You asked: Will the world end when the Mayan calendar runs out on Dec. 21?
FRANKLIN—The Mayan calendar prophecy has caused a great deal of chattering and speculation for the past few years. Doomsdayers have spent the past few months stockpiling their bunkers with Spam and other nonperishable meat-like items, as well as Twinkies, which are going for about $200 a twink now, thanks to the shuttering of Hostess. Spam has seen its stock price climb 300% since 2011.
Some have tried to benefit from the chaos, including Tommy Peters, 20, of Franklin, who has been trying to get his girlfriend to give him “some” for months. Peters saw the 21st as an opportunity, stating, “I just told her, Look girl, the world’s gonna end in like a week, don’t make me go out with blue balls.”