This post has been scheduled to post before midnight GMT of LA time, which as we know, was the official time zone of the once thriving Mayan culture, that predicted the world would end today. And please ignore any factual refutation of that based on science or common sense. Did Mitt Romney get elected President of the United States? No. We rest our case.
It’s already the 21st in Japan but that doesn’t count because the Mayans barely knew Japan and only visited the country once in their spaceships.
Mayan prophecy moves on Mayan time. Even an 8 year old boy knows this. And an 8 year old boy also knows that not even the end of the world* should get in the way of making a little more money. So here’s the deal, we’re offering any of our loyal readers. You bet the Japan Subculture Research Center $100 that world will end today, just to be nice, we’ll bet it won’t end, and if we’re wrong, we’ll pay you double! That’s right double your money. You may lose the world but you’ll gain $200. That’s more than 10,000 yen!
Why are we making this generous wager? Because it’s all about reciprocity. We wanted to thank you for all the years we’ve had together. It’s all about giri 義理 (duty, honor)–paying one’s debts or paying one’s dues, or paying huge franchise fees. Well, giri has many meanings. Pick whichever meaning makes this sound like a good deal.
We started this blog in 2007, hardly aware that we were doomed to end by December 21st, 2012. By the end of this day, it’ll all be over. But you still have a chance to end your life on this earth, a winner. Just go to that Paypal button on the front page. As of today, this is the final, final, final entry.* Sayonara!
See you on the other side!
*End of the world, is defined under these terms, as the ceasing of all human, animal and plant life, on planet earth. “Today” means with 25 hours of this posting.
*In the oft chance, the world does not end, then this will not be the final entry and we’ll swiftly delete that last line and hope no one notices. All bets made in advance should be considered payment for investment advice not bets in a gambling sense and are non-refundabele in physical or metaphysical world. Peace out!.
Actually, it’s much less than 20,000 yen.
But who cares. What I am I going to do with $200 after that anyway?
Oops! We all get sloppy at the end of the world. I’ll have to make a small fix there. Thank you! (PS. Shh…don’t ask that question to loudly. No one will take the bet!)
Eh? Is this a joke? You are still continuing right? O__O (I don’t get sarcastic or jokes online very well, no lie). I just wanted to comment and say that I like your blog. It’s very intriguing and wonder if you can recommend me some of your best posts to read about Japanese culture. I also have a blog called NyNyOnline so if I don’t get the message here, can you tell me there?
It was a joke. We’re still continuing. 😀