The prophecy
Posted on November 24, 2004 @ 6:16 pm
Assume for a moment that you’re a grocery store manager, and you want to promote a sale on Merlot. How would you go about doing it? If you answered, “I’d set up a table-top fountain in the frozen foods section — only instead of water pouring out of the cute little cherub’s jug and into the basin, we’d have blood-red wine,” then you’re a shoo-in for a job at my local Kroger.
Seriously, this fountain is disturbing. If I wasn’t afraid I’d look like an absolute nutcase, I’d sneak my camera in and take a few photos. The display got even creepier, however, when I stumbled across this quatrain from Nostradamus’ Les Propheties earlier today:
In the fourth Winter of the third Millennium, a Grocer shall rise in the West like a star.
Rewarding allies with Coupons twice over, and crushing foes ‘neath his boot.
For these deeds, he shall be known throughout the World as the Mighty Krog, and
On the Day of the Final Battle, the fountains shall run red with his enemies’ blood.– Nostradamus, Les Propheties (C6, Q43)
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
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Um….are you sure you didn’t dream this? Surely no one in the food service business could be this freakin’ stupid.
That’s the best fake Nostradamus quote I’ve ever seen! I love it.
Mokalus of Borg
Photos! I demand photos!
P.S. Your RSS link to this entry linked to http://wiw.org/~jess/ instead of http://wiw.org/~jess/archives/2004/11/24/blood-fountain/
I guess you can ignore that last part. Firefox’s Live Bookmarks feature must have just flaked. Worked fine on a 2nd try.
Andy: I’ll try to snag a photo the next time I go shopping. If I get kicked out of Kroger permanently, though, it’s your fault.
Props for that quote.