[Ads-l] teotwawki

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Here is a Usenet newsgroup match in 1995 from a fan of the band R.E.M.
referring to the song "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I
Feel Fine)". The Fritinancy article mentioned the connection to R.E.M.

Usenet newsgroup: rec.music.rem
Poster: KimMomMSW
Timestamp: Nov 23, 1995, 3:00:00 AM
Subject: Last Show Highlights

https://groups.google.com/g/rec.music.rem/c/uB9ztO3zcrw/m/QPMcSTQVw8cJ

[Begin excerpt]
Then, during TEOTWAWKI about 25-30 apparently "honored guests" came up
on stage from the side of the stage where they had been standing and
danced around. It was wild!! I wanted to be up there.
[End excerpt]

Garson

On Sun, Apr 14, 2024 at 8:01 PM Nancy Friedman <wordworking at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> It’s pronounced “tee-ought-wah-kee,” and it’s been around for at least a
> couple of decades. (A paywalled Boston Globe article to which I don't have
> full access says since 1996.)  I included it in a 2012 post about peppers:
>
> https://nancyfriedman.typepad.com/away_with_words/2012/11/word-of-the-week-prepper.html
>
> Nancy Friedman
> Chief Wordworker
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>
> On Sun, Apr 14, 2024, 4:21 PM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/yes-civil-war-movie-terrifying-110000545.html
> > :
> >
> > Some [militia groups] are more generally preparing for social collapse —
> > what’s known in online circles as “teotwawki,” for “the end of the world as
> > we know it”— and are stockpiling weapons and supplies in anticipation.
> >
> > JL
> >
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