WAPO: The end is near, but first this commercial.....

[Virginia Dare]

The Sci Fi Channel sponsored a discussion on Capitol Hill yesterday speculating on 10 exceedingly lousy ways our species might meet its end. It was part of an elaborate promotion for a television special called "Countdown to Doomsday," which airs tonight at 9.

Amazingly, the channel managed to lure two congressmen and some serious experts to essentially shill for the show by talking about the various paths toward mass extinction.


Robots taking over the world? How 1950's!!

:rofl:


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/13/AR2006061301832.html

[MrModerate]

1. I can see the attack ads . . .

(1 Dem and 1 'Lican participated), tarring these guys with the "believes in alien abduction" brush.

Note to congresspeople -- be careful which specials you testify on . . .

[Virginia Dare]

5. The reporter mentioned that in the article...

the Dem from R.I. was very careful to state to the reporter that he did not believe in alien abduction, not sure about the Repub...

:rofl:

[MrModerate]

9. If you get teleported to doobietown (or wherever) . . .

During "the Rapture," does that count as alien abduction?

[lonehalf]

2. Robots would be...

...better than what we have now.

:rofl:

[sam sarrha]

3. better robots that Wet Brain Alcoholic Drug Addict Moranic spoiled Prep'ys

click on the blue link in my signature

[lectrobyte]

4. I keep thinking a "Colossus: The Forbin Project" scenario might

be the human race's only hope...

[magellan]

6. I'd much rather watch Ghost Hunters

I'm going through withdrawal now the season's over, especially with crap like this in its stead. If I want to angst over doomsday scenarios, all I have to do is read what BushCo have been up to of late.

Wonder if Jason and Grant would be willing to debunk the ghoul squatting in the WH?

[myrna minx]

7. Heh. I can picture Brian bolting out of there because of the

"appearance" of the Cheney specter. :rofl:

[magellan]

8. "DUDE, RUN!!"

:rofl: