http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18692830 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18692830)
Lololol.
I beg to differ.
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It's kind of sweet.
What makes me smile even more, there will be a great many people people who believe in mermaids merely because the government have said they don't exist. The government's main purpose apparently is to make huge, intricate plots and cover-ups.
Personally I can't believe in any New World Order stuff, because if your government is anything like ours, it couldn't organise a party in a pub.
Quote from: Connie Anne on July 03, 2012, 03:44:12 PM
I beg to differ.
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That is one good skelly.
Quote from: Connie Anne on July 03, 2012, 03:44:12 PM
I beg to differ.
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Now thats a transition!! :P
Yeah, FtF
Animal planet. They had an animated SFX nature documentary on dragons several years ago.
Joelene
Quote from: Joelene9 on July 03, 2012, 06:05:17 PM
Animal planet. They had an animated SFX nature documentary on dragons several years ago.
Joelene
My son watched that as part of a research project his senior year of high school. His topic was could dragons evolve on earth.
What do you think for the country that exercises shrimp.
I believe this thread comes at a perfect time, the eve of our Independence Day. It highlights the real American can-do attitude. Let's face it, most people trudge off to some factory job, or sit in traffic all day driving a taxi. But the real American, the one with that pioneering spirit, figures out a way to have the government hand over a huge grant to study mermaids. That beats working any day of the week! Hugs, Devlyn
From article:
The inquiries followed May's broadcast of Mermaids: The Body Found, on the Discovery Channel's Animal Planet network.
The programme was a work of fiction but its wink-and-nod format apparently led some viewers to believe it was a science education show, the Discovery Channel has acknowledged.
"There's a sucker born every minute" - Phineas T. Barnum
That is funny. Reminds me of the American tourists that came to Norway to see the midnight sun and sued to get their money back when they realized it was the same sun :D
I know it was a long time ago but don't forget the panic that The War of the Worlds radio play made.
I are an 'Merican, an' let me tell you-all sumthin'...
Wait a moment.
I just noticed, when you reply in a thread, the first line is "Subject", and the second line is "Tags." The subscript for the second line says, "
Seperate each tag by a comma"...It should be spelled "Separate".
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Gawd, I hate typso.
AND while I'm at it...what in teh name of tarnation does "eusa_angel" mean? Or show?
Quote from: Marcia on July 04, 2012, 12:05:55 AM
I know it was a long time ago but don't forget the panic that The War of the Worlds radio play made.
[ voice of like an NPR announcer]We now return you to your regularly scheduled thread.[ /voice]
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I met an American tourist in Hawaii who wanted his money back because he couldn't stand at the volcano's crater edge to watch the eruption.
Before this turns into another anti-American rant...
I believe in mermaids, don't need the gov't or T.V. to tell me otherwise and up anyone's who doesn't like it
I'm also calling the spelling and grammar police!!!
LOL... Yes, being silly :laugh:
Yes we have to careful of an anti-rant., seriously.
The ability for people to believe in the absurd is incredible and unfortunately it is getting worse. We have people who do not believe in evolution, I saw recently that one
teaching group are saying that the Loch Ness Monster is real and proves that evolution didn't occur and that all creatures were created 5000 yrs ago. They teach that garbage.
We have people who have no idea where a particular country is. We still have people convinced that the moon landings were fake
One of the nicest articles in the press at the moment is about the so called 'God Particle' the Boson. Supposedly so named by Higgs in his paper. Seemingly his quote was 'I cannot find that Goddamn Particle. The editors of the journal removed the damn, as being 'offensive', so we now have the ludicrous 'God Particle' no doubt some religious fanatic will run with it to prove that God exits because a physicist has said so, when he really said no such thing.
Oh well never let truth get in the way of good fantasy :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Cindy
I had a funny French moment a few years ago when a woman was telling me (or so I thought - this was all in French) that she'd heard the mermaids down by the sea shore. Turns out the French use the same word for 'foghorn' (sirène) - when she saw the expression on my face she almost wet herself - and then explained :).
My new conspiracy theory is that the reason why the world's in so much financial tsuris right now is that all these governments are spending all our money on elaborate cover-ups ;D.
Yes, there are those who believe in the (literal) Biblical version of Creation.
I've had 3 people--all from different families and states--tell me the Earth is 7,000 years old, or 13,000 years old. (depends on which church they belong to)
Man and dinosaurs co-existed.
Supposedly they have it down to the first day as being a Thursday, about tea-time. Oh wait, that might have been a Monty Python thing.
Quote from: Beth Andrea on July 04, 2012, 08:44:29 PM
Supposedly they have it down to the first day as being a Thursday, about tea-time. Oh wait, that might have been a Monty Python thing.
I thought that was Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Quote from: Connie Anne on July 04, 2012, 09:02:02 PM
I thought that was Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
It could very well be. I've read 4 of the 5 books of the trilogy, and know enough to have a towel at all times.
But, Monty Python has the Ministry of Silly Walks. What can Arthur Dent do to top that? ;)
People in this country, like in all countries, believe in dumb sh*t. The difference is, people in this country can do a whole lot more damage...
