Don't we love all the predictions that are trotted out at this time of year and all those talking heads who queue up to tell us what will happen in the coming months. They are never right of course, but we do not actually care, the sport is in seeing them talking bollocks just to get on TV or in the papers.
I'm not talking about celebrity stargazers like Mystic Meg of course.
Dear Old Mystic Meg has been predicting the same things for the past twenty years, someone who lives in Britain will have a big win on the lottery and if your name is Mary or John, Great Uncle Arthur has sent you a message from the other side to tell you the will is hidden in the shed.
Brtiain's top astrologer (but we've only his word for that)Jonathan Cainer deserves to be taken more seriously as he is a professional nutter and not just some hack journalist using a silly pen name. Jonny's predictions get whackier every year. For 2008 he says we should all forget the credit crunch, climate change and all the doom and gloom because the starts predict it will be a wonderful year. But then he said that about 2007 a year ago and never mentioned the floods, the Northern Rock crisis, the collapse of the American economy or any of the other shite that happened around the world.
None of those are the predictions I like though, the ones from political commentators, business pundits and "experts" are most fun because they are so obviously made by people trying to put positive spin on the consequences of their ineptitude.
The best this year comes from business group The Confederation of British Industry. The CBI admit the current economic difficulties mean 2008 will be a tough year for everybody which is big of them.
"But," they add brightly, "though the impact of the economic crisis, compounded by the rising cost of oil, food and other basic commodities will affect us all, the economy is heading for a soft landing."
To unspin that, the soft landing crap can only mean we are falling into in much deeper shit than anybody is letting on.
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In case you haven't heard, I am psychic. Normally, I keep my predictions quiet. Since you are such a dear friend, and you approached the topic, I will share some of my 2008 predictions on your thread.
1) Gather will continue to cater to point whores instead of people who are serious about writing or discussing.
2) Bush will not be elected this year, just as he was not elected in 2004 and 2000.
3) Member3324 will change her name and icon frequently, but won't fool anyone.
4) Each and every will lose the title "Most Overused Phrase" to moving forward
5) Moving forward, I will wish, each and every day, that my bank balance would increase at the same rate as my weight.
(Hey, it could happen...snicker)