Had to be told by another co-worker that yes, he really does think chemtrails are real.
Oh, dear.
I'm not sure whose sarcasm meter is off, mine or his.
This is gonna be the new anti-vax thing.
It occurs to me that the anti-education efforts of the right wing have in fact succeeded.
Without a depressing delve into the intardnet, chemtrails are thick fuckers who have noticed planes leave lines in the sky and "oh noez it's a massive conspiracy and reptiles and shit"?
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on December 03, 2014, 06:15:10 PM
Without a depressing delve into the intardnet, chemtrails are thick fuckers who have noticed planes leave lines in the sky and "oh noez it's a massive conspiracy and reptiles and shit"?
Yes, they are constantly spraying us with sooper bad toxins... for... reasons.
Quote from: rationalWiki.comContrails ("condensation trails") are thin, long clouds of condensation left behind by flying aircraft, usually caused by the condensation of hot airplane exhaust in cold air.
According to some conspiracy theorists, some of these are actually chemtrails, a form of aerial dispersal of chemicals by The Powers That Be for some vague but definitely nefarious purpose. This is one of the youngest among the established conspiracy theories, having been first discussed around 1996, and it is still going strong despite any evidence for it being laughably lacking.
BRB. Got a a mate who will definitely go for this :evil:
Quote from: Hoopla on December 03, 2014, 06:17:37 PM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on December 03, 2014, 06:15:10 PM
Without a depressing delve into the intardnet, chemtrails are thick fuckers who have noticed planes leave lines in the sky and "oh noez it's a massive conspiracy and reptiles and shit"?
Yes, they are constantly spraying us with sooper bad toxins... for... reasons.
We need a sinister
reasons emote.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV9gRFv5Kgc
Quote from: Hoopla on December 03, 2014, 06:17:37 PM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on December 03, 2014, 06:15:10 PM
Without a depressing delve into the intardnet, chemtrails are thick fuckers who have noticed planes leave lines in the sky and "oh noez it's a massive conspiracy and reptiles and shit"?
Yes, they are constantly spraying us with sooper bad toxins... for... reasons.
It's a good thing the bad guys don't have to breathe the same air or anything.
More from DBoots: https://www.youtube.com/user/dbootsthediva/videos
I think this reaction nicely sums up my first exposure to the chemtrail nonsense. "Oh man that's BRILLIANT," followed by, "oh wait you're serious."
So, because Iowa, I'm going to ask him why the dusting planes fly so low then.
I still keep hoping the conspiracy theory I came up with catches on: the fluoride in the water powers the batteries in the transmitters in your fillings. I introduced a few places a while back, intending to see firsthand how these things spread. Sadly, it never caught on.
Let us know how it goes with your case study. Errr. Cubemate.
Quote from: S the Mad on December 06, 2014, 06:42:11 AM
I still keep hoping the conspiracy theory I came up with catches on: the fluoride in the water powers the batteries in the transmitters in your fillings. I introduced a few places a while back, intending to see firsthand how these things spread. Sadly, it never caught on.
Let us know how it goes with your case study. Errr. Cubemate.
Won't work: Requires the understanding that transmitters need power to operate. Understanding not present in subjects.
You're totally not getting how this conspiracy thing works, dude. Scientific understanding is inserted in subjects, in highly selective (and often completely fictitious) doses. :lulz:
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on December 08, 2014, 03:58:56 PM
You're totally not getting how this conspiracy thing works, dude. Scientific understanding is inserted in subjects, in highly selective (and often completely fictitious) doses. :lulz:
It sounds to me like that step was skipped.
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on December 08, 2014, 03:58:56 PM
You're totally not getting how this conspiracy thing works, dude. Scientific understanding is inserted in subjects, in highly selective (and often completely fictitious) doses. :lulz:
Personal favourite example of this:
When Jacques Vallee, a UFOlogist of a somewhat more sceptical and scientific bent than average, was being told about the Dulce underground base conspiracy, he listened politely for a minute about this supposed underground city/base jointly ruled by aliens and the US military and then asked, quite sensibly, "how do they dispose of waste?" He pointed out a city of that size would create quite a level of disturbance on the surrounding environment, but no evidence for such disturbances could be produced.
And, as it later turned out, Dulce was a conspiracy theory being promoted by people within the US Air Force intelligence corps
anyway.
