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Earthquake in LA!
On Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:34:58 -0700, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
Magic Mood Jeep © wrote: EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote: John F. Eldredge wrote: On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:08:47 -0700, Kyla =^. .^=` wrote: "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" ... Kyla =^. .^=` wrote: Yup. We're still waiting. Now they're saying some time in the next 30 years. I prefer earthquakes to tornadoes. I just stay put until it stops, which is usually in much less than a minute. By the time you have a chance to get scared, it's all over. I hate the idea of hiding in a cellar. I'm somewhat claustrophobic, and I'd be more afraid of being trapped than of the tornado. I suspect most of us feel safest with what we're used to. Joy Washington State is 'supposed' to be due for a 'big one' too, bigger than the 6.8 in 2000. That one scared the crap out of me. I'd rather have a tornado, if given the choice, but living in a 'mobile home' there is no place to hide. Oh well, can't worry about something we have no control over. We have 4 active but dormant volcanos here and I can see one of them from my livingroom window. Hugs Kyla Well, LA has earthquakes, but at least there are no active volcanoes in the vicinity! (Of course, Mt. St. Helens wasn't exactly regarded as "active" until the last time it erupted, either, was it?) LA has the La Brea Tar Pits however, right? Mt. St. Helens May 17, 1980. Wow, what an event that was. A bright deadly Sunday morning. Kyla Of course, the cheesy 1997 disaster movie _Volcano_ had the volcanic vent open up directly beneath the La Brea Tar Pits. Actually, I think that's a scientific impossibility. Tar is related to petroleum, isn't it? Not to lava? (Petroleoum may produce "gushers", but that's not quite the same as a volcanic explosion.) Yes, but it is hot tar, isn't it - kept hot by what? Volcanic vents (similar to those deep underwater)? "Hot"? I don't think so - certainly not the tar one acquires on one's bare feet at the beach. SFAIK, the animals weren't trapped because it was hot, just because it was deep and very hard to get out of - like quicksand. Crude oil is a mix of many different chemicals, and the exact mix determines how viscous (sticky) it is. The refining process consists in large part of separating these different chemicals. The tar used for paving is made from the chemicals with the highest boiling point, so that the mix is virtually solid at room temperature. The "tar" in the La Brea Tar Pits has mostly the high-boiling point components, so that it comes out of the ground as a thick, sticky liquid and then solidifies as the more volatile chemicals in the mix evaporate. Think of the tar pits as a spring oozing out oil, rather than water. Rainwater sometimes accumulates on top of the tar; animals that waded out into the mess trying to get a drink were likely to get mired and sink into the tar until they drowned and/or suffocated. While it is theoretically possible that a volcano could open up underneath the tar pits (it is theoretically possible for a volcano to pop up anywhere on Earth), it is highly unlikely, given that there no current sign of volcanic activity anywhere in that area. There are active volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest, and currently-inactive volcanoes in New Mexico. -- John F. Eldredge -- PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria |
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Earthquake in LA!
hopitus wrote:
Well, John did say "cheesy" movie, didn't he? They took a lotta liberties with scientific fact in those old disaster/horror films. I actually went to see the LaBrea Tar Pits, LOL. Kinda disappointing...dunno what I expected. My main memory is that it stinks, bigtime, non-stop, and my snippy pals who thought they were so cool living in Hancock Park (nearby the Tar Pits) got an earful from me after my TarPit visit and return to their home. I had smelled it at their house but didn't yet know what it was! My fave movie like that is an old oldie "Attack of the 50-Foot Woman"! Talk about "cheesy". I think my favourate cheesy movie was "Night of the Lepus" I'll never forget the line at the drive-in, 'Attention! Attention! Ladies and gentlemen, attention! There is a herd of killer rabbits headed this way and we desperately need your help!' -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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Cheesy Movies
"Adrian" wrote in message om... I think my favourate cheesy movie was "Night of the Lepus" I'll never forget the line at the drive-in, 'Attention! Attention! Ladies and gentlemen, attention! There is a herd of killer rabbits headed this way and we desperately need your help!' -- Night of The Lepus was incredibly cheesy. Killer Clowns From Outer Space was also cheesy. I have clownophobia and that one didn't scare me. Disgusted me, but not scared me. One that did however was one I saw when I was about nine or so. This gigantic crab alien would eat humans and absorb their memories and be able to talk in their voices For some reason that really caught my imagination. I had nightmares for about a week. Pam S. |
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Cheesy Movies
On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 10:46:37 -0400, tanadashoes wrote:
"Adrian" wrote in message news:Q6idnYw9crTVQwvVnZ2dnUVZ8u2dnZ2d@brightview. com... I think my favourate cheesy movie was "Night of the Lepus" I'll never forget the line at the drive-in, 'Attention! Attention! Ladies and gentlemen, attention! There is a herd of killer rabbits headed this way and we desperately need your help!' -- Night of The Lepus was incredibly cheesy. Killer Clowns From Outer Space was also cheesy. I have clownophobia and that one didn't scare me. Disgusted me, but not scared me. One that did however was one I saw when I was about nine or so. This gigantic crab alien would eat humans and absorb their memories and be able to talk in their voices For some reason that really caught my imagination. I had nightmares for about a week. Pam S. Another extremely cheesy movie is "bloodsucking pharoahs in pittsburg" |
