More awesome conspiracy theories

[semillama]

I use the term "awesome" to denote the magnitude of the wackiness involved to come up with this stuff. Also, many of you will be familiar with a lot of these theories, but a few were new to me, and I figured that would be the case with most people.

So, enjoy:
http://www.oddee.com/item_92285.aspx

My favorite one is that the early Middle Ages never actually happened.

[onager]

1. Variant on the Sex Gum, from Egypt

During the nearly 3 years I've been in Egypt, I've seen a variation of that "sex gum" story several times in the Egyptian newspapers.

This version of the story originate in Egyptian high schools. It involves a gum that is not only a powerful aphrodisiac, but renders the chewer unconscious (or nearly so). This story seems to be spread by teen girls sending e-mails and SMS messages warning their friends not to accept any (insert brand name here) gum.

Obviously Egyptian teen boys must be making a lot of trips to the Gaza border crossing, to score gum from that scientist.

Not quite as wacky as a story about virgin birth, but probably serves much the same purpose. "Hey, it wasn't MY fault..."

[LeftishBrit]

2. Oh wow!

Fascinating! I only knew two of those - the alien reptiles and the faked moon landings.

I have come across a few strange ones on GD - my favourite is that Ambrose Evans-Pritchard has huge sinister power over America and the world.

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. The Middle Ages never happened? Step this way

and check out these threads and others made around the same time by this poster in the Religion & Theology forum:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=214&topic_id=2868
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=214&topic_id=2419#2451
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=214&topic_id=2519&mesg_id=2519

[semillama]

4. Good lord, what a maniac.

I wonder what his kickback percentage was.

[LeftishBrit]

5. Sounds absolutely insane

I note that he 'disrupted poorly'.

[trotsky]

6. I was just trying to remember who that was!

I remember the fun. :crazy: