The guitar center has a lefty electric section now but the most that I have seen there is about 6 out of a selection of 200.
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 4:22 AM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > 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 > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
