Dr. Jeff Masters' WunderBlog

Quoting aspectre:
666 atmoaggie "Ha! The article says he looked "sad" and "confused" because the snow is gone. How do they know? What differences would indicate a happy polar bear?"

These could actually be Jamaican bears... just change the snow to sand and voila!!!! They're listening to reggae music and behind the bbq pit (you can't see the cooler) are red stripe beer...

Quoting TomTaylor:
Have you ever owned a pet???

It's quite ridiculously easy to tell when an animal is happy or sad or in distress.

Of course. When they are used to being around people and you have been around that particular animal enough to recognize moods, that is easy.

I don't think either of those apply well to polar bears in the wild. They don't pur, smile, wag tails...
If you see a polar bear smiling at you, go ahead, see if he licks your face or rolls over for a belly rub once you start petting him.

Quoting P451:


See ya all in a few days LOL

i posted that once only once maybe ya get lucky and it will slide on by

Quoting atmoaggie:
Of course. When they are used to being around people and you have been around that particular animal enough to recognize moods, that is easy.

I don't think either of those apply well to polar bears in the wild. They don't pur, smile, wag tails...
If you see a polar bear smiling at you, go ahead, see if he licks your face or rolls over for a belly rub once you start petting him.

i remember once when i was a boy with my grandfather them greenpeace fellas trying to save the seals did that that little pup grab his arm and was shaken the hell out of him then the momma came up the blow hole and started chasin em then someone yelled quick shoot and i heard someone say who the seal or the greenpeace fella in the end we got the seal and well that greenpeace fella we didn't see him anymore after that either and he did not dispute the fate of the seal either funny how one changes there mind when they become the victim

so go ahead pet the polar bear good luck with that

Guys we are only 2 days away now, the suspense is in the air!
Link

I know its foxnews, blah, blah, blah. Its a funny article though.

I doubt anyone on this blog is genuinely concerned about the predicted doomsday this Saturday. But I'm providing this info anyway for your edu-tainment.

Here are the predicted doomsdays just for 2011:

Date ---------------- Source
April 6, 2011 -------- Marilyn Agee
May 21, 2011 -------- Electronic Bible Fellowship
May 29, 2011 -------- Marilyn Agee
October 21, 2011 ------ Electronic Bible Fellowship(among others)


There have been multiple predicted doomsdays every year since at least the 1990s. From the 1970s through the 90s there was at least one doomsday prediction nearly every year. As you look back in time before the 1970s the predictions are less and less frequent, but there are doomsday predictions dating all the way back to the time when Jesus was alive (and probably many before that).

Here's a great source for info about doomsday predictions:

From the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance

Quoting CyclonicVoyage:
This study is a stellar read for those interested. It really opens the eyes and goes into great detail.


There appears to be a significant decrease in hurricane landfalls during the neutral phase along the East Coast whereas compared to Florida. This would suggest that there is a dominant flow pattern during neutral years that tends to steer hurricanes toward Florida.

The only problem with this is that it focuses only on hurricanes, not tropical storms.

Evening, folks.


There's always something good about something bad that happens; sometimes it just takes a while to figure that out.