http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2147879.stm
I feel I must spread the fear
egg
That’s a CYA if I ever saw one.
Uncertainties or not, I’m callin’ Willis.
Um, Coldy?
Willis?
As in “Whatchu talkin’ 'bout?”?
Hanh?
Bruce? “Armageddon”?
Im going to don my “the end is nigh” board 
egg
I’m not. I plan to live forever. So far, so good…
What’s the URL for that?? Sounds like fun…
Grim
This is all because I’ve started investing for retirement. I always knew the universe would conspire to keep me from collecting on my IRA.
:smack:
Thank you Crusoe - couldn’t picture how Todd Bridges would save the Earth.
Does Erwin Schroedinger know about this? (Does his cat?)
News people used to call summer “Silly Season”. Somewhere along the line it morphed into “Scary Season”.
Bring back Silly Season, dammit!
So, is anyone else kind of scared by this?
Where’s Sea Sorbust when you need him?
I am VERY scared, yes. But hey, if it’s just one continent, you can all come and live with us in Europe. 
And to think Geroge W. will be left with the fate of all Mankind in his palsied & imbecile paws. :eek:
I was reading the Slashdot thread about this.
It seems that for such a small body, the orbit is subject to alteration a lot on each orbit, so every trip around the Sun, we’re in the firing line.
Eventually we’ll get nailed, though probably (almost certainly) not this time around.
Damn I better start living it up. Only 17 precious years of life left.
Even if the Earth manages to avoid getting hit by an asteroid in 2019, we’re still all going to die. You, me, the Mods, yes, even the ineffable Cecil himself.
By July 24, 2152, everyone here, even the young’uns, will all be dead. Get used to it.
Am I missing something? Why that date in particular, Gobear?