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If you wanted a disaster to happen, what one would you choose?

The Remote Islands
03-05-2006, 21:56
I would pick tornado, because I am fascinated by those suckers! And what I mean by suckers is that they suck up everything in sight.
Drunk commies deleted
03-05-2006, 21:58
Massive sandstorm. There isn't enough dry sand in NJ, so it will have to happen elsewhere.
Naliitr
03-05-2006, 21:58
Hearing these words uttered: "The Empress Hillary Rodham Clinton!"
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
Sumamba Buwhan
03-05-2006, 22:00
supernova
Vellia
03-05-2006, 22:02
Fire, sulfur, and brimstone raining from the heavens, earthquakes, poison mutant plants springing up, whirlwinds, firestorms, and floods. All at the same time.

Your regular end of the world stuff.
PsychoticDan
03-05-2006, 22:02
Godzilla, hands down.

Or as it is pronounced in Japanese:

Goodziyya
Maraque
03-05-2006, 22:04
A huge explosion in the core of the Earth that literally cracks it in half. Muahaha.
The Remote Islands
03-05-2006, 22:11
How about a giant volcanic eruption at:

Yellowstone

Reunion (A French island off the coast of Madagascar.)

Mt. Fiji

Mt. St. Helens

Hawaii

and Mt. Etna

All at the same time!!!!:eek:
Delator
03-05-2006, 22:17
Aliens...duh!

If I have to go out, I don't want it to be while hiding in some basement from a tornado, or some other stupid natural disaster.

No! I want to go out in a blaze of glory taking a dozen of THESE (http://services.tos.net/pics/st1/st1-klingon.gif) mofos to Vallhalla with me!

:D
I V Stalin
03-05-2006, 22:18
My wrath. It's the one least likely to kill me...
The Remote Islands
03-05-2006, 22:23
My wrath. It's the one least likely to kill me...


You are kidding. My wrath is my personal wrath, and if you are unlucky enough to have it unleashed on you, your spinal, respiratory, circulatory, nervous, skeletal, digestive, reproductive, urinal, muscular, and any other systems of the body will be twisted out of recognition, much less work. MARK MY WORDS.:eek:
SHAENDRA
03-05-2006, 22:28
This thread reminds me of an old Twilight Zone episode in which a man invents a method to identify all evil people, make them 3 feet tall.Imagine how easy it would be deal with bad people if you could pick them up and give them a good spanking:p
Heron-Marked Warriors
03-05-2006, 22:29
Why would you want a disaster to happen?
The Remote Islands
03-05-2006, 22:29
You are kidding. My wrath is my personal wrath, and if you are unlucky enough to have it unleashed on you, your spinal, respiratory, circulatory, nervous, skeletal, digestive, reproductive, urinal, muscular, and any other systems of the body will be twisted out of recognition, much less work. MARK MY WORDS.:eek:


Oh yeah, all your bones would be fine grain, turned into bread, then poop, then treated water, then urine, then treated water, and so on.
The Remote Islands
03-05-2006, 22:31
This thread reminds me of an old Twilight Zone episode in which a man invents a method to identify all evil people, make them 3 feet tall.Imagine how easy it would be deal with bad people if you could pick them up and give them a good spanking:p


There was a Twilight Zone episode where a guy is the last man on Earth, finds the Library of Congress, and breaks his glasses so he can't read any of them!!:rolleyes:
Czardas
03-05-2006, 22:38
Aliens. I happen to know they're mostly harmless. Why, they barely have a single thermonuclear bomb between them! :p
Ifreann
03-05-2006, 22:38
I see no vengence of the lord option.
Smunkeeville
03-05-2006, 22:41
small earthquake, it would be fun to see my dog freak out.

I am not going to say tornado, no matter how cool they are, because I have seen them do real damage and it's not cool. :(
Llewdor
03-05-2006, 22:45
I live in a subduction zone, so a big earthquake would be kind of cool...

...but how can I not choose "My Wrath"?
The 80 men
03-05-2006, 22:45
Fire because it wouldn't affect as much as the others. o.o
Things Unknown
03-05-2006, 22:46
Why no "all of the above" option? :confused:

Oh, well. I said Godzilla-type monster because of this one Far Side comic. (Always avoid cranky old farmers with shotguns.:D)
The Remote Islands
03-05-2006, 22:48
I see everyone is rooting for My Wrath. BAD CHOICE. If I unleashed My Wrath on everyone in the world except certain people, we might be classified as either dead, or completely alien.
Tabriza
03-05-2006, 22:50
A Gojira attack definitely, or better yet the awakening of Cthulhu. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn. Ia! Ia! Cthulhu fhtagn! Tremble, airbreathers, and pray that you will be eaten first. :D
IL Ruffino
03-05-2006, 22:52
In my entire life.. PA has only had one hurricane.. I liked all the wind and sounds of trees falling.

