Terminator Day: April 19, 2011 (Quotes & Soundboard)

Terminator: Skynet Becomes Self-Aware on April 19, 2011

Remember when "April 19, 2011" sounded like the not-too-distant future? Well, it's today. According to James Cameron's Terminator series, April 19, 2011 is when Skynet becomes self-aware and declares war on humankind. Cue post-apocalyptic wasteland, homicidal cyborgs, Christian Bale rants, and a surprisingly lifelike Sam Worthington.

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Note that in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Skynet was set to become self-aware at 2:14am ET on August 29, 1997. The Sarah Connor Chronicles pushed that date forward a bit, so that the race to prevent an automated holocaust would be pressing business indeed.

Of course, machines have pretty much taken over our lives, just not in a synchronized, coherent way. I defy you to make it through the day without either using or relying upon a computer. If you own a pair of Gargoyles, you can wear them at night tonight, and it will be appropriate and unironic.

In fact, just run with it: here's a Terminator soundboard. Phone a friend, hold the mic up to your machine, and let them know that you're looking for Sarah Connor.

Try to work the following Terminator quotes into a conversation this evening:

• Your clothes. give them to me. Now.
  
• Give me the address there.
  
• Cyborgs don't feel pain. I do.
• Nice night for a walk.
• I need your clothes, boots and your motorcycle.
• My mission is to protect you.
• I know now why you cry. But it's something I can never do.
• Hasta la vista, baby.
  

Well, even if Skynet takes over today, we have until April 21 before it attacks us, so there's plenty of time to play Portal 2.