wrote:

Speaking of Fin Du Monde, One of the most bizarre things I've ever seen
was
in Belize.

A sect of the Essenes believed the rapture would happen at the turn of
the
millennium. So, they built a lavish oceanfront compound complete with a
huge oceanfront baptismal pool, life-size Jonah whale statue, the
world's
largest solar collector, diesel generators, massive food supplies, a
workout
gym and a nature area with *2 of every animal* (what they could acquire
anyway).

What happened to the animals?

Caught up in the rapture with the Essenes. We are all the ones left behind.
:-)

What happened to the animals?

No idea. Perhaps they were new year's lunch.

On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 12:44:49 -0500, "Sam O'Nella"
wrote:

Speaking of Fin Du Monde, One of the most bizarre things I've ever seen was
in Belize.

You should move to (or visit) Quebec Canada, where "Fin du Monde" is a
specialty beer. Very potent, and much admired by beer connoisseurs
worldwide. Makes waiting for the end of the world worthwhile. :-)



A sect of the Essenes believed the rapture would happen at the turn of the
millennium. So, they built a lavish oceanfront compound complete with a
huge oceanfront baptismal pool, life-size Jonah whale statue, the world's
largest solar collector, diesel generators, massive food supplies, a workout
gym and a nature area with *2 of every animal* (what they could acquire
anyway).

http://www.realgoods.com/calsolar/cs_belize.html

When Y2K came and went, they abandoned the place. A hurricane blew away the
solar array and damaged much of the compound. It sits there today rotting
away, aside from an equally bizarre pizza takeout place started by the son
of the guy who masterminded this whole thing. It is a real testament of the
extremes even so-called modern people will go to in the name of religion.


--
Jay.
(remove dashes for legal email address)

You should move to (or visit) Quebec Canada, where "Fin du Monde" is a
specialty beer. Very potent, and much admired by beer connoisseurs
worldwide. Makes waiting for the end of the world worthwhile. :-)

We have it here -it's actually how I first heard the expression!