It seems that the end of the world last weekend has got lots of people searching for the word "alpacalypse" - judging by the number of folks who've recently found this post ... and yes, by searching on that word.
Is the word a popular meme right now, what with us having just had the Rapture and all? I assume that must be the case. I hate to think of the obvious alternative: that it's simply that a lot of people Out There on teh intertubez don't know how to spell "apocalypse".
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- Australian philosopher, literary critic, legal scholar, and professional writer. Based in Newcastle, NSW. My latest books are THE TYRANNY OF OPINION: CONFORMITY AND THE FUTURE OF LIBERALISM (2019); AT THE DAWN OF A GREAT TRANSITION: THE QUESTION OF RADICAL ENHANCEMENT (2021); and HOW WE BECAME POST-LIBERAL: THE RISE AND FALL OF TOLERATION (2024).
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Well, I've just finished marking fifty-odd papers by second- and third -year students, in an arts course, at one of the much-lauded 'Sandstone Universities'.
I'm sad to say, I suspect it may be the latter.
What's wrong with alpacas?
That explains the Alpacas I saw the other day. Who were those 4 riders I saw astride their diminutive steeds?
Rollercaust. Armadillon?
And then those who confused rapture and raptors - which has generated quite a bit of imagery and T-shirt punnery.
Well, dinosaurs aside, Jesus would be a "raptor" to the letter. It's perfectly cromulent wordplay.
Alpacas are so cute, and they offer protection to the young of another species with no complaint. An alpacalypse would surely be a good thing.
My guess is people searching for and misspelling the upcoming Weird Al album, "Alpocalypse".
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