Alright people it's coming, it's only two days away now. How is it gonna happen? How will the world end?
Will it be something biblical or something man made?
Alien invasion maybe?
Or will mother nature finally decide shes got fed up with us and decide to boot us off her for good?
Place your bets now before its too late.
* By the way, if you are the rational sort of person and are looking for the "world is not going to end" answer im sorry but you are out of luck. No such answer in this poll.*
Ahtman wrote: What part of 'r'lyeh fhtagn' don't you understand?
You do realise that means "R'lyeh sleeps" right?
Alot of people think that Fthtagn is a praise to Cthulu, When all it means is "Sleep"
And i want a Pony apocalypse.
Bullockist wrote: I hope it's something biblical, the whole of humanity being attacked by Bibles would be an interesting way to go.
Now i can only picture some crazy old preacher man throwing bibles at people from the roof of a building. Brilliant really. Or even better winged bibles with big chompy teeth.
Just edited the poll. I buggered up the poll title and one of the options.
I went with the normal cataclysmic storm, only because 3 different zombie choices were too many. If zombies had been a single category, that would have been my vote. Also, too many people are in it for Cthulhu. Then again, I just bought 2 boxes of the Cthulhu LCG, one for me, one for a friend for X-mas...so maybe I voted for him with my wallet.
timetowaste85 wrote:I went with the normal cataclysmic storm, only because 3 different zombie choices were too many. If zombies had been a single category, that would have been my vote. Also, too many people are in it for Cthulhu. Then again, I just bought 2 boxes of the Cthulhu LCG, one for me, one for a friend for X-mas...so maybe I voted for him with my wallet.
There are distinct variations between the 3 don't you know. I'll change it though just for the sake of making it simple
Coolyo294 wrote:I'm hoping for some sort of apocalyptic blizzard that buries everything under snow. That would be fun.
what if the world really does end but when we die our minds get sent to an alternate dimention where we didn't die but we have no memory of our past life :0
hotsauceman1 wrote: What if the earth is really the larvel form of a giant space fairing being, and on the 21st it hatches?
Nice one.
This happens in Jack Williamson's 1934 short story, Born of the Sun. All the planetary bodies in the solar system start to hatch in sequence, and people realize Earth will be one of them. The heroes are trying to escape on a colony ship and the villains are a doomsday cult.
They pushed through the shattered, crumbling shell, which already had lost all likeness to the Moon of old. Wings, alone, could human beings term them. Yet, Foster thought, they were more than anything else like the eldritch, gorgeous streamers of the Sun's corona, which is seen only at the moment of total eclipse, spreading from the black disc like two wings of supernal light. They were sheets of green flame. They shimmered with slow waves of light, that faded indistinctly at the edges, like the uncanny fans of the aurora. They were finely veined with bright silver. A body, both horrible and beautiful.
Somewhere I have this amazing graphic novel from the late 70s adapting a bunch of classic sci-fi stories, and this is one of them. A lot of them were really dark, including Who Goes There?, which is the same story as The Thing. Really strong stuff to read when I was a kid.
hotsauceman1 wrote: What if the earth is really the larvel form of a giant space fairing being, and on the 21st it hatches?
Doesn't that happen in a Terry Pratchett book?
Mannahnin wrote:This happens in Jack Williamson's 1934 short story, Born of the Sun. All the planetary bodies in the solar system start to hatch in sequence, and people realize Earth will be one of them. The heroes are trying to escape on a colony ship and the villains are a doomsday cult.
They pushed through the shattered, crumbling shell, which already had lost all likeness to the Moon of old. Wings, alone, could human beings term them. Yet, Foster thought, they were more than anything else like the eldritch, gorgeous streamers of the Sun's corona, which is seen only at the moment of total eclipse, spreading from the black disc like two wings of supernal light. They were sheets of green flame. They shimmered with slow waves of light, that faded indistinctly at the edges, like the uncanny fans of the aurora. They were finely veined with bright silver. A body, both horrible and beautiful.
