Though “the end of the world!” grabs the headlines
(“Armageddon!” is easily said)
There are false, and some all-too-real deadlines…
And now “Wrong-Again Harold” is dead.
Via Sharon Hill’s wonderful “Doubtful News”, word that Harold Camping is dead. You may remember him from such doomsday predictions as May 21, 2011 or October 21, 2011, both of which (spoilers!) were wrong.
For a failed prophet, Camping generated a lot of press. And yes, I confess to having written my share:
Headlines and deadlines. (and yes, I am aware of the irony.)
But somehow, today, it seems the right one to re-post is “The End Of ‘The End Of The World’“:
They’ve scrubbed all the dirt from their website
The predictions that somehow went wrong
If a visitor didn’t know better
You’d think they’d been sane all along
They still believe Jesus is coming
They’re no longer predicting a date
They’re confused that they’re still here to wonder
But they’re putting it all down to fate
Somewhere, a lunatic’s howling
His freak-flag is proudly unfurled
But Harold has given up doomsdays
It’s the end of “the end of the world”
They used to say “Jesus is coming!”
They’d done so for fifty-odd years
“So send us your prayers and donations!”
There’s money in preying on fears
But they went to the well once too often
With a guaranteed rapture. Then two.
When the end didn’t come as predicted
Well, what’s an old con-man to do?
Somewhere, a lunatic’s howling
His banner is proudly unfurled
But Harold has given up doomsdays
It’s the end of “the end of the world”
First Sylvia Browne, now Harold Camping. Whatever will we do for
con artistsprophets?I heard Ragnarok was scheduled for February, though…
I’ll bet the family are already fighting each other for access to the safety deposit boxes.
Well then. It seems the One True [Prophet / Psychic / Messiah / Very Naughty Boy] is the lyricist behind “I Predict the Death of Harold Camping.”
Well, I feel fine.