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Indeed. I have no doubt he was lampooning the FDA (and perhaps some colleagues?) for taking the hoax seriously. From today's perspective, it's a shame that he included that racist Ralph Waldo Emerson quote. As to being current on the music of...

Indeed. I have no doubt he was lampooning the FDA (and perhaps some colleagues?) for taking the hoax seriously. From today's perspective, it's a shame that he included that racist Ralph Waldo Emerson quote. As to being current on the music of...

Hi everyone. My main interest is UFO and aliens, or rather the lack of them. Ex cargo pilot the closest encounter I had was waiting for Venus to show up on TCAS. And waiting for it to get landing clearance. Unsuccessfully. Amateur astronomer too.

Yes, I overlooked that some younger folk (or trendier senior folk) here might not notice Thompson ended his speech with a lyric from a once well-known lighthearted song.

The speaker closes with "Yes, we have no bananas; we have no bananas today." Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QqkrIDeTeA

Where? A theory that the sighting was triggered by the children seeing something mundane (if unfamiliar) isn't belittling anyone. (I don't think it's likely that an armoured truck/ APC was responsible, if that's what's being referred to, but...

Another deperate attempt to silence and shame anyone who brings to the discussion well-established knowledge about human perception, memory, and psychology. Yes. It is not impossible.

It is likely to me that they are/were mostly telling the truth as the observed it and as they later recalled it. You can tell the truth as you know it and be seriously in error, though. It is not belittling to any witness to point out that...

First of all, a heart felt thanks for Metabunk! The fact that every other forum out there is borderline unreadable with the constant barrage of flashing, blinking ads and pop-up videos, makes this place a visual relief if nothing else. Of...

This isn't really the place for it, but the concept that "the government are looking into a matter therefore there's some credibility to it" has been nebulously spread around many threads historically, with probably many more to come. Anyway, by...

As someone who comments on contentious topics (notably UFOs), I'm sometimes accused of being a paid shill or part of a disinformation effort. I am not. What follows is a factual summary of my income sources, to the extent I can disclose them...

Yes, I overlooked that some younger folk (or trendier senior folk) here might not notice Thompson ended his speech with a lyric from a once well-known lighthearted song.

The speaker closes with "Yes, we have no bananas; we have no bananas today." Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QqkrIDeTeA

Hi everyone. My main interest is UFO and aliens, or rather the lack of them. Ex cargo pilot the closest encounter I had was waiting for Venus to show up on TCAS. And waiting for it to get landing clearance. Unsuccessfully. Amateur astronomer too.

Where? A theory that the sighting was triggered by the children seeing something mundane (if unfamiliar) isn't belittling anyone. (I don't think it's likely that an armoured truck/ APC was responsible, if that's what's being referred to, but...