There's a bit more going on than a few amusing cartoons. Let's revisit at the end of Dec 2012 and June 2013.
I remember reading a while back that the Maya prophecies and calendar, which did not predict massive natural disasters at the end of 2012, were taken by some Westerner years ago and made to look that way. Wish I could find that info again so I could post it here.
Odd, my desk appointment calendar doesn’t go beyond December..............