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Glorfindel

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33. Yes, Tolstoy had great fun with this scheme in "War and Peace"
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 06:10 PM
Oct 2018

Count Pierre Bezuhov got "l'empereur Napoleon" to equal 666, and then got the same result by mangling his name as "l'russe Bezuhov."

I approve dalton99a Oct 2018 #1
Blood On His Hands Me. Oct 2018 #2
This needs to be investigated, and it should be separate from Mueller's group FakeNoose Oct 2018 #3
And when did he get it? colorado_ufo Oct 2018 #13
Exactly - he got it from someone who has top security clearance, illegally FakeNoose Oct 2018 #16
Meanwhile, back at his 'cool' republican address, Jared is chillin' with his homies Achilleaze Oct 2018 #4
Never thought of this before, but he does have a whiff of "Damien" from the Omen about him flibbitygiblets Oct 2018 #6
ROFL, saidsimplesimon Oct 2018 #7
666 is the pop culture fun number. The actual number in the original scrolls is different DemocracyMouse Oct 2018 #8
shh, his supporters don't read, saidsimplesimon Oct 2018 #10
It is in the old king James version LiberalArkie Oct 2018 #18
You notice the poster did not supply what the "real" number is or give a cite. former9thward Oct 2018 #20
It may have been that ancient scroll with LiberalArkie Oct 2018 #25
It's 616 in some older papyrus fragments Loki Liesmith Oct 2018 #29
Obviously. Arabic numerals such as 666 didn't exist when the Book of Revelation Glorfindel Oct 2018 #26
"666" has an interesting history flyingfysh Oct 2018 #28
Yes, Tolstoy had great fun with this scheme in "War and Peace" Glorfindel Oct 2018 #33
Its just an area code Liberalhammer Oct 2018 #30
LOCK HIM UP111 niyad Oct 2018 #5
"Deserves death? I daresay he does. WheelWalker Oct 2018 #9
Gandalf, right? Turin_C3PO Oct 2018 #11
Indeed. WheelWalker Oct 2018 #15
For Jared, the ultimate price may not be death gratuitous Oct 2018 #17
Agreed. No $ in his commissary account. He'll learn to adjust. Or not. WheelWalker Oct 2018 #23
Absolutely he should be held accountable, and he's clearly not the only one unitedwethrive Oct 2018 #12
That is indeed an issue! colorado_ufo Oct 2018 #14
I, for one, am not interested in singling him out. shanny Oct 2018 #34
If true, the Saudis have a hook in Jared for blackmail GreatCaesarsGhost Oct 2018 #19
My first thought as well. Undoubtedly had goods on him before. This appears WheelWalker Oct 2018 #24
Sadly, Kushner will not be punished in any way. He is Satan's son-in-law Cousin Dupree Oct 2018 #21
Turn him loose naked on the African savanna, and let DTJR and Eric pursue their trophy. VOX Oct 2018 #22
Naked Prey? Poiuyt Oct 2018 #31
Precisely. Just released on blu-ray by Criterion. VOX Oct 2018 #35
Didn't he get this Intel from Flynn, who was seen removing files from a locker? donkeypoofed Oct 2018 #27
Has ever Turbineguy Oct 2018 #32
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