Predictions of apocalypse
Are found in some religions
This week, for something different, it’s
The end of days… of pigeons
In Moscow, birds are dying—
Ah, but that is not the worst—
The pigeons don’t just die; they’ve been
Becoming zombies first!
They fall to earth as if possessed,
Their muscles strangely weak
They’re listless, twisted, twitching,
And they’re foaming at the beak
It’s probably a virus,
Or so the signs portend,
But others see a different sign:
The world’s about to end
So for the birds afflicted
With a tortured torticollis
Consider your predicament
And maybe take some solace:
Rasputin said the world would end
This August twenty-third…
You’ve only missed a little time,
You poor, infected bird
And if it is apocalypse,
And if it is the worst…
We’ll all be dead by Friday, but
The pigeons got there first
The video is in Russian, but the footage is very creepy indeed. Pigeons are falling from the skies in Moscow, twisting their necks around, seizing, foaming at the beak, and dying. It’s probably Newcastle Disease, according to researchers (viral, and contagious to humans), but it also turns out that the Mad Monk, Rasputin, predicted the end of the world… this Friday. So, clearly, it could be that.
Sure, we’ve seen end time predictions before–I think we’ve lived through 3 or 4 since the inception of this blog–but if you can’t believe Rasputin, who can you believe?
