The Christ Child will kill us all!

Dj-Zero · 3rd January 2006, 09:38 PM

Okay, before I start, this is a serious discussion. I'm watching a BBC4 Documentary on "El Nino" (Which means Christ Child), the global weather syetem that causes floods, droughts, killer storms. They have managed to prove that most of the civilisations that have been wiped out have been killed by floods and things. It's kinda a scary world we live in, isn't it!!!

Dj-Zero · 3rd January 2006, 09:53 PM

I forgot to say that it's called Christ Child because when it was first discovered it was thought to be localised to Peru. That was what the Peruvians called it.

humndislocation · 3rd January 2006, 10:25 PM

El Nino translates as "The child", so I assume it's just called that for short. I always assumed it was a reference to a child having a tantrum.

I can't really say I'm too worried about this though, they're always making documentaries about how we're all going to die, and why we should be in a constant panic. It gets ratings.

Darkyin · 3rd January 2006, 11:06 PM

Directly translated, it is a referal to the fact that it always seemed to kick in at christmas time around Peru.

Civilisations have been wiped before, but only in ones and twos, thankfully we have the pleasure of living in a globalised society. We are so much bigger than a weather system.
*strokes humanity* so purdy.

neilcoalesce · 4th January 2006, 07:31 AM

There's a great Henry Rollins rant about it on "Think Tank". He has a problem with the name translating as "The Child" and thinks it should be renamed "The Motherfucker" or "The First Four Black Sabbath Albums".

Amazon's got samples to listen to:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=glance&n=5174

XcinderboyX · 4th January 2006, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by neilcoalesce

There's a great Henry Rollins rant about it on "Think Tank". He has a problem with the name translating as "The Child" and thinks it should be renamed "The Motherfucker" or "The First Four Black Sabbath Albums".

Amazon's got samples to listen to:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=glance&n=5174

I fucking love that cd
He also hates idiots at airports just to warn you all

Dj-Zero · 4th January 2006, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by humndislocation

El Nino translates as "The child", so I assume it's just called that for short.

You are close, el nino translates as the child, however when it's capatalised as El Nino it translates to Christ Child.

Pubic Wig · 5th January 2006, 10:25 PM

I remember doing some of this in fuckin geography at school...i constantly said Il Nino coz the band had just released God Save us...my teacher didnt appreciate it much. Oh well.

Hecate · 5th January 2006, 11:28 PM

There's no point in worrying about these things. People have always had fears of the end of the world/civilization, and worrying about it won't change anything.
It used to be nuclear war and they had public information broadcasts about how to survive, like hiding under the table with a blanket over it with your tins of food and water, or an alien invasion or the third world war.
Centuries ago folk used to worry that the sky would fall on their heads!

Who knows what will happen so what's the point in worrying about different scenarios?

TNF · 5th January 2006, 11:38 PM

True, if the weather is going to be catastrophic and kill all of humanity then I don't suppose there is much point in worrying about it.

Although I don't reckon in the for-see-able(sp?!) future there can be too much that can go wrong, it takes the Earth a long time to "conjure" up anything globally destructive. However if you are meaning floods, hurricanes etc. Then yeah back in the day (when civilizations were getting wiped out) there weren't so many of us around, so i'd think the death toll would seem much higher.

Maybe its just me rambling on mind.

Pubic Wig · 6th January 2006, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by freakonaleash

There's no point in worrying about these things. People have always had fears of the end of the world/civilization, and worrying about it won't change anything.
It used to be nuclear war and they had public information broadcasts about how to survive, like hiding under the table with a blanket over it with your tins of food and water, or an alien invasion or the third world war.
Centuries ago folk used to worry that the sky would fall on their heads!

Who knows what will happen so what's the point in worrying about different scenarios?

good point...in a few million years our sun will expand and destroy every planet in our solar system...so...fuck it n rock on!

although it would make for a good concept doom metal or fear factory album...

Rebelius · 6th January 2006, 04:43 PM

in a few million years... if technology keeps advancing the way it has done over the last few THOUSAND years, we won't only be living on this planet mate.

