Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999
In article <37540685.EEE131C5@succeeds.com>, like.excess@sex.org wrote:
>
>The complete listing of signs of the End Times:
>
>1) Gas prices go up at least 17 cents per gallon.
Check. Of course, we still pay less than half what it costs in most countries.
>2) High-quality kitty litter becomes largely unavailable
> for a period of several weeks.
Hmmm, that hasn't happened recently. Or I'm not buying 'high-quality' kitty
litter after all.
>3) A volcano erupts somewhere.
>
>4) An ineffectual and incompetant political figure dies.
That never happens.
>5) Losers and twits strive to replace him. Almost all of
> them fail to win his seat.
>
>6) A major Pro athletic union goes on strike resulting
> in the cancellation of THE ENTIRE SEASON.
I was REALLY hoping that the NBA would just take a year off and wither
away. "Bob" must have helped them end the strike to protect some business
deal.
>7) There are hurricanes during hurricane season.
check
>8) The summer is unpleasantly hot and the winter is
> unpleasantly cold.
check
>9) Deserts remain largely bereft of water. Oceans retain
> their salinity.
check
>10) The major economies experience fluctuations.
check
>11) Many people die in accidents.
...and the survivors sue everyone in a six mile radius.
>12) Taxes are raised.
Oh yea, we got that covered in New Hampshire this year. Yeesh.
-G
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