2012 Prediction Thread

[Terxpahseyton]

• George Luca's neck will grow so big that he can't stand up anymore (seeking a way to share his frustration, he announces the PT to the original PT centering about the childhood of Jar Jar Binks).

• The City will receive a series of terrorist strikes by left-wing-extremists.

• Obama will be caught smoking veet with his new Jamaican pastor - after he has won the election. He will then call for the nationwide legalization of cannabis, revealing his true agenda for world peace (which the Nobel committee is rumored to have known all along).

• End of 2012: Some stoned Dutch dude smoking to the celebration of Obama accidentally releases the recently developed Dutch killer virus. 20% of the world population die. Europe being close to the Netherlands gets hit particular band and closes ranks over the traumatic experience.

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

20% of the population die ? Yeah right

 

[Terxpahseyton]

This assumes that 1/3 of the global population were infected.

 

[NickyJ]

1/3 of the population gets infected? Like Swine and Bird Flu?

 

[Quintillus]

My predictions:

Firaxis announces an expansion for Civ5.
There are more arrests on December 21 than most years due to increased partying, but the world doesn't actually end. It is convenient that December 21 happens to be a Friday.

Otherwise I'll hold off predictions as they're either fairly unlikely all in all, completely obvious, or something I could actually control (like trying new types of food).

 

[Rashiminos]

Throwaway prediction for 2012 pre-September: The economy tanks again.

 

[GoodSarmatian]

The Germany CDU/FDP ccoalition government finally cracks, we get re-elections, the FDP fails to overcome the 5% threshhold, Germany will be governed by CDU/SPD or SPD/CDU coalitions for the rest of the century.

Protests in Russia escalate into a civil war that everyone is afraid to call 'civil war'. 'The West' looks on and occasionally hints at disapproval, but doesn't do anything.

After mounting disappointment with the first mulatto president, Americans elect a real black man who isn't afraid to think for himself. Herman Cain chooses Michael Steele as his running mate, but through some wacky misunderstanding appoints Lexington Steele as VP.

Walter White is going to get arrested or shot.

Walter White is arrested and transferred to a federal high-security prison, spawning a new spin-off series about prison life and his plans to escape.

Spoiler :

With his cell mate, the increasingly unhinged Dexter Morgan.

 

[Cato the Elder]

Hollande wins the 2012 French Presidential elections. That one's nearly a complete given.

 

[downtown]

Mitt Romney wins the 2012 Presidential Election, making it difficult for me to go to church for a while.

The New Orleans Saints win the Super Bowl

I get married.

Despite spending a gazillion dollars this offseason, neither Marlins or the LA Angels will make the playoffs.

 

[Colonel]

Well to start with Romney most likely wins the RNC nomination, but then is later beat by President Obama. Zombies on Dec 21 2012. War with Iran or at least a bombing campaign. Nuclear war after the Zombies come to un-dead life to try and stop them. The world ends and small bands of people survive to re-start the human race in 2013.

 

[aronnax]

Malaysia: Sultan Ibrahim Ismail of Johor will create an incident in which he abdicates in favour of this son.
Thailand: An attempted coup by 'Yellow Shirt' Radicals fails. PM Shinawatra uses this opportunity to strengthen her political position, calling for unity.
China: The property market crashes
Japan: PM Yoshihiko Noda survives to serve in 2013
South Korea: Tensions worsens with North Korean over a high-profile defection of large numbers of North Koreans.
Russia: Putin survives as PM but withdraws President Candidacy
Israel: Continues to lose International reputation
Iraq: Reports the best economic growth ever, attacks die down.
Kuwait: Passes ever-increasingly liberal reforms on the democratic process
UK: Everyone loves the Queen
EU: It survives under tougher conditions, sends UK an ultimatum on the EU.
Brazil: Builds more dams

 

[innonimatu]

Hollande wins the 2012 French Presidential elections. That one's nearly a complete given.

Unfortunately for them, yes. They'd still be better off with Le Pen over Hollande, and that says a lot about how low I think of Hollande.