Quote from: Cain on December 26, 2014, 10:10:09 AM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on December 08, 2014, 03:58:56 PM
You're totally not getting how this conspiracy thing works, dude. Scientific understanding is inserted in subjects, in highly selective (and often completely fictitious) doses. :lulz:
Personal favourite example of this:
When Jacques Vallee, a UFOlogist of a somewhat more sceptical and scientific bent than average, was being told about the Dulce underground base conspiracy, he listened politely for a minute about this supposed underground city/base jointly ruled by aliens and the US military and then asked, quite sensibly, "how do they dispose of waste?" He pointed out a city of that size would create quite a level of disturbance on the surrounding environment, but no evidence for such disturbances could be produced.
And, as it later turned out, Dulce was a conspiracy theory being promoted by people within the US Air Force intelligence corps anyway.
That's one of those "so obvious it's brilliant" moments.
I wish I was better at that sort of thinking when trolling FaceBook.
New in cubemate adventures: racism today is Jesse Jackson's fault.
Two things.
One, I think we can leverage the waste disposal angle to support the existence of chemtrails. No, it's not what you think. Though still organic, the waste is not septic, rather, a measure of kerosine jettisoned before landing.
Two, if the fillings were considered relays instead of transmitters, then there are some devices that can be powered by the very same electromagnetic signal they transduce.
Conspiracy wins forever :lulz:
Quote from: Trivial on June 20, 2015, 06:42:33 PM
New in cubemate adventures: racism today is Jesse Jackson's fault.
:lulz:
Does Jesse Jackson even do anything anymore? Shit, is he even still alive?
I prefer people who go on about Al Sharpton being responsible for racism though. Because then you can point out he's actually an FBI informant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Sharpton#Work_as_FBI_informant) and so really the US government invented racism. And that can lead to some hilarious shit, let me tell you.
Although Jesse Jackson Jr is also a federal informant...
Quote from: Cain on June 21, 2015, 12:39:56 AM
Does Jesse Jackson even do anything anymore? Shit, is he even still alive?
I prefer people who go on about Al Sharpton being responsible for racism though. Because then you can point out he's actually an FBI informant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Sharpton#Work_as_FBI_informant) and so really the US government invented racism. And that can lead to some hilarious shit, let me tell you.
Although Jesse Jackson Jr is also a federal informant...
Oh he brought up Al Sharpton too, also Obama, but he's a birther so that's nothing new.
Conspiracy collection:
Racism because Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Obama
Obama secret muslim.
Obama Kenyan.
Greys.
Aspartame is killing everyone.
Monsanto is killing everyone.
GMOs are killing everyone.
Fluoride is killing everyone.
Vaccines are killing everyone.
The government is trying to get Ebola to kill everyone.
Smoking is not killing him but the snortable migraine medicine he takes will.
Chem trails.
Ghosts - specifically the janitor that died in the building and is pressing elevator buttons.
The military destroyed his wife's thyroid.
All cops are evil oppressors.
All cops are awesome and are just doing their jobs.
Bundy ranch solar farm thing.
Non conspiracy item that I thought was funny:
We went to the moon because the astronauts were boyscouts and boyscouts don't lie about that sort of thing.
Jesse Jackson Jr was also a Boy Scout. Coincidence? I think not.
Quote from: Trivial on June 21, 2015, 01:16:53 AM
Conspiracy collection:
Racism because Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Obama
Obama secret muslim.
Obama Kenyan.
Greys.
Aspartame is killing everyone.
Monsanto is killing everyone.
GMOs are killing everyone.
Fluoride is killing everyone.
Vaccines are killing everyone.
The government is trying to get Ebola to kill everyone.
Smoking is not killing him but the snortable migraine medicine he takes will.
Chem trails.
Ghosts - specifically the janitor that died in the building and is pressing elevator buttons.
The military destroyed his wife's thyroid.
All cops are evil oppressors.
All cops are awesome and are just doing their jobs.
Bundy ranch solar farm thing.
Non conspiracy item that I thought was funny:
We went to the moon because the astronauts were boyscouts and boyscouts don't lie about that sort of thing.
It's a wonder anyone is alive at all.
Quote from: Choppas an' Sluggas on June 21, 2015, 05:54:41 AM
Quote from: Trivial on June 21, 2015, 01:16:53 AM
Conspiracy collection:
Racism because Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Obama
Obama secret muslim.
Obama Kenyan.
Greys.
Aspartame is killing everyone.
Monsanto is killing everyone.
GMOs are killing everyone.
