It's the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine).

Next month Hollywood is putting out a film based on the idea that the Mayan calendar predicts that the world is going to end on Dec 21, 2012.

You remember the Mayans right? You probably studied them in your grade school social studies class along with the Incas and the Aztecs.

So, where did this crazy idea about the end of the world come from?

Rumor has it that an ancient Mayan calendar has predicted everything that has ever happened. And this magical calendar ends on 12-21-2012.

Duh Duh DUHH!

It probably also doesn't help that reputable sources such as the History Channel put out programs like the following:

Are you scared yet?

Don't be.

We will still be here on Dec 22, 2012. At least thats what Yahoo and Fox tells me.

But no story on Mayan predictions would be complete without consulting The Onion:

"On this date, near the end of the 13th baktun cycle, when the sun will converge with the centerline of the Milky Way, we will see the release of an overblown ensemble epic by the man responsible for Godzilla and 10,000 BC that could very well end John Cusack's career as we know it," said Thomas Haney, an independent researcher specializing in pre-Columbian cosmology. "At this point, all we can do is hope and pray that the high priests were wrong and the running time is less than 143 minutes."

I sure hope that the Mayans are wrong, I always liked John Cusack.