patk wrote: theory about Clapton. -That he's determined to be the greatest Guitarist at all costs. !

I don't even understand that one, Clapton wrote like 3 good songs in his entire life

Hexpane wrote:

patk wrote: theory about Clapton. -That he's determined to be the greatest Guitarist at all costs. !

I don't even understand that one, Clapton wrote like 3 good songs in his entire life

what does songwriting have to do with guitar playing?

that tom petty is dead.

edit: and elvis is not.

otisroom wrote:I read something somewhere recently (and I'm paraphrasing here) that there is supposedly some kind of flaw in human reasoning, some kind of bug in our software that makes conspiracy theories so attractive.

It's called the "C-Factor", a.k.a. the "Clocker Gene".

My favorite conspiracy theory is the McDonald's-Mafia conspiracy. Basically, the Hamburglar and Grimace characters of the McDonald's commercials were created as an in-joke of Ray Kroc and the McDonald's Corporation, a subtle jeer at the financial problems and Mafia ties of the company's original founders, the McDonald brothers.

Back in 1940, Dick and Mac McDonald opened the first McDonald's restaurant in San Bernardino, California on money obtained through a juice loan from the local mob. Their first restaurant became so successful that they were soon offered--and they accepted--further funding to expand and open additional restaurants. Their prosperity attracted the attention of the highest echelons of the Southern California "Cosa Nostra." After a few short years, despite the commercial success of their chain of burger joints, they were unable to meet the exorbitant interest demanded by mob bosses. By the early-mid '50s their situation was becoming dire.

By the time Ray Kroc bought his first McDonald's franchise in 1955, the McDonald brothers were already in way over their heads. Several major loans were past-due. Threats of violence had been made and the entire franchise was in jeopardy. Kroc learned of their financial woes through associates within the company, and being the wily businessman that he was, he knew a good opportunity when he saw it. He made the McDonalds an offer to buy off the mob in exchange for their equity in the restaurant chain. He moved the McDonald's Corporation HQ to the Chicago suburbs, beyond the reach of the California mob and got to work on the expansion that has today made the brand famous worldwide.

When the TV commercials began including the McDonaldland theme and its colorful cast of characters, Ray Kroc introduced the underlying theme of poking fun at the McDonald brothers' misfortunes that had led to his acquisition of the company. The character of Grimace (originally "The Evil Grimace") is in fact both a giant eggplant and a caricature of Jack Dragna, one of Southern California's most feared Mafia bosses well-known for his scowling visage.


California mob boss Jack Dragna and "The Grimace"

The purple eggplant character is also a veiled reference to a quip made by Kroc that if the McDonald brothers refused his offer to bail them out, Eggplant Parmesan would be on the menu instead of hamburgers (implying that they'd have Italians as partners). The Hamburglar is similar jeer at how Kroc robbed the McDonalds of their hamburger empire.


McDonald's Corporation CEO Ray Kroc and "The Hamburglar"

Don't believe me? You do the research, and then tell me it's not true!

.

The Order of Skull and Bones believes that the world is vastly overpopulated, it controls the United States government, the United States government is supporting gross/violent/idiotic policies to bring about a reduction in population. The actions of GWB make this theory seem frighteningly plausible

frelnamp wrote:There's a guy who claims it wasn't Mark David Chapman who shot John Lennon. Chapman was a patsy set up to take the fall for horror fiction author Stephen King.

http://www.lennonmurdertruth.com/introduction.asp

Another one somebody told me once where two seperate unconnected marksmen have JFK lined up in their cross-hatches at the same time, both ready to pull the trigger, when JFK's head suddenly explodes, and they both go "What the fuck?!!...How??..."

Which reminds me of another CT involving JFK, mind control, and the guy who invented the cartoon character of Vampirella

http://tcasey.inri.net/

Did You Know...???

That the building John Lennon was living in, the Dakotas, was the same building Roman Polanski shot Rosemary's Baby in?

the hollow earth theory is pretty interesting as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow_Earth
http://www.ourhollowearth.com/ourhollo/index.html

apparently the earth is hollow, inhabited by advanced races, and where UFOs come from.

moving a bit away from conspiracy theory but I figure crack-pot ideas count too.

h8 m0dems wrote:the hollow earth theory is pretty interesting as well...

...

moving a bit away from conspiracy theory but I figure crack-pot ideas count too.

I reckon this is still in conspiracy land. The Vril Society are said to be connected to the race of superbeings who live inside the Hollow Earth waiting to come out and dominate us.
Hitler (Vril Society member or something) sent caving missions all over the shop in an effort to find entry into the hollow earth.

No - really - he did do that.

Nutjob he was.