Comments on: John Frum Day http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/02/15/john-frum-day/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:14:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: George Winslett http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/02/15/john-frum-day/comment-page-1/#comment-200349 George Winslett Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:52:48 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/02/15/john-frum-day/#comment-200349 Yes we have some weird and wonderful celebrations in Vanuatu! Yes we have some weird and wonderful celebrations in Vanuatu!

]]> By: Manor http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/02/15/john-frum-day/comment-page-1/#comment-198992 Manor Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:25:03 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/02/15/john-frum-day/#comment-198992 I was reading this article in my Google Reader and I had to scroll up to make sure this is not my Onion News report :) I was reading this article in my Google Reader and I had to scroll up to make sure this is not my Onion News report :)

]]> By: James http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/02/15/john-frum-day/comment-page-1/#comment-198944 James Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:36:35 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/02/15/john-frum-day/#comment-198944 @Alex, Rollo: Ah, but you'll recall that <a href="http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/02/15/happy-valentines-day/" rel="nofollow">around this time last year</a> we defined the official GSS timezone as <a href="http://www.timegenie.com/utc.time/UTC-12" rel="nofollow">UTC-12</a>. There's still a whole day of partying left to do! @Alex, Rollo: Ah, but you’ll recall that around this time last year we defined the official GSS timezone as UTC-12. There’s still a whole day of partying left to do!

]]> By: dr.R. http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/02/15/john-frum-day/comment-page-1/#comment-198943 dr.R. Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:35:13 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/02/15/john-frum-day/#comment-198943 Talking about impeccable research, if you search for "Lamakara" in Google the first hit is not even GSS, but <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnnSA90AL98" rel="nofollow">this video of John Frum celebrations</a> on YouTube. And I was first wondering whether it was April Fool's Day already! Talking about impeccable research, if you search for “Lamakara” in Google the first hit is not even GSS, but this video of John Frum celebrations on YouTube.

And I was first wondering whether it was April Fool’s Day already!

]]> By: dr.R. http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/02/15/john-frum-day/comment-page-1/#comment-198942 dr.R. Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:23:37 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/02/15/john-frum-day/#comment-198942 Hmm... I sense some career opportunities here for someone who is tired of western life and wouldn't mind the admiration of hordes of Pacific Island girls... According to <a href="http://www.mapsouthpacific.com/vanuatu/tanna-map.html" rel="nofollow"> this site</a> there is also a Prince Philip cult on Tanna Island, which makes it all even more surreal. Hmm… I sense some career opportunities here for someone who is tired of western life and wouldn’t mind the admiration of hordes of Pacific Island girls…

According to this site there is also a Prince Philip cult on Tanna Island, which makes it all even more surreal.

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/02/15/john-frum-day/comment-page-1/#comment-198940 Alex Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:26:10 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/02/15/john-frum-day/#comment-198940 @cookie monster, I actually wrote this article shortly after Feb 15th, <em>last year</em>, and unfortuantely I can't find the map I used to pinpoint the village anymore (I did actually check however, as I thought the same thing as you!) However, the cult <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/07/07/wfrum07.xml" rel="nofollow">used to be based</a> in nearby <a href="http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=-19.513006,169.459981&z=17" rel="nofollow">Sulfur bay</a> (which is easily identifiable due to the huge lava flow running by it), and several reports state that Lamakara is the nearest village. Which the one in the thumbnail is! I'll keep looking for that map I used before though. @Rollo, that's a damn good point! <a href="http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_VU.aspx" rel="nofollow">Here's the current time in Vanuatu</a>. @cookie monster, I actually wrote this article shortly after Feb 15th, last year, and unfortuantely I can’t find the map I used to pinpoint the village anymore (I did actually check however, as I thought the same thing as you!)

However, the cult used to be based in nearby Sulfur bay (which is easily identifiable due to the huge lava flow running by it), and several reports state that Lamakara is the nearest village. Which the one in the thumbnail is!

I’ll keep looking for that map I used before though.

@Rollo, that’s a damn good point! Here’s the current time in Vanuatu.

]]> By: Rollo http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/02/15/john-frum-day/comment-page-1/#comment-198939 Rollo Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:41:27 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/02/15/john-frum-day/#comment-198939 Of course, by now that was yesterday... Of course, by now that was yesterday…

]]> By: Patrick http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/02/15/john-frum-day/comment-page-1/#comment-198938 Patrick Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:40:22 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/02/15/john-frum-day/#comment-198938 hhhmmmmm? so it's a cult one day and then 2,000 years pass and it's a religion. ain't life grand? hhhmmmmm? so it’s a cult one day and then 2,000 years pass and it’s a religion. ain’t life grand?

]]> By: cookie monster http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/02/15/john-frum-day/comment-page-1/#comment-198932 cookie monster Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:27:19 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/02/15/john-frum-day/#comment-198932 I dont want to be a Doubting Thomas but how do you know the village you have pin pointed is Lamakara? It doesnt seem to be named on Maps or GE. Not questioning your impeccable research - just interested to know. I dont want to be a Doubting Thomas but how do you know the village you have pin pointed is Lamakara? It doesnt seem to be named on Maps or GE.
Not questioning your impeccable research – just interested to know.

]]> By: Izzy http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/02/15/john-frum-day/comment-page-1/#comment-198931 Izzy Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:09:57 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/02/15/john-frum-day/#comment-198931 They have this in Papau New Guinea as well. They believe white guys are their dead ancestors too. They have this in Papau New Guinea as well. They believe white guys are their dead ancestors too.

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