Everybody has an end of the world prediction but us

[Innocent Bystander]

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.

[benhall.1]

Nuthin' wrong with Chas 'n' Dave. I hope they get Keith Chegwin to do some of the announcements ...

[I.D.10-t]

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.

[dwest]

The end has occurred. Earth was born anew and the inhabitants repopulated. Knowledge of this event would make 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.

[MTGuru]

just exactly how much of a mess London has made of the Olympics.

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.

[chas]

The rumour is that Chas and Dave are playing at the opening Ceremony.

If you tell me who Dave is, we can probably have a decent set together by the Olympics.

I don't think the world can end till at least 802,701 . Either that or HG Wells got it totally wrong.

[dwest]

I'll be surprised if in the year 2525 man is still alive or that woman has survived.

[benhall.1]

Yes, but if they are they may find.

Find what? That's what I want to know.

[mutepointe]

Oh, they're going to mess up the Olympics, there is no prediction in that.

[Daniel_Bingamon]

Wow, Mayan calendar, end of world. This explains everything about the Federal Reserve and the country's spending.

What is world ends on December 22, 2012? - a day late, hmmm, after all - prophets are held to great accuracy - this would make them wrong. Ok, lets make that the 23rd so that they can't use the International date line and time zones as an excuse.

Ever notice that those site that suggest you buy six months in advance usually have a store to sell "survival" foods.

[dwest]

Ever notice that those site that suggest you buy six months in advance usually have a store to sell "survival" foods.

It never hurts to have "survival foods" in the pantry, when you get a sudden unexpected break in work and you want to take a hike in the mountains, having some freeze dried Mountain House or Richmoor is just what you need. Ramps are up right now, they can really improve the flavour of freeze dried food.

[mutepointe]

A low whistle shall call forth the end of times. Please do not let it be bagpipes or a concertina. Bagpipes would make some sense but I think folks would just laugh if it was a concertina. An ocarina would be old school but no one would know what it was. And the moment would be ruined by having to tell everyone, "You know, Zelda's Ocarina of Time thingy."

[Daniel_Bingamon]

Nothing like a nice subsonic whistle to make the Earth move under your feet.

[MikeS]

I like the word "smite", let's try to fit that into the prediction somewhere.

Poetically, smite is sometimes used to describe the strike or touch of a musical instrument. I'm going to interpret this bit from William Cowper's "The Task" as a preference for, say, a whistle or flute at the end of days as opposed to something more crass.

Ah, tinkling cymbal, and high-sounding brass,
Smitten in vain! such music cannot charm
The eclipse that intercepts truth’s heavenly beam,
And chills and darkens a wide wandering soul.
The still small voice is wanted.

Of course, the word smite is also associated with the game of cricket. In "Life, the Universe, and Everything" Douglas Adams made it clear that the end of universe would come when the renegade Krikkit robots manage to reassemble the Wikkit Gate. Since a key component thereof are The Ashes, I propose that we form a C&F whistling vigil around the Marylebone Cricket Museum at Lords. A rousing rendition of The Peeler's Jacket should repel even the most hostile of aliens. I suppose that does mean we will have to keep paying our credit card bills.

[Innocent Bystander]

The rumour is that Chas and Dave are playing at the opening Ceremony.

If you tell me who Dave is, we can probably have a decent set together by the Olympics.

I don't think the world can end till at least 802,701 . Either that or HG Wells got it totally wrong.

I didn't know it was possible to separate them.
The "Dave" part is Dave Peacock. There already is a "Chas" part, known as Charles Hodges.

Herbert George got the nuclear bomb wrong... he described it as a kind of continuous explosion. And his machines from the "War in the Air" went "clitter-clock". Not "Brrrreeeeeeeyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam!" There hasn't been an Air Conference in Basra yet, unless they're keeping it very quiet. Did he get anything right? Oh... the Morlocks thing I suppose.