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The internet, and certainly Forums are just like a great big pub and I remember when there used to be locals way before internet there were always several nutters and even relatively normal looking regulars believed a whole load of wild speculative shite that they continually peddalled as FACT


I remember a on the face of it normal mate at University telling me that we were all about to get conscripted for the Falklands as it was Thatcher's plan to reduce youth unemployment and bring back discipline and he knew cos he had an Uncle who was 'something' in the Foreighn Office.


This sort of nonsesne is just peddalled around so quickly now and people just take it as gospel too often

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huncamunca Wrote:

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> why oh why oh why are there so many nutters

> around? - see the rapture thread

>

> Were as many headers around in the old days ? is

> the intenet to blame ? too much time in cyberspace

> & not in meatspace ?

>

> Questions Questions


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northlondoner Wrote:

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> huncamunca Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > why oh why oh why are there so many nutters

> > around? - see the rapture thread

> >

> > Were as many headers around in the old days ?

> is

> > the intenet to blame ? too much time in

> cyberspace

> > & not in meatspace ?

> >

> > Questions Questions

>

> Gang activity



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???? Wrote:

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> The internet, and certainly Forums are just like a

> great big pub and I remember when there used to be

> locals way before internet there were always

> several nutters and even relatively normal looking

> regulars believed a whole load of wild speculative

> shite that they continually peddalled as FACT

>

> I remember a on the face of it normal mate at

> University telling me that we were all about to

> get conscripted for the Falklands as it was

> Thatcher's plan to reduce youth unemployment and

> bring back discipline and he knew cos he had an

> Uncle who was 'something' in the Foreighn Office.

>

> This sort of nonsesne is just peddalled around so

> quickly now and people just take it as gospel too

> often



Great big pubs like the Actress or Hoppers !

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