I'm just like I have dual citizenship and I have an out
C'ya :p
There are good books out that debunks the science BS that is spread out by the media and on the internet. One good book is Bad Astronomy by Phil Plait. It describes the debunking of the Apollo Moon Landing Hoax conspiracy and the other manure that is spread out before us. Link to the homepage: http://www.badastronomy.com/index.html (http://www.badastronomy.com/index.html)
Joelene
I'd just like to point out to all you Amercia-haters that this study was done in the US. We know there's no mermaids. I have yet to see similar statements in Europe or Asia. What does that mean, hmm?
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Personally I don't hate Americans. I just scratch my head bemusedly sometimes. ::)
Quote from: PrincessKnight on July 06, 2012, 02:24:44 AM
I'd just like to point out to all you Amercia-haters that this study was done in the US. We know there's no mermaids. I have yet to see similar statements in Europe or Asia. What does that mean, hmm?
It means that we're more tolerant of diversity over here - there's room in Europe for mermaidists and amermaidists to get along without anyone needing to prove anything either way :).
Anyway, this is all terribly binary - where are the merandrogynes? ;D
*shrugs* There are gullible people in every country, not just the US.
Reminds me of a show called Ghostwatch in the UK about twenty years ago, made in the form of a documentary, which had people calling the BBC because they thought it was real.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/ghostwatch/trivia.shtml (http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/ghostwatch/trivia.shtml)
How a show is made can have an effect on the people watching it I guess.
We still have people here in Tasmania who refuse to accept that their ancestors wiped the Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) off the face of the earth. They still produce blurry photos of wild dogs or similar as evidence. Some people are desperate to believe in all sorts of things.
Karen.
Well there is fine line between cryptozoology and fantasy beliefs. I'm definitely not a hater of anyone, Americans and Tasmanians included. :laugh:
Behave yourself Cindy or I'll come over there and bite you with both heads! :laugh:
Your just trying to escape from the ice field known as Tasmania :laugh:
Quote from: justmeinoz on July 07, 2012, 02:07:58 AM
We still have people here in Tasmania who refuse to accept that their ancestors wiped the Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) off the face of the earth. They still produce blurry photos of wild dogs or similar as evidence. Some people are desperate to believe in all sorts of things.
Karen.
I hold out hope for the Thylacine.
There are several well-known "Lazarus" species. The most famous has to be the coelacanth.
The Chacoan peccary is another that was known only from fossils, before being re-discovered.
In the United States and Canada, the Black Footed ferret was considered extinct, due to habitat destruction. But a remnant population was found and a breeding program instituted.
In Australia, there are several of these type of species, including the New Holland mouse and the Bridled Nailtail wallaby.
Never say die!
Just like anywhere else, we have our share of idiots and morons here in America. Statistically, the average IQ is 100 so that means half the population has an IQ 100 or below and we are always going to have fringe wackos that get too much attention.
Love this thread. It's a nice change of pace. No, I don't want to beat up on my country. But I don't mind pokin' fun o myselfs in the gunerec sence.
QuotePeople really believe that?
Hay R U pokin fun at me? I poke back.
QuoteBut, Monty Python has the Ministry of Silly Walks. What can Arthur Dent do to top that?
I beg to difur but Dent was in the Dark Nite.
QuotePeople in this country, like in all countries, believe in dumb sh*t.
No nede to beleeve. I make it evrey day.
QuoteThere are good books out that debunks the science
No nede for sience here. Just pass me a cold one and the lectronic reemote and my sell fone
QuoteWe know there's no mermaids.
My naybours see them fli ing UFO thangs all the time. Thas rite. thay doo! If thers UFOs then thers them mermmies too!
QuotePersonally I don't hate Americans.
Well thas good cause we's like to buy stuff from U forners. Jus don't come heer to live.
QuoteAnyway, this is all terribly binary - where are the merandrogynes?
Hey now, we don need to go ensultin peeple that don know them big words, U no.
Quote*shrugs* There are gullible people in every country, not just the US.
Hay, I resemble that remark. Us 'Mericans are the best at everythang!
QuoteI hold out hope for the Thylacine.
There are several well-known "Lazarus" species. The most famous has to be the coelacanth.
The Chacoan peccary is another that was known only from fossils, before being re-discovered.
Hay! No frensh! U hav ta speek english like the rest of us!
QuoteJust like anywhere else, we have our share of idiots and morons here in America.
Hay I resemble that remark!
Now before anyone gets all worked up. I'm just poking fun at myself, as a true blooded citizen of the USA. ;)
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I've seen one of these in the Wellcome Collection. Very cool.
As everyone knows though there is "The United States of Canada" and "Jesusland". I think some of the west should not be in the "Jesusland" but what do I know.
Okay here goes (for the two people who have not seen this):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesusland_map (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesusland_map)
As we all know both of them are totally different places.
--Jay Jay
Quote from: aleon515 on July 08, 2012, 05:23:49 PM
As everyone knows though there is "The United States of Canada" and "Jesusland". I think some of the west should not be in the "Jesusland" but what do I know.
Okay here goes (for the two people who have not seen this):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesusland_map (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesusland_map)
--Jay Jay
Dang I live in the "Jesusland" but really would like to live in "The United States of Canada". But I do live almost at the border so does that count?
When my kid was little she used the word "mermaid" for any pretty girl. She couldn't wait to be a mermaid. She was so jealous when my little sister went to prom. She wrapped a towel around herself to make a beautiful dress so she could be a mermaid too.
To be fair, any four legged creature at the time was a "horse" and any machine was a "train" and any large room was a "barn." Definitions were a little fast and loose at the time. ;D