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Fancy a punt that life on earth will be wiped out in the next 10 years?

Well the odds are good at 909,000/1.

The only drawback is that you won't be around to pick up your winnings.

The astronomical odds are offered by bookmakers William Hill.

It was prompted by news that scientists believe an asteroid may hit Planet Earth on March 21, 2004.

The newly-discovered danger, known as 2003 QQ47, is around two-thirds of a mile wide and has been classified as "an event meriting careful monitoring" by astronomers.

But the fact you won't be around to collect your cash has not deterred one punter from having a flutter.

"One customer who placed a bet on the world ending said that he would collect his winnings in Heaven," said William Hill spokesman Graham Hill.

Now the bookmaker has opened a book on a whole range of unlikely events occurring, all at odds of 909,000/1.

They include glamour girl Jordan becoming Queen, Michael Jackson having a head transplant and Tony Blair being abducted by aliens.

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One customer who placed a bet on the world ending said that he would collect his winnings in Heaven...

reminds me of a good joke:

A very rich, and newly very dead, man begs and begs his angel to be allowed to take his wealth to heaven with him. The angel asks, and word comes down: he can bring one full suitcase. The man gleefully fills it up and away they go. As they are reaching the "pearly gates" the angel asks the man what he thought was so important to bring along. With a big smile the man opens the case and shows the angel; the suitcase is filled with gold. The angel cannot contain his laughter, and when the man askes him what is so funny and the angel replys,"you are the first person ever allowed to bring anything to heaven after death, and of all the things you could have choosen you bring street pavement!"

[JoeSixPack1]

Now why do they have to pick my Birthday (3/21) for the doomsday scenario? No fair! I was planning on going out that night in 2014.