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1. Society of the Blind Eye - McGucket says anything past 1982 was a blur, and mentioned later he has lost his memories for 30 years. 1982 + 30 = 2012. To reverberate IceHard, math indeed does not lie.

2. Summerween - Stan's calendar of June matches up with a June 2012 calendar.

3. Mailbox - Dipper questions the Mailbox on the date of the apocalypse, and it responds with "3012." He reads the date in emphasis on the "3000," and while it is a clear allusion to the speculation of the 2012 apocalypse, why would he care about this speculation if it was past 2012 and he had no reason to care about it?

4. Carpet Diem/Scary-oke - Stan states he has been searching for the journals and working with the portal for 30 years. The secret room that bears obvious connections with Stan bears a 1982 calendar. This one is a longshot perhaps since it hasn't been confirmed officially the room and Stan's project are directly connected.

6. Boyz Crazy - Is it hip for the young people to shout the approaching new year? Honestly, even if the show did turn out to be in 2013, this joke wouldn't make any more sense to me. No idea what to say about Sev'ral Timez and their obession with 2013.

5. Bottomless Pit! - Stan commits tax fraud, and naturally he would be doing these taxes late since he just suddenly had a pang of truth from the Truth-Telling Teeth, right? Right?? Someone explain taxes to me.

But yeah, I think it was meant to be clear the show takes place in 2012. There are cultural references to the date and the show revolves around this 30 year anniversary (McGucket memory loss, the Universe portal, author's disappearance, and the activity on the machine). I wouldn't say there's an equal amount of evidence for the date 2013, and until another date is officially given, what is the harm in sticking with this date?