| May seem OT but not really [message #270324] |
Di, 30 Mai 2006 02:10 |
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I was reading the Da Vinci Code and on page 352 I was stunned! I read the
name.... Nicolas Flamel. Interesting! Ok, I'm done ;)
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~Froggy~
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Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.
Small people always do that, but the really
great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
~Mark Twain~
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| Re: May seem OT but not really [message #270336 ] |
Di, 30 Mai 2006 04:21 |
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Froggy wrote:
> I was reading the Da Vinci Code and on page 352 I was stunned! I read the
> name.... Nicolas Flamel. Interesting! Ok, I'm done ;)
> --
Most people would be stunned. Nicolas Flamel was a real live Fr*nch
alchemist, but I doubt its what one would term 'common knowledge'. :)
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DJ
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| Re: May seem OT but not really [message #270341 ] |
Di, 30 Mai 2006 05:48 |
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"DJ" <DoraJarr [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1148955695.243330.4230 [at] j73g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
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> Froggy wrote:
>> I was reading the Da Vinci Code and on page 352 I was stunned! I read
>> the
>> name.... Nicolas Flamel. Interesting! Ok, I'm done ;)
>> --
> Most people would be stunned. Nicolas Flamel was a real live Fr*nch
> alchemist, but I doubt its what one would term 'common knowledge'. :)
>
> --
> DJ
>
His history is a little more than just alchemy and the search for the
Philosopher's Stone. JKR took a bit of artistic license with his history, so
that it might fit the series.
http://www.alchemylab.com/flamel.htm
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| Re: May seem OT but not really [message #270346 ] |
Di, 30 Mai 2006 08:32 |
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DJ wrote:
> Froggy wrote:
>
>>I was reading the Da Vinci Code and on page 352 I was stunned! I read the
>>name.... Nicolas Flamel. Interesting! Ok, I'm done ;)
>>--
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> Most people would be stunned. Nicolas Flamel was a real live Fr*nch
> alchemist, but I doubt its what one would term 'common knowledge'. :)
....Fr*nch?
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| Re: May seem OT but not really [message #270359 ] |
Di, 30 Mai 2006 09:49 |
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On Tue, 30 May 2006 00:10:54 GMT, "Froggy" <shelbel007_2000 [at] yahoo.com>
wrote:
>I was reading the Da Vinci Code and on page 352 I was stunned! I read the
>name.... Nicolas Flamel. Interesting! Ok, I'm done ;)
Wow, a real life guy supposedly living long is mentioned in more than
one literary work. My mind is boggling even as I type.
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| Re: May seem OT but not really [message #270360 ] |
Di, 30 Mai 2006 09:49 |
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On Tue, 30 May 2006 03:48:10 GMT, "BaJoRi" <bajori [at] cbg.com> wrote:
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>"DJ" <DoraJarr [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:1148955695.243330.4230 [at] j73g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> Froggy wrote:
>>> I was reading the Da Vinci Code and on page 352 I was stunned! I read
>>> the
>>> name.... Nicolas Flamel. Interesting! Ok, I'm done ;)
>>> --
>> Most people would be stunned. Nicolas Flamel was a real live Fr*nch
>> alchemist, but I doubt its what one would term 'common knowledge'. :)
>>
>> --
>> DJ
>>
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>His history is a little more than just alchemy and the search for the
>Philosopher's Stone. JKR took a bit of artistic license with his history, so
>that it might fit the series.
>
>http://www.alchemylab.com/flamel.htm
>
Him being a wizard and all.
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| Re: May seem OT but not really [message #270370 ] |
Di, 30 Mai 2006 16:44 |
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Toon wrote:
> On Tue, 30 May 2006 00:10:54 GMT, "Froggy" <shelbel007_2000 [at] yahoo.com>
> wrote:
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> >I was reading the Da Vinci Code and on page 352 I was stunned! I read the
> >name.... Nicolas Flamel. Interesting! Ok, I'm done ;)
>
> Wow, a real life guy supposedly living long is mentioned in more than
> one literary work. My mind is boggling even as I type.
I'm still in shock. Apparently, even Da Vinci was a real person. And
he was artist! What are the odds?
