Some of you may be preparing for the End of the World, which the Mayans allegedly predicted will occur on December 21, 2012.
Okay – that gives us 343 more days to party on.
Except for one thing: the Mayans set the date too late. According to the Church of God – PKG, the world will actually end on May 27, 2012.
Uh oh. That only gives us 206 days to party. We’d better break out the hats and noisemakers now.
The bad news: if either of these predictions pans out, I won’t get to complete some of the items on my bucket list.
The goods news: if neither of these predictions pan out, I’ll get to enjoy two extra rockin’ parties this year.
I’ll bring the chips and salsa. Who’s bringing the beer?
– the chaplain
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Ric
January 12, 2012 at 1:43 pm
I’m busy May 27. They’ll have to reschedule.
the chaplain
January 12, 2012 at 1:46 pm
Waddaya mean you’re busy? I thought you were coming to my End of the World party. You’re bringing the champagne.
Ric
January 12, 2012 at 4:50 pm
I’ll bring coffee. I want to be awake to see the fireworks. I mean, hell, End of the World? That’s gotta be one hell of a light show. Or dark show. Ummm… maybe I’ll bring gin.
Paul Sunstone
January 12, 2012 at 1:45 pm
Count me in for a case of tasty microbrews! Nothing but the best. After all, the end of the world only comes once every few months these days.
the chaplain
January 12, 2012 at 1:48 pm
Yes. Sad to say, we moderns don’t do apocalypses the way medievals did them.
Paul Sunstone
January 12, 2012 at 2:02 pm
That reminds me, Chaplain. Some years ago, I read about the panic that took place around the year 1000 AD. Apparently, lots of folks were sure the world would end with the turn of the millennium. One of the most bizarre reactions took place in the German states. Individuals and groups of both sexes stripped naked and ran through the towns. The precise reason why they did it is lost to history, but I recall reading that some of the groups were quite large.
Then again, if I really believed the world was coming to an end, I’d probably want to go soak in my favorite hot springs – which happens to be a nudist resort.
the chaplain
January 12, 2012 at 2:30 pm
I’d better get to work on my abs and thighs.
Moe
January 24, 2012 at 1:17 pm
Right that – cuz we all Rapture buck nekkid.
Ric
January 12, 2012 at 2:02 pm
We have forgotten how to have real fun, you know, I hardly ever get to slaughter peasants or pillage villages or deflower screaming virgins or gulp great quantities of mead and ale before and after great battles. These days it’s all Starbucks and Plato. So sad.
Paul Sunstone
January 12, 2012 at 2:07 pm
I blame the hidden homosexual agenda, Ric. They’ve unmanned us!
Ric
January 12, 2012 at 4:48 pm
Speak for yourself. I may be old, but I am manned. More or less. On a good day.
The Blog Fodder
January 12, 2012 at 1:52 pm
An old Wayne and Shuster gag had the world ending at 12:00 am; 12:30 Newfoundland time.
the chaplain
January 12, 2012 at 2:26 pm
That would suck for people on the West Coast. They wouldn’t even get to finish one last Happy Hour…
JohnEvo
January 12, 2012 at 3:31 pm
Not to nitpick…. or maybe EXACTLY for the purposes of nitpicking, but how do we get 206 more days until May 27th? Those Mayans must indeed have had some strange calenders!
The chaplain
January 12, 2012 at 9:49 pm
Oh, shit, Evo! It’s worse than I thought! It’s only 136 days until May 27. We lost 70 days!
The Wise Fool
January 12, 2012 at 6:19 pm
Two end of the world parties and a New Year’s party?!? This year is gonna rock! Since Paul’s got the brews and you’ve got the chips, I’ll bring the pizza.
Any guesses on the best town to meet up and streak naked though the streets?
The chaplain
January 12, 2012 at 9:50 pm
Somewhere warm with thick, soft grass.
tommykey
January 13, 2012 at 12:34 pm
Some of you may be preparing for the End of the World, which the Mayans allegedly predicted will occur on December 21, 2012.
Poor Mitt Romney. Even if he manages to beat Barack Obama in November, he’ll never get to actually be president.
The chaplain
January 14, 2012 at 8:44 am
He won’t feel half as badly as all the people he threw out of work to make his fortune.
Ahab
January 13, 2012 at 12:43 pm
I’ll bring some brews too. Maybe a nice variety case from Sierra Nevada.
Still, we’re going to need tunes for this party-to-end-all-parties. REM’s “It’s the End of the World as We Know It” is a nice song, but not quite the rockin’ vibe that a party would need. How about some nice gothic metal?
The chaplain
January 14, 2012 at 8:45 am
You can be in charge of the entertainment.
JohnEvo
January 13, 2012 at 7:03 pm
Here’s your party:
The chaplain
January 14, 2012 at 8:43 am
Hey, I may be able to make it to that. Cool.
Laurance
January 13, 2012 at 8:57 pm
“Uh oh. That only gives us 206 days to party.”
Huh? May 27th is the 147th day of the year, unless it’s leap year, like now, in which case it’s the 148th. So we have 148 days to party. In any event I’ve marked it on my calenday. Ho hum, another day for the world to end…uh….
The chaplain
January 14, 2012 at 8:36 am
Math is not my strong suit…
Ric
January 14, 2012 at 1:21 pm
Apparently it’s not even your underwear.
The chaplain
January 14, 2012 at 2:11 pm
Too itchy.
PhillyChief
January 16, 2012 at 11:35 am
It’s always wise to accept the predictions of failed, ancient societies, especially when they couldn’t even foresee their own demise.