THE WORLD SURVIVED

Folks, that Rapture thing didn't happen

I am happy to announce that it is 8:33 am in New Zealand on May 22, 2011, and the world is functioning just the  way it always did: sporadically.

The sad side of this kind of ignorant silliness is that it helps the rest of the world to grossly underestimate America.

The light side is that it also illustrates that Americans can have an impish sense of humor.  One good example is someone in Brooklyn, NY, who runs a blog featuring prose, poetry and so forth that appeals to the blogger.  Over the past couple of days an amusing page was a set of FAQs concerning the Rapture, on the topic of handing in assignments.

Sample:

Q. If my computer crashes and my printer breaks and there is no email on account of the rapture, will I be able to get an extension on my paper?

A. Everyone in tech & IT is of Satan's party, so the internet, your computer, and your printer should continued to work the way they always have: sporadically.