Topic: What the hell is wrong with the (Canadian) Govt?

[Bob Wessner]

http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/19/no-doomsday-in-2012/ 

[Demon67]

Ahhh, Bob that end of the universe. Nick I thought we already had Armageddon on 11/04/2008 or here in Canada on 12/04/08 ?
Bill the demon.

[ryder60]

that'll be 1/2 hour earlier in Newfoundland.

[nickjtc]

Being the cynic that I am, I wonder about all this stuff. After all, the sun did rise on Janauary 1 2000 when 'everyone' thought that the entire computer infrastructure of the world was going to come crashing down.

And I wonder if 'they' have included in the exact date calculations the change in the calendar of 1752 from Julian to Gregorian, where Wednesday, 2 September 1752 was followed by Thursday, 14 September 1752.

[edbikerii]

The world is coming to an end

     -- Mayans

Mayans have come to an end

    -- World

[nickjtc]

The longest palindrome with a motorcycle them:

Ah, a Mayan on a Yamaha.

Off topic, but what the ....

[nickjtc]

And again, slightly off topic, but some levity for a Friday am, with the snow piddling down outside....

The "F" Word. When is @#$% acceptable? There are only eleven times in history when the "F"  word has been considered acceptable for use.They are as follows:

11.  "What the @#$% do you mean, we are sinking?" --  Capt. E.J. Smith of RMS Titanic,  1912

10.  "What the @#$% was that?" --  Mayor Of Hiroshima, 1945

9.  "Where did all those @#$%ing Indians come  from?"--  Custer, 1877

8.  "Any @#$%ing idiot could understand  that."-- Einstein, 1938

7.  "It does so @#$%ing look like her!"-- Picasso, 1926

6.  "How the @#$% did you work that out?"-- Pythagoras, 126 BC

5.  "You want WHAT on the @#$%ing ceiling?"-- Michelangelo, 1566

4.  "Where the @#$% are we?"-- Amelia Earhart, 1937

3.  "Scattered @#$%ing showers, my a$$!"-- Noah, 4314 BC

2.  "Aw c'mon. Who the @#$% is going to find  out?" --  Bill Clinton, 1998

and a drum roll please

1.  "Geez, I didn't think they'd get this @#$%ing  mad." -- Stephen  Harper, December 2008