An Irish American man has spent almost $150,000 in preparation for what he believes is the beginning of the end. Robert Fitzpatrick, 60, spent what he called his "life savings" on bus and subway advertisements throughout New York City in preparation for May 21, 2011 – or Judgement Day as Fitzpatrick has referred to it.
Fitzpatrick, a recently retired MTA engineer, is so convinced that the fast approaching date is the end of the world, that he published a book titled "The Doomsday Code." In an interview with the New York Post Fitzpatrick reasoned that his book provided "proof that cannot be dismissed" that the end was at hand.
This journalist encountered Fitzpatrick on the N train on the New York subway the other day. He was sitting by himself in the back of the last car, billboard and all, and got off at Herald Square. He did not preach or talk to any strap-hangers, despite his attention-grabbing sign proclaiming the end of the world.
Fitzpatrick believes that just before 12 midnight Jerusalem time on the 21st of May, the whole world will experience a massive earthquake which will "render the earth uninhabitable." His predictions are reminiscent of a disaster movie.
Fitzpatrick's obsession with the end of the world stems from the Evangelical radio programs hosted by Harold Camping. Camping uses a formula based on numerology in which he looks for codes and clues in the Bible to predict Judgement Day.
Camping has predicted the end on several occasions, yet Fitzpatrick tells the Post he does not want to consider his own predictions to be wrong. "I don't want to talk about it. I don't want to think about it," Fitzpatrick said, adding that "everybody asks me that."
Although many may find fault in Fitzpatrick's predictions, he is not alone. With all the civil unrest and natural disasters that have been occurring in the past eighteen months around the world, Fitzpatrick is not unique in his beliefs. Many are jumping on the bandwagon claiming that the end is near indeed. One piece of advice Fitzpatrick offers is for people to stop believing that their destinies are self-determined: "It is not our choice. It is God's choice."
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.Liamkeyes | May 16, 2011, 10:17 AM EDT
What a GOBSHITE!!!!!
Seamus59 | May 15, 2011, 07:28 PM EDT
This looney is yet another false prophet.
dublinguy | May 15, 2011, 06:49 PM EDT
$150,000 on advertising, what an Idiot i would have spent it in some top restaurants in new york city and order a call girl for a few hours after every meal yeee haaaa.
Whitepark | May 15, 2011, 02:38 PM EDT
Here in the States they are weighing out a decision whether to raise the debt ceiling, I say go ahead enjoy our last week just in case Fitzpatrick is right,LOL.
Whitepark | May 15, 2011, 02:19 PM EDT
Well at times I'm a gambler so I will still set my Coffee pot the eve of the 20th just in case he is wrong and hope I go out with the aroma of my coffee as my parting gift to the World!!!!
antoman | May 15, 2011, 02:01 PM EDT
Smoked cat.Now why did'nt I think of that.I suggest ye all swap cats with the neighbours.So you don't have to eat your own cat.Thanks cantwaittogo.
cantwaittogo | May 15, 2011, 01:19 PM EDT
Posted by antoman on May 14, 2011, 12:09 PM EDT "Build an Irish shelter.Take a large cardboard box.Say the box the washing machine came in.Wrap it with tinfoil.This makes it impervious to high velocity rifle rounds,small meteorites and dampness.God forbid you have to use it.All you gotta do is climb inside with a bottle of whiskey and a cat.Then wait a few weeks for the dust to settle before climbing out again." Excellent technical instruction- but you forgot the pack of smokes which are also necessary for end of the world events :>
aidanwalsh | May 15, 2011, 12:04 PM EDT
sorry i meant to write 'asteroid' instead of steroid...thanks for the correction m8... cheers, aidan
happylaughs | May 15, 2011, 11:58 AM EDT
I think no matter how much longer the world has if everyone could put as much passion and conviction in showing the world their beliefs and standing up for what they believe in as Fitzpatrick every moment spent in this world would be much better and more rewarding for all. If he said it was ending 12-21-12 he would have blended in with the mix of many.
JohnKinMD | May 15, 2011, 09:25 AM EDT
I thought the end came in 2012.
eibhleann7 | May 15, 2011, 08:45 AM EDT
The end is not May 21st, that is the beginning of the Rapture, as Camping has estimated. The end is predicted for October. Clearly, both Fitzpatrick and IC should have done a bit more research before they went ahead with print.
