November 1, 12 noon on the West Coast.
That will be the day before Election Day and all the libs will be screaming that Bush caused it so he can cancel the elections because it’s a threat and all that. :eek:
Is there an official Straight Dope hand signal?
If I’m turned into a Pompeian cinder-mummy it would be good Dopemanship to have my hand fused for all time into a salute to all of you.
That’s my birthday too!! 
Is the game over, since it made a teeny little kaboom (more like a fart) already? Or are we predicting a big eruption? I’ll put down 4:15 pm (local time), November 18.
It wasn’t a fart.
It was a burp.
Gotta go with Oct. 19 at 3:00 AM EDT.
How much is an acre of land going for thereabouts these days?
“Don’t come up to see Mt. Saint Helens folks, Mt. Saint Helens is coming down to see YOU!” (Heard on a radio show last eruption)
In light of current events, I’d like to change my pprediction of October 21st, at 5pm (do I have to specify a time, since I’m in the same zone as y’all?)
My mistake - I’m not familiar with all the complicated technical terms involved in vulcanology…
[Shrek]
Better out than in, I always say.
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