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Just because no one has outright stated it yet, I will do so.

Omnium = All People or Everything
Finis = The End or Boundary (present, active tense)
Imminet = Threat or to Threaten (present, active tense)

So roughly, this states "There is a threat to end everything", almost like a warning...

(Even if not an ARG, it's cool! More mindgames, Corporate America!)

**Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2005 4:29 pm

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**Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2005 5:06 pm

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To expand on the watching of Sci-Fi or NBC to catch the ad, perhaps it only played on Feb 28th?

I watched Sci-Fi and NBC all night last night just to see the thing... sat through most of 'Clan of the Cave Bear'... *shudder* For NOTHING. If it was only a one day ad... that might mean a non-War of the Worlds related thing as the big ole' execs and names behind WotW would have the money to run the ad 24 hours on NBC if they wanted to.

**Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2005 5:10 pm

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I think the translation would be more like "The end is nigh", as in "The end of the world is at hand".

**Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2005 5:39 pm

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**Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2005 6:40 pm

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I just saw it tonight (was on during West Wing). Advanced it frame-by-frame on the Tivo, but didn't see anything all that interesting.

It does have my curiosity piqued tho.

**Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:44 pm

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On again after Law & Order. My wife sighed as I showed interest at the mysterious message, knowing me all too well.

**Posted:** Thu Mar 03, 2005 1:07 am

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Temporis · Boot Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 18 Location: Maui

Omnium pictures

**Posted:** Thu Mar 03, 2005 7:09 am

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Here's a site with loads more of these graffiti scrawls....

http://www.terminusen.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=index&catid=&topic=20

If this is a game... start it already.

If this is a movie... release in the UK before the US Razz

Some people are taking it way too seriously and thinking the world is gonna end Rolling Eyes

Millenium Bug anyone?

**Posted:** Thu Mar 03, 2005 7:53 am

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Alzheimers · Unfettered Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Posts: 339

I'm beginning to wonder how many of these, now being written in chalk in the most unlikely of places, aren't just copycats looking for attention?

Beerium Finis Imminet, anyone? The end of beer is threatened... that's enough to cause world panic!

**Posted:** Thu Mar 03, 2005 10:11 am

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enaxor · I Have No Life Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Posts: 2395

I found a mention of this on adtunes.com and this link:

http://www.waveomnimedia.com/waveoutdoor/projection%20media/projection%20index.htm

Some of the comments I've read think this is a promotion for an upcoming short series on NBC called "Revelations".

**Posted:** Thu Mar 03, 2005 1:26 pm

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New information says that it may be linked with the upcoming NBC mini-series "Revelations". The show is apparently about

**Posted:** Thu Mar 03, 2005 2:47 pm

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I bet it is for Revelations...makes too much sense...

**Posted:** Thu Mar 03, 2005 3:20 pm

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Changing my theory yet again. NY Times said in an article today...

**Posted:** Sat Mar 05, 2005 7:08 pm

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Kozu · Boot Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Posts: 47

A big, 1 page ad in discover magazine, says that Omnium Finis Imminet is for the crappy TV show, not war of the worlds.

Bill Pullman and Natascha McElhone

THE END IS HERE.

(Picture)

Revelations
Ominum Finis Imminet
9/8 Wednesday april 13 NBC

I wish I had a scanner.

**Posted:** Sun Mar 06, 2005 2:21 am

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