Moril
Nov 7 2004, 04:44 PM
I'm a proud conspiracy theorist... some of my ideas include the following:
The US government didn't really find Saddam Hussein in a hole in the ground - either it was a lot harder or they don't really have Saddam at all.
The most recent "bin Laden tape" is a hoax.
And that's my two cents... here's a more benign conspiracy theory site:
Kurt Cobain: Suicide or Murder?
Depending on what you think, that's either interesting or hilarious.
zsasz
Nov 8 2004, 02:03 PM
Ever read
Fortean Times? If not, check it out. I think you'd like it...
superbasemaster
Dec 12 2004, 02:19 PM
Moril, I'm in the same boat as you. That's what The Onion is for. Ever read it? Its like a newspaper from the future that predicts what will happen.
Blitzkreig
Dec 23 2004, 08:11 AM
but as krayvis would say TOASTER OVENS ARE MADE BY TH CIA
wergo
Dec 23 2004, 10:26 PM
Did man really land on the moon?
Anyone else ever saw or read something like this?
The whole thing about the moon landing being a fake. The points they made, how some things didnt fit together (ie. flag waving when theres no air, no sign of any stars). How the United States and the Sovient Union was racing together on whos the first to get to the moon.
I was just wondering if anyone else has heard of this = ).
The_Nightshift
Dec 24 2004, 12:15 AM
lol. I love the argument about the flag. Most argue that it should've gone down and remained that way after being planted because of the moon's (admitedly weaker, but still far from entirely absent) gravitational pull and the aforementioned lack of any wind. The simple answer is, they knew that would happen, so, to allow the flag to be displayed properly, they added a metal part meeting perpendicularly to the pole to hold the flag out. The stars part was likely caused by the moon's reflection of sunlight (a similar phenominon to what happens when you point a flashlight directly at someone: after they've recovered full vision from the initial flash, if they don't move their head out of the area, everything behind the light source is either dimmed or made entirely invisible [on a sidenote, this tactic, with some modifications to improve its effectiveness*, was used to prevent German pilots from being able to locate and bomb the Suez Canal during World War II, a concept proposed, designed, and built by a team led by a famous stage magician of the time by the name of Jasper Maskelyne, using spotlights**]).
As for how the space race got to that point, it was just a natural progression. The Soviets designed a moon rocket as well, but it was a disaster (as I recall at least one exploded on the launchpad, killing just about everyone who was too close [the test vehicle was unmanned if memory serves, but there were many people involved with the launch around]). They never finished working the bugs out of the rocket, because Apollo 11 came at the time it did.
* They added rotating mirriors arranged similarly to a cut diamond to split the beam, which would create flashes eminating from different directions, with the cumilative result that the pilot would also quickly lose their night vision. And if you think I'm making this one up, pick up a copy of David Fisher's "The War Magician" (it's a little old, so you might have to hunt around a bit for it)
** When I say spotlights, I'm refering to the ones ordinarily used during the war to allow anti-aircraft guns to shoot at aircraft at night, not the sort you'd find in an auditorium or theater
wergo
Dec 24 2004, 12:30 AM
Thats the first argument I've read thats for the moon landing actually happened.
I've had my little doubts about the moon landing, but after reading that, they're somewhat supressed = D.
The_Nightshift
Dec 24 2004, 12:32 AM
Just doing my job: clearing misconceptions and busting myths
Can't think of any particularly good conspiracy theories off hand (or at least, ones that we could laugh at), so I'll hand this one off to whoever decides to reply.
BlueHyde
Dec 24 2004, 06:58 PM
i got a theory: does anyone find it suspisious that dick cheney used to work as pres of an oil copmany that had a deal with saddaam? and then we had a war w/ him shortly after he took office? something stinks about this.
Blitzkreig
Dec 26 2004, 07:54 AM
ther is somtin up with that... Bush...Dick...Colin
The_Nightshift
Dec 26 2004, 02:37 PM
Dick Cheny was CEO of a construction firm called Haliburton, which recieved a lot of contracts to rebuild in Iraq, but had little involvement in oil...it was Bush who was involved with an oil company
BlueHyde
Dec 27 2004, 12:01 AM
QUOTE
Dick Cheny was CEO of a construction firm called Haliburton, which recieved a lot of contracts to rebuild in Iraq, but had little involvement in oil...it was Bush who was involved with an oil company
dude, thats worse, they both had a hand in it then. (if there is a conspiracy)
Blitzkreig
Dec 27 2004, 10:52 AM
Hehe colin powel has aphgani backrounds But that probably dose not influnce any thing what with Iraq being the "problem"

