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Thread #38862   Message #550279
Posted By: Lonesome EJ
14-Sep-01 - 05:13 PM
Thread Name: Nostradamus' predictions?
Subject: RE: NOSTRADAMUS' Predictions?
This interpretation is fragmentary Mmario, but I believe that the "King of Flatulence" may refer to Louis IV, who was called "gassy" or "lighter-than-air" by the Prussians. The significance of "the banks of Ohio" is puzzling, since Nostradamus wasn't familiar with the American River. Perhaps it is an anagram for "oiseau", strengthening the "lighter-than-air" quality of Louis. The children who flee the living-room may refer to the twin sons of Junius of Hapsberg, who fell under Louis' sway. The cat is certainly Catherine de Medici who hides in "dans la cour", or near the "couer" or heart of Italy. Louis' Queen would certainly not have allowed the ordering of "pizza" since that dish did not exist. She did, however, block the demolition of the Tower of Pisa!