Aussie PM welcomes the end of the world.

[Gob]

The end of the world may be coming, but Prime Minister Julia Gillard is relieved that at least she won't have to appear on Q&A again.

Ms Gillard has recorded a short video for Triple J's breakfast show, as part of their "end of the world" celebrations. The world is supposed to end on December 21, according to interpretations of the Mayan calendar.

"My dear remaining fellow Australians," Ms Gillard begins in the clip. "The end of the world is coming. It wasn't Y2K, it wasn't even the carbon price."

The Prime Minister took time out from her preparations for Friday's COAG standoff to film the clip in Melbourne on Tuesday.

The jokes were a joint effort between the radio station and Ms Gillard, thus explaining the mix of pop culture references and political spin.

"Whether the final blow comes from flesh eating zombies, demonic hell beasts or from the total triumph of K-pop, if you know one thing about me it is this: I will always fight for you to the very end," Ms Gillard says in solemn tones.

Finishing the video, the Prime Minister observes: "At least this means I won't have to do Q&A again."

Ms Gillard's 46-second video has been getting a mixed reaction online.

Some viewers have expressed concerns about the Prime Minister "wasting" taxpayer's money by filming the lighthearted zombie clip. " want my tax back" adamNOTeve said.

But others could see the funny side.

"If Tony Abbott has the time to sit in a truck for two days for no apparent reason other than to score cheap points from a problem the Howard government did very little to solve then I think we can forgive Julia for taking five minutes from her day to do something like this," missvantango said.

Or as another punter observed: "Go Jules!! You went up a giant notch for this ... And personally, I hope it's zombies."

It is understood Ms Gillard only needed three quick takes to film the clip -a far cry from her predecessor's infamous problems with the recording process.



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[Miles]

We here in the US will have the added benefit of hearing from those of you who will experience the 21st before we do. Although our Australian brethern may have to wait until the 22nd as the Myans were in our time zone. Interesting yes..................

[oldr_n_wsr]

Don't make my head explode Miles.

[Joe Guy]

Don't make my head explode Miles.

This will clear your head for you.

From Wikipedia -

"Mostly, the International Date Line and the moving point of midnight separate the two calendar days that are current somewhere on Earth. However, during a two-hour period between 10:00 and 11:59 (UTC) each day, three different calendar days are in use. This is because of daylight saving in the UTC+12 zone and the use of additional date-shifted time zones in areas east of the 180th meridian. These additional time zones prevent the earth from observing a single date for the instant when midnight crosses the IDL. It also results in the standard time and date in some communities being 24 or 25 hours different from the standard time and date in others."

[Miles]

Thanks Joe, now my head is in danger of exploding................

[oldr_n_wsr]

Welcome to the club.
Heads exploding.
Grey matter everywhere.
Dogs sleeping with cats.
Where will it end.