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Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 1st February 2024, 03:17 PM
Replies: 419
Views: 12,508
Posted By Major Major
I think it was more that vast amounts of the...

I think it was more that vast amounts of the wordage were devoted to manipulating cigarettes -- every third paragraph would have a character pull out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, dig in his...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 13th December 2023, 05:40 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 7,077
Posted By Major Major
I hope he had it taken in. A lot.

I hope he had it taken in. A lot.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 12th December 2023, 04:19 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 7,077
Posted By Major Major
But conspiracies can be relieving. ...

But conspiracies can be relieving.

https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/in-charge

Mods: Please delete, it won't link to my image.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 1st October 2023, 10:02 AM
Replies: 419
Views: 12,508
Posted By Major Major
Oh, do you mean like:

Oh, do you mean like:
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 21st September 2023, 03:38 PM
Replies: 419
Views: 12,508
Posted By Major Major
And think of all the people running around in the...

And think of all the people running around in the thing replacing blown vacuum tubes. Never mind the air conditioning unit running 24/7 and taking more power than the computer itself.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 14th September 2023, 12:09 PM
Replies: 419
Views: 12,508
Posted By Major Major
The infamous prank novel Atlanta Nights had a...

The infamous prank novel Atlanta Nights had a list of the characters at the beginning. If the reader took their initials it produced the sentence "PublishAmerica is a vanity press".
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 14th September 2023, 12:01 PM
Replies: 419
Views: 12,508
Posted By Major Major
There was a novel where characters "nooked" a...

There was a novel where characters "nooked" a fire. Someone had done a careless search-and-replace to get rid of "kindle".
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 12th September 2023, 11:06 AM
Replies: 419
Views: 12,508
Posted By Major Major
John Masters said that he had to decide to stop...

John Masters said that he had to decide to stop researching at some point, or he would be impelled to include every bit of trivia.

On the other hand, he once had a disagreement with an editor who...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 12th September 2023, 08:05 AM
Replies: 419
Views: 12,508
Posted By Major Major
Melville had done all this research, and didn't...

Melville had done all this research, and didn't want it to go to waste.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 27th June 2023, 10:45 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,580
Posted By Major Major
We know about Breckinridge Long...

We know about Breckinridge Long (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breckinridge_Long) doing his best to keep refugees out. But the Army focused its efforts on Jews in America, who were portrayed as...
Forum: Trials and Errors 21st June 2023, 10:33 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,335
Posted By Major Major
"He gave it to me!"

Has anyone encountered a case of theft where the defendant offered a defense that the victim had voluntary given the allegedly stolen article to him?
Forum: USA Politics 9th April 2023, 07:02 PM
Replies: 357
Views: 17,118
Posted By Major Major
How can you object to him?

How can you object to him?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 3rd February 2023, 01:30 PM
Replies: 3,064
Views: 256,773
Posted By Major Major
There was an antivaxxer who proposed harassing...

There was an antivaxxer who proposed harassing others. She spoke of standing as close to them as possible and coughing on them.

I know this is a sensitive issue, but it seems to be a "punishment"...
Forum: Trials and Errors 3rd February 2023, 01:28 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 898
Posted By Major Major
Lawyer Suspended for Misconduct

Here's a lawyer who had an . . . innovative . . . concept for dealing with legal problems.
...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 24th January 2023, 07:32 PM
Replies: 579
Views: 96,518
Posted By Major Major
And Golitsyn also explained that the "Prague...

And Golitsyn also explained that the "Prague Spring" and the entire dissident movement were part of the plot.

Angleton's subordinate Tennet "Pete" Bagley is still publishing books supporting these...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 22nd January 2023, 03:27 PM
Replies: 579
Views: 96,518
Posted By Major Major
And Tucker Carlson has been doing it on Fox: ...

And Tucker Carlson has been doing it on Fox:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgXq8S02NJc&t=1s
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 22nd January 2023, 03:26 PM
Replies: 579
Views: 96,518
Posted By Major Major
For what it's worth, Quora...

For what it's worth, Quora (https://www.quora.com/) has been trundling out old JFK conspiracy theories, most already debunked and some weirdly irrelevant.

