2014
2014
(This is a series of quotes from various people of various timeframes. Each quote is followed by the author, the document of publication if applicable, and the year.)
Notes from the past
It's desirable every thing printed should be preserved, for we cannot now tell how useful it may become two centuries hence. Christopher Baldwin 1834
I predict that a century hence the Canadian people will be the noblest specimens of humanity on the face of the earth Rev. John Bredin 1863
In the twenty-first century mankind will subsist entirely upon jellies. The Booklover 1903
The twenty-first century baby is destined to be rocked and cradled by electricity, warmed and coddled by electricity, perhaps fathered and mothered by electricity. Probably the only thing he will be left to do unaided will be to make love. Mrs. John Lane, The fortnightly 1905
To-day, in the city of New York, sixty-six different tongues are spoken. A century hence, there will probably be only one. The American Historical Magazine 1907
I often think what interesting history we are making for the student of the twenty-first century. Willian Carey Jones 1908
China may be a great shoe market a decade or a century from now. Boot and Shoe Recorder 1914
We cannot settle the problem, and I venture the prophecy that perhaps a century from now this same question may be brought before some future society and discussed very much as it is tonight. Dr. Barton C. Hirst on the subject of abortion 1914
By the twenty-first century I believe we shall all be telepaths. Gumbriel, character in Antic Hay 1923
The physician of the twenty-first century… may even criticize the language of the times, and may find that some of our words have become as offensive to him as the term "lunatic" has become offensive to us. Dr. C. Macfie Campbell 1924
Historians of the twenty-first century will look back with well-placed scorn on the shallow-minded days of the early twentieth century when football games and petting parties were considered the most important elements of a college education. Mary Eileen Ahern, Library Bureau 1926
In the year A.D. 2014 journalists will be writing on the centenary of the great war — that is, if there has not been a greater war. F.J.M, The Journalist 1934

This New Year comic is to commemorate the New Year by giving us a view of the coming year (2014) from the past. The comic includes many quotes from the 1800s and early 1900s that speak to a time close to 2014. Many of them are for the twenty-first century in general, and only three mention a year that would be 2014 exactly. All but one of them is a prediction, yet some of these are quotes from fictional literature, and therefore are not true predictions. Words are in boldface to highlight the relevant content in the quote. The grey or non-bold text is non-essential to the point Randall is interested in, and only to be used to understand the context of the quote.
The title text refers to a certain British officer, Mr. Colin Shakespeare, who experimented with and promoted the use of rope suspension bridges in India. The reference to "The Bard of Avon" is a reference to Shakespeare (the playwright) , as Avon is the river on which Stratford upon Avon is set, and is where the playwright was born and spent his youth. The author of this quote under the guise of eliminating the potential confusion that might result after decades or centuries have washed away the context, ironically and possibly vindictively, makes a point to note that the bridge is not named after the playwright, but Mr. Colin Shakespeare, whom he considers considerably less intelligent. This topic was previously covered in 771: Period Speech .
Two years before, another New Years comic with just the new years number as the title was released: 998: 2012 . But actually the content of this comic is more related to the comic coming out just before the 2012 comic: 997: Wait Wait , which is also a New Year comic, that took a look at what could happen in 2012, just as this one does for 2014... In 2016 another comic, with only the new year as the name theme, occurred again 1624: 2016 . For some reason this only seemed to happen in the even years, until 1779: 2017 was released, with 1935: 2018 being the next one.
The style of the comic is very similar to that of 1227: The Pace of Modern Life , which was released half a year earlier.
(This is a series of quotes from various people of various timeframes. Each quote is followed by the author, the document of publication if applicable, and the year.)
Notes from the past
It's desirable every thing printed should be preserved, for we cannot now tell how useful it may become two centuries hence. Christopher Baldwin 1834
I predict that a century hence the Canadian people will be the noblest specimens of humanity on the face of the earth Rev. John Bredin 1863
In the twenty-first century mankind will subsist entirely upon jellies. The Booklover 1903
The twenty-first century baby is destined to be rocked and cradled by electricity, warmed and coddled by electricity, perhaps fathered and mothered by electricity. Probably the only thing he will be left to do unaided will be to make love. Mrs. John Lane, The fortnightly 1905
To-day, in the city of New York, sixty-six different tongues are spoken. A century hence, there will probably be only one. The American Historical Magazine 1907
I often think what interesting history we are making for the student of the twenty-first century. Willian Carey Jones 1908
China may be a great shoe market a decade or a century from now. Boot and Shoe Recorder 1914
We cannot settle the problem, and I venture the prophecy that perhaps a century from now this same question may be brought before some future society and discussed very much as it is tonight. Dr. Barton C. Hirst on the subject of abortion 1914
By the twenty-first century I believe we shall all be telepaths. Gumbriel, character in Antic Hay 1923
The physician of the twenty-first century… may even criticize the language of the times, and may find that some of our words have become as offensive to him as the term "lunatic" has become offensive to us. Dr. C. Macfie Campbell 1924
Historians of the twenty-first century will look back with well-placed scorn on the shallow-minded days of the early twentieth century when football games and petting parties were considered the most important elements of a college education. Mary Eileen Ahern, Library Bureau 1926
In the year A.D. 2014 journalists will be writing on the centenary of the great war — that is, if there has not been a greater war. F.J.M, The Journalist 1934