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| Re: May seem OT but not really [message #270423 ] |
Mi, 31 Mai 2006 19:02 |
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Rowling didn't just make up the name Nicolas Flamel he was a real
historic Figure, he was an alchemist who spent his life looking,
unsuccessful, for the Philosopher's Stone (not the sorcerer's stone!),
he even had a wife named Perenelle. The exact date of his birth or
death is not known but he published his book in 1414, so he would be
about 656 if he were still around in 1991 for the first Harry Potter
adventure. JKR even got the opera connection right, there is a myth
that Nicolas Flamel was seen at the Paris Opera about 1790. By the way
Michael Myers, the villain of the Halloween movies, was also the name
of a medieval Alchemist.
Eggplant
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| Re: May seem OT but not really [message #270425 ] |
Mi, 31 Mai 2006 19:47 |
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"eggplant" <eggplant107 [at] hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1149094968.274850.15040 [at] c74g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> Rowling didn't just make up the name Nicolas Flamel he was a real
> historic Figure, he was an alchemist who spent his life looking,
> unsuccessful, for the Philosopher's Stone (not the sorcerer's stone!),
> he even had a wife named Perenelle. The exact date of his birth or
> death is not known but he published his book in 1414, so he would be
> about 656 if he were still around in 1991 for the first Harry Potter
> adventure. JKR even got the opera connection right, there is a myth
> that Nicolas Flamel was seen at the Paris Opera about 1790. By the way
> Michael Myers, the villain of the Halloween movies, was also the name
> of a medieval Alchemist.
>
> Eggplant
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See I didn't know any of that until I came across his name in DVC. Then I
looked him up through Google. I HATE the Halloween movie!! I love scary
movies but that face gets me.... eek! ;)
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~Froggy~
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Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.
Small people always do that, but the really
great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
~Mark Twain~
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| Re: May seem OT but not really [message #270433 ] |
Mi, 31 Mai 2006 22:43 |
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Kish wrote:
> DJ wrote:
> > Froggy wrote:
> >
> >>I was reading the Da Vinci Code and on page 352 I was stunned! I read the
> >>name.... Nicolas Flamel. Interesting! Ok, I'm done ;)
> >>--
> >
> > Most people would be stunned. Nicolas Flamel was a real live Fr*nch
> > alchemist, but I doubt its what one would term 'common knowledge'. :)
>
> ...Fr*nch?
LOL, sorry. Its a habit from another group. Fr*nch is a four letter
word there. :)
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DJ
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| Re: May seem OT but not really [message #270451 ] |
Do, 01 Juni 2006 08:06 |
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DJ wrote:
>> ...Fr*nch?
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> LOL, sorry. Its a habit from another group. Fr*nch is a four
> letter word there. :)
Oh, I see, you mean "Freedom". As in "fries".
Well, Nicolas Flamel was from Freedomia...
Helmut
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All typos © My Knotty Fingers Ltd. Capacity Dept.
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| Re: May seem OT but not really [message #270455 ] |
Do, 01 Juni 2006 09:43 |
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On 31 May 2006 10:02:48 -0700, "eggplant" <eggplant107 [at] hotmail.com>
wrote:
>Rowling didn't just make up the name Nicolas Flamel he was a real
>historic Figure, he was an alchemist who spent his life looking,
>unsuccessful, for the Philosopher's Stone (not the sorcerer's stone!),
>he even had a wife named Perenelle. The exact date of his birth or
>death is not known but he published his book in 1414, so he would be
>about 656 if he were still around in 1991 for the first Harry Potter
>adventure. JKR even got the opera connection right, there is a myth
>that Nicolas Flamel was seen at the Paris Opera about 1790. By the way
>Michael Myers, the villain of the Halloween movies, was also the name
>of a medieval Alchemist.
>
>Eggplant
Who found the secret of retuning form the grave. Bum Bum BUUUM
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| Re: May seem OT but not really [message #270479 ] |
Do, 01 Juni 2006 18:17 |
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eggplant wrote:
>By the way Michael Myers, the villain of the Halloween movies, was also the name
> of a medieval Alchemist.
It's also the name of my 7th grade history teacher. Meyers is a common
name, So I don't see your point in bringing it up. Unlike the Flamel
connection in Harry Potter, there is no such connection in the
Halloween films.
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