Poll: Will The World End In 2012?

[Grand Magus]

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POLL: Will the world End in 2012 ?

[Grand Magus]

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Yes

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No

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[TOZ]

Hasn't it already?

[Belle Mythix]

I kinda hope it does.

[Signore di Fortuna]

Grand Magus wrote:

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This is the obvious outcome.

[MissingNo]

The stars will be right! IA!! IA!!!

[thedarkelf007]

If this is based on the Myan prophecy of 2012 then I'm afraid it has come and gone.

Myan calendars did not have leap years, so due to the number of days involved it was Myan 2012 last year...

We are out of sync due to the extra day every four years to keep the seasons in line.

So simply put no, the world did not end for anyone able to read this post ;)

[Belle Mythix]

thedarkelf007 wrote:

If this is based on the Myan prophecy of 2012 then I'm afraid it has come and gone.

Myan calendars did not have leap years, so due to the number of days involved it was Myan 2012 last year...

We are out of sync due to the extra day every four years to keep the seasons in line.

So simply put no, the world did not end for anyone able to read this post ;)

The Mayan might not have used years as their calculating tool, maybe x number of moons + y number of days.

[Sissyl]

AFAIK, 23/12 2012 was the final date of the mayan calendar. In itself, I have no idea why this should be of any importance. I am sure there are lots of calendars which we do not freak out about a year ending... not the least of which is our own calendar.

[Celestial Healer]

I, for one, am very concerned that my calendar ends on 12/31/2012.

[Sharoth]

I HOPE so. Because if it doesn't end, then I have to keep paying my credit cards. The world ending would eliminate that issue.

Spoiler:

No, it will not end.

[Hitdice]

Sissyl wrote:

AFAIK, 23/12 2012 was the final date of the mayan calendar. In itself, I have no idea why this should be of any importance. I am sure there are lots of calendars which we do not freak out about a year ending... not the least of which is our own calendar.

Dude, one time I had a daily desk calendar. It had the definition of an archaic word or phrase every day; it was pretty awesome, actually. Anyhow, on december 31st I tore off the last page and the entire desk ceased to be! TAKE HEED!!

[Chemlak]

23/12/2012 ... Damnit! That's the day after my wife's birthday. So I still have to buy her a present, no matter what.

No

[Klaus van der Kroft]

John Cusack survived it, I'm sure we can do too. Then again, he got stuck in that creepy hotel room too, and I'm having a trip in one week... hmm....

[Chris Kenney]

Sissyl wrote:

AFAIK, 23/12 2012 was the final date of the mayan calendar. In itself, I have no idea why this should be of any importance. I am sure there are lots of calendars which we do not freak out about a year ending... not the least of which is our own calendar.

I should mention it's been a couple of years since I looked into it, but it's basically a combination of two things:

1) The Mayan calendar is, given that the people who made it never figured out basic metallurgy, insanely accurate. As in, until fairly recently (the 20th century) it's been a better predictor of celestial events than the best European physicists had to offer by a long shot.

2) The Mayan calendar doesn't actually end per se, but due to the destruction of most of their writings by missionaries back in the 18th century the 23/12/12 date is the last date that we actually have information from them for. Someone who really should have known better just concluded that some ancient Mayan had determined that that was when the asteroid is going to hit (or whatever) and announced that it was a Mayan belief that this was going to be the last day of the world.

When you combine these two things, you get the kind of evidence that makes people who believe the aliens are going to take us to heaven in their spaceships go nuts.

[thejeff]

Chris Kenney wrote:

2) The Mayan calendar doesn't actually end per se, but due to the destruction of most of their writings by missionaries back in the 18th century the 23/12/12 date is the last date that we actually have information from them for. Someone who really should have known better just concluded that some ancient Mayan had determined that that was when the asteroid is going to hit (or whatever) and announced that it was a Mayan belief that this was going to be the last day of the world.

If I understand it correctly, it's not the last date we have information from them for, but the ending of a cycle. Nothing more special about it than a millennium. Just bump the top number by one and set the lower ones back to 0.

[Acolyte of Leafar the Loved]

As I recall, on December 21, 2012, a bunch of celebrity Scientologists led by Beck were going to do something and the Antichrist was going to end the world, but it didn't matter because my Lord and Master was going to transport me to the TIME AFTER TIME and I was going to spend eternity hanging out with Emma Caulfield, getting stoned and playing D&D.

All hail Leafar!

[Orthos]

Acolyte of Leafar the Loved wrote:

my Lord and Master was going to transport me to the TIME AFTER TIME

Isn't that the place with the old man with all the plot exposition, the giant blue dude who teaches everybody magic, and the portal in a bucket that leads to the final boss?

[Acolyte of Leafar the Loved]

Yes, Beck.

[Doodlebug Anklebiter]

Orthos wrote:

Isn't that the place with the old man with all the plot exposition, the giant blue dude who teaches everybody magic, and the portal in a bucket that leads to the final boss?

