# The village idiot

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-village-idiot/46164>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 18, 2000, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-village-idiot/46164 "2000-12-18T16:48:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![c\_goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@c\_goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/c_goat)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2000, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-village-idiot/46164/1 "2000-12-18T16:48:38Z")

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Don’t know if Nostradamus really wrote this (or if it was translated correctly) but I think it’s funny nonetheless. Was forwarded to me via email.

> [@](#):
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> In 1555, Nostradamus wrote:
> 
> Come the Millennium, Month 12,  
> In the home of greatest power,  
> The village idiot will come forth  
> To be acclaimed the leader

Good for a chuckle 🙂

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**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jester/32/8223_2.png) [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2000, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-village-idiot/46164/2 "2000-12-18T16:52:27Z")

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You called? 😃

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**Author:** ![Simetra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Simetra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simetra)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2000, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-village-idiot/46164/3 "2000-12-18T16:54:02Z")

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Cracked me up. Thanks. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2000, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-village-idiot/46164/4 "2000-12-18T21:51:57Z")

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::: singing :::

“I’m the village idiot, I don’t have much to do with this pathetic little opera, I just felt like passing throoouuggghh!!!”

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**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2000, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-village-idiot/46164/5 "2000-12-18T23:33:07Z")

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[http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/stooopid/nostra.htm](http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/stooopid/nostra.htm)