# Goodby my friends **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 23, 2017, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodby-my-friends/797045 "2017-09-23T14:36:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodby-my-friends/797045/21 "2017-09-23T20:53:36Z")
No, no, someone at work explained it to me. September 23 is just the beginning of a seven-year reign of terrible natural disasters, culminating in the end of the world. We got time. “You say ‘Goodbye’ and I say ‘Hello’. Hello, hello!” For seven years, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodby-my-friends/797045/22 "2017-09-23T21:32:26Z")
If Sep 23 is the beginning, then Trump, Harvey, Irma, and Maria aren’t part of the terrible disasters. The only thing worse than a regular Invisible Sky Fairy is one with bad temporal aim. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodby-my-friends/797045/23 "2017-09-23T21:55:12Z")
It’s taking longer than we thought. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodby-my-friends/797045/24 "2017-09-23T22:10:35Z")
I take faith and strength [from this enduring symbol of optimism](https://media.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/p/5/005/095/08a/0098721.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodby-my-friends/797045/25 "2017-09-23T23:22:34Z")
I think it’s supposed to be the beginning of the end, so this may take a while. Please be patient. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodby-my-friends/797045/26 "2017-09-24T00:00:38Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > I take faith and strength [from this enduring symbol of optimism](https://media.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/p/5/005/095/08a/0098721.jpg). I knew Dear Leader’s hair color reminded me of somebody I’d seen before. Mystery solved. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodby-my-friends/797045/27 "2017-09-24T02:18:05Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > I think it’s supposed to be the beginning of the end, so this may take a while. Please be patient. Wrong movie; **Beginning of the End** had giant grasshoppers crawling all over a photograph of downtown Chicago. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodby-my-friends/797045/28 "2017-09-24T03:10:35Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > No, no, someone at work explained it to me. September 23 is just the beginning of a seven-year reign of terrible natural disasters, culminating in the end of the world. We got time. This. All’s that’s supposed to happen today is a new constellation appears in the sky over Jerusalem, signaling the beginning of the Tribulation. (Has that new constellation shown up yet? Haven’t heard. I’m pretty sure it’s well past midnight in Jerusalem, so we should know by now.) ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodby-my-friends/797045/29 "2017-09-24T05:48:22Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > I’m going to wait to the last minute and then jump onto the new planet. Easy peasy. Just like how you jump before the elevator hits the bottom when it’s falling. Two things: 1. That post is funny as hell. Dos. Godamnit, I’m pissed. Where the hell is my end of the world!? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodby-my-friends/797045/30 "2017-09-24T06:31:56Z")
Oh man, I ain’t done yet. ( good I have more time ) ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodby-my-friends/797045/31 "2017-09-24T06:51:39Z")
Well? I have sold all my earthly possessions already. When is it happening? ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodby-my-friends/797045/32 "2017-09-24T07:23:49Z")
I just saw and read this! Did I miss it? Where was the “kaboom?” Wasn’t there supposed to be an Earth-shattering “kaboom?” ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodby-my-friends/797045/33 "2017-09-24T08:39:38Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > I’m going to wait to the last minute and then jump onto the new planet. Easy peasy. Worked out okay for Arthur Dent. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodby-my-friends/797045/34 "2017-09-24T10:00:48Z")
You joke, but my mom’s friend and coworker with an anxiety disorder was legitimately scared about this. And even the Biblical argument “No one knows the day nor the time” wasn’t enough to help her. Sure, these guys are being stupid. But they’re also worrying people who actually believe this stuff. And for what reason? It’s not like their Pride of getting it right can be taken into heaven, under their beliefs. And since it can happen any day, it doesn’t help anyone prepare. And the Bible specifically says not to sit around waiting for it, which is the context where “He who doesn’t work shall not eat” actually comes from–Paul is saying “don’t feed the people who quit their jobs because of the upcoming apocalypse. Save it for the people who need it.” My point is, there is just no upside. You will either be proven wrong and made a fool, or be right but not able to enjoy it. Everyone who believes in this stuff has to always be prepared, so you aren’t helping anyone prepare. But you do make believes prone to worry more worried–and worry is arguably a sin (as Jesus said not to worry many times). And, again the Bible basically tells you that you’ll be wrong. So if you believe that self-same Bible, you already know you’re wrong! ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodby-my-friends/797045/35 "2017-09-24T10:27:42Z")
The problem with the end of the world it that ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodby-my-friends/797045/36 "2017-09-24T12:09:41Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > The problem with the end of the world it that Did a stray piece of Armageddon hit your “Submit Reply” button? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodby-my-friends/797045/37 "2017-09-24T12:45:02Z")
> [@ExTank](#): > > I just saw and read this! > > Did I miss it? > > Where was the “kaboom?” > > Wasn’t there supposed to be an Earth-shattering “kaboom?” That long-eared Earth creature stole the space modulator. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodby-my-friends/797045/38 "2017-09-24T12:59:28Z")
I predict … A multiply failed doomsday prophet will change his prophecy. Checking … Hey, what do I win! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodby-my-friends/797045/39 "2017-09-24T13:08:19Z")
About that five hundred dollars I borrowed… ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodby-my-friends/797045/40 "2017-09-24T13:20:31Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > About that five hundred dollars I borrowed… I hope you didn’t lock in the interest rate. Fed will ease after planetary impact. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodby-my-friends/797045.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodby-my-friends/797045.md?page=3)