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tanadashoes wrote:
"Adrian" wrote in message om... I think my favourate cheesy movie was "Night of the Lepus" I'll never forget the line at the drive-in, 'Attention! Attention! Ladies and gentlemen, attention! There is a herd of killer rabbits headed this way and we desperately need your help!' -- Night of The Lepus was incredibly cheesy. Killer Clowns From Outer Space was also cheesy. I have clownophobia and that one didn't scare me. Disgusted me, but not scared me. One that did however was one I saw when I was about nine or so. This gigantic crab alien would eat humans and absorb their memories and be able to talk in their voices For some reason that really caught my imagination. I had nightmares for about a week. Pam S. Oh my Gosh! Killer Clowns from Outer Space! ROFLMAO. I haven't seen that in years!!!!!!!! That was a TERRIBLE movie. Less than class B rated. Thanks for bringing up a "funny" memory, Pam. kili |
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AZ Nomad wrote:
On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 10:46:37 -0400, tanadashoes wrote: "Adrian" wrote in message I think my favourate cheesy movie was "Night of the Lepus" I'll never forget the line at the drive-in, 'Attention! Attention! Ladies and gentlemen, attention! There is a herd of killer rabbits headed this way and we desperately need your help!' Night of The Lepus was incredibly cheesy. Killer Clowns From Outer Space was also cheesy. I have clownophobia and that one didn't scare me. Disgusted me, but not scared me. One that did however was one I saw when I was about nine or so. This gigantic crab alien would eat humans and absorb their memories and be able to talk in their voices For some reason that really caught my imagination. I had nightmares for about a week. Another extremely cheesy movie is "bloodsucking pharoahs in pittsburg" Wow - even the title of that one is cheesy. Night of the Lepus is hysterical! Giant bunny rabbits ravaging the countryside in slow motion, while people hunker down in their basements with their shotguns. Don't think I saw the part about the announcement at the drive-in, though, that's funny. This movie is on TV from time to time, but I've never watched it from start to finish. -- Joyce ^..^ (To email me, remove the X's from my user name.) |
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"kilikini" wrote in
. com: tanadashoes wrote: "Adrian" wrote in message om... I think my favourate cheesy movie was "Night of the Lepus" I'll never forget the line at the drive-in, 'Attention! Attention! Ladies and gentlemen, attention! There is a herd of killer rabbits headed this way and we desperately need your help!' -- Night of The Lepus was incredibly cheesy. Killer Clowns From Outer Space was also cheesy. I have clownophobia and that one didn't scare me. Disgusted me, but not scared me. One that did however was one I saw when I was about nine or so. This gigantic crab alien would eat humans and absorb their memories and be able to talk in their voices For some reason that really caught my imagination. I had nightmares for about a week. Pam S. Oh my Gosh! Killer Clowns from Outer Space! ROFLMAO. I haven't seen that in years!!!!!!!! That was a TERRIBLE movie. Less than class B rated. Thanks for bringing up a "funny" memory, Pam. kili Basket case! sick sick sick |
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tanadashoes wrote:
"Adrian" wrote in message om... I think my favourate cheesy movie was "Night of the Lepus" I'll never forget the line at the drive-in, 'Attention! Attention! Ladies and gentlemen, attention! There is a herd of killer rabbits headed this way and we desperately need your help!' -- Night of The Lepus was incredibly cheesy. Killer Clowns From Outer Space was also cheesy. I have clownophobia and that one didn't scare me. Disgusted me, but not scared me. One that did however was one I saw when I was about nine or so. This gigantic crab alien would eat humans and absorb their memories and be able to talk in their voices For some reason that really caught my imagination. I had nightmares for about a week. Pam S. Army of Darkness (aka Evil Dead 3) -- ^..^ This is Kitty. Copy and paste Kitty into your signature to help her wipe out Bunny's world domination. -- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) comcast (dot) net http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep |
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Cheesy Movies
"Magic Mood Jeep ©" wrote in message
... tanadashoes wrote: "Adrian" wrote in message om... I think my favourate cheesy movie was "Night of the Lepus" I'll never forget the line at the drive-in, 'Attention! Attention! Ladies and gentlemen, attention! There is a herd of killer rabbits headed this way and we desperately need your help!' -- Night of The Lepus was incredibly cheesy. Killer Clowns From Outer Space was also cheesy. I have clownophobia and that one didn't scare me. Disgusted me, but not scared me. One that did however was one I saw when I was about nine or so. This gigantic crab alien would eat humans and absorb their memories and be able to talk in their voices For some reason that really caught my imagination. I had nightmares for about a week. Pam S. Army of Darkness (aka Evil Dead 3) -- ^..^ This is Kitty. Copy and paste Kitty into your signature to help her wipe out Bunny's world domination. -- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) comcast (dot) net http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep Has anybody mentioned Attack of the Killer Tomatoes? It's a classic. I managed to sit through 5 minutes of it once. Joy |
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Joy wrote:
Has anybody mentioned Attack of the Killer Tomatoes? It's a classic. I managed to sit through 5 minutes of it once. Joy Ha! That one is as bad as the Texas Chainsaw Massacre! :~) kili |
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