Category Archives: Conspiracy Theories

Illuminating the Illuminati

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

You’ve probably heard about the Illuminati from time to time. They’ve pretty much become a shorthand term for secret societies that control the world and worship Satan. I understand that Alex Jones, the guy who recently made the news for … Continue reading →

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The Deeper Meaning of Redrum

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

Room 237 – I saw this rather ridiculous film today, and all I knew about it ahead of time was that it involved people trying to discern the true meaning of the Stanley Kubrick film version of The Shining. I … Continue reading →

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Guaranteed to Brighton Your Day

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

The Brightonomicon, by Robert Rankin – Published in 2005, this book ties together and references a lot of Rankin’s earlier work. It’s sort of a sequel to The Witches of Chiswick, as well as a link between the Brentford Trilogy … Continue reading →

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Neo-Conspiracy

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

I’ve come across several references to this poll, to which thirteen percent of respondents said they believed Obama was the Antichrist, and fourteen percent believed in Bigfoot. No word on how many believed Obama was Bigfoot. Even more disturbingly, thirty-seven … Continue reading →

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Choose Your Own Obama Conspiracy

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

With the election coming up, it’s time to tell the truth about President Obama. No, wait, that’s the opposite of what I’m going to do here. I’m going to share some of the most ridiculous lies about President Obama. Now, … Continue reading →

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You Be Alien

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

The idea of life on other planets (or, in some cases, planetoids) is one that has been in the public consciousness since we knew other worlds existed. Perhaps you could say they even predate that, as myth-makers have always proposed … Continue reading →

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Nobody’s Business But the Turk’s

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

It’s been a while since I did a post on a game (of the non-video variety, anyway), but I recently thought of something fascinating I read as a kid, namely the story of a chess-playing automaton. Built in 1770 by … Continue reading →

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Me and Charles Manson Like the Same Ice Cream

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

I found this post from Alan Cook to be rather interesting. It’s about how Charles Manson interpreted the lyrics from the Beatles’ white album to be about a coming race war, somehow also tied in with the Second Coming. “Helter … Continue reading →

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The Magical Mystery Tour Is Dying to Take You Away

Posted on February 11, 2012 by

I’ve written before about the bizarre rumors from the sixties involving Paul McCartney being dead, but there’s one story linked to this one that I thought was weird enough to deserve its own post. Okay, so, one of the supposed … Continue reading →

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The Bible Barcode

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

WordPress says that this is my 666th post on this blog, and since I don’t want to squander this opportunity, here’s a post on how the Mark of the Beast is hidden in barcodes. See, in the Universal Product Code, … Continue reading →

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