The Mayans ran out of space on their rock calendar wheel. Kumukwazantil (the chief stone carver) thought it would be a good practical joke on us, so he just stopped with 2012, then laughingly joked, “Ha! That’ll sure make them antsy in 2011!”
Isn't it funny how our supposedly so advanced civilization is panicking over the alignment? I mean, you'd think there are periodic planet disasters that can be marked by such mythology! ... Oh!
I don´t take the predictions of cannibals too seriously.