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... GummyBearz Nov 2015 #1

lol what's the point of that? You're dead. You don't know you're famous. underahedgerow Nov 2015 #2

Why do presidents think of their "legacy" in their last year in office? GummyBearz Nov 2015 #3

So, your first couplet comes from VI.21; the rest from II.89 muriel_volestrangler Nov 2015 #4

What does Bigfoot think about it? FSogol Nov 2015 #5

He hasn't weighed in yeti pinboy3niner Nov 2015 #6

Groan. FSogol Nov 2015 #8

It appears he has Loched his chance. n/t Aerows Nov 2015 #15

Much more important sarisataka Nov 2015 #7

Rick Scott Escaped? FSogol Nov 2015 #9

Holy #$%* sarisataka Nov 2015 #10

The Michelle Bachmann one works better. louis-t Nov 2015 #12

Isn't this why we have CS? KamaAina Nov 2015 #11

Exactly. HuckleB Nov 2015 #14

LOL GeorgeGist Nov 2015 #13

. Orsino Nov 2015 #16

WOOOOOO! JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2015 #17

Northern Pole, Santa Clause and his elves? B Calm Nov 2015 #18

You might enjoy the prophecies of Robert Nixon! struggle4progress Nov 2015 #19

... Act_of_Reparation Nov 2015 #20

Sounds like ol' Nostradamus was talking about Santa Claus. Nitram Nov 2015 #21

"A war will happen sometime between 1600 AD and 9999 AD." - Nostradamus Oneironaut Nov 2015 #22

GummyBearz

(2,931 posts)

1. ...

Reply to underahedgerow (Original post)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 02:21 PM

Nov 2015

If anyone here wants to get their name known for the next thousand years, just write a book full of cryptic passages predicting doom. They will come true eventually and you will be famous long after you die.

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underahedgerow

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2. lol what's the point of that? You're dead. You don't know you're famous.

Reply to GummyBearz (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 02:29 PM

Nov 2015

He was an interesting guy who wrote interesting prognostications.

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GummyBearz

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3. Why do presidents think of their "legacy" in their last year in office?

Reply to underahedgerow (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 02:36 PM

Nov 2015

Same thing basically. I'd rather make a legacy of contributing to science, since that is what I am passionate about. It probably wont happen as I am not Einstein material..

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muriel_volestrangler

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4. So, your first couplet comes from VI.21; the rest from II.89

Reply to underahedgerow (Original post)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 02:40 PM

Nov 2015

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Iz1LazH1u1YC&pg=PA82&lpg=PA82&dq=%22those+of+the+Northern+Pole+are+united%22&source=bl&ots=XKzHFPDZba&sig=i5ZawqEZKAMznlD7cnvZx3nM4AM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAWoVChMIw-H6j8uVyQIVx1IUCh2Y-AE3#v=onepage&q=%22those%20of%20the%20Northern%20Pole%20are%20united%22&f=false

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Iz1LazH1u1YC&pg=PA27&lpg=PA27&dq=%22the+two+great+leaders+will+be+friends%22&source=bl&ots=XKzHFPC6f8&sig=h4tIxL5BMsE5vcni7PRsoVY70ew&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAWoVChMIwOvI8sqVyQIVTLgUCh0SmgPM#v=onepage&q=%22the%20two%20great%20leaders%20will%20be%20friends%22&f=false

So you've reversed the order, and there's no indication whatsoever that they are related in any way at all.

I'm sure this makes it even easier to claim Nostradamus said something meaningful ...

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FSogol

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5. What does Bigfoot think about it?

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Mon Nov 16, 2015, 02:54 PM

Nov 2015

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pinboy3niner

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6. He hasn't weighed in yeti

Reply to FSogol (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 02:57 PM

Nov 2015

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FSogol

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8. Groan.

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #6)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 02:59 PM

Nov 2015

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Aerows

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15. It appears he has Loched his chance. n/t

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #6)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 03:59 PM

Nov 2015

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sarisataka

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7. Much more important

Reply to FSogol (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 02:58 PM

Nov 2015

Is how Bat Boy fits in

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FSogol

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9. Rick Scott Escaped?

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #7)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 03:01 PM

Nov 2015

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sarisataka

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10. Holy #$%*

Reply to FSogol (Reply #9)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 03:03 PM

Nov 2015

That's terrifying

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louis-t

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12. The Michelle Bachmann one works better.

Reply to FSogol (Reply #9)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 03:51 PM

Nov 2015

Giggety.

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KamaAina

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11. Isn't this why we have CS?

Reply to underahedgerow (Original post)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 03:48 PM

Nov 2015

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HuckleB

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14. Exactly.

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #11)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 03:57 PM

Nov 2015

Indeed.

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GeorgeGist

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13. LOL

Reply to underahedgerow (Original post)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 03:55 PM

Nov 2015

SMH

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Orsino

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16. .

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Mon Nov 16, 2015, 03:59 PM

Nov 2015

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JustABozoOnThisBus

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17. WOOOOOO!

Reply to underahedgerow (Original post)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 04:01 PM

Nov 2015

wooooo!

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B Calm

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18. Northern Pole, Santa Clause and his elves?

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Mon Nov 16, 2015, 04:08 PM

Nov 2015

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struggle4progress

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19. You might enjoy the prophecies of Robert Nixon!

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Mon Nov 16, 2015, 04:12 PM

Nov 2015

In Over, Cheshire, there was born a half-wit called Robert Nixon ...

He is noted for such predictions as: Between a rick and two trees, a famous battle fought shall be

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Act_of_Reparation

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20. ...

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Mon Nov 16, 2015, 04:16 PM

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Nitram

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21. Sounds like ol' Nostradamus was talking about Santa Claus.

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Tue Nov 17, 2015, 11:51 AM

Nov 2015

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Oneironaut

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22. "A war will happen sometime between 1600 AD and 9999 AD." - Nostradamus

Reply to underahedgerow (Original post)

Tue Nov 17, 2015, 11:56 AM

Nov 2015

When you talk in vague, coded language, people are going to skew it to mean something relevant to them and will think that you predicted real events. People still do that now and claim to be fortune tellers.

The example in my title was probably even too specific. It would probably more like "People in the East will wage war with the chosen ones, and will fear the light of the eagle," or something like that. The sentence makes no sense and is gibberish, but people give it meaning.

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