How will humanity prepare for the end of the world in 5113 years?

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The forum discussion revolves around hypothetical scenarios regarding humanity's response to an impending extinction-level event in 5113 years. Participants share personal reflections on how they would spend their last month, with suggestions ranging from spending time with loved ones, indulging in gourmet foods, and engaging in meaningful activities. Notable references include the film "Last Night" (1998) and the book "On the Beach," highlighting themes of human connection and existential contemplation. The conversation emphasizes a blend of humor and seriousness as users explore their priorities and desires in the face of mortality.

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  • #91
I know everyone here has been trying so hard to be especially good so Santa will bring them lots and lots of goodies and hardly any lumps of coal. The Mayan prediction was that the world would end if people behave badly. However, a quick glance at the headlines this year reveals so many people doing naughty things, some of them exceptionally horrid. So I have been and will continue to spend the month being just as good as I can possibly be in an effort to counteract the bad karma. I hope you will too and that together, we may save the world from destruction. I just know you will too.
 
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  • #92
Wouldn't it be funny if the world really ends tomorrow? That would be a hoot! All of the naysayers would never hear to the end of it.
 
  • #93
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  • #94
Guys, the Mayans were right after all. I woke up at 11AM and there was no beer in my fridge.
 
  • #95
It all relative - for my tooth - the world ended today when the dentist pulled it out and tossed it into a stainless steel container thereby making a destinctive "ka-plunk" sound. It was a good tooth. It served me well and will be missed by the others.
 
  • #96
No one actually knows when the world will end and even not wise to know!
 
  • #97
Well crud, it's already December 22nd in the East. The way this is going I may never buy another Mayan Calendar.
 
  • #98
Ivan Seeking said:
The way this is going I may never buy another Mayan Calendar.
That was bound to happen no matter which way it went.
 
  • #99
I'm sitting in the food court at the Plymouth Meeting Mall reading Peskin and Schroeder, surfing the net, and watching the shoppers buying gifts like there was no tomorrow.
 
  • #100
Ivan Seeking said:
Well crud, it's already December 22nd in the East. The way this is going I may never buy another Mayan Calendar.

Unlike the world - the original calendar had to end at some point - didn't it? I would think calendar 2.0 should be a good buy - should last a long time too?
 
  • #101
Earlier I killed a spider in the bathroom. It occurred to me that, as far as it was concerned the Mayan prophecy came true.
 
  • #102
Hmmmm, so now what do I do about that F-22 sitting in my pasture? Got some splainin to do.
 
  • #103
Ivan Seeking said:
Hmmmm, so now what do I do about that F-22 sitting in my pasture? Got some splainin to do.

I'll take it off your hands Ivan.
You can trust me, I'm in the Air Force!
 
  • #104
The calendar I just got ends on December 31, 2013. Should we be worried?
 
  • #105
Apparently people didn't think about the fact that it's not the same day all the way around the world at the same time. I guess in Australia the world was supposed to end 12 hours before it ended for Americans?
 
  • #106
Redbelly98 said:
The calendar I just got ends on December 31, 2013. Should we be worried?

Oh no! We only have one more year left!
 
  • #107
enosis_ said:
Unlike the world - the original calendar had to end at some point - didn't it? I would think calendar 2.0 should be a good buy - should last a long time too?

Eh, those big stone tablets are too hard to hang on the wall.
 
  • #108
Ivan Seeking said:
Eh, those big stone tablets are too hard to hang on the wall.

Maybe that's why they're longer (make good building blocks)?
 
  • #109
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  • #110
Oh no!, the world is going to end in 5113 years. The Mayans foretold it.
 

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