RichardJ | May 15, 2011, 08:01 AM EDT
I'll be waking up on the 22nd to make coffee per usual
shaunaghmairead | May 15, 2011, 06:34 AM EDT
Bollocks!
moygannon | May 15, 2011, 12:46 AM EDT
I suppose sooner or later one one of these head cases will be right.
haikued2 | May 14, 2011, 09:13 PM EDT
Isn't it nice to live at a time that is so interesting...but then, what is new? Mr Fitzpatrick may want to turn off his radio.
haikued2 | May 14, 2011, 09:10 PM EDT
jacersagain It was a baby quake..if Lorca had any sane building code there wouldn't be any damage to speak of.
haikued2 | May 14, 2011, 09:08 PM EDT
aidanwalsh: I think you may mean asteroid, not steroid
haikued2 | May 14, 2011, 09:07 PM EDT
ON May 21st I will be having a pint after my lovely wife's oldest son graduates from medical school. If the world ends, it should be on the late night news.
jamieLM | May 14, 2011, 08:06 PM EDT
Remember when the world was going to end on Jan. 1, 2000? What a waste of $150,000. When the world comes to an end, there won't be anything any of us will be able to do about it, so until then...I've already made plans for the 21st.
shaunaghmairead | May 14, 2011, 06:43 PM EDT
aidanwalsh? i thought a "steroid" was something some sports superstars took to enhance their performance and that an "asteroid" was a small rocky body orbiting the sun. I could be wrong though.
shaunaghmairead | May 14, 2011, 06:36 PM EDT
Matthew 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. Enough said...
aidanwalsh | May 14, 2011, 06:33 PM EDT
if there is to be an event with the world ending it will probably have to do with a massive steroid hitting the earth and causing it to end...i can recall years back in montreal reading about i believe a nasa scientist who had calculated a massive hit by a huge steroid but when they again looked at the data it was off on its collision course and would pass by without hitting earth...if a disaster is to happen it will be the event of a massive hit...also earth could also survive but it is also possible that a virus can kill all life on the planet and that is of major concern to all of us...we could see major harm with rogue nuclear weapons also in the wrong hands but those would probably only destroy cities if that were to happen and also the fear from them of radiation exposure death from these nuclear weapons...it could be possible that a date may predict something major but will it destroy all of the earth is a major question...i also saw some documentary on bbc how massive steroids collided with the earth and also they had one episode where a planet years back hit the earth and they said the fallout of that impact scientists believed caused the formation of the moon...something big could happen but in the event something does happen 'then everybody should just bend over and kiss their asses goodbye' aidan walsh southampton, u.k.
jacersagain | May 14, 2011, 01:39 PM EDT
Fitz might not be wrong. When you consider that Spain had a tragic earthquake just this week, it means the plates on the western edge of Europe are moving. Geologists have predicted that the soft slopes on west side of Gran Canaria, a Spanish Island off the coast of Africa, will slide into the Atlantic Ocean one day, creating such a massive tsunami that the whole east coast of the USA will be swamped by it. The Spanish earthquake might just be a sign that west European plates waking up, ready to shake Gran Canaria’s west slopes into collapsing into the sea. If I was in Florida or NYC when that big slide happens after May 21st, I’d powg me own hone slawn.
peterson | May 14, 2011, 01:16 PM EDT
I think that the END will come when WE least expect it, but it will be in the near future!! I shall buy groceries next week, as usual.
antoman | May 14, 2011, 12:09 PM EDT
Build an Irish shelter.Take a large cardboard box.Say the box the washing machine came in.Wrap it with tinfoil.This makes it impervious to high velocity rifle rounds,small meteorites and dampness.God forbid you have to use it.All you gotta do is climb inside with a bottle of whiskey and a cat.Then wait a few weeks for the dust to settle before climbing out again.
colkelley | May 14, 2011, 11:33 AM EDT
Someone who needs some serious mental health counseling.
pugsmom | May 14, 2011, 11:17 AM EDT
So.. I guess I'll just go polish off the last of the chocolate donuts, and to hell with my Levis fitting.
antoman | May 14, 2011, 08:12 AM EDT
The frequency of disasters and the shortening interval between each one is no cause for alarm.