Word: doomfulness
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...them when I was awake; I listened to them when I was asleep; I bought their LP's their EP's, a three-inch CD single, their violinist's solo album, their collaborations with Eugene Chadbourne and all of the albums done by a spin-off group, Monks of Doom. I saw them in concert; I sat in the second row; I bought a t-shirt...
...prophets of doom from the previous fin de siecle would also find much to welcome. Murky but menacing predictions by Nostradamus are widely quoted. Survivalists are digging caves. Evangelical sects are getting ready for famine, flood, comets and war to accompany the End of the Days, as outlined in the books of Daniel and Revelation...
Nevertheless, some of the most persistent forecasts of doom have so far not come true, and others keep being recalled, like defective cars. So our Cassandras have to try harder. The prospect of AIDS unchecked gets more attention than the ever growing life expectancy, and gene technology suggests nefarious experiments with life itself as much as dramatic new ways of preventing disease. We have come to distrust science. The public even seems bored with space travel, although in hindsight it may prove to be, along with the computer, the most important achievement of our century...
...Navy was apparently caught in the cross fire between officials back in Washington who wanted to "board now" to determine if there were any Scuds and those who argued that such a bold move would doom negotiations under way to bring about full international monitoring of North Korea's nuclear facilities. "On any scale, the Korean nukes are far more important than a few Scuds," said an Administration insider. Only in the final day or so before the Ho arrived in Iran did word reach the Navy that intercepting the freighter was a high priority...
...Mickey (Brent Johnstone) are two soldiers who tell jokes to ease the pressure of working their way across a mine field. Minton and Johnstone strike just the right balance between comedy and tragedy, making the audience alternately titter with nervous laughter and cling to their seats in anticipation of doom...