*fluffles hurricane isabell*

I.. think that was the one.

Ice storms are good for taking pictures..

*leaves*
German Nightmare
03-05-2006, 23:05
Uh, hello? Volcanos?!? Where is the volcano option?

Crap! Well, here's Godzilla for lack of choice!
Things Unknown
03-05-2006, 23:07
How about a giant volcanic eruption at:

Yellowstone

Reunion (A French island off the coast of Madagascar.)

Mt. Fiji

Mt. St. Helens

Hawaii

and Mt. Etna

All at the same time!!!!:eek:

Sounds like overkill, but it still works.

By the way, just wondering why it is called Yellowstone. Sulfur maybe?
Call to power
03-05-2006, 23:07
a naked man with a grape branch beating people to death....

I double dare you too look that up:D
Czardas
03-05-2006, 23:07
Uh, hello? Volcanos?!? Where is the volcano option?

Crap! Well, here's Godzilla for lack of choice!
This is why we need a Myrth (or Katganistan, or Erastide, or Melkor Unchained) option in every poll.
The Remote Islands
03-05-2006, 23:08
Uh, hello? Volcanos?!? Where is the volcano option?

Crap! Well, here's Godzilla for lack of choice!



I am sorry, I just forgot.
SHAENDRA
03-05-2006, 23:10
There was a Twilight Zone episode where a guy is the last man on Earth, finds the Library of Congress, and breaks his glasses so he can't read any of them!!:rolleyes:I remember that episode,Burgess Meredith was the poor soul with whom i could relate to,i believe,for those who can't remember,he played Stallones' trainer in Rocky,although i could be wrong.
Boofheads
03-05-2006, 23:22
Anything with cool explosions.
Drunk commies deleted
03-05-2006, 23:25
I remember that episode,Burgess Meredith was the poor soul with whom i could relate to,i believe,for those who can't remember,he played Stallones' trainer in Rocky,although i could be wrong.
You're not wrong. He also played the little old wise man who followed Perseus around in that mess, Clash of the Titans.
German Nightmare
03-05-2006, 23:33
I am sorry, I just forgot.
But, you see: A volcano eruption has it all. Explosions, fire and brimstone, earthquakes, sometimes even floods and tsunamis, mudslides... Everything :D

What's more powerful than an exploding volcano? (Well, okay, except for meteor strikes, planetary collisions and maybe supernovae and black holes, and this guy of course:

http://www.he-man.org/cartoon/exclusivefeatures/he-man-guide-2.jpg )

But other than that, volcanos are it. Glad I don't live near anything.
Things Unknown
03-05-2006, 23:34
Why no "all of the above" option? :confused:

Oh, well. I said Godzilla-type monster because of this one Far Side comic. (Always avoid cranky old farmers with shotguns.:D)

Eplanation:
I figure that we will cause our own downfall by some act of stupidity or another. Pissing off Godzilla just sounds like more fun.;)
Things Unknown
03-05-2006, 23:38
But, you see: A volcano eruption has it all. Explosions, fire and brimstone, earthquakes, sometimes even floods and tsunamis, mudslides... Everything :D

What's more powerful than an exploding volcano? (Well, okay, except for meteor strikes, planetal collisions and maybe supernovae and black holes, and this guy of course:

http://www.he-man.org/cartoon/exclusivefeatures/he-man-guide-2.jpg )

But other than that, volcanos are it. Glad I don't live near anything.

Don't forget that a big enough one, like the one under Yellowstone, would toss so much ash and debris into the atmosphere that it could block out the suns rays and cause another ice age. Brrr!

Sorry! I watch too much Discovery Channel.
Things Unknown
03-05-2006, 23:41
Aliens. I happen to know they're mostly harmless. Why, they barely have a single thermonuclear bomb between them! :p

We're too stupid for them to care about, and they would let us destroy ourselves for them. Why else would they not have contacted us by now.
Democratic Colonies
04-05-2006, 00:15
You forgot zombie apocalypse, the coolest and most terrifying disaster of them all!

ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/JC_Denton/dawnofdead.jpg
Undelia
04-05-2006, 00:31
Alien attack, because of the slim chance that I may be able to sell out the human race in exchange for, oh I don’t know, Monaco.
Huntaer
04-05-2006, 00:36
My wraith. Undellia knows if my FT nation was real.... God help us all. Amen.

