Sunday, May 22, 2011
To paraphrase Ricky Ricardo, Harold Camping has got some ’splaining to do.
The Judgment Day has come. And it has gone. And we’re all still here. There was no global earthquake – at least not that could be felt here in Minneapolis. Everyone is present and accounted for, including the tiresome Christians we were promised would disappear yesterday. And all over the world, a lot of people are feeling very, very stupid.
And they should. Some of them have quit their jobs, given away all their worldly possessions, and poured their life savings into the biggest hoax of the 21st Century, topping even Balloon Boy.
Now, instead of sitting in heaven, they’re left at …
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.
There is another theory which states that this has already happened.
— Douglas Adams The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy
“We are living in a time of history like no other.” So begins a YouTube video posted back in 2009 by Gunther Von Harringa, Sr., one of Harold Camping’s deluded disciples babbling that the second coming is going to take place this Saturday. That opening sentence is about the only kernel of truth to be found in …
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
“Who is the more foolish? The fool, or the fool who follows him?”
– Obi Wan Kenobi Star Wars
This is the last week of life on earth. At least if you believe the caca de toro being spread by Harold Camping and his deluded disciples. If you’re reading this on my site, as opposed to the echo on Facebook, you’ll notice I’ve added a countdown timer at the top of the left sidebar counting down to the time and date Camping is asserting that the second coming will occur (next Saturday at about 6 p.m. Pacific Time). If Camping is right (which is highly doubtful) when it reaches zero there will be a worldwide earthquake.
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