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A Bizarre Conspiracy Theory: Why Some People Think the Roman Empire Never Existed ["Have we ruled out stupidity?" -- Lucy Van Pelt]
Popular Mechanics ^ | January 29, 2024 | Caroline Delbert

Posted on 08/10/2024 8:14:46 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

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To: PGR88

Oh Lord.


41 posted on 08/11/2024 6:32:24 AM PDT by dljordan (What would Michael Collins do?)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Whoops. Nan-noo, nan-noo. Wait...


42 posted on 08/11/2024 6:36:50 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Ha! ST:TOG? ST:TOS! ;^)


43 posted on 08/11/2024 6:38:44 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

MATH IS HARD


44 posted on 08/11/2024 6:44:29 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: SunkenCiv

I was in an alternate timeline (see, “Man in the High Castle). Thanks for the links. I think I’ll pass on VADIS as I am allergic to gnosticism.


45 posted on 08/11/2024 10:29:30 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: Dr. Sivana

I tried the miniseries “Man in the High Castle” and couldn’t take it.

My first experience with PKD was “Our Friends from Frolix 8”, oddly it was in the hometown library, circa 1971. My sci-fi reading older sister had never heard of him and read it after I did, I think I just renewed it so she could.


46 posted on 08/11/2024 11:27:26 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: higgmeister
The Metatron on YouTube would have something to say about that.

He had quite a few things to say about that at least year ago.

47 posted on 08/11/2024 11:32:33 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Roses are red, Violets are blue, I love being on the government watch list, along with all of you.)
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To: SunkenCiv
I tried the miniseries “Man in the High Castle” and couldn’t take it.

I read the book after watching much of the mini-series. After they decided to make Ed a fag and he kissed on screen, I turned it off, and canceled my Prime. The book was interesting but felt unfinished. The TV series version was mostly engaging for me in the first season (despite me finding later how much it deviated from the book). One problem I had was how much was stored on 16mm film in the most unlikely scenarios. The actor who played the Nazi leader with the sickly son was very, very good. The girl who played Juliana was captivating, and she did a fantastic job of playing different characters in different situations.

I can see how Philip K. Dick likely influenced the Silver Age DC comics of his era.
48 posted on 08/11/2024 12:56:26 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: Dr. Sivana

I largely avoid fiction, but once in a while I’ll read something of his. His very short short story, “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale” is claimed to be the basis for the “Total Recall” movie, movies (I’ve never seen the remake), but it’s actually amusing and has that deep paranoid feel that PKD’s stuff has. I think it’s three pages long.


49 posted on 08/11/2024 3:00:58 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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