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{{quote|''"The Eastern world, it is explodin'
''Violence flarin', bullets loadin'
''You're old enough to kill, but not for votin'
''You don't believe in war, but what's that gun you're totin'?
''And even the Jordan River has bodies floatin'
''But you tell me over and over and over again, my friend
''You don't believe we're on the eve of destruction"''|'''Barry McGuire''', "Eve of Destruction"}}
An obligatory trope for any depiction of [[The End of the World as We Know It]] or other potential disasters is some [[Crazy Homeless People|crazy-looking person]] (usually holding a sign) or street preacher declaring that we should all repent because the world is coming to an end. Ha! [[Cassandra Truth|As if that will ever happen!]]
As a corollary, see also [[Crying Wolf]].
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== Comic Books ==
* ''[[Tintin]]'' ("The Shooting Star"). The [[Go Mad From the Revelation|mad ex-astronomer Philippulus]] goes around in white robes, banging a gong and generally making a nuisance of himself.
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