WHAT

    		Also see the Invitation

      In 1650 a man by the name of Bishop Ussher took the genealogy of the bible and calculated that the world was created on October 23rd, 4004 BC.

      Here is the (his) full Chronology of the world.

      Observant viewers will notice that this puts the SIX-THOUSANDTH BIRTHDAY OF THE WORLD in October of 1997. (Please note - many make the mistake of counting a year zero which would put the 6000th birthday in 1996 - see 'Apology' below).
      Obviously this doesn't quite agree with Darwin's theories that the world is maybe a tad bit older, though here is an attempt at a chronology that conciles the two ideas.

      So?

      When we see a good reason to party, we go with it.
      Do we care that the world may (or may not) be 6000 years old?
      Heck no! It's time to party!
      We know when we've got a good thing going, and if the resounding success of last years birthday party is any indication, this year should be a blowout.

    WHY YOU SHOULD COME

      True Facts!
      • the spigot will be performing for your pleasure
      • We also have a blues band playing (under negotiation) and the punk band 'Kids Wreck Cars'
      • We will be lighting a 6000 candle birthday cake
      • There will be a world pinata which we will destroy.
      • There may be a media presence, we are hoping for representatives from The Collegian, The Coloradoan and the CSU TV Network
      • People! Hundreds of people! Last year approximately 200 people came to the world birthday party, and this year we are taking it seriously. Hopefully it won't be that cold, but since some of the best space is outside, you might want to bring warm clothes.
      • Come see the infamous birthday banner from the first ever Birthday Party Of The World (we never felt like taking it down).
      • Famous Swing dancer Corie Rajala has promised to stop by.
      • We'll probably try to set other things on fire too.

      False

      • Media experts across the country are expecting this to be the biggest party of the millenium!
      • Reverend Jerry Falwell was quoted as saying
        'if the Son Of God does come back as Ussher predicts, he'll probably go to Dave's house first'
      • You may already be a winner!
      • If the doomsayers of Ussher are right, you might as well be partying when the apocalypse hits.
      • Bishop Ussher will be dropping in.

      NOTE

      • Please let us know you are coming by emailing [email protected]
      • This is not another Fort Collins riot. We will not be setting fire to couches in the street. The entire party will be on private property.

    WHEN

    • The 6000th Birthday of the World
    • October 23rd, 1997
    • 7 PM, to be exact (Don't come late or you'll miss the bands and the cake lighting and the ...)

    WHERE

    • The Blue Dwarf
    • 825 Remington Street
    • Fort Collins, Colorado
    • MAP

    WHY WE ARE DOING THIS

      Because we love you!

      That's not good enough? I can't give you a better answer for why we would waste this much time setting this up. Maybe it's just a manic attempt to make ourselves feel like we are loved. You love us, don't you?

    WHO

      The World Birthday Party 6000 is brought to you by: Dave Ljung, Gene Younkin, Paul Orr, Matt Ruzicka, Corie Rajala, Karen Haynes, Nathan Harris, Alex Anderegg and a cast of countless thousands (not necessarily in that order)

    APOLOGY

      Okay - so some of you were around last year and may recall that last year was known as 'The End of the World Party' and the '6000th Birthday Of The World'.

      Astute observers will notice:

      1. The world did not end.
      2. It's the 6000th birthday party this year also?

      So is it a fraud?
      No - there is a simple explanation. First of all the 'ending of the world' was a silly rumor started by Dave Ljung, who takes full blame for this ludicrous lie. It was based upon the many doomsayers who used Bishop Ussher's work as a prediction for the end of the world.
      The 6000th party last year was a mistake. It should've been 5999. No, we didn't know it at the time and I'm not making this up. No, you won't see a 6000th party next year, it will be the 6001th party (if there is a next year). The problem stems from the fact that many people counted the year 0 when they were counting from 4004 BC to present. There was no year 0, hence the 6000th year is this year.

    BLASPHEMY!

      Now now... settle down. We don't really care about whether Bishop Ussher was right or wrong. In fact, this simple truth table will demonstrate that: 
      Bishop was right:    It's the 6000th birthday of the world!
                     Have a party!
Bishop was wrong:    You missed the 6000th birthday of the world
                     by a long shot.  Might as well pretend that he
                     was right so you can have a party!
      See how easy that is?

    RELATED LINKS

    • More info on Ussher (including portrait!)
    • The invitation we gave out
    • Some thing The Big Bang is not scientific!
    • Although some scientific skeptics disagree with Ussher
    • Christianity for Dummies
      (This makes the same mathematical error that we did)
    • Here are people who were born on October 23rd (such as Edwin G. Boring!)
    • Bread and Circuses
    • Examining Christian Chronologies
      This had the original copy of the chronology
    • A discussion on Creation vs. Evolution
    • Bishop Ussher doesn't like the Mayan Calendar
    • Origin of the Universe
    • Ussher J. Annales veteris testamenti, a prima mundi origine deducti. Armagh, 1650.