Maybe the Mayans were right

[scheming daemons]

Half the country is sweltering in temperatures over 100 degrees

Tsunami-created nuclear disaster in Japan

US Government on the verge of a self-imposed default that will crash the world economy and end the US Dollar as the world's reserve currency.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates are in first place.

(Surely, that last item is a sign that the apocalypse is nigh)

[catbyte]

1. I remember them in the 1979 (?) World Series Stargell, Garner, Parker

and "We Are Familee"!

[Pyrzqxgl]

2. Now if the San Diego padres go on a tear then we worry.

[murielm99]

3. The world as we know it will not end until the Cubs

win the World Series.

Please note that I am a Cubs fan.

[dhill926]

4. +1....

or should that be +103......

[wysimdnwyg]

5. You'll have to wait three more years

I've done the math, and the math says the Cubs win the World Series in 2014.

[Cirque du So-What]

6. How 'bout dem Bucs?

I, for one, am getting sick of that refrain from the Pirates' newfound fairweather fans.

[murielm99]

7. My daughter lived in Pittsburgh for awhile, and she

attended games. She could not believe how empty the stands were. We support our Cubs, no matter what.

To be fair, I noticed the same thing about hockey fans in Chicago. I am not a hockey fan. But they had a core group of fans who attended the games, even during the long dry spell. I am glad the team honored them with a fan appreciation day.