# Doom & Gloom **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 3, 2000, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doom-gloom/13379 "2000-02-03T03:26:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Carl\_Berry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@Carl\_Berry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Berry)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2000, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doom-gloom/13379/1 "2000-02-03T03:26:00Z")
Now that most of the predictions that the Y2Kers made did not come true, what new catastrophys are the sky-is-falling predictors up to? Or,are they still hiding out in their Y2K shelters? * * * Zymurgist ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2000, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doom-gloom/13379/2 "2000-02-03T03:30:00Z")
Computers are going to fail on 2-29-00 because they do not know that this is an exceptional “century leap year.” Computers are going to fail on 01-01-01 because “010101” in some computer systems is the binary code to shut down the system. ---
**Author:** ![WallyM7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5e925/32.png) [@WallyM7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WallyM7)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2000, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doom-gloom/13379/3 "2000-02-03T03:32:00Z")
There’s talk that 10K is going to be a big problem because of the extra digit. * * * I don’t have to do drugs to mess up my head. I went to Catholic school. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2000, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doom-gloom/13379/4 "2000-02-03T03:42:00Z")
I heard that all of the predicted Y2K disasters actually did happen, but they’re being cleverly covered-up by a gigantic government/media conspiracy in order to prevent widespread panic and the take-over of the planet by aliens hovering over the Midwest. Dr. Watson “Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtaxed.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2000, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doom-gloom/13379/5 "2000-02-03T06:15:00Z")
Just a word of warning . . . scientists now claim the “Dark Ages” were in fact caused by Y1K !! ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2000, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doom-gloom/13379/6 "2000-02-03T06:38:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Crick&Watson: > **I heard that all of the predicted Y2K disasters actually did happen, but they’re being cleverly covered-up by a gigantic government/media conspiracy in order to prevent widespread panic and the take-over of the planet by aliens hovering over the Midwest. > Dr. Watson** It’s already happened. (“Watch the sky! Watch the sky!”) Compter programming lapses disabled the NOAH network and omnimous alien (i.e. Canadian) forces are looming over our Midwestern borders. Attention, all snowed-in Dopers! It’s a conspiracy! It’s shut down our nation’s capitol and caused billions of dollars in damage and human suffering! O, the humanity. First the computers are reduced to glitching toys and then we’re seduced into believing that “Canadian fronts” referred to Kellibelli and Canadian Sue. Yes, the whole Y2K was a Canadian conspiracy! Just look around, you fools! ::Veb chokes when a snow shovel full of snow catches her square in the chops:: Veb ---
**Author:** ![TripleAnt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e19adc/32.png) [@TripleAnt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TripleAnt)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2000, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doom-gloom/13379/7 "2000-02-03T06:42:00Z")
It seems to me that the sun is getting dimmer as the days go by, so I’m sure it probably will blow up in a week or two. That’ll be fun. hahahaha * * * “The idea of a walk-in closet sounds frightening. If I’m ever sittin’ at home and a closet walks in, I’m gettin’ outta there.” ~George Carlin ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2000, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doom-gloom/13379/8 "2000-02-03T06:47:00Z")
I don’t know where you people are getting your news. Down here, we haven’t eaten in weeks. If it weren’t for this stationary bicycle generator, I couldn’t get on the 'net at all. Hey! Where’d all the Christians go? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2000, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doom-gloom/13379/9 "2000-02-03T07:13:00Z")
We had Christians? Damn! It’s happening already! At least someone turned out to be right. Dr. Watson. “An unhatched egg is to me the greatest challenge in life.” – E.B. White. ---
**Author:** ![crackwise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/22d042/32.png) [@crackwise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crackwise)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2000, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doom-gloom/13379/10 "2000-02-03T07:18:00Z")
The real end will be 2040. At least for computers. * * * Never give a sword to a man who can’t dance. – a Celtic motto ---
**Author:** ![crackwise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/22d042/32.png) [@crackwise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crackwise)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2000, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doom-gloom/13379/11 "2000-02-03T07:20:00Z")
According to the Mayans (or is it the Incas?), 2014 will be the last year. Aliens returning or something. * * * Never give a sword to a man who can’t dance. – a Celtic motto