So how is this "End of the World" thing gonna happen? If I understand it correctly, the Mayans in their infinite wisdom have it figured tomorrow is "the day". "Turn out the lights, the party's over". It sounds rather silly to me, but then again, who knows?
If it turns out to be true I'd hate for my last meal to be a grilled cheese sandwich. And I wouldn't want to spend my last day on earth rotating the tires on my car. And why ruin my last day by balancing my checkbook or going grocery shopping? To the contrary, I'm thinking about blowing all I have and then some on something really decadent. Maybe I could drive my new Maserati to III Forks for a juicy, medium rare steak.
Do I dare chance it? What if the Mayans were wrong? I can't afford a new freakin' Maserati!
OK....OK....I'VE GOT IT! We should be able to see this end of the world thing coming, right? Wouldn't it start over in the western Pacific at the International Date Line? Then it would work it's way around the world one time zone at a time. Yeah, that's it. By the time "the end" made it to Hawaii I would be behind the wheel of my new dream car. By the time the lights went out in LA I'd be savoring my last bite of steak.
As things got quiet in Denver I'd be assembling the kids and grand kidlettes in order to watch them open their Christmas presents. Then we'd be off to the airport (no need for luggage....security should be a breeze!) where my private (rented) jet would be waiting to take us to maybe Paris....no....MONACO! Wonder if we'd have time for a stopover in Switzerland? I've never been there and it sounds pretty cool.
Hmmm....maybe I should have been accepting all those credit card offers I get every day in the mail that I've been pre-approved for. We could've had one epic "Going Out With a Bang!" party. Oh well, too late to worry about it now.
We could wind down the day in Singapore. (Is that east or west of the IDL? I'd better research it.) Then we could sit and rest a while and thank God for all He's done for us and tell Him again what a great Boss he's been to us all.
Yep, I think I'll take today off work. I have some shopping to do. (But I'll keep the receipts just in case.) *wink*
S
Buy any new Park Place Custom Home (that would be ME!) between now and December 20th and if the world does in fact end on December 21st as the Mayan calendar predicts, we'll refund your money! That's right....a free house! Call now and ask for Scott.
This was actually a tongue-in-cheek ad by a Dallas area car dealer I saw on TV this morning. I think it's pretty cute, but I doubt there are too many dullards out there who took it seriously. There are ads, however, that seem to me to be equally ludicrous but must be super-successful or else they wouldn't pop up over and over.
How about the car dealer who promises "$3,000 trade-in for your old car, regardless of it's condition! Push it in, tow it in...we don't care." Ummm....$3,000 off what price? Obviously (to me) it would be the MSRP of the overpriced new car they're gonna sell you. And they're lined up around the block.
How about the air conditioning/heating contractor who promises if you'll buy an all-new super-efficient system from him it will save you up to 66% a month on your utility bills. Up to 66%? As in "some amount not to exceed" 66%? Ummm....5% doesn't exceed 66%. Operators are standing by.
And then there's the TV-only offer of a new super-slicer / super-mop / super-hair-remover (pick one) for only $19.99. "BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! Call right now and we'll DOUBLE the offer. Just pay separate shipping and handling." Ummm....how much is "shipping and handling"? (I'm guessing the same amount it costs to import another one from the little toothless, naked sidewalk vendor in Papua-New Guinea.) Have your credit card ready when you call.
It's true: There's a sucker born every minute. Cha-Ching! (But that offer about the free house is real :)
S
