tin-hat time, again

Okay, I'm freaking myself out a bit, again.

Remember the late 70's, early 80's. Most people were more or less resigned to the coming nuclear holocaust, it seemed inevitable that it would happen at some time (Reagan didnt help that feeling).
And let's not forget the talk of Armageddon. I remember seeing a movie, in a real theatre, about the coming apocalypse. The primary sign of the coming of the end, was the emergence of the Anti-Christ, right? 666, the Number of the Beast. If you're like me, even if you think it was all a load of crap, encountering that number still sends a little frisson of horror through you.

Now, we've got a Fundamentalist (emphasis on "mental") President, taking our armies into the Middle East, just a few hundred miles from Apocalypse Central. No doubt, in an ignored corner of your mind, you took comfort in the fact that while Bush's first name, George, contains 6 letters, and his middle name, Walker, contains 6 letters, his last name, Bush, contains only 4 letters.
Whew! Monster, but no Beast.

But wait. Wasnt Jewish society matriarchal? So I wondered, "what's Barbara Bush's maiden name?"

Pierce.

P-i-e-r-c-e.

6 letters...

Good thing I'm not religious, huh?

heh, heh...

heh.