h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

In which we shall hear endlessly about the Olympics and the End of the World.

It occurs to me that if the Mayans had actually been able to predict the future they'd've been better prepared for the Spanish.

No resolutions this year, as I never stick to them, just a general determination that this year will be the best I've ever had.

No one that knows any actual history of the Mayans believe that their calendar predicted anything about the future. This really all got started by a bunch of new age fuzzy thinkers.

As Professor Brian Cox tweeted: "...and by the way - if you think the Mayans predicted that the world will end in 2012, you are a nobber"

‎... although I have to confess to not knowing the definition of the term 'nobber'. (Too technical for me!
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I hope it will indeed be the best year you've ever had, Mr D.

In one of the Mayan's previous destructions of mankind, their cooking utensils, tortilla griddles, etc. rose up and killed everyone. That pretty much says it all, if you ask me.

But I am exploiting the whole thing with a Doomsday exhibit at the library complete with an end of the world party on Dec. 21. I'm going to include things like super volcanos, plague, meteor collisions, etc. It should be fun. I'm open to ideas.

If you want predictions of global catastrophe, check out Phil Plait's **Death From the Skies**. It lists and describes many the ways the world really can end (and how likely or unlikely they are to happen, hint, some are inevitable.)

Nobber - n.
1. Someone disliked by Professor Brian Cox.
2. Professor Brian Cox.

I'll do that, BG. Thanks.

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ROFL

I don't make any resolutions because, like your good self, I never, ever keep 'em. (Says she, sat in front of h2g2 - the Blue Screen of Death - smoking a ciggie and waiting for wine 'o' clock )

Hubby's made one - to get us a new Xbox by the end of February. I know he'll fulfill that one because he has ways of skimming cash from the pittance that we get in here (which is just as well because Christmas would have been a *lot* leaner than it was .)

https://www.xkcd.com/998/

Love it.

Even better with a working link.

http://www.xkcd.com/998/

Funny!

Be sure to "mouse over" the comic for an added comment.

"Anyone who thinks the LHC will destroy the world is a tw*t" - Prof Brian Cox, legend