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Pika-la-Cynique β Positive Vibes for 2012
Published: 2012-01-27 13:05:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 27117; Favourites: 751; Downloads: 0
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... while I don't subscribe to the Mayan end-of-times prophecy for 2012 (December 21 is 'The Hobbit' release, the world can't end then!), I do feel horribly cynical and a little depressed at the way some things are looking up ahead for the world (you know - financial meltdown, Big Money getting away with everything, the rise of the far-right parties here in Europe, the head-banging obscurantism and reactionary sexist, poverty-bashing attitudes coming from the Republican candidates, SOPA and its ilk....) .... despite being guardedly optimistic about my personal situation ... and, more whimsically, I can't help but wonder if the sheer amount of expectations that something is due to happen in 2012 won't somehow, in some Discworldian-power-of-human-belief rules-of-narrative-causality twist, cause something to actually happen...Anyhoo. In the light of all that, best wishes to all.
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LOL, like it. I don't subscribe to the 2012 end of days prophecy, by my niece will be 21 on 12-21-12...we plan to have a happy end of the world birthday blowout! Since she can legally drink that day, I've been teasing her, saying she can drink as much as she wants, since she won't have to worry about a hangover the next day...the next day that will not happen...dum de dum dum DUMMMMM.
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I prefer to to think of it as not the end of THE world in a literal sense, but as a metaphorical end to how things are, the end of OUR world, kinda like a renewal or some such. Of course that could just be because my little brother turns 18 on that day (also the Winter Solstice and Yule) and it would be a damn tragedy if the world ended on his 18th and the 18th birthday of a few hundred other kids across the world. I'm planning on waking up at 00:01 and pointing at the sky and laughing.
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I think the poor bastard who made the calendar just got sick of all those equations and decided that a few thousand years was pretty impressive for a calendar, I mean think about it, our's only last one year.
That and apparently a lot of theirs were reusable calendars, you simply go back to the start of it when you reach the end.
Either way, not much use panicking, we can't do much about it
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I'm really glad I'm not the only one who has been feeling like this too. I honestly hope for the best, it's all we can do I suppose.
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I love it, it's hilarious! And I'm fairly certain that the Mayans were just counting down to the Hobbit movie's release!
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If I could like this...
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Nah, I know the world doesn't end in 2012... Marty McFly made it to 2015!! XD
...Back to the Futture references belong to whoever came up with them.
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I vaguely remember hearing about a prophet who predicted the end of the world through the Popes and I think that's coming up on us too... What is it about the early second millennium that inspires all these doomsday predictions?
The power of thought is a strange and wonderful thing and I hope all these expectations don't throw off the trajectory of the planet or something similar (unless we all survive and get super powers because that would be awesome). Between the imminent end of the world and the current state of the world I'm feeling more than a little nervous! But as Granny Darke would say: "If you can fix a problem, fix it; if you can't, stop worrying about and get on with your life".
I guess it's the faith, trust and pixie dust approach for me. Happy 2012!
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The pope prophecy was Notradamus. He prodicted the last pope dieing. He also predicted that the new pope would be assainated this year after a failed attempt. I believe 2012 is is the year of te birth of the third anti Christ. Notradamus predicted the coming of two previous anti christs. Hitler and of course Voldamort.
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What's funny is that there was a mistranslation in a lot of the texts concerning the prophecies made around the ancient world for 2012; many of them said that a new era would be ushered in, not that the end of the world would smack us with brimstone and fire. Sad that mistranslations can cause conspiracy theorists to panic, eh?
I have a more firm belief in political end around 12-21-2012 than I do the world blowing up in some way or another unless it's caused by man (and I can see this happening, sad to say). With the way things are going lately, as you said, that's what it's starting to point to; political destruction.
That aside, a happy good year to you as well, through whatever will be thrown at us.
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well, I suppose to those that will die this year, this is their last year on earth. Other then that, bring it!
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Yes whilst I don't take the Mayan take all too seriously I do feel that all the expectations of something will inadvertedly(?) cause for something to happen. But not a meteor... because technically we started counting the years 4 years early so we still have four years before the Mayan prophecy should occur (fun fact I learnt in history class).
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People are misinterpreting that Mayan calendar thing - it's not that it's predicting the world is going to end, it's just that that calendar is ending it's particular cycle and is due to start afresh. That's what someone told me anyhow, something kind of like running through the twelve zodiac - the world doesn't end when you do, you just start over again.
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I am so with, Just wish the dang other worldly things would get hear and come over for cockies and hot coco so we can be fan boys and girls together.
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My thoughts exactly Pika. I mean, I'm pretty sure the world can at least wait until after "The Hobbit" comes out!
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I don't really think anything will happen, every prediction they have ever made saying the world is going to end hasn't happened yet... so my expectations are low. But I agree that's got to be one packed Hobbit midnight showing.
I like your cartoon
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The Maya did not predict the βend of the worldβ on December 21, 2012. That date simply happens to be 13.0.0.0.0 on the Long Count calendar, marking the end of the 13th βbaktunβ (a calendar unit that is 144,000 days long) and starts the beginning of the next baktun. The ending of such a cycle would warrant a really big New Year celebration, which is exactly what the ancient Maya did.
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I learned something! 
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WHAT?!!! THE HOBBIT COMES OUT THAT DAY?!!?!?!