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The_Nightshift
Jan 1 2005, 12:13 PM
How about this one:
The famous Trinity atom bomb test was actually a government coverup of a last-ditch nuclear strike by the Axis.
krayvis
Jan 3 2005, 09:39 PM
The Nightshift is actually a prototype robot designed by MIT pranksters wanting to create an evil AI to take over the world?
BlueHyde
Jan 4 2005, 09:58 PM
QUOTE
The Nightshift is actually a prototype robot designed by MIT pranksters wanting to create an evil AI to take over the world?
dude... that explains so much! :0
The_Nightshift
Jan 4 2005, 10:05 PM
LOL!
* The_Nightshift sends in men in white lab coats to deal with Krayvis and BlueHyde
krayvis
Jan 5 2005, 05:34 PM

... *The_Nightshift's enforcers are immersed in ketchup and slow cooked over glowing coals...
Spook-Tart
Jan 6 2005, 08:38 PM
are the nightshits enforcers tasty?
Blitzkreig
Jan 10 2005, 03:14 PM
They might be french....
Spook-Tart
Jan 12 2005, 10:32 PM
"THE NIGHT-SHIFT'S French enforcers are slow roasted over glowing coals and covered in honey and fresh blood untill they have a suculent glistening outer coating" more at eleven...
Blitzkreig
Jan 13 2005, 10:23 AM
Mabey griffin clock is really strawberry clock in disguise....
B
superbasemaster
Jan 13 2005, 03:27 PM
The Halo videogame is actually a government program to train people to counter an upcoming alien invasion...Wow, I have no life.
krayvis
Jan 14 2005, 10:31 PM
... continuing on S.B.M.'s idea,
the government has covered up x-ray imagery from nasa and other private astronomers showing distinct unnatural formations unmistakeably heading towards earth. Area 51 has given up the F117's and gone for space combat vehicles that are powered by atamic decay of heavy elements barely known by most scientists...
yea right...
it's so much fun building on these ideas...
Spook-Tart
Jan 20 2005, 11:09 PM
The unnatural space formations headed toward earth are OLD Russian cosmonaughts who pressed the "OH DEAR GOD SOME ONE HELP ME!" button on their consoles (loosly translated) and blew up the ship due to an intentional rewiring from the "panic" button to the "fuel explode" button as a joke. The cosmonaughts who have been floating through space for quite some time are revived with their frst words being "I'm hungry" (loosly translated, again). The barely known element used to power the F117's happens to be a blunder by American scientists who were trying to develop a cure for cancer when they unwittingly invented "Ranch Dressing". The cancer patients who have already been "cured" by the new serum have been given a sincere apollogy but were unable to see the humor in such a "harmless" mistake. When the cancer patients tried to notify the public about the ridiculous mistake of the scientists they all at the same time realised that 50% of their blood was now "Ranch Dressing" and that they shouldn't have been able to live up until now, and consequently died.
...wow, this was fun to write

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superbasemaster
Jan 21 2005, 03:17 PM
O wow. That post was one of, if not the funniest posts I've ever seen. That'll make me think twice before eating Ranch dressing for sure...
Blitzkreig
Jan 21 2005, 04:21 PM
lofl damn man good job
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