Pubic Wig · 6th January 2006, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Rebelius

in a few million years... if technology keeps advancing the way it has done over the last few THOUSAND years, we won't only be living on this planet mate.

so we'd like to think, but to even think of colonising other planets you have to exit this solar sytem, which may o may not even be possible. But like freakonaleash said, who cares. Rather than worry about natural/global disasters id concern myself more with man made problems.

Darkyin · 6th January 2006, 05:08 PM

We will make it out, we always overcome.

3rd January 2006, 09:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dj-Zero I am Sancho Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Scumdee Posts: 3,961	The Christ Child will kill us all! Okay, before I start, this is a serious discussion. I'm watching a BBC4 Documentary on "El Nino" (Which means Christ Child), the global weather syetem that causes floods, droughts, killer storms. They have managed to prove that most of the civilisations that have been wiped out have been killed by floods and things. It's kinda a scary world we live in, isn't it!!!

3rd January 2006, 09:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dj-Zero I am Sancho Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Scumdee Posts: 3,961	I forgot to say that it's called Christ Child because when it was first discovered it was thought to be localised to Peru. That was what the Peruvians called it.

3rd January 2006, 10:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
humndislocation Hardcore is serious guys Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 5,735 Band: Blasphemous Necrorapist	El Nino translates as "The child", so I assume it's just called that for short. I always assumed it was a reference to a child having a tantrum. I can't really say I'm too worried about this though, they're always making documentaries about how we're all going to die, and why we should be in a constant panic. It gets ratings.

3rd January 2006, 11:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
Darkyin Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Riding this worm for all it's got. Posts: 104 Band: NONE! :D	Directly translated, it is a referal to the fact that it always seemed to kick in at christmas time around Peru. Civilisations have been wiped before, but only in ones and twos, thankfully we have the pleasure of living in a globalised society. We are so much bigger than a weather system. strokes humanity so purdy.

4th January 2006, 07:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
neilcoalesce Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Muppet Labs Posts: 1,337	There's a great Henry Rollins rant about it on "Think Tank". He has a problem with the name translating as "The Child" and thinks it should be renamed "The Motherfucker" or "The First Four Black Sabbath Albums". Amazon's got samples to listen to: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=glance&n=5174

5th January 2006, 10:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
Pubic Wig Dark Lord of the Sith Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Scumdee and Stirling Posts: 1,884 Band: Merkin...pioneers of Applecore Metal. Yeah. Thats right. Applecore. Hard as fruit.	I remember doing some of this in fuckin geography at school...i constantly said Il Nino coz the band had just released God Save us...my teacher didnt appreciate it much. Oh well.

5th January 2006, 11:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
Hecate Don Kate (UGS Mafia) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: somewhere Posts: 2,478 Band: Vulsellum	There's no point in worrying about these things. People have always had fears of the end of the world/civilization, and worrying about it won't change anything. It used to be nuclear war and they had public information broadcasts about how to survive, like hiding under the table with a blanket over it with your tins of food and water, or an alien invasion or the third world war. Centuries ago folk used to worry that the sky would fall on their heads! Who knows what will happen so what's the point in worrying about different scenarios?

5th January 2006, 11:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
TNF Schmako as funk! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bilston Posts: 1,139 Band: High School Anal	True, if the weather is going to be catastrophic and kill all of humanity then I don't suppose there is much point in worrying about it. Although I don't reckon in the for-see-able(sp?!) future there can be too much that can go wrong, it takes the Earth a long time to "conjure" up anything globally destructive. However if you are meaning floods, hurricanes etc. Then yeah back in the day (when civilizations were getting wiped out) there weren't so many of us around, so i'd think the death toll would seem much higher. Maybe its just me rambling on mind.

6th January 2006, 04:43 PM	#12 (permalink)
Rebelius Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 7,092	in a few million years... if technology keeps advancing the way it has done over the last few THOUSAND years, we won't only be living on this planet mate.

6th January 2006, 05:08 PM	#14 (permalink)
Darkyin Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Riding this worm for all it's got. Posts: 104 Band: NONE! :D	We will make it out, we always overcome.