Apocalypse

If you've had a bit of bad luck this year, take this as a consolation prize - it could have been much worse.

Did you know that it ain't over till the fat lady sings? The first to predict 2012 as the end of the world were the Mayans. The Mayan calendar predicted that the earth would end on December 21, 2012. Given that they were pretty close to the mark with the lunar cycle, they were only close but no cigar.

We're staying calm. We really are. But what if despite all signs to the contrary, the world ends on Friday, December 21? Here's a guide to handling that particular little dilemma.

So Friday, December 21 is maaaaaaaybe going to be the apocalypse because a really old calendar ran out of space. It's already tomorrow in Australia, and people are reporting that it's fine. Of course other people are pointing out that the ancient Mayans weren't really operating on Greenwich Mean Time, so maybe Australia should just cool their jets. Some of us are calmly stuffing as much clothing a

Well, we really hope the Mayans were wrong. We aren't quite ready for the world to end -- we need to know how 'Breaking Bad' ends. Here are some memes to cheer you up and bolster your confidence that we just might see the sun come up on Saturday after all. Enjoy!

From the AP - The religious broadcaster who predicted the world would end Saturday — and convinced hundreds he was right — was nowhere to be seen publicly Sunday after his prediction didn't come true.