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Do you really want to hurt me – Culture Club
interesting observation Toy but i’d pity most of them for the fact of trying to out type one an other, forgetting its the internet and treating it like real life.
Kenty a cupboard is the place to be :wink: (beats any tv soap hands down)
Rogue Traders neighbours stick up sign for him.
lmao not sure which one i prefer the palm tree or the panto :wink:
lol my dad always jokes about his childhood when he asked for a bike he got a bell and was told he’d get the saddle next year, the handle bars the following year and so on.
yep, my big present was a bike the surprise was either a jigsaw or some other game.
One year though the cabby patch kids were sold out so i got Two main presents and a surprise.
I forgot to mention there was always a selection box at the end of the bed from Santa too.
nope, i used to see some of my friends had them, i was so jealous but couldnt give out as then Santa would come back and take away my present.
God the guilt trips in the 80’s were bad.
yes i am, when i was a child we wrote down a list of what we really wanted and knew we’d only get one of them (ok ok and a surprise)
My nephew is getting 9 big things and 5 small from his parents alone, so when he’s finished getting the rest from Aunts and Uncles he will have close to a Smyths toy shop – sickening tbh.
agreed as in Santa should be alive and well in the minds of children, but adults should grow the feck up.
The Good Samaritan that was the original Santa (in green, not red – dam you marketing people) is a good idea, not the Santa of today who only gives to their own, and not the one present like days gone by but every bloody toy they lay their eyes on.
The idea of the world as we know it coming to an end has been around for thousands of years. The Bible, Nostradamus, past and present civilizations, and Hollywood directors have all had their own versions of how the world will end. Most versions have the world ending in horrific disasters like giant tsunamis, worldwide pandemic, and nuclear warfare. Did you already survive the world ending though? Well read on to find out 7 dates that the world was supposed to end on, but didn’t (including a few dates for the future).
1.) January 1, 1000 A.D.
The months leading up to the new millennium were tumultuous. Many pilgrims, knights, and others made a trip to Jerusalem, thinking that the Apocalypse and Armageddon was upon them. During their trip there, many died of disease and hunger. Some pilgrims even sold all their belongings in the hope that it would help them become one of the chosen few to ascend. Needless to say, the world was relatively safe when the calendar rolled over and many pilgrims were left homeless.
2.) Many dates in 1843 and 1844
There was this preacher named William Miller. He studied the Bible extensively and after doing some calculations, he became convinced that the world was going to end sometime in 1843. He double checked his answers for 4 years and then in 1822 went public in a document with his declaration. He said the world would end between March 21, 1843 and March 21, 1844. When nothing happened, he pushed the date back to April 18, 1844. Another man within this movement, now known as Millerism, predicted the final doomsday date of October 22, 1844. When nothing happened (again), it became known as “The Great Disappointment.” The Millerism movement weakened after that and the thousands of followers were left confused and in disbelief.
3.) March 10, 1982
What’s so special about March 10, 1982? Well on that day, the planets were all on the same side of the sun. While the planets were not exactly in a straight line, many people saw this event as a sign of the end times. The “Jupiter Effect” was supposed to wreak havoc over tidal forces, cause earthquakes and hurricanes, and almost every other natural disaster you can imagine. Well, we’re still here.
4.) January 1, 2000
The infamous Y2K situation. Futurists had visions of toasters attacking their owners with weaponized toast and lawn mowers chasing after gardeners. Governments around the world feared that computers and electronic systems would read the digits “00″ as 1900, instead of 2000. There is no doubt that at least a few of the people who showed up in Times Square in New York that night were expecting to go out in a blaze of glory. Much to their dismay, the Y2K situation passed relatively harmlessly.
5.) June 6, 2006
If you write that date in short form, it comes out 6/6/06. As you may know, the number ’666′ is referred to as the sign of the devil. Religious sects were informing everyone they could that the Antichrist was returning to Earth and that people should prepare themselves. Either the Antichrist never came, or he got stuck in traffic because Earth still stands.
6.) December 21/23, 2012
This is quite possibly the most famous date for the end of the world. The date was “predicted” by the Mayans as the last date on their Long Count calendar. Other events are schedule to occur in 2012, causing more hype. One event includes the sun reaching a solar maximum (it might happen in early 2013). When it does that, the magnetic poles of the Earth supposedly might reverse, causing unimaginable damage. There is also a theory that a giant solar flare will incinerate the planet and if that wasn’t enough, supervolcanoes will erupt and completely block out the sun for whatever life is left on the Earth.
7.) The year 3797
Nostradamus is seen as a “prophet” by many. His books of quatrains that are supposedly about future events are well known and documented. However, Nostradamus’s prophecies stop abruptly at the year 3797. A sign of the end of the world? We will see.
Its not ending, now stop this crap and get back to work.
