As heard on the way to lunch this week...

"Somewhere, sometime in the next few years, some teenager is going to look up at the sky and say 'Betelgeuse' three times, and that's right *fingersnap* when the light from the supernova gets here."

Truly interesting stuff, this prospect of a supernova cracking off fairly nearby.  (don't worry, even if it does happen it's far enough away that it'll only be a cool light show here on Earth)