20th, 21th & 22th May

[Atelier]

Rebecca Black supports Doomsday.

[Khris]

The stupidity of many of the Doomsday people is absolutely mind-blowing.

There are those who started to live differently a few months or years ago, assuming that they won't need money after the 21st, i.e. they don't have a penny left now and no income.
Then there's a 60 year old guy from New York who spent his complete life savings of $140,000 on subway advertisements for the Apocalypse.
To some extent I can tolerate this, they were more or less lost and confused already for a long time, so what the hell.

But there are apparently thousands of people who canceled lease agreements and/or quit their jobs right before the 21st.
As if anybody would care about rent if people suddenly started rising bodily into the sky and the planet was destined to utter destruction.
I gotta admire their commitment, but it's a total no-brainer not to do something utterly pointless that's going to ruin your life if you're wrong.

Jesus Christ.

[Ali]

My favourite was a guy interviewed by the BBC who drove 4000km and took a week off work for the apocalypse.

That's right, he didn't quit his job, he took a week off work. I'm not sure how impressed God is supposed to be by that.

[mkennedy]

I'd love to see Operation UFO succeed. 

Well, it would be a good day for the military to test fly their top secret aircraft that they've been developing. 

[Mati256]

Looks like it was rescheduled to October.  :
http://gawker.com/5804846/rapture-predictor-harold-camping-apocalypse-rescheduled-to-october-21

[RickJ]

@HaroldCamping:  Harold, I have some good  news and bad news. 

The good news:

Spoiler

The rapture did indeed happen as you predicted.  Those deemed worthy were in fact taken up to heaven.

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The Bad news:

Spoiler

You and your followers were not on the list.   

[close]

[Khris]

He's not too happy about it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHxt0O5w7qA
(parody)

[Snarky]

The end of the world is coming up again. This Friday for sure!

[Snake]

Hahaha, Khris Snarky! I was wondering if someone was going to bump this
But Friday? Hmm, I've got an inkling that it'll start on Saturday.

I'm going to be shining up the old baseball bat and gathering up some planks for boarding the doors and windows to keep those pesky zombies out this weekend.

[Anian]

This week? But I have a hotel reservation in Prague for the end of the month. 

[cat]

Why Friday? Monday would be nicer instead of ruining my weekend with apocalyptic stuff...

[Khris]

Weee! Any official word from Camping yet?

[bicilotti]

Weee! Any official word from Camping yet?

http://articles.sfgate.com/2011-05-24/news/30222656_1_family-radio-harold-camping-radio-preacher

"We don't need to talk about it anymore," Camping said. "The world has been warned - my it has been warned. We have done our share and the media picked it up. The world has been warned that it is under judgment."

Let me smile and say: who really is the fool?

Spoiler

A: he is.

[close]

[Calin Leafshade]

pfft you guys are quick to mock.

You'll look *pretty stupid* if the world ends on friday...

[Monsieur OUXX]

[m0ds]

I'd actually go with next Friday myself (28th Oct) ..  

As I just got my 666th AGS PM, I'm going with it !!

About the Mayan Long Count calendar, which is where the 2012 thing comes from:

Despite the publicity generated by the 2012 date, Susan Milbrath, curator of Latin American Art and Archaeology at the Florida Museum of Natural History, stated that "We have no record or knowledge that [the Maya] would think the world would come to an end" in 2012.

"For the ancient Maya, it was a huge celebration to make it to the end of a whole cycle," says Sandra Noble, executive director of the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies in Crystal River, Florida. To render December 21, 2012, as a doomsday event or moment of cosmic shifting, she says, is "a complete fabrication and a chance for a lot of people to cash in."

"There will be another cycle," says E. Wyllys Andrews V, director of the Tulane University Middle American Research Institute (MARI). "We know the Maya thought there was one before this, and that implies they were comfortable with the idea of another one after this."

