Shut up, Crate :P Though the comment itself is indeed a bit off.

Also about the Oracle. The Oracle of Delphi did inhale gas Ethylene (also called Ethene), which made her a bit crazy to say the least. However she would utter nothing sensible and comprehensible. Priests than "translated" the nonsense she uttered. These Priest weren't the stupidest of men, and usually said something contra dictive and vague. Something that usually could be poly interpretable. And when they were clear about something, it was when it was something that was pretty sure to happen/or couldn't be checked. A famous example is when Croesus went to Delphi, the priests told him: 'if you're going to cross the river of Halys, you'll destroy a mighty empire'. History tells us he lost his empire. However the priests who had it wrong had covered themselves nicely. Who is to say that they didn't mean Croesuses empire would fall? When it came to war, the golden rule was to side with the one appearing to be the strongest.
To add to this, the priests were well informed of the business going on in the world. A lot of people came to Delphi and talked about the latest rumours there. The modern-day oracles would be Char and people like that. Saying vague and double things.