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Stoned Oracle at Delphi

Posted by timothy on from the insatiable-olive-cravings dept.

nucal writes: "Acording to the NY Times (free registration required, etc.) the Oracles at Delphi were under the influence of ethylene gas when they made their prophecies. Archeologists and geologists teamed up to discover the 'mephitic vapours' that 'inspired divine frenzies.'"

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  1. The Oracle in the Matrix by PD · · Score: 2, Funny

    The Oracle in the Matrix was a bit like the Oracle at Delphi. She sat on a stool, she baked funny cookies ("I promise you that by the time you're finished eating it, you'll feel right as rain." You can say THAT again) and she foretold the future in ambiguous terms.

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    1. Re:The Oracle in the Matrix by caffeinated_bunsen · · Score: 2, Funny

      I refer you to detonate.net's MatrixSE bastardization, page 26. (The same joke appears in the first Matrix bastardization, but SE's image quality is better)

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  2. The Simpson's knew it all along! by wickidpisa · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is just like that episode of the Simpsons where Flanders builds the statue of Maude and there is a gas leak that makes everyone see visions.

  3. Confusing title! by abdulla · · Score: 2, Funny

    When I first read this, I thought Oracle (the company, funny that, there's and ad for them above) and was adopting Delphi (Borland's "Object Pascal") for use somehow. Maybe I'm just confused.

  4. hmmm by Argnarf · · Score: 2, Funny

    I need this for my cubicle.