For example:...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 22nd January 2023, 01:48 PM
Replies: 579
Views: 96,518
Posted By Major Major
Meanwhile, the FBI had proof that the Soviets had...

Meanwhile, the FBI had proof that the Soviets had had nothing to do with Oswald and were in a panic over his actions. This was courtesy of CPUSA Secretary for Relations with Foreign Communist...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 22nd January 2023, 01:43 PM
Replies: 579
Views: 96,518
Posted By Major Major
Part of the problem was KGB defector Anatoliy...

Part of the problem was KGB defector Anatoliy Mikhailovich Golitsyn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoliy_Golitsyn). Golitsyn had persuaded CIA counterintelligence direstor James Jesus Angleton...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 18th January 2023, 07:13 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 3,032
Posted By Major Major
Anyone remember Tilted Arc...

Anyone remember Tilted Arc (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilted_Arc)?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th December 2022, 02:11 PM
Replies: 318
Views: 20,708
Posted By Major Major
"It's just over the horizon." Definition of...

"It's just over the horizon."

Definition of "horizon": an imaginary line that always remains the same distance from the observer.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 28th November 2022, 01:01 AM
Replies: 579
Views: 96,518
Posted By Major Major
He's hardly alone. There is a new more...

He's hardly alone. There is a new more widespread book on the assassination, based on interviews with "researchers, scholars, eyewitnesses, and family members of those who were part of the tangled...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd November 2022, 04:01 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 4,356
Posted By Major Major
This seems a little extravagant: ...

This seems a little extravagant:

https://oldfriendsequine.org/
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 7th September 2022, 11:00 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,049
Posted By Major Major
Consider Gustavus's army . . . 47149

Consider Gustavus's army . . .
47149
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 14th July 2022, 08:41 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,886
Posted By Major Major
[QUOTE=mikegriffith1;13853390]This is a...

[QUOTE=mikegriffith1;13853390]This is a pointless, strawman argument. Many of the people who were positively identified as communists with rock-solid evidence were never detected by the Venona...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 12th July 2022, 01:39 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,886
Posted By Major Major
Whittaker Chambers certainly felt so. In one...

Whittaker Chambers certainly felt so. In one incident he was used by McCarthy, who dropped by to say hello, and then let the press believe he was consulting with an expert on Communist penetration.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 10th July 2022, 05:28 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,886
Posted By Major Major
Now check this: ...

Now check this:

http://www.johnearlhaynes.org/page62.html
Forum: Trials and Errors 14th April 2022, 03:41 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,133
Posted By Major Major
Because he's a member of an Oppressed Group, and...

Because he's a member of an Oppressed Group, and has mental problems, so isn't responsible for his actions.
Forum: Trials and Errors 11th April 2022, 11:26 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,133
Posted By Major Major
Ali Harbi Ali Convicted

Ali Harbi Ali, the man who stabbed Sir David Amess to death, has been convicted of murder.

I wonder how long it will be before progressives start calling for his release and compensation.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 11th April 2022, 10:46 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 5,548
Posted By Major Major
Of course there were dinosaurs in Africa.

Of course there were dinosaurs in Africa.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 28th March 2022, 02:14 PM
Replies: 573
Views: 41,107
Posted By Major Major
Oh, you mean like "John Jones's Dollar"? ...

Oh, you mean like "John Jones's Dollar"?

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/26867/26867-h/26867-h.htm
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 24th March 2022, 10:51 AM
Replies: 449
Split Thread: The Challenger Disaster
Views: 30,610
Posted By Major Major
You had me until that last line. Operation...

You had me until that last line. Operation Pointless Money Down the Drain is a regular action in government. Bureaucrats are constantly on the prowl for newer and more grandiose ways to waste the...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 17th March 2022, 03:46 PM
Replies: 579
Views: 96,518
Posted By Major Major
I believe this is post-1963. Most comments at...

I believe this is post-1963. Most comments at the time were that killing the President was not a Federal offense then.



His defense would be "I'm a patsy." That fits so well with CT-thought,...
Forum: USA Politics 6th March 2022, 08:57 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 3,590
Posted By Major Major
You mean like this?

You mean like this?
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 26th February 2022, 08:52 PM
Replies: 3,211
Views: 113,368
Posted By Major Major
The Ukrainians are engaged in a full-bore hoax! ...

