Is that why he has a _ between the two parts of his name?
Wow.
Hey, I’ve got two of them!
In my case it dates back to programming in a language where spaces were not allowed in variable names - I kind of got into the habit when naming things on a computer, including, it seems, myself.
Huh. My parents named me, and they didn't even have a computer.
Somehow I expected the End Times to be more... scenic. Not this cold, miserable, isolating shuffle. This is the way the world ends/ Not with a bang but a hacking cough?
Somehow I expected the End Times to be more... scenic. Not this cold, miserable, isolating shuffle. This is the way the world ends/ Not with a bang but a hacking cough?
Should of mainlined with the chlorine, that would of Trumped it. Hang on, it's a green gas, just breathe it in.
Somehow I expected the End Times to be more... scenic. Not this cold, miserable, isolating shuffle. This is the way the world ends/ Not with a bang but a hacking cough?
I expect our teacher will be along soon to show us (by means of numerous old books writ in Latin, or Sanskrit, or something) that everything is happening ACCORDING TO PLAN.
So there's no need to worry.
Or, if there is , there's no point. IYSWIM.
Meanwhile - that boy at the back - @Martin54, is it? Kindly your two ofs with the correct two haves forthwith replace. That is the sort of grammar up with which I will not put.
Among the thing people haven't been paying attention to, it just occurred to me that one of them must be the bit in the Bible about no-one knowing the day or the hour.
Among the thing people haven't been paying attention to, it just occurred to me that one of them must be the bit in the Bible about no-one knowing the day or the hour.
I plead guilty, although when I said 'people' I wasn't so much thinking of Shipmates as much as I was thinking of Prophecy of the Popes fans, but was too polite to specify (not least because of the limited intersectionality between Shipmates and Prophecy of the Popes fans...)
Among the thing people haven't been paying attention to, it just occurred to me that one of them must be the bit in the Bible about no-one knowing the day or the hour.
I plead guilty, although when I said 'people' I wasn't so much thinking of Shipmates as much as I was thinking of Prophecy of the Popes fans, but was too polite to specify (not least because of the limited intersectionality between Shipmates and Prophecy of the Popes fans...)
As in, the intersection of two coplanar lines is a single point?
In Heinlein's "Number Of The Beast", IIRC, it's a matter of 6^6^6--i.e. 6 raise to the 6th power, and all of that raised to the 6th power.
(Fair warning to anyone thinking of reading the book: there is consensual adult incest between a grown daughter and her father. IIRC it happened once, and in a context where all the main characters were partnering in all possible combinations. Considered separately from that, the rest of the book is a good read. YMMV.)
I plead guilty, although when I said 'people' I wasn't so much thinking of Shipmates as much as I was thinking of Prophecy of the Popes fans, but was too polite to specify (not least because of the limited intersectionality between Shipmates and Prophecy of the Popes fans...)
As in, the intersection of two coplanar lines is a single point?
I was sure aged 9 that Ronald Reagan was the Beast since his middle name was Wilson. Six letters in each name - what could be more obvious? I had a fantastic form teacher that year who talked me down from this and also from my incipient interest in Nostradamus and Mother Shipton. He was aware of the St. Malachy prophecies as well and explained (as many have done on this thread) their dubious provenance and how the post facto ones were accurate and the future ones vague. Thank you Mr. Coghlan.
Yes and there are six books in the Lord of the Rings! That is clearly an example of "multiplying Bilbo by six". So the Lord of the Rings is in fact the Book of the Beast.
Yes and there are six books in the Lord of the Rings! That is clearly an example of "multiplying Bilbo by six". So the Lord of the Rings is in fact the Book of the Beast.
Ah but Bilbo is only in books one, two, and six. So the Lord of the Rings is in fact only HALF the Book of the Beast.
But now the movies have been produced, the full complement of beastly Bilboes have been produced and the Last Days have been ushered in just as suggested on this thread!
Patience please. The real fireworks are at least 20 years ahead.
Eh? I thought it was all supposed to go down during the present Pope's reign. Clearly, I haven't been paying attention...
The present prediction (for Pope Francis) is for a persecution of the Catholic Church.
Under the next Pope, Petrus Romanus, the "city of the seven hills will be destroyed, and the terrible Judge will judge his people. The End."
That sounds a lot like Judgement Day to me. Make your own interpretation if you wish.
the "city of the seven hills will be destroyed, and the terrible Judge will judge his people. The End."
That sounds a lot like Judgement Day to me. Make your own interpretation if you wish.
And while I’m continuing to invent my own interpretation:
Rome only worked as a placeholder for the Babylon of Revelation while it remained Imperial Rome. Present-day Rome doesn’t have the necessary global reach and any anti-Catholicism is just plain wrong. I suspect this is where the Countdown-by-Popes has its roots.
If you want a human construction that has a global influence to rival Ancient Rome, there’s always Hollywood Babylon. Although I think that the internet/world wide web itself is a far better candidate for the lawless city.
