Star Wars Creator says world to end in 2012

bonerm · 22-01-2011 10:05PM

DublinWriter wrote: »

Well, he ripped off Frank Herbert, why not rip off the Mayans while he's at it.

He 'ripped off' everything actually. Various aspects of Stars Wars can be traced back to hundreds of different sources/inspirations.

rockmongrel · 22-01-2011 10:06PM

For some reason, this really doesn't surprise me.

RonMexico · 22-01-2011 11:03PM

Pity it didn't end before he made those ****e prequels.

JONJO THE MISER · 22-01-2011 11:09PM

2012 my eye, its widely known in secret service circles that May 21st 2011 is the date.
http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-01-01/bay-area/17466332_1_east-bay-bay-area-first-time-camping

MrMatisse · 22-01-2011 11:37PM

So Lucas was wrong!

St._Andalou · 23-01-2011 12:19AM

The end of the Mayan calendar in 2012 has led to the notion of an imminent apocalypse gaining some popularity in Hollywood.

Shít, I just looked at my calendar and it ends on the 31st of December, 2011. Should I be worried?! Does this mean the world's ending sooner than we all anticipated?!

squod · 23-01-2011 12:21AM

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

2012 my eye, its widely known in secret service circles that May 21st 2011 is the date.
http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-01-01/bay-area/17466332_1_east-bay-bay-area-first-time-camping

Yeah, for him. Old fart.

orourkeda · 23-01-2011 12:24AM

ArtSmart · 23-01-2011 12:32AM

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

2012 my eye, its widely known in secret service circles that May 21st 2011 is the date.
http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-01-01/bay-area/17466332_1_east-bay-bay-area-first-time-camping

he he he.
one of the best things i've read in years.

humanity huh. as crazy as it gets.

Lando Griffin · 23-01-2011 12:55AM

I saw it on Discovery and the calander stops on the 21st Dec 2012.
Its because from some religious site where they observed the sky, they calculated that on the 21st Dec 2012 the Earth will be alined with the sun and the centre of the Milky Way galaxy, hence the end of the world.:eek:

tallaghtmick · 23-01-2011 02:14PM

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

2012 my eye, its widely known in secret service circles that May 21st 2011 is the date.
http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-01-01/bay-area/17466332_1_east-bay-bay-area-first-time-camping

"Biblical scholar's date for rapture: May 21, 2011"

its a shame religion's a load of bollox

rubadub · 23-01-2011 03:00PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lucas

estimated net worth of $3 billion as of 2010

Lucas has pledged to give half of his fortune to charity as part of an effort called The Giving Pledge led by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to persuade America's richest individuals to donate their financial wealth to charities.

Maybe he should give it all away ASAP as he is never going to get to spend it in time. Maybe hang onto a million or 2 for the next year.

Bob Z · 23-01-2011 03:15PM

2012? It's a bit sudden isn't it? Couldn't someone get in touch with some Mayan calendar makers and get them to add a few more years on?

Biggins · 23-01-2011 03:22PM

Bob Z wrote: »

2012? It's a bit sudden isn't it? Couldn't someone get in touch with some Mayan calendar makers and get them to add a few more years on?

The Spanish killed them off years ago - didn't pay their stone wheel tax!

bonerm · 23-01-2011 03:35PM

rubadub wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lucas

Maybe he should give it all away ASAP as he is never going to get to spend it in time. Maybe hang onto a million or 2 for the next year.

Well, he's going in that direction at least.

http://philanthropy.com/blogs/philanthropytoday/george-lucas-gives-175-million-to-film-school/12275

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704017904575409193790337162.html

Son Of A Vidic · 23-01-2011 03:39PM

George Lucas expresses an opinion on 2012 and I couldn't care less. Now If MT Cranium agreed with him? I'd get worried.

Calibos · 23-01-2011 03:50PM

Thomas828 wrote: »

Pffft! People have been putting a date on when the world will end since who knows when and every time they've been proven wrong. Remember all this talk about 2000 and the Millennium Bug?

You are conflating Millenarianism with the Y2K bug my good man.

(I can't believe I finally got to use 'conflate' and 'Millenarianism' in a sentance. The same sentance to boot!

)

Millenarianism is the same sh1te as this Mayan 2012 Lark whereas the Millenium AKA the Y2K bug was a very real issue. Saying the Y2K thing was a load of sh1te cause nothing happened is like saying we wasted millions on mass vaccinations because the Measle,mumps and Rubella pandemic never happened.

23-01-2011 04:56PM

I heard of two dates in recent history which were supposed to bring on the apocalypse, 5th May 2000 and 6th June 2006... we're still here aren't we?

Our calendar reset 23 days ago and we're still alive, the end of a calendar does not equal the end of the world.

Star Wars Creator says world to end in 2012

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