A/N - I'm not sure how this one is going to play since I'm not certain how regionalized the punch line is. I know it's not a joke if you have to explain it but this is one I just can't resist (been wanting to sneak this one into a story since 2009). There will be an explanation at the end in case people not from my home state don't get it.
Portents of Doom
"Yes, Your Majesty. All the signs are there."
Ianto paused for a moment, listening intently to the Queen speak to him over the secure phone line.
"First we had the incident last month at the farm near Ipswich. The cause was an alien device, but, still, pigs did fly. Followed by Hell, California in the United States freezing over three days ago. And then this. Your Majesty, Captain Harkness and I have conferred. We fear the world may be ending."
There was another pause, longer this time, as Ianto received his orders.
"Yes, Your Majesty. At once." As set the receiver down, he yelled, "Jack! Queen Elizabeth concurs. Take us to Defcon One."
Ianto looked down at the newspaper on the desk and couldn't stop himself from reading aloud the headline that was the latest, and most terrifying, portent of doom. "The New Orleans Saints are going to the Super Bowl."
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Explanation time - In my hometown of New Orleans, the Saints football team, for decades, was so bad (there were years fans wore paper bags at games - they were that bad), we would joke that should the Saints ever make it to the Super Bowl, it would mean the end of the world was coming soon. Well, in 2009 it finally came to pass and in 2010, for those who don't follow American Football, the Saints won the Super Bowl.
The order of events is an homage to New Orleans sportcaster Jim Henderson who, while announcing for the playoff game which sent the Saints to the Super Bowl, said the following, "AND IT'S GOOD! IT'S GOOD! IT'S GUH-HUH-HOOD! Ha ha ha! Pigs have flown! Hell has frozen over! The Saints are on their way to the Super Bowl."