The Prophet of Doom!

So...an elderly gentleman, who claims to be a renowned scientist came into the 'Book Cave' today and was greeted by someone he knew and they proceeded to have a conversation that was far too loud for their surroundings. I could not help but eavesdrop as I tidied some shelves.I was not deliberately paying attention at first as the elderly scientist commented upon the 'crazy weather' at the moment. Well, it's hardly crazy but I think he was referring to the fact that yesterday the temperatures were in the high 30s and today we are barely scraping the low 20s. A significant drop, I grant you, but I had not been overly concerned by it.The elderly scientist however had had a phone conversation with someone in Melbourne who apparently told him such a strange 'spike' in the weather had not occurred since the elephants froze in Russia.Now he had my full attention."When was that?" asked the other chap."20,000 years ago" said the elderly scientist "before the last ice age, so another ice age is coming."I am not a scientist but you would think a renowned one would not mix up his elephants and mammoths.He wasn't finished though, as if that is not enough for us to worry about he went on to prophesy to his friend that World War Three would begin before the end of 2020 between two superpowers.I felt I was wasting what little life I had left spending time tidying book shelves.He finally left saying "All the best" to my colleague that served him leaving behind a 'Book Cave' of despondent people.The audacity!