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Every civilisation has its own narrative about how the world will end - from the Apocalypse to The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, we're awash with stories about how we'll eventually end up going to hell.

The art of punditry involves calling on these narratives, and mobilising them to support conclusions that probably don't warrant them. For instance:

A correspondent sent in this nugget of news, from Schnews that

"Proof that the bloated American dream is finally collapsing under its own weight. Icon of the oil age, Disneyland is being forced to close a number of rides for a major overhaul this winter. Seats need widening and rides reinforcing to stop them breaking under the groaning weight of yer average grotesquely obese punter. ... read more »

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Posted on 12 November, 2007 - 22:02