The Ukrainians are engaged in a full-bore hoax! So says the knowledgable (for some values of knowledge) Paul Craig Roberts. There are no Russian troops in Ukraine.
...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 22nd February 2022, 03:36 PM
Replies: 573
Views: 41,107
Posted By Major Major
Yes. And there was help. ...

Yes. And there was help.
https://i.imgur.com/Vll1fuo.png
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 21st December 2021, 05:08 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,451
Posted By Major Major
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj8n4MfhjUc&t=53s...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj8n4MfhjUc&t=53s
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 10th December 2021, 09:41 PM
Replies: 3,064
Views: 256,773
Posted By Major Major
I am now listening to Clyde Lewis of Ground Zero...

I am now listening to Clyde Lewis of Ground Zero proclaim that Omicron is invalidating the vaccine agenda and blaming it on Big Pharma. Also that deaths from the vaccine are spiraling out of...
Forum: Trials and Errors 20th November 2021, 07:50 AM
Replies: 3,098
Views: 204,455
Posted By Major Major
Good News! Justice has triumphed! ...

Good News! Justice has triumphed!

https://babylonbee.com/news/after-prosecutors-find-mail-in-jury-votes-at-3am-rittenhouse-now-guilty
Forum: Trials and Errors 10th November 2021, 08:09 AM
Replies: 3,098
Views: 204,455
Posted By Major Major
Not to worry. The jurors are being videoed...

Not to worry.

The jurors are being videoed in the courtroom.

Their personal information will be found soon enough.

You can all be sure the jury will do the right thing and send this...
Forum: USA Politics 20th October 2021, 09:08 AM
Replies: 321
Views: 18,922
Posted By Major Major
How about we replace them all with statues of St....

How about we replace them all with statues of St. George Floyd?
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 19th October 2021, 07:01 PM
Replies: 3,497
Views: 236,678
Posted By Major Major
Right now the main point of dispute seems to be...

Right now the main point of dispute seems to be these thousands of policemen, hospital workers, armed forces members, etc. who have just discovered that they have a religious exemption to receiving...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 19th October 2021, 06:58 PM
Replies: 955
Views: 222,672
Posted By Major Major
And Anglin has thrown back at you the same...

And Anglin has thrown back at you the same sarcasm that you employ in place of facts. You don't like it when your opponents use the same tactics on you that you use on them.

But then, I figured...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 17th October 2021, 02:15 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,248
Posted By Major Major
What about Piers Anthony? He has published over...

What about Piers Anthony? He has published over 200 books, admittedly including (acknowledged) collaborations.

As for "standing out", well . . .
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 2nd October 2021, 07:29 PM
Replies: 955
Views: 222,672
Posted By Major Major
While you throw your shoulders out of joint...

While you throw your shoulders out of joint patting yourselves on the back over your majestic triumph at routing your opponents, said opponents have a different perspective:

"More than 75 years...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd September 2021, 03:17 AM
Replies: 3,119
Views: 313,549
Posted By Major Major
Latest Covid Antivaxx demand: "If I have to take...

Latest Covid Antivaxx demand: "If I have to take the shot to remain working here, sign this paper saying that I will sue you if I am harmed by it."
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 24th August 2021, 08:58 AM
Replies: 579
Views: 96,518
Posted By Major Major
You forgot that he was going to pull out of...

You forgot that he was going to pull out of Vietnam, end the Cold War, and smash the Military-Industrial Complex. After which the world would enter an age of peace, truth, love, and beauty and...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th August 2021, 05:02 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 975
Posted By Major Major
Skeptical Activists at Work In Canada

Showing the redigulous that their imaginary friend in the sky won't do anything for them.
...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 26th June 2021, 05:45 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,252
Posted By Major Major
Modern followup: ...

Modern followup:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HLCGSMF/?coliid=I30CAIYW8VWKIS&colid=2DYM2T2ND61KY&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 26th June 2021, 04:54 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 7,359
Posted By Major Major
I am (unwillingly) a listener of Coast to Coast ...

I am (unwillingly) a listener of Coast to Coast and Ground Zero. The Flying Saucer people (I have to call them that) were so sure that the release of the report would stunningly confirm their...
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