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I'm going to be save being erudite and up for discussion for another and now will just say I like the girl/woman and the style cutely reminds me of Peanuts characters, or maybe of Calvin n co. Happy 2012!
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Hahaha.
Oui, je m'Γ©tais tjrs dit qu'Γ partir du 18 decembre 2003, je pouvais mourir heureuse, j'aurai vu les 3 films du Seigneur des Anneaux
Mais maintenant, ils annoncent la sortie de "The Hobbit". Heureusement la nature est bien faite, comme tu l'as soulignΓ©, il sort juste avant la fin du monde, ouf!
Et maintenant la question est: les Maya ont-ils prΓ©vu la fin du monde capitaliste (Γ dΓ©faut de fin du monde "matΓ©riel")???
Si c'est le cas, je vais peut etre reconsidΓ©rer mes positions quant Γ l'astrologie et autres horoscopes, lol.
Sinon, c'est bien la meilleure carte de voeux que j'ai vu depuis longtemps (dommage que ce soit la derniere)
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BLAH! The world ain't gonna end, i read the national geographic article on it. It doesn't say the worlds gonna end. The translation reads that the Mayan God is supposed to come back to earth that day. It even goes on to say that there are more predictions made by the Mayans after that. So how those simple minded morons got 'end of the world' from that idk.
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lol, this is awesome!!
I agree. I sincerely doubt the world is actually going to end this year. However, I worry that it might turn into a self-fullfilling prophecy. People might overreact and do something stupid and harmful to themselves and/or others.
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Unfortunately that is soo true. The last couple of times someone predicted the end of the world a bunch of people committed suicide cause the bought into it. People get soo caught up in the idea that what is on TV or the internet is true, that they don't bother to find out the actual truth. Kinda sad to say the least. They really need to stop putting that stuff out there cause of those type of people. I'm surprised that someone hasn't gotten sued over the deaths. It's kinda scary. One was a mother of twins, she soo thought that the world was ending she tried to kill both her daughters then herself. Urg, I believe in freedom of press, but really there needs to be a limit on those type of things. Especially if someone is gonna go nuts and either kill themselves or someone else.
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Adorable cartoon version of you. The scurrying attempts of the character on the Mayan calendar wheel makes me think of the Wheel of Fortune--it's just a matter of time until you're crushed under it's weight.
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Heh heh
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....You know, I bet the Mayans probably ran out of room on their calendar.
Mayan one: "Oh, I guess we'll have to end it...here! On 2012!"
Mayan two: "But wait, won't people think that's the end of the world if we stop the calendar there?"
Mayan One: "Ha! That's going to freak someone out someday!"
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This is adorable. Best wishes to you as well, Pika!
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I know. I think it's pretty obvious that whether we're hit by a meteor, America becomes even more like 1984 than it already is, there's some kind of worldwide revolution, ect., we're headed towards some huge changes.
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I figured the Mayans had just finished mapping out this millennium and the Conquistadors interrupted the brain-storming session that was to create the next.
On a darker note, maybe the last of their race/blood finally diluted out and died on that day.
Still - fun picture, though morbid idea. Love it.
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EXACTLY!
Bad timing on the part of the Conquistadors.
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As far as I have heard, the Mayan's prophecy of 2012 simply marks the end of an era, not the world. However, that doesn't mean that SOMETHING won't happen. There's always the possibility of the unexpected to occur, but who's to say that that unexpected occurrence wouldn't have happened any other year? The way I look at it, just live life to the fullest, make the best of each year and if the world decides to end, at least you've lived a fulfilling life. That's all.
-Tori
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Ma'am, that's the best summarize to this whole Mayan - end - of - the - world rubbish
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Well people out there who think the world is going to end at that time are stupid. in the bible it say's
" you will not know the day when the end is"
I am very upset on how many people kill them self's every year thinking the world is going to end, they want to kill them self's. because the don't want to suffer.
Well if you are a "Christian" you will not suffer.
You will not go to hell.
When the world end's you will not expect it. you will fall asleep and your spirit will go to heaven.
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The right are rearing its ugly head in Europe? Are you KIDDING me?? 
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the world's only going to end because someone out there *cough*americangovernment*cough* will do something incredibly stupid *cough*again*cough* Wow i need a cough drop
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i try not to think of the end but i just try to block out that the myans and Nostradamus both predicted a out of space collision with our earth
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I am highly appreciative of the Narrative Causality nod. lol
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The Hobbit's going to have a helluva midnight showing. All those people attending "just in case".
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I can't wait until December 22 of this year so that I can throw a football down on the floor and do a victory dance.
And also Christmas would have been in 3 days too.
Can't freaking wait!
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when you think of it both the myans and norstradamus however you spell his name both predicted a meteor or planet x colliding with us
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Hmmmmm...
That is so cool, I never thought of it like that...
Hopefully that isn't a bad omen. D:
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the mayans never predicated planet x and i'm aware Nostradamus. Whether they have or not however, planet x is a modern 'doomsday' first bought up in 2003. Since it didn't end in 2003, well like all doomsayers in the past, they changed the dates. But yeah far as I know, no planet X is on the way.
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idk im just.....no to sound for attention idk im still scared its hard for me to sleep i know its not gona happen 2mm but idk i still fear that they both predicted something like a colision
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