If your not familiar with the date, It's the date the Mayan calendar ends. Some speculate it's the apocolypse. Some say there will be a polar shift. Some say there will be a 5-10 deg axis shift. Some say it's hogwash. What do you all say?

Mike

I've heard of this. Not to sure what to make of it. Some people also say that there will be a religious aspect to it and a "cleansing" of the world. Really though, how can someone ever know. It'll be the same as everyone thinking the world was gonna end when we hit the year 2000. Too much speculation and not enough facts.

Ha ha! I was gonna say that it was just a bunch of people putting something together but this captures it so much better!!

Makes me think of Y2K.

Lots of hoopla, but we survived!

Wow, I just looked some of that up, and it's kind of scary. I have never even heard of any of that. It doesn't change anything for me though, each day could be your last. When I go I go.

On a funny note, my mom stocked her basement with tons of water and canned goods for y2k. We all thought it was hilarious and at midnight exactly my husband shut off the power to my parents' house. She was yelling "I told you, I told you!" He turned it back on like 5 mins later. She will never live it down.

When I saw this link, I thought you were giving us the 'heads up' for the new popular wedding day.....(like 6-7-8 for this year!) LOL, what a dork. I will have to look it up so it can scare the bejessus outta me too.

Thanks for the reminder that I'll be 42 years old that day.

Y2k was revenge of the nerds in real life.

I seen a history channel special on 12 21 12. It was actually quite interesting. There is some Chinese thing that predicts this date also. There are some "seers" that also had this date, but that could change throughout history to someone's inturpretation. The way the sun lines up that day happens only like every 25000 years. I just find it intriguing. I wish I would've learned of it earlier though. Big $$$$ are being made. Grrrrr

Mike

I have read about this as well and thought it was kind of goofy. I have to admit, everytime I read about the California forest fires, the typhoons, cyclones, earthquakes, floods, etc., it makes me wonder if it's because the year is fast approaching.


kos

All I can say is December 22, 2012

Hmmm...sure would be a bummer if the apocolypse occurred on this date. Maybe I'll wait and do my holiday shopping until after the 21st

Mike - it's never to late to get in on the $$$ action. Just think of all the themed cakes you can do.

Interesting, I've never heard of the whole thing. You'd think there would be a ton of discovery shows on it by now.

I agree, it's just the same as y2k.

I mentioned this thread to my hubby and our friend staying with us.

My hubby rolled his eyes and the room mate said it's only the end of the world if you are Mayan.

I think it was just a mean evil plot by Mike to remind me how close close I really am to being 42 years old.

Maybe that's the day I can start my midlife crisis...

Well, I will be 39 years old that year.

So if it's true (btw-NOT!), I wouldn't have to turn 40!!!!!

Actually, Y2K had some real technological issues which companies spent billions rectifying. There were many software issues which had to be addressed and the software engineers who surround me everywhere I go were flying all around the world fixing things.

But the panic that people tried to create was ridiculous.

This? Since when do we think an ancient calendar holds universal truth? Nothing credible here.

bec_elias, i have NEVER laughed out loud reading the computer but that story did it. So funny!!!

All I thought of was that the same group that wanted to get married on 7-7-07 and 8-8-08 is going to start calling to book up about three years ahead for 12-12-12. (Not 12-21-12, I know, but my brain works in wedding dates these days.) I don't know if they'll be Mayan or not, most likely not.

ziggytarheel and dinas27, glad you spoke up about the Y2K thing. Luckily, a lot of due diligence, long hours, hard work by many geeks, made it seem like it was nothing!

Now, the 12 21 12 thing...hmmm...I think I'll take the "wait and see" approach.