{"id":220,"date":"2008-09-17T07:37:50","date_gmt":"2008-09-17T13:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wiredjesus.com\/?p=220"},"modified":"2008-10-07T07:45:59","modified_gmt":"2008-10-07T13:45:59","slug":"the-apocalypse-is-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wiredjesus.com\/?p=220","title":{"rendered":"The Apocalypse Is Coming"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Okay, I have seen the signs. Civilization is ending as we know it.<\/p>\n

Not because of AIG and the subprime crisis. Not because of the Russian invasion of Georgia. Not because of the mideast conflicts.<\/p>\n

The divine sign of judgment is the episode of Design Star that my wife just turned on where these aspiring interior artists must decorate a fallout shelter.<\/p>\n

As one designer said, “The US built these because the Chinese were pissed when we dropped the atomic bomb on them at Hiroshima.” Ah, we are historians as well.<\/p>\n

Top it off to a trip to Pier One for all your accessorizing needs to enjoy a radioactive wonderland because the Mad Max look is so 1980s.<\/p>\n

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As one designer said, “The US built these because the Chinese were pissed when we dropped the atomic bomb on them at Hiroshima.” Ah, we are historians as well.<\/p>\n

Other great descriptions of their bomb shelter designs: “we wanting something soothing with colors”; “the bunker is cozy but rather airy”; “let’s fill the space with tea light candles”; “this tiny little room is difficult to work with to create a communal space”; “I don’t think our bunker has a cohesive look”; “in this bunker all my dreams are coming true;” and the classic “we wanted a space that even if a bomb is coming, you can chill out and relax.”
\nThere is just something disconcerting about people comparing fabric swatches on what goes best with concrete and how to create a happy space with style… so you can enjoy a nuclear holocaust in comfort and with sophistication.<\/p>\n

\"room\"<\/p>\n

It almost makes me want to believe in a rapture. Right now. Take me home, Dr. Strangelove.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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