“An extension? Out of the question.” “Just an extra month!” Craig pleaded. “We’re so close. We arranged a Chance Encounter recently—there was definite chemistry between the humans. If we could just get them together one more time—” “They had a chance and they screwed it up,” God said. “Why don’t you just quit?” Craig sighed. For the first time in weeks, the question seemed valid. “Look,” God said. “I’d love to help you out. But I can’t just postpone the earth’s destruction. The date’s already on the calendar. If I change it now, it would be a scheduling nightmare.” “For who?” “Well, Raoul, for starters.” God turned on his TV, and his prophet popped onto the screen. He was standing by the Dumpster of an A&P, draped in foil and screaming at cars as they passed. His cardboard sign read: “The World Will End on Oct 3rd.” “He’s been telling everyone October third,” God explained. “I can’t just tell him to rewrite all his signs.
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