End-of-world prediction interrupts TV broadcasts in Orange County

[dalton99a]

http://www.ocregister.com/2017/09/21/end-of-world-prediction-interrupts-tv-broadcasts-in-orange-county/
End-of-world prediction interrupts TV broadcasts in Orange County
By Scott Schwebke | [e-mail] | Orange County Register
PUBLISHED: September 21, 2017 at 4:16 pm | UPDATED: September 21, 2017 at 9:37 pm

Some Orange County residents were stunned Thursday, Sept. 21, when television programming was suddenly interrupted for about a minute with an ominous message predicting the end of the world.

Stacy Laflamme of Lake Forest said she was watching the HGTV channel via Cox Communications about 11:05 a.m. when suddenly an emergency alert flashed across her screen followed by a voice.

“Realize this, extremely violent times will come,” a man’s voice boomed, according to a video of the alert.

Laflamme said she was alarmed.

[MrsCoffee]

1. It's like War of the Worlds hacks or something.

The zombie one a few years ago really scared people.

[underpants]

2. Someone posted about seeing this yesterday

That's weird.

[alittlelark]

3. My fundie mom just sent me a rapture email last night...

Long with links and 'proof'. Apparently it will happen late Oct or early Nov. This is the 15th or so time she has been 'positive' that the rapture was coming.................

Perhaps this is a concerted effort.

[Initech]

7. And this will be the 15th time they will be proven wrong.

[sakabatou]

9. So what will you do when the date passes and nothing happens?

[hatrack]

11. Will she ask you to bring her car back?

[Achilleaze]

4. I remember sitting on a porch drinking beer in 1968 or so

looking down and out over Topanga Canyon, getting prepped for the END OF THE WORLD that was prophesied for 3 PM that afternoon.

As I recall, although it's a bit blurry in memory, me and my buddies finished the keg and then slobbered off to our respective beds.

From this ancient and venerable parable, the wise Grasshopper may draw fruitful instruction.

[Javaman]

6. I didn't know judgement day also involve a difficult poop. LOL nt

[The Genealogist]

8. The tribulation of constipation

[Javaman]

10. !!!

[Achilleaze]

13. Indeed. Such anguish. I fervently pray that kristofascists (R) are ready...

to purge themselves of all the hateful crap they ferment within.

[Javaman]

5. did they give a time or will it happen "dramatically" at the stroke of midnight? LOL

I'll love my self a bit of schadenfreude. It will be even better when I'm sipping my chai tea tomorrow watching the various religious news feeds explain away why it didn't happen.

[The Genealogist]

12. Rational Explanation

I looked at some reports on this, it sounds like it was an actual test that did not shut down correctly. Wondering if this is simply a matter of personnel hooking up to an unintended feed, from a satellite broadcast or AM radio transmission of a sermon or end times broadcast.