Somewhere I have this amazing graphic novel from the late 70s adapting a bunch of classic sci-fi stories, and this is one of them. A lot of them were really dark, including Who Goes There?, which is the same story as The Thing. Really strong stuff to read when I was a kid.
They sound like awesome reads. Whats the name of the Graphic novel?
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
Robert Frost
Yes, it was used in Twilight- but so was Shakespeare. It does not diminish the quality of the source material.
Mannahnin wrote:Somewhere I have this amazing graphic novel from the late 70s adapting a bunch of classic sci-fi stories, and this is one of them. A lot of them were really dark, including Who Goes There?, which is the same story as The Thing. Really strong stuff to read when I was a kid.
They sound like awesome reads. Whats the name of the Graphic novel?
“It happened that a fire broke out backstage in a theater. The clown came out to inform the public. They thought it was a jest and applauded. He repeated his warning. They shouted even louder. So I think the world will come to an end amid the general applause from all the wits who believe that it is a joke.”
― Søren Kierkegaard
WarOne wrote: “It happened that a fire broke out backstage in a theater. The clown came out to inform the public. They thought it was a jest and applauded. He repeated his warning. They shouted even louder. So I think the world will come to an end amid the general applause from all the wits who believe that it is a joke.”
― Søren Kierkegaard
The idea is is that while the vast majority of us mock the extremist doomsayers, the end would be heralded by our ridicule rather than by actual fear of the event.
Squigsquasher wrote: Rei will reunite Adam with Lilith, becoming Giant Naked Rei, and beginning Instrumentality. Then everyone will get hugged and turn into Tang.
I don't know why everyone's getting so wound up about it, all tomorrow means is that the mayan long-count calendar ticks over into the next b'ak'tun (14th b'ak'tun btw), which roughly translates at 'end of age of the world' which some dingus decided to misinterpret as 'apocalypse OMG OMG OMG Darlene you get the kids and I'll go and buy up the entire town's supply of instant ramen!'
And, quite frankly, why would we care if the world ends tomorrow, there is not a single possible outcome that cannot be answered, and rightly dismissed by the response 'you will also be dead, so why does it matter?'
And, quite frankly, why would we care if the world ends tomorrow, there is not a single possible outcome that cannot be answered, and rightly dismissed by the response 'you will also be dead, so why does it matter?'
There would be a few people who would argue that death in and of itself is not the end of the journey; there could be a whole new thread dedicated to that and that alone.
Right well it 3.20 in the morning and theres no sign of asteroid, blizzards or volcanos. No zombies or earthquakes and i doubt johnny-come-lately cthulu is even awake yet...... Apocalypse is over people, time to go home (or in my case go to sleep). Crappy Myans.
Ahtman wrote: What part of 'r'lyeh fhtagn' don't you understand?
Agents of Cthulu have allied with the Wiener Legions. Friday its all over for you cat lovers. Kiss your catnip sucking keisters goodbye.
What if my cat is more like a dog? He thinks with his stomach, demands frequent attention from anything on two legs, and loves sleeping at the foot of the bed. Can he join the wiener legions?
On topic, is anyone actually looking forward to the possibility of the world ending? I plan on being up at the supposed 3am (eastern US) mark with a gin & tonic in my left hand, and my right hand holding up the middle finger. How is everyone else going to greet it?
Ahtman wrote: What part of 'r'lyeh fhtagn' don't you understand?
Agents of Cthulu have allied with the Wiener Legions. Friday its all over for you cat lovers. Kiss your catnip sucking keisters goodbye.
What if my cat is more like a dog? He thinks with his stomach, demands frequent attention from anything on two legs, and loves sleeping at the foot of the bed. Can he join the wiener legions?
Wienie ally status...approved.
I want Zombie games, er apocalypse to everyone else. Bring it!