Though, Armageddon sounds cool too. Why wasn't that on the list?
Manvir
04-05-2006, 01:16
when you say my wrath do you mean MY wrath or YOUR wrath??
Huntaer
04-05-2006, 01:18
when you say my wrath do you mean MY wrath or YOUR wrath??

I believe he means anyone who votes "my wrath" wrath. It could go either way I suppose....
German Nightmare
04-05-2006, 01:42
Don't forget that a big enough one, like the one under Yellowstone, would toss so much ash and debris into the atmosphere that it could block out the suns rays and cause another ice age. Brrr!

Sorry! I watch too much Discovery Channel.
No problem. If I could receive it that would be on all the time, interspersed with news shows. I actually watched a special on Yellowstone on Monday :D

You forgot zombie apocalypse, the coolest and most terrifying disaster of them all!

ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/JC_Denton/dawnofdead.jpg
Woah, dude! Zombies!!! I totally forgot about that option! (BTW, that zombie's stomach looks awfully fresh in comparison to his hands and face!)

Doesn't it fall under disease/plague though?
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Kinda Sensible people
04-05-2006, 01:49
Hearing these words uttered: "The Empress Hillary Rodham Clinton!"
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

I'm pretty sure that bypasses disaster and moves into the realm of "Sign of Apocolypse" or perhaps "Conclusive proof that humans have lost the ability to think and will soon be outcompeted by slugs"


I went with Gojira, for some good, Tokyo smashing fun. Besides which, we'd just sic King W. Kong (Or is that Emporer Chimpy) on him, and we'd be rid of one of two great monsters.
Democratic Colonies
04-05-2006, 01:58
Woah, dude! Zombies!!! I totally forgot about that option! (BTW, that zombie's stomach looks awfully fresh in comparison to his hands and face!)


Well, yeah... I guess they forgot to apply the makeup under his shirt. You get the idea though.

Zombies! Apocalypse! ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE!


Doesn't it fall under disease/plague though?

I wouldn't say so.

The zombie apocalypse is more then a normal disease because of its inherently violent nature. A region can have an outbreak of ebola, or smallpox, but remain relatively non-violent. Place a zombie outbreak in that same region though, and violence, both human-zombie and human-human, will skyrocket as confusion, panic and terror set in.

The terror element is an important one in this situation. Most people are familiar with diseases - we've all been sick at one point or another. We entrust our faith to doctors and medicines, and hope for the best. Even in the worst of disease outbreaks, violence is kept to minimal levels. With a zombie apocalypse however, the sheer terror that will overtake most people as they realize that the dead are rising to consume the flesh of the living will likely lead not only to widespread violence, but most likely the collapse of local society, the breakdown of civilty, the dissolving of government services as people abandon thier posts to care for thier own loved ones. In the event of zombie apocalypse, anarchy, terror and violence will be the order of the day.

The terror, the unthinkable violence, and the probabe failure of government services that would be caused by the zombie apocalypse changes it from a normal disease outbreak, and into a nightmare in of itself.

And yes, I have thought about this far too much...
Ravea
04-05-2006, 02:20
Ninjas.

THOUSANDS OF THEM.
German Nightmare
04-05-2006, 02:39
Well, yeah... I guess they forgot to apply the makeup under his shirt. You get the idea though.
Sure do. Just funny what you can get out of the zombie pictures when you study them long enough. Which I did. Yes.

The zombie apocalypse is more then a normal disease because of its inherently violent nature. A region can have an outbreak of ebola, or smallpox, but remain relatively non-violent. Place a zombie outbreak in that same region though, and violence, both human-zombie and human-human, will skyrocket as confusion, panic and terror set in.

The terror element is an important one in this situation. Most people are familiar with diseases - we've all been sick at one point or another. We entrust our faith to doctors and medicines, and hope for the best. Even in the worst of disease outbreaks, violence is kept to minimal levels. With a zombie apocalypse however, the sheer terror that will overtake most people as they realize that the dead are rising to consume the flesh of the living will likely lead not only to widespread violence, but most likely the collapse of local society, the breakdown of civilty, the dissolving of government services as people abandon thier posts to care for thier own loved ones. In the event of zombie apocalypse, anarchy, terror and violence will be the order of the day.

The terror, the unthinkable violence, and the probabe failure of government services that would be caused by the zombie apocalypse changes it from a normal disease outbreak, and into a nightmare in of itself.