Fluoride is killing everyone.
Vaccines are killing everyone.
The government is trying to get Ebola to kill everyone.
Smoking is not killing him but the snortable migraine medicine he takes will.
Chem trails.
Ghosts - specifically the janitor that died in the building and is pressing elevator buttons.
The military destroyed his wife's thyroid.
All cops are evil oppressors.
All cops are awesome and are just doing their jobs.
Bundy ranch solar farm thing.
Non conspiracy item that I thought was funny:
We went to the moon because the astronauts were boyscouts and boyscouts don't lie about that sort of thing.
It's a wonder anyone is alive at all.
But he believes in ghosts.
Maybe we aren't. :scared:
Meanwhile, in Toronto, there were anti-chemtrail ads on the subways last year. Whoever paid for the ad space seems to have run out of money, though.
Quote from: President Television on June 21, 2015, 01:34:45 PM
Meanwhile, in Toronto, there were anti-chemtrail ads on the subways last year. Whoever paid for the ad space seems to have run out of money, though.
There were?
Quote from: Demolition Squid on June 21, 2015, 01:24:53 PM
Quote from: Choppas an' Sluggas on June 21, 2015, 05:54:41 AM
Quote from: Trivial on June 21, 2015, 01:16:53 AM
Conspiracy collection:
Racism because Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Obama
Obama secret muslim.
Obama Kenyan.
Greys.
Aspartame is killing everyone.
Monsanto is killing everyone.
GMOs are killing everyone.
Fluoride is killing everyone.
Vaccines are killing everyone.
The government is trying to get Ebola to kill everyone.
Smoking is not killing him but the snortable migraine medicine he takes will.
Chem trails.
Ghosts - specifically the janitor that died in the building and is pressing elevator buttons.
The military destroyed his wife's thyroid.
All cops are evil oppressors.
All cops are awesome and are just doing their jobs.
Bundy ranch solar farm thing.
Non conspiracy item that I thought was funny:
We went to the moon because the astronauts were boyscouts and boyscouts don't lie about that sort of thing.
It's a wonder anyone is alive at all.
But he believes in ghosts.
Maybe we aren't. :scared:
:lulz:
Tucson.
Quote from: Choppas an' Sluggas on June 21, 2015, 05:54:41 AM
Quote from: Trivial on June 21, 2015, 01:16:53 AM
Conspiracy collection:
Racism because Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Obama
Obama secret muslim.
Obama Kenyan.
Greys.
Aspartame is killing everyone.
Monsanto is killing everyone.
GMOs are killing everyone.
Fluoride is killing everyone.
Vaccines are killing everyone.
The government is trying to get Ebola to kill everyone.
Smoking is not killing him but the snortable migraine medicine he takes will.
Chem trails.
Ghosts - specifically the janitor that died in the building and is pressing elevator buttons.
The military destroyed his wife's thyroid.
All cops are evil oppressors.
All cops are awesome and are just doing their jobs.
Bundy ranch solar farm thing.
Non conspiracy item that I thought was funny:
We went to the moon because the astronauts were boyscouts and boyscouts don't lie about that sort of thing.
It's a wonder anyone is alive at all.
See if I'm in charge of a murderous conspiracy, there'd be more murder.
Too much conspiracy, you see.
They spend all their time coming up with conspiracies inside conspiracies wrapped inside false flag attacks inside even more conspiracies (to fool the conspiracy theorists, naturally) that they forget to actually kill someone.
Conspiracy phobia is a psychological disorder started by the government to make conspiracy deniers paranoid.
Quote from: godsmotive on June 22, 2015, 04:30:16 AM
Conspiracy phobia is a psychological disorder started by the government to make conspiracy deniers paranoid.
AKA "cognitive infiltration (http://www.salon.com/2010/01/15/sunstein_2/)".
There is virtually no theory so crazy that some US government employee has not proposed it at least once. The Pentagon also has battle plans for a zombie apocalypse, for example.
Quote from: Cain on June 22, 2015, 03:44:14 AM
Too much conspiracy, you see.
They spend all their time coming up with conspiracies inside conspiracies wrapped inside false flag attacks inside even more conspiracies (to fool the conspiracy theorists, naturally) that they forget to actually kill someone.
This is in fact the funniest part of CT. That the government would take the trouble to try to confuse the theorists, when in fact they just do horrible shit in broad daylight, because nobody cares.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on June 22, 2015, 05:02:14 AM
Quote from: Cain on June 22, 2015, 03:44:14 AM
Too much conspiracy, you see.
