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The truth is not out there #2

For a quick introduction to this series, see “The truth is not out there #1“. The next conspiracy theory I’ll uncover here is that on 9/11, a Boeing 757 did not actually hit the pentagon. The conspiracy goes that some other means was used to explode the pentagon and that Muslim terrorists were not responsible [...]

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The truth is not out there #1

The Independent frequently takes some time out from aspiring to be a quality newspaper, to aspire to be a quality tabloid. This leads to such wonderful features as this weeks “The ten best conspiracy theories.” The Independent has clearly been taken over by GCHQ, because everything they write about these conspiracies is just a bunch [...]

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Hey, I’m a paranoid pervert too!

One of the small pleasures in my life – besides eating apple pie with ice cream and fox hunting – is to look at the google analytics report for my blog and see which search queries have lead people to my site. To learn more about my readership, obviously. Not to laugh at them. That [...]

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The Netherlands needs you!

A disturbing phenomenon seems to be rearing its ugly head in The Netherlands. After decades of healthy figures, sometimes even double-digit growth, the last year has shown shrinking numbers. And our government is doing nothing to reverse the trend. In fact, they’re even closing prisons to accomodate this dramatic fall in the number of prisoners. [...]

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Don’t touch a serial killer. It is bad luck.

Psychologist Bruce Hood has written an article in the Guardian about superstition. Apparently 50 per cent of Britons will not walk under ladders. Given that this is an article about superstition, I’m assuming this is not because they are simply fat bastards who refuse to walk flat out. Mr Hood begins by describing how city [...]

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