# Hey - it's only one month till the apocalypse! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 21, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-only-one-month-till-the-apocalypse/641753 "2012-11-21T19:20:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-only-one-month-till-the-apocalypse/641753/1 "2012-11-21T19:20:47Z")
And nobody really seems to have noticed. I remember years ago reading about all the “December 21 2012” hooey and imagining that, when we actually got to 2012, there would be a steady increase in craziness as we headed towards the end of the year, with all sorts of nuts, fruits and flakes coming out of the woodwork like some sort of evangelical muesli. But no. Not a peep. Here we are on November 21 2012 and everybody seems to have forgotten all about it\*. Which is good, obviously, but also slightly disappointing. Has anyone got any Mayan apocalypse goodies to share? \*I haven’t taken a close look at YouTube lately, so I could well be wrong, I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![OtisCampbellWasRight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d78d45/32.png) [@OtisCampbellWasRight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtisCampbellWasRight)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-only-one-month-till-the-apocalypse/641753/2 "2012-11-21T19:22:59Z")
Bring it, BITCHES!!! ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Doom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dr\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Doom)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-only-one-month-till-the-apocalypse/641753/3 "2012-11-21T19:26:02Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > Has anyone got any Mayan apocalypse goodies to share? Apparently handmade necklaces, bracelets and ponchos will be priced to sell fast, this Friday. All inventory must go, closing out existence sale. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-only-one-month-till-the-apocalypse/641753/4 "2012-11-21T19:28:17Z")
You’d think they could put it off by a week. An awful lot of Christmas turkeys are going to go to waste this year. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Doom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dr\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Doom)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-only-one-month-till-the-apocalypse/641753/5 "2012-11-21T19:31:46Z")
Someone should come up with a Mayan Advent Calendar, counting down the days until we all die. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-only-one-month-till-the-apocalypse/641753/6 "2012-11-21T19:33:50Z")
I got guns, ammo, booze, weed, and canned meat. Mayan bitches can tongue my taint. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-only-one-month-till-the-apocalypse/641753/7 "2012-11-21T19:34:58Z")
> [@Dr\_Doom](#): > > Someone should come up with a Mayan Advent Calendar, counting down the days until we all die. Damn, why didn’t I think of that? Hang on, I’ll just take this pile of ordinary advent calendars and cut four doors off. Genius! ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Doom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dr\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Doom)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-only-one-month-till-the-apocalypse/641753/8 "2012-11-21T19:36:23Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > I got guns, ammo, booze, weed, and canned meat. Mayan bitches can tongue my taint. I’d follow your example, but in Canada it is illegal to own canned meat. The Apocalypse can’t come soon enough. ---
**Author:** ![Nature\_s\_Call](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nature_s_call/32/19006_2.png) [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-only-one-month-till-the-apocalypse/641753/9 "2012-11-21T20:43:28Z")
> [@Dr\_Doom](#): > > I’d follow your example, but in Canada it is illegal to own canned meat. Hunh? I’ve never heard of this. What about SPAM? Oh, wait, that’s not a real counter argument is it. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-only-one-month-till-the-apocalypse/641753/10 "2012-11-21T20:47:27Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > I got guns, ammo, booze, weed, and canned meat. Mayan bitches can tongue my taint. Note to self, currently missing a crucial item in apocalypse supplies. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-only-one-month-till-the-apocalypse/641753/11 "2012-11-21T20:51:08Z")
I’ve noticed that the birds are frantically cleaning out my feeders every other day. This must mean something dire for humanity, don’t you think? ---
**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:** [November 21, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-only-one-month-till-the-apocalypse/641753/12 "2012-11-21T20:57:12Z")
> [@Dr\_Doom](#): > > Apparently handmade necklaces, bracelets and ponchos will be priced to sell fast, this Friday. > > All inventory must go, closing out existence sale. They will still need your credit card’s expiration date. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Doom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dr\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Doom)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-only-one-month-till-the-apocalypse/641753/13 "2012-11-21T21:01:15Z")
> [@Nature\_s\_Call](#): > > Hunh? I’ve never heard of this. What about SPAM? Oh, wait, that’s not a real counter argument is it. [Klik](http://www.mapleleaffoods.com/en/market/butcher/canned-meat/luncheon-meats/maple-leaf-klik-luncheon-meat) is tenuously still available, but only if you have an [FAC](http://www.mapleleaffoods.com/en/market/butcher/canned-meat/luncheon-meats/maple-leaf-klik-luncheon-meat), as it sounds so weapon-like. Believe me, Canada fully intends this Apocalypse to be a peaceful, non-violent one. ---
**Author:** ![Michael63129](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@Michael63129](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael63129)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-only-one-month-till-the-apocalypse/641753/14 "2012-11-21T21:06:41Z")
If a quick search of Google News is any indication, it is still very much alive and well (“[About 1,800,000 results](https://www.google.com/search?q=apocalypse&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#q=december+21+2012&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=X4x&sa=X&tbo=u&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=univ&tbm=nws&ei=KEGtUIiLFKrs2AWK2YDACA&ved=0CHIQqAI&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=b50be2de2e1b6c15&bpcl=38897761&biw=1010&bih=645)”; predictably, the first is from Fox News, titled “1 month til’ doom”, all other first-page results are from the last few days). ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-only-one-month-till-the-apocalypse/641753/15 "2012-11-21T21:29:35Z")
Illegal to own canned meat in Canada? I bought some Maple Leaf brand canned chicken just last week? Did I break the law? Am I going to be exiled to Devil’s Lake, Manitoba? Aaaaahhh! :: runs off, panicking :: Oh wait. I ate the evidence and recycled the can. Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![EmAnJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2012, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-only-one-month-till-the-apocalypse/641753/16 "2012-11-22T01:01:52Z")
My husband’s uncle is seriously, seriously invested in the end of the earth. It’s to the point that the family is concerned about what will happen to him when it doesn’t end. He’s gone off the deep end for sure, but he’s always had mental health issues. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2012, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-only-one-month-till-the-apocalypse/641753/17 "2012-11-22T01:44:25Z")
Finally. But to be honest I am not sure I can even hold out that long putting up with all this shit. Its gonna be close. Those Mayan bitches better deliver. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-only-one-month-till-the-apocalypse/641753/18 "2012-11-22T01:49:08Z")
Boyfriend says he’s waiting until December 22nd to go Christmas shopping, just in case. I said “What, you’re starting early then?” ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2012, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-only-one-month-till-the-apocalypse/641753/19 "2012-11-22T01:53:27Z")
> [@Dr\_Doom](#): > > Someone should come up with a Mayan Advent Calendar, counting down the days until we all die. Those things suck. Especially the candied maize. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2012, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-only-one-month-till-the-apocalypse/641753/20 "2012-11-22T03:03:32Z")
I wish I worked in the news business. Then I could put up an article, maybe on some Alex Jones BS, saying: “Will the world end on December 21? Some say it will. Click to find out the TRUTH” NO! Someone probably already has, ripping off of the Abe Vigoda website. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-its-only-one-month-till-the-apocalypse/641753.md?page=2)