Tuesday, July 26, 2011

The End o' the World as We Know It

No, not REM... this, as sent by an Occasional Correspondent:
The End Of The World As We Know It:
When the end of the world arrives, how will the media report it?

USA Today: WE'RE DEAD
The Wall Street Journal: DOW JONES PLUMMETS AS WORLD ENDS
National Enquirer: SHEEP MISSING ALL OVER WORLD
Microsoft Systems Journal: APPLE LOSES MARKET SHARE
Sports Illustrated: GAME OVER
Wired: THE LAST NEW THING
Rolling Stone: THE GRATEFUL DEAD REUNION TOUR
Readers Digest: BYE
Discover Magazine: HOW WILL THE EXTINCTION OF ALL LIFE AS WE KNOW IT AFFECT THE WAY WE VIEW THE COSMOS?
TV Guide: DEATH AND DAMNATION: NIELSON RATINGS SOAR!
Lady's Home Journal: LOSE 10 LBS. BY JUDGMENT DAY WITH OUR NEW "ARMAGEDDON" DIET!
America Online: SYSTEM TEMPORARILY DOWN. TRY CALLING BACK IN 100 YEARS
Inc. magazine: TEN WAYS YOU CAN PROFIT FROM THE APOCALYPSE
 Microsoft's Web Site: IF YOU DIDN'T EXPERIENCE THE RAPTURE, DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE PATCH RAPT777.EXE.
IBM: ARMAGEDDON TOLERANT SOFTWARE NOW AVAILABLE!
The New York Times: Proof that Bush policies caused global warming
 Boston Globe: STRONG N.E. WINDS PREDICTED
Cuba Libre: AMERICA BLOWS UP WORLD
Arizona Republic: Temperatures expected to hit 1016 F today.
Heh.  Apropos o' not much... I watched "2012" the other night and it looks like we're in for one hella year next year.  Or not.

3 comments:

  1. And from Mort Sahl in the '50s....

    The San Francisco Chronicle: WORLD ENDS; WOMEN AND MINORITIES HARDEST HIT.

    The first, and still the best.

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  2. That was Sahl? I learn sumthin' every day!

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  3. Interesting that it mentions rapture.

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