I am writing to you from the suburb of Wanniassa in the city of Canberra on this day, the 21st of December, year of our Lord, 2012. For anyone who hasn’t been following the news, today is the day, according to some interpretations of the Mayan calender, that the world is supposed to end.
It is now being reported on Twitter that New Zealand has survived and there has been barely gust of wind in our neighbourhood let alone the signs of the beginning of an earth shattering apocalypse.
The only inkling that the end of the world may be about to take place comes from the news interviews and press releases from the Liberal Party of Australia who seem to think, despite every economist in Australia disagreeing with them, that the world will end because the Labour government has broken it’s promise to put the budget back into surplus.
The end of the world may in fact begin with shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey self combusting while being interviewed on the morning news. That certainly could trigger a chain of events which would lead to the world collapsing on itself given the amount of hot air he blows.
Nasa, the American space agency has declared there is nothing hurtling through space that they can detect that will hit the earth thus destroying it today and even other doomsdayers who believe the world will soon end have described the idea of the world ending today as rubbish.
So, short of Joe Hockey exploding, a rogue meteor colliding with the planet, no sign of a Noah like flood or a heat wave wiping us out the only other thing I can think of which may take us out is one of the scientists in Switzerland who operate the Large Hadron Collider making a mistake which sees us sucked into a black hole! Possible, yes, probable, no.
Now I don’t know much about the Mayans or their calender but I suspect the fellow responsible for continuing the calender beyond today simply got jack of it, said, “bugger this”, wandered off to make some more chocolate (was it the Mayans who invented chocolate?) and never went back to finish his shift. Thus leading to the problems we are encountering today.
According to last night’s news reports the actual end will not come until around 10pm this evening, Australian time which would be disappointing as I finish work at 9.45pm. I would hate to spend the day at the “Happiness Factory” if it is all going to end just as I arrive home tonight.
So to all you folk out there who are breathing easier this morning because you are still alive and your feet are still planted on solid ground I say to you don’t get too comfortable for the day is long. I for one will be treading lightly until the clock ticks over to 12pm tonight. Only then will I roll over in bed, shut my eyes and drift off to sleep knowing that all the Christmas presents sitting under our tree in the lounge room will be opened on time on Tuesday.
So, try to make the most of life today, be nice to all you encounter because your face could just be the last thing they will ever see.
Until next time….I hope.
It is now being reported on Twitter that New Zealand has survived and there has been barely gust of wind in our neighbourhood let alone the signs of the beginning of an earth shattering apocalypse.
The only inkling that the end of the world may be about to take place comes from the news interviews and press releases from the Liberal Party of Australia who seem to think, despite every economist in Australia disagreeing with them, that the world will end because the Labour government has broken it’s promise to put the budget back into surplus.
The end of the world may in fact begin with shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey self combusting while being interviewed on the morning news. That certainly could trigger a chain of events which would lead to the world collapsing on itself given the amount of hot air he blows.
Nasa, the American space agency has declared there is nothing hurtling through space that they can detect that will hit the earth thus destroying it today and even other doomsdayers who believe the world will soon end have described the idea of the world ending today as rubbish.
So, short of Joe Hockey exploding, a rogue meteor colliding with the planet, no sign of a Noah like flood or a heat wave wiping us out the only other thing I can think of which may take us out is one of the scientists in Switzerland who operate the Large Hadron Collider making a mistake which sees us sucked into a black hole! Possible, yes, probable, no.
Now I don’t know much about the Mayans or their calender but I suspect the fellow responsible for continuing the calender beyond today simply got jack of it, said, “bugger this”, wandered off to make some more chocolate (was it the Mayans who invented chocolate?) and never went back to finish his shift. Thus leading to the problems we are encountering today.
According to last night’s news reports the actual end will not come until around 10pm this evening, Australian time which would be disappointing as I finish work at 9.45pm. I would hate to spend the day at the “Happiness Factory” if it is all going to end just as I arrive home tonight.
So to all you folk out there who are breathing easier this morning because you are still alive and your feet are still planted on solid ground I say to you don’t get too comfortable for the day is long. I for one will be treading lightly until the clock ticks over to 12pm tonight. Only then will I roll over in bed, shut my eyes and drift off to sleep knowing that all the Christmas presents sitting under our tree in the lounge room will be opened on time on Tuesday.
So, try to make the most of life today, be nice to all you encounter because your face could just be the last thing they will ever see.
Until next time….I hope.
Strange Notations From a Laborious Life 