Killjoys at NASA cancel Doomsday

[james_davis_nicoll]

"Using updated information, NASA scientists have recalculated the path of a large asteroid. The refined path indicates a significantly reduced likelihood of a hazardous encounter with Earth in 2036."

Fools! Have they never read those books where by creating some false crisis, the steely-eyed rocket men get the money to properly develop manned (and girled) spaceflight for the betterment of Man?

Comments

[ross-teneyck.livejournal.com]

Does this mean I have to keep planning for retirement?

[mishalak.livejournal.com]

Yes, and it will completely spoil my 39th (for the Nth time) birthday plans as well. I thought it would be simply marvelous to have my birthday on the last perfect day before the apocalypse. But no, of course it would turn out to be too small and miss us entirely to boot.

[matthewwdaly.livejournal.com]

Ugh, do I know that pain. My name finally made it up to bat in the Atlantic hurricane season in 2004, but it wound up not killing anyone and everyone was still all "blah blah blah Ivan". Sometimes the universe gives you lemons, you know?