What did you learn today TIL

[psiberzerker]

 

Well, I do recycle.

<Seriously, the cobalt blue and paisley nightgown didn't occur to you?

[ChirpingGirl]

After watching "fire in the sky" I looked up the real story, which was much more interesting.

 

Walton and his family believed they'd seen numerous UFOs over the years and were obsessed with the idea of alien contact.

As a UFO enthusiast, Walton would have been aware the National Enquirer offered a $5000 reward for "positive proof" of an extraterrestrial encounter.

Walton and the other crew members divided the $5000 and gave exclusive story rights to the Enquirer.

Walton's medical exams and initial failed-but-kept-secret polygraph test were set up and paid for by the National Enquirer.

Walton's supposed abduction provided the much-needed "act of god" that enabled logging contractor Mike Rogers to avoid costly penalties due to the crew falling far behind schedule.

Walton and Rogers could have easily rigged up a glowing light or other prop to make the other five think they'd seen a UFO.

Faced with embarrassing questions, the Walton family decided they would only talk to people who did not doubt the abduction-by-aliens story.

[Jed_]

Good night John boy.

[psiberzerker]

And here they are today:



Coincidence, or conspiracy?

[ChirpingGirl]

Fascinating read. If you can read the 40 some year old faded text scanned images.

https://debunker.com/historical/KlassContraWalton.pdf

Just fascinating how to this day people believe it's real. But if Twitter is any indication, it's no surprise people still buy it.

[psiberzerker]

Just fascinating how to this day people believe it's real.

People still believe in the Bowling Green Massacre, but global warming is a hoax.



They're stupid, they'll believe anything.  What kind of self destructive idiots are going to "Storm" the most top secret military base known to man, and announce their intent beforehand?  

[psiberzerker]

Missy Elliot was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame back in June.

[Indian Babe]

Then again, I don’t wear pink because it really isn’t my color.

I bet you look cute in pink Jed, with a puple print to add lustre.

[seveninchblues]

Just dropping by after several days... learning very quickly I haven't missed anything on this board.  Same old boring ass shit...

[staci]

lol. We are just getting warmed up seven. It gets boringer as it goes.

[psiberzerker]

It gets boringer as it goes.

Okay, but "Boring" means I have a chance to write...

[Jed_]

Then again, I don’t wear pink because it really isn’t my color.

I bet you look cute in pink Jed, with a puple print to add lustre.

You’re naughty bits are likely more brown than pink.  And I know I look good IN brown.   

[ChirpingGirl]

I learned my family still refuses to understand I don't want a birthday party tomorrow. 

Parties are for the kids, not me.

[psiberzerker]

Well, happy birthday to.

Morrow?

[psiberzerker]

This Febuary, the Egg Board reported over 8 and a half Billion eggs produced in America.  (I looked this up because of a #GoVegan eco-idiot who apparently saw The Daily Show.)

What's the current human population of the Earth?  (<8 Billion.)  That's 1 specie, in 1 month, in 1 country.  If we just stopped eating meat (And eggs) we could be wiped out by famine, and overpopulation of feral chickens (hogs, cattle...)  In under 9 months, those 8.6 Billion eggs can hatch, and grow old enough to start laying eggs, at INDUSTRIAL production rates.  Before you can knock up your wife, and have an infant.  

Also, we can't stop world hunger, it wouldn't be profitable.  We can make an egg for every man, woman, and child on the planet, each month, but we can't stop world hunger.  Also, there's a record breaking Dairy surplus, that's probably going to all rot, because of tariffs, and Brexit, there's no market for it.

[_priapism]

[IdleBoast]

That's a good post - I've even shared it myself on Twitter.

[ChirpingGirl]

Day of the Dead - 1985 took place on Halloween.

[Jed_]

The original Night of the Living Dead 1968 was filmed in part in a cemetery where my grandfather 1959 and grandmother 1978 were buried.

[ChirpingGirl]

The original Night of the Living Dead 1968 was filmed in part in a cemetery where my grandfather 1959 and grandmother 1978 were buried.

No shit?