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miscellaneous postings by Lawrence R. Spencer

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THE 32nd OF MARCH

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According to Wikipedia, the origin of “April Fool’s Day was based on a misinterpretation of a phrase in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, as follows:

“In Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales (1392), the “Nun’s Priest’s Tale” is set Syn March bigan thritty dayes and two.  Modern scholars believe that there is a copying error in the extant manuscripts and that Chaucer actually wrote, Syn March was gon. Thus the passage originally meant 32 days after March, i.e. May 2, the anniversary of the engagement of King Richard II of England to Anne of Bohemia, which took place in 1381. However, readers apparently misunderstood this line to mean “32nd of March,” i.e. 1st April. In Chaucer’s tale, the vain cock Chauntecleer is tricked by a fox.”

So, I guess we can just forget the whole idea as having been started by a bunch of misinformed idiots….a lot like  something that Congress or the Pope would invent.

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POLITICAL CAMPAIGN SEASON

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Unfortunately, it’s the season for political campaigns again. If you waste any time listening to the “Bankster” owned “news” or watch politicians read scripts written for them by their “Bankster” handlers, you’re going to become the kind of mindless moron they want you to be.  Instead, I recommend going for nice long walks, or reading some of my books.

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MOTHER NATURE DOESN’T NEED HUMANS

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In the following video actress Julia Roberts gives a dramatic performance as the voice of “Mother Nature”.  She says that “she” doesn’t need humans. Actually, I’m pretty sure that “Mother Nature” doesn’t even LIKE humans!  The Earth has been here for A LOT MORE than 4 and a half billion years, as the script for this promotional video for Conservation International suggests.  This number is just scientific superstition and babble.  If you believe this, you might as well believe that “god” created Adam and Eve.  If you have any questions about “evolution” and why humans are on Earth, read the book Alien Interview.  Support independent publishing: Buy this book on Lulu.