# Vatican Library 1215

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vatican-library-1215/350162>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 27, 2006, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vatican-library-1215/350162 "2006-03-27T22:31:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vatican-library-1215/350162/21 "2006-03-29T17:12:58Z")

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“Whaddyamean I owe a fine of $500,000?! I _tried_ to return it, you were closed!”

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**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vatican-library-1215/350162/22 "2006-03-29T17:16:06Z")

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> [@Antinor01](#):
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> Isn’t it obvious, from 1215 to 2010 is 795 years, 9 - 7 + 5 = 7! The holy number! It’s quite obvious that the apocalypse will occur at that time.
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> 😃

Also 9 + 7 + 5 = 21. That’s 7 x 3, or the holy number \*and \* the trinity. Also, 1215 x 666 = 809190, or 8 + 0 + 9 + 1 + 9 + 0, or 27, 3 x 9, or 999, which is 666 upside down. Coincidence?

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**Author:** ![First\_Amongst\_Daves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4491bb/32.png) [@First\_Amongst\_Daves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/First_Amongst_Daves)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vatican-library-1215/350162/23 "2006-03-30T12:39:09Z")

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> [@Bryan Ekers](#):
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> “Whaddyamean I owe a fine of $500,000?! I _tried_ to return it, you were closed!”

If that’s meant to be lire, I’d just pay the fine.

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