[Calin Leafshade]

"In contrast, the October 28, 2011 date is based on massive scientific evidence that the Nine Underworlds and Thirteen Heavens known from ancient Mayan sources indeed describe cosmic evolution in all of its aspects."

Well i'm convinced.

I love the fact that "massive scientific evidence" is followed quickly by "Nine Underworlds and Thirteen Heavens"

[Darth Mandarb]

I don't understand how anybody can actually believe the end is coming this (or next) week.

The Mayans clearly outlined 21 December 2012 as the end.

And they believed the people before them were made of leaves ... so how could they have been wrong?

Somebody needs to tell this Camping fellow (and his followers) to chill out and have a beer.  They have over a year to go.

[Khris]

Here's a list of many failed doomsday predictions:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_predicted_dates_of_the_end_of_the_world_or_similar_events

[m0ds]

From ATS, list of upcoming doomsdays...

October 21st, 2011 - The End of the World

Harold Camping's original prediction of the Rapture had tons of hype with media coverage and the Internet quivering in anticipation. As expected, it was a huge let down. There is virtually no talk of Camping's second date, and this is obviously because it holds very little credibility. However, Camping has never retracted the statement, so his prediction is still a prediction to be noted.

October 26th, 2011 - ELEnin Dwarf Star Warning

According to YouTube user TerralO3, Comet Elenin (which I think melted or blew up or something) is going to be at a point near Earth where it will cause seismic destruction. This prediction will most likely fail.

October 28th, 2011 - D4rk Kn1ght's Doomsday Prediction

With almost five years in the making, this is the penultimate prediction date on ATS. Much hype and anticipation has surrounded this date, and it could be the biggest date to fail in ATS's history. It will make good practice for 12/21/12, and it will give us a glimpse into how ATS will react come that date.

October 28th, 2011 - The End of the Mayan Calender

Carl Johan Calleman holds the unpopular belief that the end of the Mayan Calander is not on December 21st, 2012, but actually October 28th, 2011. What few people know is that Calleman's 10/28/11 date actually precedes D4rk Kn1ght's prediction by many, many years as proven by this Google search that shows a Calleman reference to October 28th, 2011 all the way back on January 17th, 1995. With over 16 years believing that the Mayan Calendar ends on this date and that all the cycles will finally come to an end, this prediction will be an interesting one to watch fail -- if it does indeed fail.

November 5th, 2011 - Bank Transfer Day

Remember, remember, the 5th of November. Unlike Operation Facebook (also happening on the 5th) that will have very little effect on the real world, Bank Transfer Day could effectively take down Bank of America if enough people participate. WaMu was, in part, taken down due to bank runs that occurred a week before its forced seizure. However, there are those saying that Bank Transfer Day could be the catalyst that starts something big. We'll have to wait and see if it lives up to the hype.

November 8th, 2011 - Asteroid YU55 Disaster

It has been stated by A'shayana Dean that if the Illuminati has their way, the Metatronic-55 will be activated. This will cause mass chaos to ensue for a little over a month. I was always more interested in YU55 than Elenin, since I always thought the Elenin hype was to divert attention away from YU55, an asteroid that will come much closer to Earth. Even with all the coincidences, YU55 will probably not cause any harm.

November 9th, 2011 - Emergency Alert System Nationwide Test

This, in conjunction with the YU55 prediction, has people concerned that the US's first ever nationwide test was chosen to happen on this date specifically for the purpose of President Obama addressing the nation after an asteroid impact. Throw in FEMA involvement with this test, and you have all the makings for a tasty prediction date. I don't think it will live up to the hype, but who knows?

November 11th, 2011 - 11/11/11 Day

There is no specific event predicted for this day. Despite it being 11/11/2011, followers of this date are adamant that this is the date they were born to be a part of and that their whole lives of seeing 11:11 synchronicity everywhere will finally culminate into fruition. There is no telling what will happen on this date, but akin to 10/28/11, it should provide some good insights on what will happen leading up to 12/21/12.