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19th November 2010, 04:20 AM | #761 |
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Noorstradamuis,In Dutch.Maus is German.Pedant mode off.
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19th November 2010, 05:27 AM | #764 |
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“The first man who, having fenced in a piece of land, said “This is mine,” and found people naïve enough to believe him, that man was the true founder of civil society. From how many crimes, wars, and murders, from how many horrors and misfortunes might not any one have saved mankind, by pulling up the stakes, or filling up the ditch, and crying to his fellows: Beware of listening to this impostor; you are undone if you once forget that the fruits of the earth belong to us all, and the earth itself to NOBODY.”
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29th November 2010, 08:04 PM | #769 |
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Wow, that is a really silly quote. Who said it?
The first person to put up a fence did so after weeding the land and tilling the land and planting seeds there. He did so to say, "I have worked hard to make this land fruitful, therefore it belongs to me. If you try to take this land I will kill you, for you will be taking my food and leaving my family to starve." |
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What he actually said was "would you lazy sods stop stealing my livestock?".
To which the lazy sods replied... "sorry dude, but they were just wandering around and we though, you know, that they were like for anybody. So we kilt it and eateh it. Our bad, but how were we to know?" Dude: "Righto then - see this, I'm calling this a fence on account of that word not already being taken. Stock on this side of the fence is my stuff." LS: "Fair enough, but I see a hole in your logic - the stock can get around the fence. Are they for eateh then?" Dude: "Hmmm... I need to think this through. Okay, see this? I'm joining then ends of the fence so that they can't get out, so inside they're mine, outside they're not." I'm going to call this shape a supercalifragilisticexpialadicious, on account of that word not already being taken." LS: "You might want to rethink the name - sounds like the noise a mammoth makes when it sneezes." Dude: "Might be right about that - the missus doesn't like the name either." LS: "By the way, how do you get the stock or yourself out of the supercalifragilisticexpialadicious? There's no hole. Dude: "Nobody likes a smarty pants, whatever pants are." KE |
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1st December 2010, 01:49 AM | #778 |
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I think you're getting there, nathan, but that the prophecy actually refers to my new phone not being delivered today owing to the snow. We shall see if this is correct.
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Folks "Nostradamus is correct"
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This clip from the wonderful show QI puts old Nostra in his place.
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Jam... I heard his favorite food was spicy hott chilli. I heard that he also wrote many books.
Such as "Nostradamus first book" Orus Apollo, I found this out but, Dont know if its fiction or made up. http://www.propheties.it/nostradamus/orus/firstbook.htm Either way. Much has been stated by Nostradamus that he had many volumes of books, Im sure he had plenty from the writings of The Oracle of Delphi. Even for the subject of the oracles work, it had the same short small sentences much like Nostradamus has used. You know... Its often difficult for even myself to know if a person can see the future. But I rather think I am good at researching and finding out what knowledge seems fit. There are so many prophets in this world- Some highly religious, some highly spiritual. It is these people I find intresting. Although, never ever being able to.. being as great as they! Whos great power and wealth and such goodness. Perhaps God favours them over us common loosers. People who set out to achieve there best, magnificents and splendor even at young ages, and carrying out never ever sinning or doing wrong in the world as innocent as they come in and as they leave the earth. Ya. maybe im not making sense. But I feel that its all soo true, I see this, I see what these people are capable of yet all I can do is watch and try to understand. Were weak minded. Thats for certain Goodness comes to those who- Give and give and give, its these Good generious people who are capable of such higher communication with God I suppose. Yet I am selfish- and my fellow men are selfish. When Can I be as Great as they and Give back to life, save them, feed them, clothe them, shelter them, aid them. AID THEM. |
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It may be difficult for you, but for most people it's very easy. They just need to ask themselves whether the person's predictions are right more often than they would expect them to be by chance and/or with the use of a little intelligent guesswork. For Nostradamus, who made hardly any predictions specific enough to make such an assessment, the answer is very obviously no.
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