They spend all their time coming up with conspiracies inside conspiracies wrapped inside false flag attacks inside even more conspiracies (to fool the conspiracy theorists, naturally) that they forget to actually kill someone.
This is in fact the funniest part of CT. That the government would take the trouble to try to confuse the theorists, when in fact they just do horrible shit in broad daylight, because nobody cares.
The second funniest part of CT, however, is the Youtube vids.
Did I ever tell you about the conspiracy reddit? Usual trash, much as you'd expect. One of the admins made a rambling three hour long video podcast where he was, I shit you not, dressed up in a bird mask. Like so: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvlGGXiBIaY
(incidentally, there is an actually decent subreddit called /r/actualconspiracies. As you'd expect, it mostly details how banks are fucking everyone over, how arms dealers are fucking everyone over and analyses leaked wikileak cables. As such, no-one pays any attention to it).
Quote from: Cain on June 22, 2015, 06:16:03 AM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on June 22, 2015, 05:02:14 AM
Quote from: Cain on June 22, 2015, 03:44:14 AM
Too much conspiracy, you see.
They spend all their time coming up with conspiracies inside conspiracies wrapped inside false flag attacks inside even more conspiracies (to fool the conspiracy theorists, naturally) that they forget to actually kill someone.
This is in fact the funniest part of CT. That the government would take the trouble to try to confuse the theorists, when in fact they just do horrible shit in broad daylight, because nobody cares.
The second funniest part of CT, however, is the Youtube vids.
Did I ever tell you about the conspiracy reddit? Usual trash, much as you'd expect. One of the admins made a rambling three hour long video podcast where he was, I shit you not, dressed up in a bird mask. Like so: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvlGGXiBIaY
(incidentally, there is an actually decent subreddit called /r/actualconspiracies. As you'd expect, it mostly details how banks are fucking everyone over, how arms dealers are fucking everyone over and analyses leaked wikileak cables. As such, no-one pays any attention to it).
Well, sure. What's actual world domination compared to chemtrails and such?
As for the video, I stopped it. If I don't look at it, it can't hurt my brain.
Quote from: Cain on June 22, 2015, 06:16:03 AM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on June 22, 2015, 05:02:14 AM
Quote from: Cain on June 22, 2015, 03:44:14 AM
Too much conspiracy, you see.
They spend all their time coming up with conspiracies inside conspiracies wrapped inside false flag attacks inside even more conspiracies (to fool the conspiracy theorists, naturally) that they forget to actually kill someone.
This is in fact the funniest part of CT. That the government would take the trouble to try to confuse the theorists, when in fact they just do horrible shit in broad daylight, because nobody cares.
The second funniest part of CT, however, is the Youtube vids.
Did I ever tell you about the conspiracy reddit? Usual trash, much as you'd expect. One of the admins made a rambling three hour long video podcast where he was, I shit you not, dressed up in a bird mask. Like so: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvlGGXiBIaY
(incidentally, there is an actually decent subreddit called /r/actualconspiracies. As you'd expect, it mostly details how banks are fucking everyone over, how arms dealers are fucking everyone over and analyses leaked wikileak cables. As such, no-one pays any attention to it).
Ok, this is some weird synchronicity thing, presumably mind-lazor related.
I'm working on an animatronic shooting gallery, and one of the characters I'm thinking about is a cucu bird who pops out of a clock and shouts incoherent conspiracy theories.
Quote from: Hoopla on June 21, 2015, 07:32:55 PM
Quote from: President Television on June 21, 2015, 01:34:45 PM
Meanwhile, in Toronto, there were anti-chemtrail ads on the subways last year. Whoever paid for the ad space seems to have run out of money, though.
There were?
Yeah, last summer. They looked pretty inconspicuous until you read the text, they mostly just looked like shots of the sky at sunset.
Quote from: President Television on June 22, 2015, 10:09:25 PM
Quote from: Hoopla on June 21, 2015, 07:32:55 PM
Quote from: President Television on June 21, 2015, 01:34:45 PM
Meanwhile, in Toronto, there were anti-chemtrail ads on the subways last year. Whoever paid for the ad space seems to have run out of money, though.
There were?
Yeah, last summer. They looked pretty inconspicuous until you read the text, they mostly just looked like shots of the sky at sunset.
Damn, I missed those.