UFOs

[mrmcfister]

Bump..this is 100...what a load of fucking saddoes...they dont exist for fucks sake!!

[andy at handiwork]

But still managed to do it in such an ambiguous way that a credebility gap the width of the Grand Canyon remains. When one lands in the middle of a city, and disgorges its crew, then we might be on to something. Whilst it remains the subject of grainy out of focus film and video footage, and suspect eye-witness accounts (as any lawyer will tell you: If all you've got is an eye-witness, then it will have to do, but its not like real evidence), then I for one will continue to treat such things as I do alchemy, homeopathy, dowsing, nutritionism, Atlantis, crystal therapy, astrology, and all the other surrenderings to irrationality and counterthought: mostly, though not entirely, harmless and a complete waste of time.

[Steve R]

andy at handiwork wrote:

> But still managed to do it in such an ambiguous way......


That is incorrect.

The Los Angeles incident of 1942, just for example, was witnessed by countless thousands of that city's inhabitants and resulted in a massive anti-aircraft barrage which lasted several hours.

This, from the front page of the Los Angeles Times:

[img]http://62.49.31.254/images/La_ufo_1942.gif[/img]

[andy at handiwork]

Now what else was going on in 1942? Oh yes, the second world war, with a US west coast gripped by fear of imminent attack by Japan, real or imagined. A kids balloon crossing the city would have caused panic, not to mention anti-aircraft fire. Though somewhat egaggerated, Spielberg's film '1941' gives a picture of the paranoia rampant at the time.

I stand by an old Russian proverb, 'Nobody lies like an eyewitness.' Though I might temper it with 'is mistaken' rather than 'lies'.

[Steve R]

Jesus wept.

[andy at handiwork]

What kind of answer is that? I gave you a perfectly credible explanation to your LA 'sighting', a far lot more likely than it being visitors from beyond.

[Sam Slater]

[quote]I wasn't arguing in favour of anything.[/quote]

Just ignoring/ridiculing the opposing view while eager to believe 'dodgy' evidence of the other. Looks like favouritism to me!

Come on, Steve, you've got an x-files bedspread haven't you?

[mrmcfister]

Get back to your grassy knolls........