Like I said Conrad... and Larry... "Its amazing what this fellow Nostradamus can be made to say these days" Conrad Hoffsommer wrote: > Richard, > At 00:07 12/26/2000 +0100, you wrote: > >List... This was sent to me today as a jib against President elect Bush. > >Thought it was funny in more ways then one. Its amazing what this fellow > >Nostradamus can be made to say these days. > > > > Nostradamus -- who wrote in one of his prophecies > >in 1555: > > > >"Come the millennium, month 12, > >In the home of greatest power, > >The village idiot will come forth > >To be acclaimed the leader." > > >Alas, I'd say 'tis a hoax. > > > >I searched at http://www.nostradamus-repository.org/search/index.htm and > >found no reference to the above, or to many of the words contained such as > >millenium. > > > >If I am wrong and didn't search properly or thoroughly enough, I'd like to > >see someone quote the quatrain number so I can see it having been in print > >prior to 7.11.00. Failing that, I'd have to strongly suspect a sore gore > >supporter, who didn't think anyone would question a Nostradamus quote. > > > >In my book of Nostradamus at home, however, I _did_ find this translation > >of an _authentic_ quatrain: > > > >VIII. 14 > >Great credit and abundant gold and silver > >Honor will be blinded by lust > >The offense of the adulterer will be known > >It will bring great dishonor > > Conrad Hoffsommer - Luther College, Decorah, IA > Ignorance doesn't kill you, but it will make you sweat a lot.-Haitian proverb -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
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