vodkafan Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 It's that Mayan Calender thing. The world is supposed to end today 21st december. I am wondering if it happens before 5pm I might not have to go to work tonight Quote
chaliepud Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 Supposed to happen at 11.30... Unless you're at that one small village in France of course.. Quote
Karsa Orlong Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 Cool, that means I won't have to go and buy the turkey Quote
Timstar Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 (edited) Well Sod's law means that it would be a Friday! and just before lunch as well. I, for one, will be displeased. Though anyone who actually believes it has bigger issues then the end of the world. The Mayans are celebrating today, it is the start of their new 144,000 day calender (every 394.5 years). Edited December 21, 2012 by Timstar Quote
Ben Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 Well 11:11am has been and gone, looks like we're good after all. Quote
julie Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 If the world ends today , I think I should have done something wild and crazy before this . You know, kinda step out of the box and stop acting ,behaving and dressing like a Grandma . ( I AM a Grandma,so I'm playing the part well .) If the world ends by OUR time here, I still have time . I'll strip down to my birthday suit and run down Main Street . In honor of the holiday, I'll place some Christmas garland in a few locations . *** Let's hope if I attempt this,that the world does end,since the Hubster's best friend is the Police Chief . *** NOTE TO SELF - Purchase LOTS of garland this morning . Quote
Sofia Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 11:30 am or pm? and which time zone? Those Mayans really weren't very clear, were they? I wonder how it will end....a big flash of lightning...an explosion.....do we just fade away?? Quote
Timstar Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 I wonder where this myth actually came from... even the Mayan calender doesn't predict the end of the world. Quote
Raven Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 It's just like all calendar makers; they ran out of paper and thought they would deal with it closer to the event, but then they all died out. Sad but true. Quote
bree Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 I wonder where this myth actually came from... even the Mayan calender doesn't predict the end of the world. Well, according to this link, "a series of cranks got their hands on this stuff, and they essentially unravelled the Mayan calendar – took a circular timeline and gave it a linear ending" Anyway, Google has a lovely doodle for today- Quote
Nollaig Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 Been so sick of hearing about this, it was on Sky News when I got up this morning. The complete idiocy of certain members of the human race pretty much makes me want to smack my head off a wall. Quote
Kylie Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 Yes, it has been all over Facebook for weeks and it's driving me nuts. Luckily it will all be over now! Well, first I expect we'll have a day of 'The world didn't end! Hurrah!', and then we'll resume normal programming. The annoying thing is that, apart from a few strange people in other parts of the world (at a mountain in France or something?), I don't think anyone actually believes it, so why is there so much commentary about it? AND most people seem to be aware that the Mayans didn't actually predict the end of the world. Is it just an opportunity for people to pull out lots of end-of-the-world gags? I'm puzzled and intrigued. Quote
SueK Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 A lot of people have been making a mound of money out of this - tour companies taking people to Mexico; people renting out bunkers - they're laughing all the way to the bank. My daughter's future mother in law has been stocking up tins of food in her larder - it's absolutely stocked floor to ceiling. If the world ended what would happen to the tins and, more importantly, did she remember the tin opener Quote
Timstar Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 My daughter's future mother in law has been stocking up tins of food in her larder - it's absolutely stocked floor to ceiling. If the world ended what would happen to the tins and, more importantly, did she remember the tin opener This sort of thing makes me laugh the most, people have seen way too many apocalyptic films. The end of the world wouldn't really mean everything but her and her larder. It would mean everything! Quote
frankie Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 Yes, it has been all over Facebook for weeks and it's driving me nuts. Luckily it will all be over now! Well, first I expect we'll have a day of 'The world didn't end! Hurrah!', and then we'll resume normal programming. The annoying thing is that, apart from a few strange people in other parts of the world (at a mountain in France or something?), I don't think anyone actually believes it, so why is there so much commentary about it? AND most people seem to be aware that the Mayans didn't actually predict the end of the world. Is it just an opportunity for people to pull out lots of end-of-the-world gags? I'm puzzled and intrigued. Trust you to be the person who sees this whole thing the way I do <3 You rock! (Although I'm not intrigued, I'm just bored) Quote
pontalba Posted December 22, 2012 Posted December 22, 2012 (edited) Been so sick of hearing about this, it was on Sky News when I got up this morning. The complete idiocy of certain members of the human race pretty much makes me want to smack my head off a wall. Even better, their heads. It'd at least shut them up. ...............more importantly, did she remember the tin opener Edited December 22, 2012 by pontalba Quote
bookmonkey Posted December 22, 2012 Posted December 22, 2012 Well, it's Saturday night here, and as I expected nothings happened. Except we're expecting a cyclone on Christmas Day. We don't get them very often down here. I did read an article somewhere last weekend about someone who had supposedly killed themselves because of this. Quote
frankie Posted December 22, 2012 Posted December 22, 2012 Somebody somewhere (I forget) already posted the next date of when the world's supposed to come to an end... I won't share it, though Quote
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