I’ve based my whole financial plan on the Mayan calendar. I’m buying presents for everyone on credit in November 2012. Please tell me what you want. Now there is some May 2012 prediction. Why don’t we develop an end of the world prediction to gain some notoriety for Chiff & Fipple?
As far as I understand, the apocalypse begins on 21 October 2011, when all the righteous will be whisked away in the rapture. The rest of us will have to endure all the usual trials & tribulations associated with endtimes, until it all finally comes to a screeching halt on 12 May 2012. I may have got the dates slightly wrong. Therefore I’d like my present NOW. Just in case.
Because we’re quite notorious enough already, thank you for asking. But do what you gotta do.
If we’re quick not to come up with date than we’ll have more time to think about it.
There’s some group around here (the San Fernando Valley) claiming that the world is going to end THIS MONTH. Feel free to send me a low D whistle right away so I can learn the piper’s grip and enjoy playing it before my world disintegrates.
EDIT: My bad. I checked their website and they say that judgement day is coming this month but the world won’t end until October. You can still send that whistle my way now in case something happens to me on judgement day.
Niether of these two end of the world predictions guarantee that I won’t have to make credit card payments.
I like dwest’s idea to ensure plenty of time. There is no reason to give a specific date. A sign that could need to be interpreted could help us there. I like the word “smite”, let’s try to fit that into the prediction somewhere.
The thing to remember about the San Fernando Valley is the San Fernando fault zone, the end could come any second and one day somebody’s going to get it right.
Or will we?
It’s getting smitey hot around here. Where there’s smote, there’s ire.
I especially like those prophets/sites/texts which advise laying in a six-month supply of food and water in preparation for the end of the world! 
With best regards to everybody.
Pfreddee(Stephen)
Since this whole forum community is based around whistles I think that should be part of the sign that the end is near. Perhaps a whistle that will play itself?
Before we throw the word “smite” around we must figure out what will do the smiting.
Smite means to injure with bovine power so I think it will be an unhappy cow from Cowafornia.
Don’t worry, folks. We have more than a year to get prepared. I have it on the best of knowledge that the world isn’t going to end (pardon my nationalcentricity) until Donald Trump becomes president of the USA.
I like the whistle that plays itself idea. I would like to be the one doing the smiting. But no trials or tribulations for me though, I’ve had plenty.
smite [smahyt] Show IPA verb, smote or ( Obsolete ) smit; smit·ten or smit; smit·ing.
–verb (used with object)
- to strike or hit hard, with or as with the hand, a stick, or other weapon: She smote him on the back with her umbrella.
- to deliver or deal (a blow, hit, etc.) by striking hard.
- to strike down, injure, or slay: His sword had smitten thousands.
- to afflict or attack with deadly or disastrous effect: smitten by polio.
- to affect mentally or morally with a sudden pang: His conscience smote him.
- to affect suddenly and strongly with a specified feeling: They were smitten with terror.
- to impress favorably; charm; enamor: He was smitten by her charms.
There are no unhappy cows here. The cheese commercials said so!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=samAvQjgzL4&feature=related
My personal prediction is the World will end with a nuclear exchange after the rest of the world discovers just exactly how much of a mess London has made of the Olympics. So that would be sometime between 27th July 2012 and 12th August 2012. The rumour is that Chas and Dave are playing at the opening Ceremony. That should put most people in a frame of mind to welcome the end.
Nuthin’ wrong with Chas ‘n’ Dave. I hope they get Keith Chegwin to do some of the announcements …
The end has occurred. Earth was born anew and the inhabitants repopulated. Knowledge of this event would change the rebirth so all memories of the event were wiped.
This is essentially what happens when I use my transporter, I wasn’t aware the experience could be any different.
I don’t believe it. Not after all the self-congratulatory chatter last week that the Brits do pomp and ceremony better than anyone. In light of that success, I propose that Kate Middleton’s wedding dress be made the official uniform of the Olympics, and horse-drawn carriages the official transportation. The sudden enthusiasm of 12-year old girls everywhere for the Olympic games will guarantee a successful outcome, no matter what.