But then every generation can play this game and we’re all none the wiser for it.
Serious question: Why shouldn’t it be interpreted as a meaningless writing that, to the extent it accurately predicts anything in the future, does so by being so general that it can fit a variety of situations? Or does so accidentally, in the same way that a broken clock is right twice a day?
the "city of the seven hills will be destroyed, and the terrible Judge will judge his people. The End."
That sounds a lot like Judgement Day to me. Make your own interpretation if you wish.
Some also claim San Francisco has 7 hills but most would say it has a lot more (and perhaps list Nancy Pelosi). I note some also claim that Moscow is the third Rome (Constantinople/Istanbul being the second Rome) and has 7 hills.
My wife works in accessibility for a very large firm named after a large river. Her co-workers who are disabled despise the term "differently abled."
Yeah. The first time I heard that stupid New Age-y term was on the website of an a capella group in Seattle. In reference to ticket prices to upcoming concerts, this vocal group had discounts for students and the "differently abled". My first thought, after suppressing an overwhelming desire to vomit was, "Yep. This is definitely a Seattle thing! No one in Atlanta, GA or Arlington, VA would ever use such a moronic touchy-feely term like that."
I signed up to ogle the Whore but my wife made me cancel.
I nearly choked on some pistachios when I read this. You could have killed me! However, I would die laughing, in between the choking and gasping for air.
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The Three Witnesses are a Mormon thing, no?
Three Wise Men is OK-ish, I suppose, even if traditional rather than scriptural.
Huh. My parents named me, and they didn't even have a computer.
Stooges?
Free range? Certified to have died of natural causes? In their sleep?
There's plenty of room for free-range peanut farms on the sunlit uplands, I believe.
Should of mainlined with the chlorine, that would of Trumped it. Hang on, it's a green gas, just breathe it in.
I expect our teacher will be along soon to show us (by means of numerous old books writ in Latin, or Sanskrit, or something) that everything is happening ACCORDING TO PLAN.
So there's no need to worry.
Or, if there is , there's no point. IYSWIM.
Meanwhile - that boy at the back - @Martin54, is it? Kindly your two ofs with the correct two haves forthwith replace. That is the sort of grammar up with which I will not put.
Statler: Have you ever seen a worse apocalypse?
Waldorf: Not that I've lived to tell about!
Patience please. The real fireworks are at least 20 years ahead.
Of all the posts on the thread, this is my favorite . . . .
Eh? I thought it was all supposed to go down during the present Pope's reign. Clearly, I haven't been paying attention...
Lamb Chopped mentioned it back on page 6, but nobody seems to have noticed.
As in, the intersection of two coplanar lines is a single point?
(Fair warning to anyone thinking of reading the book: there is consensual adult incest between a grown daughter and her father. IIRC it happened once, and in a context where all the main characters were partnering in all possible combinations. Considered separately from that, the rest of the book is a good read. YMMV.)
There's a concerto there.
One eleventy-first of the number of the beast. Multiply six by Bilbo and you're in evil territory, my friend.
Ah but Bilbo is only in books one, two, and six. So the Lord of the Rings is in fact only HALF the Book of the Beast.
Stephen Colbert Gives Trump-Supporting QAnoners Something Else To Believe In:
“I promise you, just like QAnon, you will sound crazy" but no one will die, said the "Late Show" host.
Article, plus a video of the monologue.
ETA: The video has the full monologue, around 13 min. CC available. The pertinent part starts at 10 min. 15 sec.
The present prediction (for Pope Francis) is for a persecution of the Catholic Church.
Under the next Pope, Petrus Romanus, the "city of the seven hills will be destroyed, and the terrible Judge will judge his people. The End."
That sounds a lot like Judgement Day to me. Make your own interpretation if you wish.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_claimed_to_be_built_on_seven_hills
Is that Rome, Italy or Rome, Georgia?
Why not Brussels, Moscow, Tehran, Jerusalem or..............Tallahassee?!
Rome only worked as a placeholder for the Babylon of Revelation while it remained Imperial Rome. Present-day Rome doesn’t have the necessary global reach and any anti-Catholicism is just plain wrong. I suspect this is where the Countdown-by-Popes has its roots.
If you want a human construction that has a global influence to rival Ancient Rome, there’s always Hollywood Babylon. Although I think that the internet/world wide web itself is a far better candidate for the lawless city.
But then every generation can play this game and we’re all none the wiser for it.
Seattle also has seven hills.
Apparently we have a serious urban hill shortage in Canada.
Yeah. The first time I heard that stupid New Age-y term was on the website of an a capella group in Seattle. In reference to ticket prices to upcoming concerts, this vocal group had discounts for students and the "differently abled". My first thought, after suppressing an overwhelming desire to vomit was, "Yep. This is definitely a Seattle thing! No one in Atlanta, GA or Arlington, VA would ever use such a moronic touchy-feely term like that."
I nearly choked on some pistachios when I read this. You could have killed me! However, I would die laughing, in between the choking and gasping for air.