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Post by Christmas Chief on Feb 13, 2011 7:34:00 GMT -5
Discussed here, this thread is for the submissions of reasons about why Handler should be concerned. They can relate to political, social, scientific, economic, or spiritual facts that have a dark humor twist to them. Tragedy has provided us with a few examples: Katy Perry is releasing her next album this year. America's sovereign debt is approaching 100% of GDP, and your son's generation will have to foot the bill. Your home is located in one of the most earthquake-prone cities in the country. Once we have 41 submissions, we'll organize them from least concerning to most and add the appropriate ending to the reason. The deadline for submitting entries is February 25th.If you have any questions, feel free to PM me or post them in the discussion thread above. |
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Post by Songbird on Feb 13, 2011 11:14:45 GMT -5
It is predicted that Borders is probably going to declare bankruptcy this month, and may not exist in the next few years. You may have reason to be concerned.
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Post by Lady Whatever on Feb 13, 2011 11:48:14 GMT -5
The E-reader is rapidly overtaking the traditional print book as a means of reading, meaning millions of reading folk will never again smell the pages of a book. You may have reason to be concerned.
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Post by Dante on Feb 13, 2011 12:03:39 GMT -5
Jane Austen died when she was forty-one, although not immediately.
Forty-one is the thirteenth prime number, and therefore the least fortunate.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's forty-first symphony was destined to be his last.
The philosopher Henri Bergson died in, of all the many years he could have, 1941.
A Series of Unfortunate Events has been translated into forty-one languages, making it even harder to avoid reading.
Instead of giving you reasons to celebrate on your birthday, your fans only give you more reasons to be concerned.
Edit: Note that the reasons to be concerned don't have to have a forty-one gimmick - mine just happen to to make up for not being about the present day.
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Post by Antenora on Feb 13, 2011 13:24:14 GMT -5
George H. W. Bush was the 41st president. He did not get elected for a second term.
On a related note, next year is an election year.
Next year is also allegedly when the world will end.
Scientists predict that the Sun will soon throw a deadly solar flare at Earth. This may knock out all electronic communications, forcing people to rely on carrier pigeons if we don't end up eating them all.
Other scientists predict that California will face a gigantic flood. Noah's flood lasted for 40 days; this one might last one day longer.
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Post by Michelle Denouement on Feb 13, 2011 13:43:18 GMT -5
+41 is the international dialing code for Switzerland. Thus, it's possible you will receive 41 calls from people you don't know in Switzerland.
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Post by Invisible on Feb 13, 2011 15:23:09 GMT -5
It's been seven years and we still don't have a film sequel. As Miss. Browning said in the trailer, we're very concerned.
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Post by Tiago James Squalor on Feb 13, 2011 16:27:54 GMT -5
The new Snicket series is coming out in 2012. The world is allegedly ending in 2012. We all should be very concerned.
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Post by Christmas Chief on Feb 13, 2011 16:38:45 GMT -5
The unemployment rate in America is 9.8%. Your publishers will not hesitate to raise it.
There are 1,729,963 children enrolled in American schools today, although some people might find that difficult to prove.
Every 3.6 seconds someone in the world dies of hunger. Have you fed your son today?
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Post by Emma “Emmz” Squalor on Feb 13, 2011 17:48:59 GMT -5
Your name is comprised of the same number of letters as the amount of books in your unfortunately beguiling series. Rather than change your name, it would be wise to remain very concerned.
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Post by Wasabi on Feb 13, 2011 22:09:59 GMT -5
We are one step ahead of the devil. You should be very concerned.
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Post by BSam on Feb 13, 2011 22:19:54 GMT -5
There are a group of people conferring together and compiling a list of 41 things which are likely to cause worry or danger to you. To make things worse, they consider this list a suitable gift for a man already beset by sadness and tragedy. You should be very concerned.
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Post by Songbird on Feb 14, 2011 9:06:08 GMT -5
The birthday cake you may be eating later may have been baked with Medusoid Mycelium, you should be very concerned and maybe hire a poison taster.
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Post by Tiago James Squalor on Feb 14, 2011 15:44:42 GMT -5
Some of the people submiting these are possibly imposters trying to get ahold of you, or discover your current residence. You should be very concerned.
Forty one is the atomic number of the element 'niobium'. It is a very toxic element.
In Christianity, 41 represents the 39 lashes Jesus received before the crucifixion, plus one for the spear in his side, plus one for the crown of thorns.
Montana is the 41st state of the United States.
41 B.C. was the year Mark Antony met Cleopatra. We all know how that ended.
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Post by allegedly bryan on Feb 14, 2011 17:02:07 GMT -5
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