Debunking Humor...

Not really humor, per se.. but pretty poignant given some of the discussions we've had here on the site:



P.S. Yes Im a big numberphile fan lol.
 
Yep. As Thucydides wrote over a hundred years ago, "When a man finds a conclusion agreeable, he accepts it without argument, but when he finds it disagreeable, he will bring against it all the forces of logic and reason."
 
Nope.. never heard of Numberwang.. I actually came across Numberphile by complete accident a few years ago.. I was doing some reading up on Fermat's Last Theorum and there was a really good explanation the numberphile guys gave and I fell in love with the channel.. Theyve also got a few others with phile at the end but my second favorite is computerphile.
 
Numberwang is a silly gameshow in a sketch by Mitchell and Webb. They deliberately never explain how it is meant to work.
 
Chew said:
Yep. As Thucydides wrote over a hundred years ago, "When a man finds a conclusion agreeable, he accepts it without argument, but when he finds it disagreeable, he will bring against it all the forces of logic and reason."
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and together with

Anyone, can make anything, sound plausible and convincing. It only takes the gullible to believe it!!!!

and you have it pretty much wrapped up


 
Efftup said:
I'm assuming this is parody: http://bigamericannews.com/2015/05/...and-create-a-new-kingdom-of-liberal-darkness/

Other "news" in the trending on the right hand side include:
Gay Marriage to blame for mayweather vs Pacquiao fight being so boring.
Obama performs Illuminati Daylight Savings ritual to plunge America into darkness one hour earlier.
Proof: Chemtrails being used to chemically infect men with homosexuality,
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This is the most troubling...
http://bigamericannews.com/2014/09/...eases-picture-of-first-ebola-zombie-captured/

Ganta, Liberia – Officials in Liberia have released the first confirmed image of a captured Ebola victim who rose from the dead. The name of the victim has not been released by the WHO, and news of the patient rising from the dead comes only hours after the United States announced its first Ebola victim in Dallas, Texas.

The Liberian government is accusing the United States of creating Ebola as a bioweapon to use for future wars. Citizens of Liberia have expressed outrage and concern that the US may have tested an ‘evolved’ form of the virus on their nation’s populace, not forseeing the virus’ spread reaching beyond medical containment.
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So as your near me where do you wanna hold up? Cribs, The Galleries or Broad Walk?
 
Well Broadwalk is VERY close to me. There's a library upstairs with internet computers, a massive armoury (of airsoft guns at least) plus plenty of DVDs and computer games and a few food shops. (It has a Gregg's, an Iceland, a Butchers and a fruit and veg shop) plus there;s always Bingo in the basement when you get really bored.

cool and modern though it is, I couldn't cope with Cabot Circus cos I get lost in there easily.
 
ok, broadwalk it is.

cabot circus would be no good anyway. it has a load of big open entrance walkways, would be a nightmare to barricade and no food shops other than over priced cafes and rancid hotdogs and popcorn from the cinema
 
Yeah, all you have to barricade here are the main doors at the front,. the car park entrance and the way through Superdrug.
 
I often get email scams asking for money, but this one was... special...

Subject: 'BLACK MASK WORLD WIDE KILLER NETWORK'


THERE IS NO NEED TO INTRODUCE MY SELF TO YOU BECAUSE THERE IS NO TIME FOR THAT, READ THIS AND COMPLY TO IT IF YOU LOVE YOUR LIFE GOOD LUCK.
I want you to read this message very carefully, and keep the secret with you till further notice, You have no need of knowing who i am, where am from, till i make out a space for us to see, i have being paid some amount of funds in advance to terminate you with some reasons listed to me by my employers, its one i believe you call a friend, i have followed you closely for one week and three days now and have seen that you are innocent of the accusation, Do not contact the police or F.B.I. or try to send a copy of this to them, because if you do i will know, and might be pushed to do what i have being paid to do, beside, this is the first time I turned out to be a betrayer in my job.Now, listen, i will arrange for us to see face to face but before that i need the amount of $80,000.00 and you will have nothing to be afraid of. I will be coming to see you in your working place or home determine where you wish we meet, do not set any camera to cover us or set up any tape to record our conversation, my employer is in my control now, You will need to pay $15,000.00 to the account i will provide for you, before we will set our first meeting, after you have make the first advance payment to the account, i will give you the tape that contains his request for me to terminate you, which will be enough evidence for you to take him to court (if you wish to), then the balance will be paid later.You don't need my phone contact for now till am assured you are ready to comply good. luck
SIGN
BLACK MASK WORLD WIDE KILLER NETWORK
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Someone's been playing too much Assassin's Creed....
 