Maybe. I've only heard about it.

I imagine, though, that it's like Oakland. There's no there there.

[Klaus van der Kroft]

Orthos wrote:

Acolyte of Leafar the Loved wrote:

my Lord and Master was going to transport me to the TIME AFTER TIME

Isn't that the place with the old man with all the plot exposition, the giant blue dude who teaches everybody magic, and the portal in a bucket that leads to the final boss?

That would be the End of Time. Time After Time would be a Cyndi Lauper song instead.

[cannon fodder]

It better not end. Next year will be my first GenCon ever, and if I play my cards right, it might be my first PaizoCon as well.

It. Better. NOT. END.

[Orthos]

Klaus van der Kroft wrote:

Orthos wrote:

Acolyte of Leafar the Loved wrote:

my Lord and Master was going to transport me to the TIME AFTER TIME

Isn't that the place with the old man with all the plot exposition, the giant blue dude who teaches everybody magic, and the portal in a bucket that leads to the final boss?

That would be the End of Time. Time After Time would be a Cyndi Lauper song instead.

Doesn't strike me as Gaspar's sort of genre either, really.

[ArgentumLupus]

Part of me hopes it does end. There's this sweet little policy with my Student Loans, that if I die then the debt is forgiven.

Verdict: If I were only so lucky : NO.

[TheWhiteknife]

So wait a minute, after 12-23, we all go hang out with Cyndi Lauper? Will Capn Lou and Hulk Hogan be there to protect her from the villianous clutches of Rowdy Roddy Piper? Because if not, all hope is lost!!!

[Turin the Mad]

The Langoliers eat all the days ...

[M. Balmer]

The world is not going to end.

We don't have that kind of luck.

[Klaus van der Kroft]

Turin the Mad wrote:

The Langoliers eat all the days ...

Yeah, gotta hate cereal killers.

[Turin the Mad]

Klaus van der Kroft wrote:

Turin the Mad wrote:

The Langoliers eat all the days ...

Yeah, gotta hate cereal killers.

Cereal crunching of dooooom!. ^__^

[Grand Magus]

thedarkelf007 wrote:

If this is based on the Myan prophecy of 2012 then I'm afraid it has come and gone.

And what if it is not?

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[Tiny Coffee Golem]

Snookies baby is due in november.

Well played Mayans. Well played.

[Ensirio the Longstrider]

Turin the Mad wrote:

Klaus van der Kroft wrote:

Turin the Mad wrote:

The Langoliers eat all the days ...

Yeah, gotta hate cereal killers.

Cereal crunching of dooooom!. ^__^

Floating in a milk of many colors of EEEEEVIL!

[Snooki]

But if my baby is due in November, won't the world have already ended in December?

Or did I get that backwards? Months confuse me.

*drinks cough syrup*

[Tiny Coffee Golem]

Snooki wrote:

But if my baby is due in November, won't the world have already ended in December?

Or did I get that backwards? Months confuse me.

*drinks cough syrup*

Crap. I forgot you could summon attention w****s by speaking their name. My bad. Sorry everyone.

[khazan]

Acolyte of Leafar the Loved wrote:

As I recall, on December 21, 2012, a bunch of celebrity Scientologists led by Beck were going to do something and the Antichrist was going to end the world, but it didn't matter because my Lord and Master was going to transport me to the TIME AFTER TIME and I was going to spend eternity hanging out with Emma Caulfield, getting stoned and playing D&D.

All hail Leafar!

Personally, I'd like to hear more about the part with Emma Caulfield.

[Snooki]

Tiny Coffee Golem wrote:

Snooki wrote:

But if my baby is due in November, won't the world have already ended in December?

Or did I get that backwards? Months confuse me.

*drinks cough syrup*

Crap. I forgot you could summon attention w****s by speaking their name. My bad. Sorry everyone.

Wanna smoosh?

[SuperSlayer]

If it does we won't know because we'll be dead and gone.

[Belle Mythix]

SuperSlayer wrote:

If it does we won't know because we'll be dead and gone.

End of the World (Earth) vs End of the World (Universe).

and do you believe in the After-life?

[SuperSlayer]

Belle Mythix wrote:

SuperSlayer wrote:

If it does we won't know because we'll be dead and gone.

End of the World (Earth) vs End of the World (Universe).

and do you believe in the After-life?

Basically the world ends when the body dies. If the world does end it will probably be from Asteroids from Space. They'll cause the earth to cover the skies in darkness with soot and dirt, killing all the sunlight. It will create a chain reaction that will destroy the whole earth, and bring us into an age of darkness.

[Acolyte of Leafar the Loved]

khazan wrote:

Personally, I'd like to hear more about the part with Emma Caulfield.

She's going to be my personal foot-washer.

Originally, my Lord and Master promised me JMDwhatever or one of the other apostates, but, I was like, "Lord and Master, if I get a slave to wash my feet for all eternity, well, I'd rather have Emma."

And He said okay.

All hail Leafar!