# Debunking Nostradamus

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunking-nostradamus/81587>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 14, 2001, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunking-nostradamus/81587 "2001-09-14T14:00:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![The\_Raven\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@The\_Raven\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Raven_1)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2001, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunking-nostradamus/81587/1 "2001-09-14T14:00:19Z")

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Howyadoin,

I’ve been doing my Doper duty spreading the Marshall article in which the author makes up the “quatrain” that is presently rocking the spambox. Unfortunately, the page has been removed (conspiracy theory in 3…2…1). Does anyone have another link to the original document? The Snopes writeup is great, but I prefer the real deal.

Thanks!

-Rav

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**Author:** ![maralinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@maralinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maralinn)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2001, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunking-nostradamus/81587/2 "2001-09-14T15:36:00Z")

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How about Google’s cache?

[http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:geT9lnF7TGs:www.ed.brocku.ca/~nmarshal/nostradamus.htm+"nostradamus+a+critical+analysis"&hl=en](http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:geT9lnF7TGs:www.ed.brocku.ca/~nmarshal/nostradamus.htm+%22nostradamus+a+critical+analysis%22&hl=en)

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**Author:** ![maralinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@maralinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maralinn)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2001, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunking-nostradamus/81587/3 "2001-09-14T15:37:36Z")

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Okay. Try the “Cached” link for the first entry here:  
[http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=“nostradamus+a+critical+analysis”&btnG=Google+Search](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22nostradamus+a+critical+analysis%22&btnG=Google+Search)

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**Author:** ![SCSimmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@SCSimmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCSimmons)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2001, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunking-nostradamus/81587/4 "2001-09-14T15:50:30Z")

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Also, Snopes has mirrored it (in addition to writing their summary):  
[http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/info/analysis.htm](http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/info/analysis.htm)

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**Author:** ![evilhanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba8739/32.png) [@evilhanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilhanz)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2001, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunking-nostradamus/81587/5 "2001-09-14T15:52:19Z")

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Does anyone know if our debunking analysis here on the SDMB predates the appearance on Snopes?