Santa's sidekick said:
I often get email scams asking for money, but this one was... special...

Subject: 'BLACK MASK WORLD WIDE KILLER NETWORK'


THERE IS NO NEED TO INTRODUCE MY SELF TO YOU BECAUSE THERE IS NO TIME FOR THAT, READ THIS AND COMPLY TO IT IF YOU LOVE YOUR LIFE GOOD LUCK.
I want you to read this message very carefully, and keep the secret with you till further notice, You have no need of knowing who i am, where am from, till i make out a space for us to see, i have being paid some amount of funds in advance to terminate you with some reasons listed to me by my employers, its one i believe you call a friend, i have followed you closely for one week and three days now and have seen that you are innocent of the accusation, Do not contact the police or F.B.I. or try to send a copy of this to them, because if you do i will know, and might be pushed to do what i have being paid to do, beside, this is the first time I turned out to be a betrayer in my job.Now, listen, i will arrange for us to see face to face but before that i need the amount of $80,000.00 and you will have nothing to be afraid of. I will be coming to see you in your working place or home determine where you wish we meet, do not set any camera to cover us or set up any tape to record our conversation, my employer is in my control now, You will need to pay $15,000.00 to the account i will provide for you, before we will set our first meeting, after you have make the first advance payment to the account, i will give you the tape that contains his request for me to terminate you, which will be enough evidence for you to take him to court (if you wish to), then the balance will be paid later.You don't need my phone contact for now till am assured you are ready to comply good. luck
SIGN
BLACK MASK WORLD WIDE KILLER NETWORK
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Someone's been playing too much Assassin's Creed....
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*sigh*

What scum. It's a fun and entertaining read, but imagine all the poor saps who have fallen for something as sick and twisted as this.

You should start messaging with this bottom-feeder, waste his time and keep a collation of your correspondence so that you can forward it to the proper authorities.

Start by asking for the account number you want stuff sent to.

Point out that you are not in the USA, but some weird country, like Andorra, and try and goad him into revealing more details about himself like his country.

After a few messages maybe start calling him Dave, in a bid for him to correct you and reveal his name haha.
 
Hmm.....so if s/he gives you an account number can you then empty it of all the other contributions that have been made?? ;)

there are a bunch of websites about baiting scammers...eg http://www.419eater.com/ ...taking some leaves out of their book could be fun if you're up for it......do let us know :)
 
I'll do, just for laughs... I'll let you know if anything comes of it.

In the meantime.... Has anyone done any research on the Black Mask World Wide Killer Network involvement in the JFK assassination? :)
 
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Santa's sidekick said:

THERE IS NO NEED TO INTRODUCE MY SELF TO YOU BECAUSE THERE IS NO TIME FOR THAT, READ THIS AND COMPLY TO IT IF YOU LOVE YOUR LIFE GOOD LUCK.
I want you to read this message very carefully, and keep the secret with you till further notice, You have no need of knowing who i am, where am from, till i make out a space for us to see, i have being paid some amount of funds in advance to terminate you with some reasons listed to me by my employers, its one i believe you call a friend, i have followed you closely for one week and three days now and have seen that you are innocent of the accusation, Do not contact the police or F.B.I. or try to send a copy of this to them, because if you do i will know, and might be pushed to do what i have being paid to do, beside, this is the first time I turned out to be a betrayer in my job.Now, listen, i will arrange for us to see face to face but before that i need the amount of $80,000.00 and you will have nothing to be afraid of. I will be coming to see you in your working place or home determine where you wish we meet, do not set any camera to cover us or set up any tape to record our conversation, my employer is in my control now, You will need to pay $15,000.00 to the account i will provide for you, before we will set our first meeting, after you have make the first advance payment to the account, i will give you the tape that contains his request for me to terminate you, which will be enough evidence for you to take him to court (if you wish to), then the balance will be paid later.You don't need my phone contact for now till am assured you are ready to comply good. luck
SIGN
BLACK MASK WORLD WIDE KILLER NETWORK
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Seems legit.
 
Apparently the vast majority of these 419 scams actually originate form the USA these days, but use the exact same tactics, pretending to be form the Bank of Africa in Ouagadougou or whatever to try and weed out the non gullible.
 
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