Snrub wrote: Right well it 3.20 in the morning and theres no sign of asteroid, blizzards or volcanos. No zombies or earthquakes and i doubt johnny-come-lately cthulu is even awake yet...... Apocalypse is over people, time to go home (or in my case go to sleep). Crappy Myans.
Worst birthday ever......
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In fairness the mayans would work to their timezone which is GMT-6 IIRC so still 8 hours to go folks
Ahtman wrote: What part of 'r'lyeh fhtagn' don't you understand?
Agents of Cthulu have allied with the Wiener Legions. Friday its all over for you cat lovers. Kiss your catnip sucking keisters goodbye.
What if my cat is more like a dog? He thinks with his stomach, demands frequent attention from anything on two legs, and loves sleeping at the foot of the bed. Can he join the wiener legions?
On topic, is anyone actually looking forward to the possibility of the world ending? I plan on being up at the supposed 3am (eastern US) mark with a gin & tonic in my left hand, and my right hand holding up the middle finger. How is everyone else going to greet it?
To jump on this bandwagon, how my kitten Fraz?
Stitch demands constant tummy rubs by laying all splayed out on her back, exposing herself to the world for love and attention. She also comes to me when called, and will demand to be chased around like a dog every hour or so...
Loki lives only for stuffing her face, will gorge herself to death if you let her, and follows me around like a loyal puppy everywhere I go!
Oh, and both of them would love nothing more than to kill and maim hapless squirrels!
As for my vote, I can only ever go with 'cataclysmic volcanic erruption', since Yellowstone offers such an amazing show every 600,000 or so odd years, give or take a few eons!
My vote went to Cthulu, I just knew, before I clicked 'Vote' that was going to be the highest tally.... Sadly I don't think anythings going to happen and I'll still be on call on Christmas Day
Today is 21st December 2012 but I don't see any of those!
only thing gets a big news is Mayan 'celebrates the emerging fifth world'. though the Mayan fifth world myth might have been altered by them to fool/trick/scare outsiders. especially Spanish, or later.. Americans. or maybe misinterpreted by both.
HA! twelve years ago. same eschaton cults emerged, revolving around either Nostradame or the Bible. the 'disasters' are still far from tearing our planet apart.
only possibility that the world will end today is that a massive Alien invasion using teleporting devices and not an amada of UFO.
Fair point, Lonecat! There are always end of the world predictions. Heck, there were crazies talking about it ending in May, too. Spending money on billboards across the country (including one in my city's main downtown street) to spread the word.
The idiots are the people who think the Mayans said anything about the Earth being destroyed. Here's a hint- if they say we're going through a big cyclical change which has already happened fourteen times, that probably doesn't mean armageddon.
What is hilarious is people still going on about the Mayans, they never predicted the end of the world...
All the modern Mayans are just ignoring this. Because all they have is long count calendars and this one happens to end today.
I read the other day it was some looney in the 1970s wrote a book and said the world was going to end, and then mentioned the Mayan calendar. (Altough there is a high chance I'm talking rubbish)
Anyway, world still hasn't ended, what are we supposed to do now...
I know right... I was up at 3am waiting with my hobby knife and razor saw in hand waiting to behead some zombie, make a blood sacrifice to the Dark lord Cthulu or attack Santa if he decided to come a few days early.
Snrub wrote: I know right... I was up at 3am waiting with my hobby knife and razor saw in hand waiting to behead some zombie, make a blood sacrifice to the Dark lord Cthulu or attack Santa if he decided to come a few days early.
Glad to know im the the only one who sits out on the roof in cold weather gear with a speargun trying to take out santa.
hotsauceman1 wrote: Glad to know im the the only one who sits out on the roof in cold weather gear with a speargun trying to take out santa.
I hide next to the window (we don't have a chimney) and wait for him to struggle through wherein after i can lay a Vulkan deathgrip on him and then slit his jolly throat.
Apocalypse is over people, time to go home (or in my case go to sleep). Crappy Myans.
