God Drives A Ford
I thought 2012 was the agreed upon date for our destruction, when Nibiru will pass through our inner solar system, we achieve a collective higher enlightenment, aliens attack and neither Jeff Goldblum nor Bruce Willis can save us, or some other destructive mechanism will signal the end of mankind as we know it.
Little did I know that others have a more pressing, and more exact date for our demise:
I spotted this doomsayer on the freeway, and according to him the end times are an exact science.
God’s wrath on the unbelievers will occur on May 21, 2011.
Pulling out my handy dandy 2011 calendar (ya know, the one with the pictures of fluffy sea otters), this supposed extraterrestrial event is to take place on a Saturday. One question…will I have time to watch my cartoons before said event spirits us away to destinations unknown? I mean, I’d just lose it if I missed my Scooby Doo…
People keep making up the “End of day’s” dates to scare people and the annoying part is …it doesn’t scare people like it used to. Sometimes i wonder if the hollywood action heroes would be the frist to run and hide LOL We have the same thought …. I would be wondering if i could still catch my Spongebob and Chowder cartoon before the world ends …
A cursory glance at the Bible reveals, “For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night” (1 Thessalonians 5:2). That guy needs to put a question mark at the end of his sign to be correctly scriptural.
I can’t remember when people have been more obsessed with doomsday prophecy but it is nothing new. They number in the thousands dating back to the earliest human writings: http://www.abhota.info
Looking at that, it is hard not to be cynical. I think people liken the idea of an apocalypse like a scary movie. It is titillating to envision pending oblivion as it recalls some sense of mystery back into our otherwise humdrum lives.
We have long ago reconfigured our economy to thrive on infinitely increasing our debt load and we may still be teetering on the edge of financial calamity. Much more tangible to worry about than some ancient expired calendar.
Those dates, like all the ones before, will come and go and the world will still be here. Maybe martians will take over, who knows. All I know is, we’ll make great pets!
I’d be damned if I missed any of my top five TV shows. If it all goes down, I’d be one to wait around for Bruce Willis to be my hero though because he is the man and CAN save us!!!