On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:54:28 +0000 (UTC), Steve Pope wrote:

> Omelet > wrote:
>
>> sf > wrote:
>
>>> On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 22:27:56 +0000 (UTC), (Steve
>
> [cosmic impact event]
>
>>> > But we could, with the right policies, survive up until that point.
>>> > It's physically possible. It's a matter of whether we have the
>>> > will to do it.
>
>>> I wouldn't even worry about being starved to death. We'll blow
>>> ourselves to smithereens in the not too distant future.
>
>>Nuclear war?
>
>>I'd be more concerned about drowning in our own midden heaps.
>
> Nuclear catastrophe or dying off from pollution... both are easy to
> envision, take your pick.
>
> S.

jeez, what a bunch of Gloomy Gusses. mankind will survive, even if
disneyland does not.

your pal,
blake