Monday, September 11, 2017

Nostradamus, Football And Gematria

"The warriors with tools, and beast collide,
And one is forced to subside,
The quartermaster at last rallies,
Garnering the awaited crown,
The blacksmith's son is redeemed,
And to each his countrymen bestows,
The glory over ancient foes."


Don't throw a hissy fit. Nostradamus didn't write that, I made it up. It's an example of how Nostradamus operated. Maybe with a couple of rhymes thrown in because when I write song parodies here it pleases me aesthetically. I don't think Nostradamus rhymed.


A lot of Nostradamus's success can be attributed to the vagueness of his writing. And the prolific quantity. I know what some might be thinking. What about the famous Hister quatrain? Just like the often quoted 9/11 coincidences and the Lincoln/Kennedy story, once you get past some superficial "hits" the "misses" far outnumber the hits. Just like gematria.


Nosy lived at at a time when a couple of things could be counted on to happen in the near future. War and plague. Whether intentional or not (I think intentional) he throws in vague metaphors throughout that are wide open to subjective interpretation. Like "the great iron cage". Prison? Conquered country? A mountain range with metal ore deposits? Am unrequited love? Oh dear, sweet Wolverphelia, my heart is bound to thee. So I'm going to kill your husband, the archduke and sorry about the war that starts after that.


 So how can we possibly get more vague?


Two and three digit numbers.


Today while on a road trip Hubbard substituted "normal" blog posts for a list of nine two digit numbers his flunkies were supposed to look for in today's NFL games. Wow. What a challenge. The cookie winners crawl out of the woodwork. 2nd and 5, that's equal to 52. Harvey, as in the hurricane, =29. Jacksonville scored 29 points against Houston. Well, why didn't Houston score the 29 points? And as expected, a jersey number reference. A more telling exercise would be to try and not find the magic nine numbers.


Back to my hoax prophecy. A modern day Nosy might try and use football instead of war as a topic.


Warriors - could apply to any team. Football is a violent sport. Some specific team names in sports like the Patriots could be called warriors. Or the Titans
With tools- Jets, steel/Steelers.
Beasts- animal names are crazy popular.
Quartermaster - sounds prettier than calling it a QB. Try and find a Super Bowl champ without a significant performance by the QB, pro or con.


Now to get a little more specific. But just like Nosy, no time frame is stated.


Garnering the awaited crown, everyone loves a redemption story. Blacksmith's son, now I have African American players, sons, and anyone named the most common surname covered. years from now, odds are looking good that will apply to at least somebody.


And then of course the team will hoist the trophy and celebrate.


And it doesn't have to be football. That point guard dishing out assists could be the quartermaster. Obama's grandson could win an election. Gosh knows what it could mean.


So if you're going to predict something, be Nosy and keep it vague. In the meantime, as far as making a significant actual prediction. When the football rules change to five downs, it's fifth and two with 5.2 seconds left on the clock, the game winning fifty yard field goal is kicked by number 52 and the final score is 52-51 where the opposing team would have had 52 points except for a missed point after, the MVP has name gematria in simple non reduced of 52 and the same for the venue....then we can talk. I'll even be generous and take half of those. Until then, 25 does not equal 52 in a relatively meaningless game in the first week of the season. Hop on the next quatrain out of town and don't come back.


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