Nostradamus Predicts: Village Idiot Becomes Great Leader in New Millennium
Description: Email joke
Circulating since: Dec. 2000
Status: False
Email example contributed by Kimberley P., Dec. 17, 2000:
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In 1555, Nostradamus wrote: "Come the millennium, month 12 |
Did Nostradamus write these words? No. One reason we can be sure of it is that — at least as far as Bush detractors are concerned — the "prediction" comes across as clear and accurate without interpretation. In actual practice, the prophecies of Nostradamus require a great deal of creative fudging to make them seem relevant to current events.
Consider the following serious effort to extract the outcome of the election from a real quatrain by Nostradamus:
Nostradamus foretells loss for Bush in 2000
Even great prophets can't always be right, right?
More:
Nostradamus Predicts Terrorist Attack on World Trade Center
Another bogus prediction attributed to the great French seer
