Everywhere I've been in Metro Atlanta is zero-out-of-hundreds. I've tried flipping a righty over, and it's... wrong.
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 7:30 AM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 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/ > > > -- "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
