I'd forgotten about that. And I should've posited that about Paul playing righty, being a lefty who's striving to find a good used left-handed axe.
On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 9:51 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Also, the story about weirdness being sprayed is true too. Back in the late > 50s (1956 or so) the gov'nment did a biological war experiment on San > Francisco by spraying "cold germs" over the city to test the effects of > airsprayed viruses on a population. > > Here is the article: > http://articles.sfgate.com/2001-10-28/news/17622466_1_biological-warfare-brainwashing-san-franciscans > > > On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 3:56 AM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> >> #s 1, 2 and 5 I believe to be abso-frelling-lutely true. And I've been led >> to understand that the basis behind the "Paul is dead" theory stems from the >> story (unsubstantiated) that, in some of the Beatles' early performances in >> Germany, Paul played bass right-handed. >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 10:09 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Another 10 Conspiracy Theories >>> >>> Share This- Published February 18, 2008 - 241 >>> Comments<http://listverse.com/2008/02/18/another-10-conspiracy-theories/#idc-container> >>> >>> Following on from our popular Top 10 Conspiracy Theories >>> list<http://listverse.com/miscellaneous/top-10-conspiracy-theories/>, >>> we are now presenting you with another 10. While the theories on this list >>> may not be as well known as the first list, I think many of them are a lot >>> more interesting. So, without further ado, another 10 conspiracy theories. >>> >>> 10. Paul is Dead >>> >>> [image: Paulisdead] >>> >>> “Paul is dead” is an urban legend alleging that Paul McCartney of the >>> British rock band The Beatles died in 1966 and was replaced by a look-alike >>> and sound-alike. Evidence for McCartney’s death consists of “clues” found >>> among the Beatles’ many recordings, most of which are treated as if they >>> were deliberately placed by The Beatles or others. Literally hundreds have >>> been cited at various times by various people. They include statements >>> allegedly heard when a song is played backwards, symbolism found in obscure >>> lyrics, and ambiguous imagery on album covers. A few of them are well known, >>> such as the fact that McCartney is the only barefooted Beatle and is out of >>> step with the others on the cover of Abbey Road. >>> >>> 9. Pan Am Flight 103 >>> >>> [image: Panam103] >>> >>> Pan Am Flight 103 was Pan American World Airways’ third daily scheduled >>> transatlantic flight from London’s Heathrow International Airport to New >>> York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. On Wednesday December 21, >>> 1988, the aircraft flying this route—a Boeing 747-121 named Clipper Maid of >>> the Seas—was destroyed by a bomb. The remains landed in and around the town >>> of Lockerbie in southern Scotland. A theory for which no evidence has been >>> produced suggests that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had set up >>> a protected drug route from Europe to the United States—allegedly called >>> Operation Corea—which allowed Syrian drug dealers, led by Monzer al-Kassar >>> (who was involved with Oliver North in the Iran-Contra scandal) to ship >>> heroin to the U.S. using Pan Am flights, in exchange for intelligence on >>> Palestinian groups based in Syria. The CIA allegedly protected the suitcases >>> containing the drugs and made sure they were not searched. On the day of the >>> bombing, as the theory goes, terrorists exchanged suitcases: one with drugs >>> for one with a bomb. Another version of this theory is that the CIA knew in >>> advance this exchange would take place, but let it happen anyway, because >>> the protected drugs route was a rogue operation, and the American >>> intelligence officers on PA 103 – Matthew Gannon and Maj. Charles McKee – >>> had found out about it, and were on their way to Washington to tell their >>> superiors. >>> >>> 8. Peak Oil is a Lie >>> >>> [image: Peakoil] >>> >>> There are theories that the “Peak Oil” concept is a fraud concocted by >>> the oil >>> industries<http://listverse.com/2008/02/18/another-10-conspiracy-theories/#>to >>> increase prices amid concerns about future supplies. The oil industry >>> supposedly is aware of vast reserves of untapped oil, but does not utilize >>> them, so that they can maintain the illusion of artificial scarcity. >>> Parallels are drawn between this and the diamond industry, where it is >>> recognized that a monopoly cabal maintain an illusion of artificial scarcity >>> of diamonds, in order to increase their value. >>> >>> 7. AIDS is Manmade >>> >>> [image: Aids] >>> >>> There are claims that AIDS is a man-made disease (i.e. created by >>> scientists in a laboratory). Some of these theories allege that HIV was >>> created by a conspiratorial group or by a secretive agency such as the CIA. >>> It is thought to have been created as a tool of genocide and/or population >>> control. Other theories suggest that the virus was created as an experiment >>> in biological and/or >>> psychological<http://listverse.com/2008/02/18/another-10-conspiracy-theories/#> >>> <http://listverse.com/2008/02/18/another-10-conspiracy-theories/#> >>> warfare, and then escaped into the population at large by accident. Some >>> who believe that >>> HIV<http://listverse.com/2008/02/18/another-10-conspiracy-theories/#>was a >>> government creation see a precedent for it in the Tuskegee syphilis >>> study, in which government-funded researchers deceptively denied treatment >>> to black patients infected with a sexually transmitted disease. It has been >>> claimed that the CIA deliberately administered the HIV virus to African >>> Americans and homosexuals in the 1970s, via tainted hepatitis vaccinations. >>> Groups such as the New Black Panther Party and Louis Farrakhan’s Nation of >>> Islam assert that this was part of a plan to destroy the black race. Others >>> claim that it was administered in Africa as a way of crippling the >>> development of that continent. >>> >>> 6. Water Fluoridation >>> >>> [image: Fluoride Docileville] >>> >>> Fluoride is commonly added to drinking water in the