Conspiracy Theories

[MancWanderer]

Blimey. I sat in the company of a proper full on conspiracy theorist tonight

Thinly veiled am in Malaga. Mate picked me up and took me up into the hills where he lives and to a restaurant run by a Brit who unbeknown to me is one of them

I’d always mistakenly assumed that they’d fixed onto one particular topic. Hell no. This guy had a long monologue about, amongst others

- Covid - how babies were deliberately killed to save old folk, various conspiracies about the different vaccines, how the arrows they put on pavements deliberately led folk to highly infected areas

- illegal immigration into the UK has been funded by Labour for years to destabilise the Tories

- don’t for Christ’s sake swim in the sea - there’s all sorts of underwater drones out there 

There was loads of other stuff but I switched off and walked away

I genuinely now struggle to understand how these folk get through life, never mind run successful businesses when there’s ghosts around every corner 

[Alf Hartigan]

1 hour ago, MancWanderer said:

Blimey. I sat in the company of a proper full on conspiracy theorist tonight

Thinly veiled am in Malaga. Mate picked me up and took me up into the hills where he lives and to a restaurant run by a Brit who unbeknown to me is one of them

I’d always mistakenly assumed that they’d fixed onto one particular topic. Hell no. This guy had a long monologue about, amongst others

- Covid - how babies were deliberately killed to save old folk, various conspiracies about the different vaccines, how the arrows they put on pavements deliberately led folk to highly infected areas

- illegal immigration into the UK has been funded by Labour for years to destabilise the Tories

- don’t for Christ’s sake swim in the sea - there’s all sorts of underwater drones out there 

There was loads of other stuff but I switched off and walked away

I genuinely now struggle to understand how these folk get through life, never mind run successful businesses when there’s ghosts around every corner 

Way I’m feeling now think I’d stabbed the cunt 😀

[MancWanderer]

12 minutes ago, Alf Hartigan said:

Way I’m feeling now think I’d stabbed the cunt 😀

It became white noise after a while and I totally zoned out. It was almost hypnotic. 

[bolty58]

1 hour ago, MancWanderer said:

It became white noise after a while and I totally zoned out. It was almost hypnotic. 

Just goes to show, there are absolute zoons everywhere. Before social media, we never realised how many crazies are actually out there.

[tomski]

9 hours ago, MancWanderer said:

Blimey. I sat in the company of a proper full on conspiracy theorist tonight

Thinly veiled am in Malaga. Mate picked me up and took me up into the hills where he lives and to a restaurant run by a Brit who unbeknown to me is one of them

I’d always mistakenly assumed that they’d fixed onto one particular topic. Hell no. This guy had a long monologue about, amongst others

- Covid - how babies were deliberately killed to save old folk, various conspiracies about the different vaccines, how the arrows they put on pavements deliberately led folk to highly infected areas

- illegal immigration into the UK has been funded by Labour for years to destabilise the Tories

- don’t for Christ’s sake swim in the sea - there’s all sorts of underwater drones out there 

There was loads of other stuff but I switched off and walked away

I genuinely now struggle to understand how these folk get through life, never mind run successful businesses when there’s ghosts around every corner 

Haha how desperate were you to leave?

I hope the rest of the holiday is less conspiracy laden 

 

[MancWanderer]

2 minutes ago, tomski said:

Haha how desperate were you to leave?

I hope the rest of the holiday is less conspiracy laden 

 

Very 

But my mate was driving and him and his Mrs were fascinated by the loon so sat there lapping it all up

[DirtySanchez]

12 hours ago, MancWanderer said:

Blimey. I sat in the company of a proper full on conspiracy theorist tonight

Thinly veiled am in Malaga. Mate picked me up and took me up into the hills where he lives and to a restaurant run by a Brit who unbeknown to me is one of them

I’d always mistakenly assumed that they’d fixed onto one particular topic. Hell no. This guy had a long monologue about, amongst others

- Covid - how babies were deliberately killed to save old folk, various conspiracies about the different vaccines, how the arrows they put on pavements deliberately led folk to highly infected areas

- illegal immigration into the UK has been funded by Labour for years to destabilise the Tories

- don’t for Christ’s sake swim in the sea - there’s all sorts of underwater drones out there 

There was loads of other stuff but I switched off and walked away

I genuinely now struggle to understand how these folk get through life, never mind run successful businesses when there’s ghosts around every corner 

Was in the sauna at the gym and two blokes got into a heated argument about stuff like this 

One was a proper conspiracy nutjob. 9/11 an inside job as he'd read an article of a website and the towers would never collapse like that. If you believe otherwise it's because you've read it on the left wing biased media and they control what they want you to believe, later went onto say that Hitler was the best at doing this sort of thing and that Govts are basically men in white coats controlling what we think 

He didn't do social media as of you post anything the left don't like they'll get you sacked from your job and have your kids taken off you. Was a big fan of Andrew Tate though

I wasn't joining in but was more worried that one was stood with the door open and was letting all the heat out

[kent_white]

I recommend this book as an antidote to gift to conspiracy theorists. And just for general reading for everyone else! 

