NationStates Jolt Archive

Hey, at least it's not 2012 yet. Things could be worse.

Why? What happens then?

End of the Mayan calendar, roughly beginning of November, 2012. The continent/world/universe (subject to interpretation) is due to end - AGAIN. Supposedly has happened several other times in the past.

I don't take it literally, but...as figurative imagery goes, it leaves my with a dry throat, wondering about where things are at now, and where things might go.

I'm planning some sort of sabbatical that year...maybe get out of the city for a spell. Seriously.

Right.

You know I have actually heard of that, it was on the history channel or something, but I couldn't remember the date.

I though it had already passed, but that must have been one of the other dooms day dates.

Well something to lool forward to at least. :eek:

we, people, will be the one's to make dooms day possible

At least it's not 2030.

That's when a significant portion of our very, very significant national debt needs to be paid back. That shall be pretty darn bad. I wonder where the money will come from?

At least it's not 2030.

That's when a significant portion of our very, very significant national debt needs to be paid back. That shall be pretty darn bad.

Ouch!

Do you take these things seriously? The word is was due to end like 30 times already.

Do you take these things seriously? The word is was due to end like 30 times already.

Like I said, maybe not literally, but figuratively...well...I can't say that I don't, put it that way.

Well, if you believe Titor, we're (Americans) supposed to be in a civil war by 2012 that is ultimately supposed to reach the point of a short nuclear war and the overthrow of the American goverment so that would also suck some. Except for the "overthrow of the government part". That's fine with me. The nuclear part, no fun.

I don't know whether to believe Titor or not. Who is Titor?

At least it's not 2030.

That's when a significant portion of our very, very significant national debt needs to be paid back. That shall be pretty darn bad. I wonder where the money will come from?


The National Debt won't come "due."

As t-notes are paid, more are issued to raise the money.

a lot of people have interpreted the end of the Mayan calendar not as an end to everything as we know it, but rather the beginning of the dawn of a new understanding.

all the same I'll take a sabbatical I think.

My theory on why the Mayan Calendar finally ends in this Millennium:

“Bob, what the heck is Fred still doing at the Temple?”

“He’s working on a Calendar, Tom.”

“Bob, he’s been in there 10 years you think he might be finished by now?”

“You know Fred is pretty slow on the chisel.”

“I think I’ll go check and see how that clown is doing.”

Tom comes upon Fred working on an oversized piece of stone.

“Fred what the frick is this! We asked you for a calendar for our Priest King, not the frickin projection for all time! Ix nay on the chiseling and go do something useful. Now what the heck am I going to do with this mess? Maybe I’ll just hide it in this tomb.”

At least it's not 2030.

That's when a significant portion of our very, very significant national debt needs to be paid back. That shall be pretty darn bad. I wonder where the money will come from?

You, the taxpayers. Who, by then, will encompass only the poor, the weak, the minorities and the dispossessed - because rich people are far too big and important to have to pay taxes - they're for little people.