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Signs of the Apocalypse

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the yield-to-oncoming-memes dept.

Recently we've had several sure signs that the Apocalypse is upon us. It's always a bit murky interpreting portents and omens, but I think these are clear indicators of impending doom. One, songs about instant messaging. Two, D'oh is now an official part of the English language. Three, square watermelon. I don't know how it could get any clearer than that: we're doomed.

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  1. Value of a Square Watermelon by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5
    Value of saved refrigerator space: .5 square feet.

    Expression on your wife's face when she learns you payed 82 fu**ing dollars on a watermelon: Priceless

  2. Square? by potifar · · Score: 5

    Those watermelons looked more like cubical to me. There wouldn't be much point in buying a square watermelon...

  3. Why Not Put "D'oh!" In The Dictionary? by istartedi · · Score: 5

    It's a perfectly cromulent word.

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    For all intensive purposes, "whom" is no longer a word. That begs the question, "who cares"?
  4. Square watermelons? by gabriel_aristos · · Score: 5

    Next thing you know, we'll also have square cats.. oh, wait..

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    Torg, come out of the spaceship. Nothing can stop Torg.
  5. Re: Square watermelons and the Third World by avtr · · Score: 5

    I was watching the news tonight, and for some reason the BBC picked up on this square watermelon drivel - guess it was on Reuters or something. Anyway, they show it on the preview, and during the break my dad tells me how they do it - I'd guessed genetic engineering, when it is in fact just allowing the fruit to grow into a square enclosure. So how did he know? He'd done it when he was a kid... in Iran... in 1960. He proceeded to show me photos. Apparently this was a regular practice at the time - what's the deal with us First Worlders catching on so late?