United States and >>> other countries. It is usually justified by drawing attention to the >>> positive benefits to teeth, reducing tooth decay. There is evidence to >>> suggest that fluoridating the water supply may be harmful for those using >>> it, particularly >>> children<http://listverse.com/2008/02/18/another-10-conspiracy-theories/#>. >>> There are conspiracy theories that this information is known and recognised >>> by those responsible for adding the fluoride, but that they continue the >>> practice regardless. Drug companies have been targetted as possible >>> beneficiaries, as they will profit from a population with ill-health. >>> Another motive that has been suggested relates to the evidence suggesting >>> that fluoride lowers mental ability: that fluoridation is, by design, used >>> to “dumb down” the population. >>> >>> >>> >>> 5. Drug Company Deceptions >>> >>> [image: Drugcompanies] >>> >>> A popular conspiracy theory suggests that drug companies are >>> intentionally not producing cures for a variety of diseases (such as AIDS >>> and >>> cancer<http://listverse.com/2008/02/18/another-10-conspiracy-theories/#>) >>> because they >>> profit<http://listverse.com/2008/02/18/another-10-conspiracy-theories/#> >>> <http://listverse.com/2008/02/18/another-10-conspiracy-theories/#> >>> so heavily from the drugs used to treat the symptoms of these illnesses. >>> Additionally, other medical conspiracies charge that the pharmaceutical >>> companies are in league with some medical practicioners to ‘invent’ new >>> diseases, such as ADD, ADHD in order to increase the userbase of their >>> medications. While most people consider the drug companies to be the primary >>> drivers in this deception, some believe that there is also government >>> involvement due to tax revenues. >>> >>> 4. Chemtrails >>> >>> [image: X-Chem-Contrails] >>> >>> The Chemtrail conspiracy theory claims that some trails left behind jet >>> aircraft are different in appearance and quality from those of normal >>> contrails, may be composed of harmful chemicals, and are being deliberately >>> produced, and covered up by the >>> government<http://listverse.com/2008/02/18/another-10-conspiracy-theories/#>. >>> These unusual trails are referred to as “chemtrails” (a portmanteau of >>> “chemical trails”). The term specifically refers to systematic, >>> high-altitude dumping of unknown substances for undisclosed purposes, >>> resulting in the appearance of these unusual contrails. Chemtrail advocates >>> say these trails are often laid down in patterns, such as grids, Xs and >>> crosshatches. >>> >>> 3. The Everlasting Light Bulb >>> >>> [image: Lightbulb] >>> >>> Almost since the beginning of the light bulb there have been theories >>> that state that technology relating to an everlasting light bulb is being >>> suppressed in order to keep a strong hold on the profit margins of the bulb >>> manufacturers. This theory has been given some weight due to the Phoebus >>> Cartel which was a cartel of, among others, Osram, Philips and General >>> Electric from December 23, 1924 until 1939 that existed to control the >>> manufacture and sale of light >>> bulbs<http://listverse.com/2008/02/18/another-10-conspiracy-theories/#>. >>> The cartel reduced competition in the light bulb industry for almost twenty >>> years. The cartel has featured in fictional works which makes the line >>> between fact and fiction difficult to discern. >>> >>> 2. Iraq – a War for Oil >>> >>> [image: Oil] >>> >>> In recent times, wars in the Middle East such as the Gulf War and the >>> invasion of Iraq have been described as wars for oil. In many cases, critics >>> have accused the U.S. of engaging in realpolitik in the cynical sense of >>> political action without regard for principle or morals. It has been >>> suggested that war is a perfect way of distracting citizens, as an electoral >>> tactic, from difficulties facing the then current administration. This >>> premise is the basis of the film Wag the Dog, and the Orwell novel Nineteen >>> Eighty-Four. >>> >>> 1. The New World Order >>> >>> [image: Bilderberg] >>> >>> This popular conspiracy theory claims that a small group of international >>> elites controls and manipulates governments, industry and media >>> organisations worldwide. The primary tool they use to dominate nations is >>> the system of central >>> banking<http://listverse.com/2008/02/18/another-10-conspiracy-theories/#> >>> <http://listverse.com/2008/02/18/another-10-conspiracy-theories/#> >>> . They are said to have funded and in some cases caused most of the major >>> wars of the last 200 years, primarily through carrying out false flag >>> attacks to manipulate populations into supporting them, and have a grip on >>> the world economy >>> <http://listverse.com/2008/02/18/another-10-conspiracy-theories/#>, >>> deliberately causing inflation and depressions at will. The people behind >>> the New World Order are thought to be international bankers, in particular >>> the owners of the private banks in the Federal Reserve System, Bank of >>> England<http://listverse.com/2008/02/18/another-10-conspiracy-theories/#>and >>> other central banks, and members of the Council on Foreign Relations, >>> Trilateral Commission and Bilderberg Group. >>> >>> Afterword >>> >>> No one really knows what causes people to become so fascinated with >>> conspiracy theories. What is known, however, is that they can become so >>> popular as to be considered a form of mass hysteria. Use the comments below >>> to tell us if you believe in any of the theories suggested here. >>> >>> This article is licensed under the GFDL >>> <http://listverse.com/fdl.txt>because it contains quotations from the >>> Wikipedia articles: Phoebus >>> Cartel <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel>, Pan Am Flight >>> 103<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_103>, >>> Paul is Dead <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_is_dead>, and Conspiracy >>> Theories <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_conspiracy_theories>. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >>> Mahogany at: >>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell >> wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik >> >> >> > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