And yes, I have thought about this far too much...
Been there. I've always wanted to buy that axe/sledge hammer combination :D In German it's called a Spalthammer (~"cleave-hammer").
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/spalthammer.jpg
Of course it would need a leather strap at the shaft. (Oh no, that does not sound right... But it's zombie apocalypse after all, so who cares?)
Democratic Colonies
04-05-2006, 14:32
But it's zombie apocalypse after all, so who cares?)

Damn straight! It's the end of the world, so we might as well go a little crazy.

I myself would like to be running around in replica Star Wars Stormtrooper armour - what would the undead think of that?
The Remote Islands
04-05-2006, 21:15
I believe he means anyone who votes "my wrath" wrath. It could go either way I suppose....


No. It means MY wrath. M-I-N-E.
Good Lifes
05-05-2006, 05:28
Neutron Bomb near capitol as the Pres is giving a speach to a joint session of congress.

If the FBI, T-MEN. CIA, or Presidents "secret" monitors are reading this, I'm being sarcastic.
CanuckHeaven
05-05-2006, 06:04
I would pick tornado, because I am fascinated by those suckers! And what I mean by suckers is that they suck up everything in sight.
I notice that your Nation State is the "Remote Islands"........you should go there and stay there. :p
Straughn
05-05-2006, 09:55
Hearing these words uttered: "The Empress Hillary Rodham Clinton!"
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
http://www.studip.uni-goettingen.de/pictures/smile/fouet.gif

Stilettos and fishnet.
The Remote Islands
21-05-2006, 01:07
I notice that your Nation State is the "Remote Islands"........you should go there and stay there. :p


*Pulls out trusty flamethrower and burns CanuckHeaven to a crisp*

HOW DARE YOU INSULT THE REMOTE ISLANDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Parkus Empire
21-05-2006, 01:26
Aliens. Flying saucers, abductions, fighting, heat-rays, what's not to love?
Cotland
21-05-2006, 01:29
Why don't you have "war/iRussian nvasion" listed? It's a very viable threat.
Harlesburg
21-05-2006, 01:40
I have to vote with Godzirra type monster.
LaLaland0
21-05-2006, 01:45
Godzilla

Godziiiiiiiiiillllllllaaaaaa!!!!!!!!
Dinaverg
21-05-2006, 01:47
http://runitsgodzilla.ytmnd.com/
Avrigrad
21-05-2006, 01:48
I picked aliens. The others are mostly disasters which have happened, which humans have experience with and can deal with. I'd be interested to see what happened to human society if they faced an alien invasion.

Nuclear meltdown makes me shiver. I've watched Threads.
Harlesburg
21-05-2006, 01:53
www.goldbrickersgifts.com/ staypuftbig.jpg
Arrgh!
JuNii
21-05-2006, 02:14
CNN newsflash - Saddam's WMD's were found. they were stored in an underground bunker but they were never used because the quick strike just before the war started, destroyed the entrance to it... President Bush was right all along.

man, can you imagine the chaos and confusion that would erupt should that happen
JuNii
21-05-2006, 02:15
post #52, EDIT YOUR DAMN POST PLEASE!
Deh Shizzle
21-05-2006, 02:17
;) I picked a flood because I can swim.
DesignatedMarksman
21-05-2006, 02:38
Hurricane, no doubt. Because then I could use all this survival stuff and make sure it works good.

PLus I could make a killing working as a reserve officer for whatever place gets flooded....14 hour days, overtime, etc.
Hakubi
21-05-2006, 02:47
I remember that episode,Burgess Meredith was the poor soul with whom i could relate to,i believe,for those who can't remember,he played Stallones' trainer in Rocky,although i could be wrong.

Burgess Meredith was also the Penguin on that campy Batman series. And yes, he was Mickey in the Rocky movies.
Hakubi
21-05-2006, 02:53
Alien Godzilla-like Space Ninjas Who Spread Disease Which Turn People Into Zombies And Control The Earth and Elements Through Sheer Will And Who Can Only Be Stopped By Samuel L. Jackson and Chuck Norris!!

That's my disaster choice. :D
Galloism
21-05-2006, 03:02
Generally speaking, I would have to go with the "Earth Explodes into pieces" idea. That sounds cool. However, from the choices given, I'd have to pick the Alien Attack.

L.A. Gangs vs Aliens would be funny to watch.
The Far Realms
21-05-2006, 03:29
If you mean hit someone I want to die, then I vote for meteor strike.

Wait, that would cause mega collateral damage.

OK, I'll go for aliens. Given as they are the only ones with intelligence, they will be the most precise.

If I have to pick one to hit in general, I'll go for my wrath - because it's the weakest. I've watched "Perfect Disaster" too many times to say Hurricane, Fire, or Tornado.