“I’m sick of watching the news. TURN IT OFF!”
Who needs to be constantly reminded of their impending death anyway. It’s not bad enough that we’re all gonna die but they have to keep reminding us.
…CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY THEY DIDN‘T SEE IT SOONER. ONE ASTRONOMER COMMENTED THAT IT IS A BIG AREA TO COVER AND THEY SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO KEEP TABS ON THE ENTIRE…
“I said turn that off that damn TV!”
Can’t they talk about sports or politics – isn’t there a war going on somewhere or some natural disaster to dissect in a way that only the local news can? Hell, right now, I’d even take a story about a retriever whose best friends with a duck; but no, they won’t show anything else – they just continue to tell us how we will die.
…SCIENTISTS SAY THAT IF IT GETS THAT CLOSE A MISSILE CANNOT BE USED TO BLOW IT UP OR IT WOULD SPREAD DEBRIS WORLDWIDE. THIS IS WHAT IT MAY LOOK LIKE IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN…
“Why do you keep doing this to yourself? To Me? Don’t you have a sitcom to watch – or some stupid TV drama? Isn’t Desperate Housewives on? Change the channel; anything else, PLEASE!”
What are your ratings gonna matter if were all dead anyway? Aren’t you scared as well – why do you still have that cheesy grin on your face? How can you look so smug and self-satisfied when your destined to share the same fate of us all? Please just talk about something else. At least stop showing me what my death might look like. It will be here soon enough stop telling me!
…THE PRESIDENT SAID AT HIS NEWS CONFERENCE EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT FOOD AND SUPPLIES WILL BE DELIVERED TO ANY AFFECTED AREAS WITHIN TWENTY FOUR HOURS OF THE IMPACT. WHEN ASKED, ‘DID HE BELIEVE THERE WOULD BE ANYONE LEFT TO DELIVER AIDE OR EVEN PEOPLE TO HELP’ – HE RESPONDED, “I FEEL CONFIDENT IN THE STRATEGIES WE HAVE IN PLACE. WHILE THERE MAY BE THOSE WHO ARE NOT SO FORTUNATE…
“Why haven’t you turned this off yet?!”
Why do you look so confident? You should be pouring sweat as if in a tropical rain forest, with your suit jacket off, tie loosened and sleeves rolled up – frazzled hair and bags under your eyes – but your clothes are still neatly pressed and your face is as dry as the Sahara and as stoic as a statue. You’re the leader of the free world and you have never faced a bigger crisis than this, but you look so fearless. The twinkle in your eye says that everything will be OK, but you know that’s not the case. How can you be so calm?
…HAVE THE BRIGHTEST MINDS WORKING ON THE SITUATION; I FULLY TRUST AND SUPPORT THE CONCLUSIONS THEY HAVE COME TO. WE ARE WORKING HARD TO SOLVE THIS DIFFICULT ISSUE – WHICH WE DIDN‘T EVEN CREATE – SO PLEASE BE PATIENT AND REST ASSURED…
“I think I see it. Turn off the news and get over here. Come look at this. Is that it? I thought it would be brighter – that’s definitely it – we don’t have much time. Should we pray? Should we run? Should we go to the bedroom? Will you turn that off and get over here? Are you listening to me?! Here, come look through my binoculars – you have to see this.”
This is it; it’s really happening – I can’t believe it, I must be dreaming. This is some nightmare – there’s no way this is real. But it is; I can see it – this is actually happening. I thought it would be more spectacular, a flaming phoenix tumbling to the earth; bright, with all the fantastic colors of a rainbow, licked with flames – crashing to earth as its life burns out, with great destruction to begin anew. But it’s so plain, so simple, just long and cylindrical – not colorful or spectacular at all. It’s just a silver rock with the front scorched red from the atmospheric entry. Where are all the fireworks? If this is the way it has to end I thought I would at least get the satisfaction of a breathtaking show – one that puts to shame any firework display on the 4th of July or any war that‘s ever been witnessed. Shouldn’t it have debris flying alongside it? It just looks like one solid chunk chased by a flame.
…AS THE TIME DRAWS NEARER WE WANT TO REMIND YOU TO HAVE YOUR WINDOWS BOARDED UP AND BUNKER DOWN IN YOUR BASEMENTS. REMEMBER THE PRESIDENT’S WARNINGS TO STAY IN THE SAFETY OF YOUR HOMES AND STAY OFF THE STREETS, AS THAT WILL GIVE YOU THE BEST CHANCE OF SURVIVAL BOTH DURING AND AFTER IMPACT. WAIT FOR HELP AND…
“Come here, come look at this. Are you just going to sit there forever? You have to check this out. It‘s getting closer – it‘s almost here!”
Wow, if I didn’t know any better I’d say there were letters on the flaming bullet. It almost looks like it says…no, there’s no way. How could an asteroid floating around space for billions of years have writing on it? But it almost seems like…those three letters…I could swear! But no, it’s just my imagination; the silly ideas of a dead man. WAIT! Is that…
…AND ONCE THE ASTEROID ENTERED EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE IT BROKE UP INTO HUNDREDS OF PIECES. THIS DEBRIS SPREAD OVER A MYRIAD OF CITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD DESTROYING EVERYTHING IN ITS WAKE. WHILE THE DEVASTATION OF THE ASTEROID’S IMPACT WASN’T THE PLANET KILLER THAT WAS FEARED, LOSSES ARE STILL UNFATHOMABLE. EARLY INDICATIONS ARE THAT FORTY TO FIFTY PERCENT OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION…
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