Do you believe the End Times are here? According to Harold Camping and other folks, "we're almost there." His stated belief: The Rapture will occur on Armed Forces Day of this year (May 21st, 2011). A Saturday. One should either a) quit their church or other place of worship before that hour arrives or b) party hard and hope for the best. The End of the World is to come on October 21st, 2011 (the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Ball's Bluff).
I believe it's all bullshit -- though anything is possible, I suppose. (Photo by EDF, yesterday at lunchtime, Seminary Drive, Fort Worth, Texas, USA).
From Elvis Costello's "Less Than Zero" (1977):
A pistol was still smoking, a man lay on the floor
Mr. Oswald said he had an understanding with the law
He said he heard about a couple living in the USA
He said they traded in their baby for a Chevrolet
Let's talk about the future, now we've put the past away . . .
What happens when prophecy fails?
a) Cognitive dissonance (fear, trembling, anxiety and confusion)
or:
b) Dissembling, such as "Oops, I made a(nother) mathematical miscalculation" or had a "wardrobe malfunction?"
What happens when half of registered Republicans in Iowa, USA, believe -- now, in 2011 -- that President Barack Obama is an alien? What happens in a democracy when millions of voters show no respect for provable facts?
As for the Rapture on May 21st, report back here on the 22nd if you've been "Left Behind." I'll buy you a drink.
Today's Rune: Partnership.
4 comments:
Erik, do you remember the 'Less than Zero' movie? 80's classic! Your word verification is 'boollesi'-which is what I think about the coming rapture!
Now when the real rapture comes, none of us will believe it with all this crying of wolf, lol ;)
And I'm holding you to that drink.
Fuck 'em...If the end is near and the rapture (a word NEVER used in their own texts) happens buh bye but we here in the D will never know because so many folks have raptured their asses out of here already, And if the world ends in October that would be a bad thing because?
Old Bushmills please...triple shot.
I'd like to see just one of these folks come back the day after and say, "uhm nevermind, I'm an idiot"
Post a Comment