Sovereign citizens.

[dannylion]

Aug 27, 2014 9:09:51 GMT -5 Wisconsin Beth said:

Aug 27, 2014 9:04:20 GMT -5 dannylion said:

Because everyone knows that gold fringe is an instrument of Satan. Or aliens. Or something.

Or maybe people just think it's tacky? 

I think it is unlikely the concept of "tacky" as it is understood by, you know, regular people is an element in the universe of the tinfoil hat brigade. 

I could be wrong, but have you seen any of them?

[dannylion]

Aug 27, 2014 9:20:44 GMT -5 happyhoix said:

Aug 27, 2014 8:26:10 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

happyhoix - regarding the flag and fringe. From the American Patriots Friends Network:

GOLD FRINGED FLAG

The flags displayed in State courts and courts of the United States have gold or yellow fringes. That is your WARNING that you are entering into a foreign enclave, the same as if you are stepping into a foreign embassy and you will be under the jurisdiction of that flag. The flag with the gold or yellow fringe has no constitution, no laws, and no rules of court, and is not recognized by any nation on the earth, and is foreign to you and the United States of America. more information

Rest of article here:  GET THAT GOLD FRINGE OFF MY FLAG!

I don't know what's more weird, that someone sat around and thought this up, or that other people heard it and agreed with it.

Of course, I feel the same way about Scientology. Aliens in the volcanos and all - yep.

I know, right?  Who thinks this stuff up? 

[Sum Dum Gai]

I know, right? Who thinks this stuff up?

Bloggers and writers who get paid by the word.  The internet is one big advertising medium now.  It's like cable TV without the actual shows.  Just commercial after commercial after commercial.  Everyone's trying to make a buck, any way they can.  If I could make a living creating stupid conspiracy theories online, I'd do it.  Anyone stupid enough to buy into it and donate their cash, or buy the products advertised on those sites, doesn't deserve to keep it.  Caveat emptor, baby.

[ArchietheDragon]

Aug 27, 2014 12:22:27 GMT -5 Sum Dum Gai said:

I know, right? Who thinks this stuff up?

Bloggers and writers who get paid by the word.  The internet is one big advertising medium now.  It's like cable TV without the actual shows.  Just commercial after commercial after commercial.  Everyone's trying to make a buck, any way they can.  If I could make a living creating stupid conspiracy theories online, I'd do it.  Anyone stupid enough to buy into it and donate their cash, or buy the products advertised on those sites, doesn't deserve to keep it.  Caveat emptor, baby.

You can do it.   I believe in you. 

[dannylion]

Aug 27, 2014 12:22:27 GMT -5 Sum Dum Gai said:

I know, right? Who thinks this stuff up?

Bloggers and writers who get paid by the word.  The internet is one big advertising medium now.  It's like cable TV without the actual shows.  Just commercial after commercial after commercial.  Everyone's trying to make a buck, any way they can.  If I could make a living creating stupid conspiracy theories online, I'd do it.  Anyone stupid enough to buy into it and donate their cash, or buy the products advertised on those sites, doesn't deserve to keep it.  Caveat emptor, baby.

The person who can figure out how to generate energy from stupidity will own the world.

[Sum Dum Gai]

The person who can figure out how to generate energy from stupidity will own the world.

Make it a diet/exercise fad.  Like spin classes, but each bike is generating power from being pedaled, and they're all tied into the grid.  You can get people to pay you to work as a power generating drone, and the utility companies will pay you for the power you generate.  Win/win.  You just need to invent a cost effective bike that can do it, and get some celebrity to endorse the thing and say it's how she got her body (conveniently leaving out the fasting, plastic surgery, airbrushing, etc.).  Done.

[Wisconsin Beth]

Most of the exercise equipment at the gym I sort of go to is human powered - the screens don't display until you hit a certain point, then you plug in your desired workout and off you go.  If they're plugged into an outlet, it's got to be underneath because it's not visible.  So the equipment part is there, in my opinion. 

[happyhoix]

The person who can figure out how to generate energy from stupidity will own the world.

It never fails to amaze me how people would rather believe some complicated conspiracy crap when the truth is so much more simple.

For instance, I heard a local nutjob on the radio a while back explaining how the moon is hollow and NATO has hundreds of thousands of troops hiding inside the moon waiting to fly to earth in spaceships and take over everything.  Part of this grand plan involves putting those reflective blue markers in the middle of every road to show all the NATO troops where to go when they land. This guy claimed he was going around his county prying off the blue markers so NATO would be confused when they invaded.

Ok so 1) if NATO could pull off hollowing out the moon and using it for an army base supplied with space ships, couldn't they also manage supplying their troops with GPS devices? and 2) Haven't you ever noticed that those blue reflective thingies are adjacent to fire hydrants? Perhaps they are used by the fire department to quickly find a fire hydrant? Or is that way too simple?

Same guy claimed he saw freight trains loaded with tanks moving through his county, which he claimed was proof that NATO was getting ready to invade us. OR - maybe the army just needs to move some tanks around, and they prefer to use trains than driving them on the freeways?

If we could harness the mental energy of all the people thinking up the crazy conspiracy plots we could cure cancer.

[dannylion]

There is a vast cohort of people who will do just about anything to avoid thinking for themselves.