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Post by WoodStoner1 on Jan 2, 2024 23:04:26 GMT -5
Don't let it get to you. Don't let him PUSH YOU OVER THE EDGE! You think you DON'T WANT TO know him...
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Nosnorb
El Dandy
Nachos and Fraggle Rock are TIMELESS.
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Post by Nosnorb on Jan 2, 2024 23:43:52 GMT -5
Ask him why there isn't a tourist trap on the edge of the world. Tell him that if there was an edge, there would be an entire town like Branson, Missouri close by.
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Johnny B. Decent
Patti Mayonnaise
Had one once
Everybody's Favorite Arizonian.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Jan 3, 2024 0:15:06 GMT -5
So, why is it then that all the other planets and their moons are spherical and we (supposedly) aren't?
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cosmo
Unicron
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Post by cosmo on Jan 3, 2024 0:57:08 GMT -5
So, why is it then that all the other planets and their moons are spherical and we (supposedly) aren't?
The government is faking that just like they faked the moon landing, duh.
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Rave
El Dandy
Perpetually Bored
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Post by Rave on Jan 3, 2024 1:31:33 GMT -5
Like what was sadly once asked by my flat earther cousin, does he believe that one needs to take a rocket to go to Alaska?
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jan 3, 2024 2:10:21 GMT -5
I use to love conspiracy theories. I didn't believe them but I enjoyed reading about them. Then over the last few years I've had several people I know start with the seemingly fun harmless theories go down rabbit holes that led them to some really bad places and I just can't find enjoyment in them anymore. Over the course of about five years I witnessed the slow decline of a Jewish acquaintance from a regular guy to someone who believes every conspiracy theory he reads and openly endorses "Hitler was right" rhetoric. And you betcha he's had some things to say since October.
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Sephiroth
Wade Wilson
Surviving
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Post by Sephiroth on Jan 3, 2024 3:57:23 GMT -5
Weird I’ve been working for 30+ years since I was a young teen and Pangea never came up. It’s a first for me too. And I sure was t the one who brought it up. These types seem to just like listening to themselves.
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Post by Banjo Is Broken on Jan 3, 2024 4:46:31 GMT -5
I always thought Flat Arthur was Flat Stanley's cousin.
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Jan 3, 2024 5:25:01 GMT -5
If you know they're into conspiracy theories, make sure to keep your shields up and remember it's not your responsibility to save them and there's no failure on your part if they end up going deeper down the rabbit hole.
I lost someone I cared about to Alex Jones' nonsense and put a lot of time and emotional resources into trying to be their fact checker but ultimately it was for nothing as lies and the conspiracy community were more comforting than facing the fact they had a share of the blame for how their life was going.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Jan 3, 2024 9:35:12 GMT -5
I remember I met two good friends on the same day for the first time and me being me meant that I had to rant about how stupid the Flat earth theory was especially with them having to reckon with Australia. Idk how they came to the conclusion they wanted to hang out more
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Kalmia
King Koopa
Happy to be here
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Post by Kalmia on Jan 3, 2024 11:50:18 GMT -5
I remember I met two good friends on the same day for the first time and me being me meant that I had to rant about how stupid the Flat earth theory was especially with them having to reckon with Australia. Idk how they came to the conclusion they wanted to hang out more Australia isn't real.
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Malcolm
Grimlock
Wanted something done about the color of his ring.
May contain ADHD
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Post by Malcolm on Jan 3, 2024 13:58:12 GMT -5
Don't let it get to you. Don't let him PUSH YOU OVER THE EDGE! What does an old WWF PPV have to do with any of this? 1-800-Collect. Now there's a number I haven't seen in a long time.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Jan 3, 2024 15:10:03 GMT -5
I worked with a dinosaur-denier.
Like, literally thinks that people got together and made a bunch of fake bones just to fool the public.
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Post by wildojinx on Jan 3, 2024 15:34:43 GMT -5
Are people still claiming that Avril Lavigne is actually dead? That was a conspiracy from a few years ago.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Jan 3, 2024 16:04:23 GMT -5
Things like this make me very glad I work from home
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Jan 3, 2024 16:42:14 GMT -5
Are people still claiming that Avril Lavigne is actually dead? That was a conspiracy from a few years ago. Her double Melissa is Avril now. They are in too deep
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Dragonfly
Unicron
...is no Barry Windham.
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Post by Dragonfly on Jan 3, 2024 18:37:39 GMT -5
You should be sure to get AJ's autograph. And take him out for some chicken fried steak while you're at it.
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Sephiroth
Wade Wilson
Surviving
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Post by Sephiroth on Jan 3, 2024 19:00:55 GMT -5
What does an old WWF PPV have to do with any of this? 1-800-Collect. Now there's a number I haven't seen in a long time. And I haven’t missed those damn commercials
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Cranjis McBasketball
Crow T. Robot
Knew what the hell that thing was supposed to be
Peace Love and Nothing But
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jan 3, 2024 19:32:59 GMT -5
I worked with a dinosaur-denier. Like, literally thinks that people got together and made a bunch of fake bones just to fool the public. Went to high school with a girl who didn’t think dinosaurs existed. Thought they were planted by god to test faith. It’s how I eventually found Bill Hicks. Not the point. One time, we were heading out of town for a party. She commented on how she could really see the stars once we got out of the city. I said “Yeah, you’ve lived in the city your whole life. It’s too bright to see stars in the city”. She didn’t say anything. As we returned from the party she marveled at how the stars started disappearing as light pollution set in and commented I was right. I said “Well, yeah, what did you think?” She said “It was cloudy”. I said “You thought it was cloudy every night of your life for the last 17 years?” Haven’t spoken with her in years, but I’m sure she’s deep into nonsense now.
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J. Hova
Don Corleone
Emotionally exhausted and morally bankrupt
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Post by J. Hova on Jan 3, 2024 20:42:38 GMT -5
I worked with a dinosaur-denier. Like, literally thinks that people got together and made a bunch of fake bones just to fool the public. Went to high school with a girl who didn’t think dinosaurs existed. Thought they were planted by god to test faith. It’s how I eventually found Bill Hicks. Not the point. One time, we were heading out of town for a party. She commented on how she could really see the stars once we got out of the city. I said “Yeah, you’ve lived in the city your whole life. It’s too bright to see stars in the city”. She didn’t say anything. As we returned from the party she marveled at how the stars started disappearing as light pollution set in and commented I was right. I said “Well, yeah, what did you think?” She said “It was cloudy”. I said “You thought it was cloudy every night of your life for the last 17 years?” Haven’t spoken with her in years, but I’m sure she’s deep into nonsense now. You are a better person than I. I think I'd have wrecked the car from my brain flatlining.
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