because i know you've missed him...

crazy cousin once removed: well... obama's the president.
me: yep.
aunt: did you vote?
me: ya. i baROCKed my vote.
ccor: i voted for mccain because he was in 'nam.
me: right on.
ccor: not that it even matters who's president.
me: why?
ccor: because all the real decisions are made by an elite, secret society.
me: gasp! ...the pentavirate?
ccor: i don't know what they're named but i know they're calling all the shots.
me: right on.
ccor: not that it even matters what secret society is ruling the world.
me: why?
ccor: because the world's going to end in the year 2012.
me: bummer.
ccor: december 21*, 2012 to be exact. so, you know, what does any of it matter?
me: ... right on.

the end.

*actual date of the apocolypse has been changed so as not to ruin the surprise for you all.