 

Edited September 14, 2024 by kent_white
Link didn't work! 😁

[Zico]

little anecdote for you

amongst other things I do SEO for various clients as part of the day job

I work with a classic car spare parts website

have been focusing on the Porsche 911 section recently to improve traffic to that

as part of this been tracking various high volume terms that drive traffic to the site, analysing the results, see what works etc, basically tryign to get them to #1 for everything

few things to note with google

they change the results alot to match trends and seasonality

for example, before Oasis announced their tour, if you searched "oasis" you'd see the fashion brand, but now you see band news and official website, with the fashion site moved down a place because google thinks you're more likely to being looking for the band

another thing they've been doing recently is moving forums like reddit up to the top for certain types of search queries

so anyway

I'm going through the list of terms I'm tracking for the porsche 911

and I google "911 body parts"

and get this result

which is a bit grim

and they've knocked my client from #1 to #3 

 

[Spider]

2 hours ago, Zico said:

little anecdote for you

amongst other things I do SEO for various clients as part of the day job

I work with a classic car spare parts website

have been focusing on the Porsche 911 section recently to improve traffic to that

as part of this been tracking various high volume terms that drive traffic to the site, analysing the results, see what works etc, basically tryign to get them to #1 for everything

few things to note with google

they change the results alot to match trends and seasonality

for example, before Oasis announced their tour, if you searched "oasis" you'd see the fashion brand, but now you see band news and official website, with the fashion site moved down a place because google thinks you're more likely to being looking for the band

another thing they've been doing recently is moving forums like reddit up to the top for certain types of search queries

so anyway

I'm going through the list of terms I'm tracking for the porsche 911

and I google "911 body parts"

and get this result

which is a bit grim

and they've knocked my client from #1 to #3 

 

Looks like an abbatoir floor

[Dimron]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvglm0rjy2go

 

[gonzo]

On 20/09/2024 at 13:52, Zico said:

little anecdote for you

amongst other things I do SEO for various clients as part of the day job

I work with a classic car spare parts website

have been focusing on the Porsche 911 section recently to improve traffic to that

as part of this been tracking various high volume terms that drive traffic to the site, analysing the results, see what works etc, basically tryign to get them to #1 for everything

few things to note with google

they change the results alot to match trends and seasonality

for example, before Oasis announced their tour, if you searched "oasis" you'd see the fashion brand, but now you see band news and official website, with the fashion site moved down a place because google thinks you're more likely to being looking for the band

another thing they've been doing recently is moving forums like reddit up to the top for certain types of search queries

so anyway

I'm going through the list of terms I'm tracking for the porsche 911

and I google "911 body parts"

and get this result

which is a bit grim

and they've knocked my client from #1 to #3 

 

Had a similar issue when I Googled bald and barely legal whilst querying tyre standards. 

[Marc505]

Big if true.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Dear me.

Presumably the poster will be getting a knock on the door on Sunday morning.

[tomski]

10 hours ago, Marc505 said:

Big if true.

Haha. Only covering FA cup and World Cup as a punishment for such behaviour. 

[Duck Egg]

It's only slightly dafter than Trump really winning the election before last and there's a poster on here who believes that! 

[Ani]

On 20/09/2024 at 13:52, Zico said:

little anecdote for you

amongst other things I do SEO for various clients as part of the day job

I work with a classic car spare parts website

have been focusing on the Porsche 911 section recently to improve traffic to that

as part of this been tracking various high volume terms that drive traffic to the site, analysing the results, see what works etc, basically tryign to get them to #1 for everything

few things to note with google

they change the results alot to match trends and seasonality

for example, before Oasis announced their tour, if you searched "oasis" you'd see the fashion brand, but now you see band news and official website, with the fashion site moved down a place because google thinks you're more likely to being looking for the band

another thing they've been doing recently is moving forums like reddit up to the top for certain types of search queries

so anyway

I'm going through the list of terms I'm tracking for the porsche 911

and I google "911 body parts"

and get this result

which is a bit grim

and they've knocked my client from #1 to #3 

 

Reminds of every SEO agency I ever used. In one meeting we were going through 2 brands, first brand doing well Agency talked about everything they had done and how clever they were. Second brand struggling Agency talked about how horrible Google were.

 

Good = Us Bad = Google. 

[kent_white]

The Onion have just bought infowars.com 🤣

[royal white]

The usual nutters are all now seasoned experts in cow farts and milk producing. 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

6 hours ago, royal white said:

The usual nutters are all now seasoned experts in cow farts and milk producing. 

Deardens farm have said they won't feed bovaer to their cows, and no doubt plenty will follow suit.

Quite right too. 

[royal white]

On 07/12/2024 at 15:20, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Deardens farm have said they won't feed bovaer to their cows, and no doubt plenty will follow suit.

Quite right too. 

Why’s that? 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

7 minutes ago, royal white said:

Why’s that? 

It reduces the production of an enzyme which plays a role in digestion and consequent emissions.

If that enzyme wasn't needed by the animal, why is it there.

We use medicines in people and animals to treat illnesses, and essentially help the body work as best it can 

This seems to be a concoction designed to reduce the animal's ability to function as well as it can.

All a but sad when a big company chases "green" credentials in this way.

[royal white]

18 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

It reduces the production of an enzyme which plays a role in digestion and consequent emissions.

If that enzyme wasn't needed by the animal, why is it there.

We use medicines in people and animals to treat illnesses, and essentially help the body work as best it can 

This seems to be a concoction designed to reduce the animal's ability to function as well as it can.

All a but sad when a big company chases "green" credentials in this way.

Fairy muff. I thought you was going to come out with some mad Bill Gates conspiracy. 

[kent_white]

19 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

If that enzyme wasn't needed by the animal, why is it there.

I might say the same about your appendix - or your coccyx 😁

[Tonge moor green jacket]

9 minutes ago, kent_white said:

I might say the same about your appendix - or your coccyx 😁

You might, but I'd like to keep it!

Still plays a digestive function, and I'd be a bit miffed if Amazon insisted I have it out for the benefit of the planet.

Don't suppose anyone would bother about my coxxyx, unless it releases something nasty.