You mean p-r-i-a-p-i-s-m...
Posted on 07/26/2002 11:24:55 AM PDT by Dengar01
Timing Suspicious On Mysterious Suburban Crop Circles
Could Eerie Mystery Have To Do With Movie Release?
Is it a case of mysterious crop circles -- or an elaborate movie hoax?
A soybean farmer in Naperville said the broken, concentric rings that appeared in a field off Diehl Road left him scratching his head.
"Have you ever heard of something so crazy?" Steve Berning said. "Unbelievable."
Berning said the circles appeared last weekend and damaged more than 10 percent of his 8-acre field.
The circles do resemble similar ones seen in England, but in this case, the timing of their appearance in the western suburb is a bit suspicious.
Two weeks from now, "Signs" hits the big screen. The movie starring Mel Gibson involves -- you guessed it -- mysterious crop circles.
William Leone, an investigator with the Mutual UFO Network, said soil analysis could determine whether the circles have human or extraterrestrial origins.
But Illinois Farm Bureau spokesman Dennis Vercler scoffed at that idea.
"Since I don't believe in UFOs -- at least not soybean-destroying UFOs -- I have to assume whoever did this did it intentionally as a malicious prank," Vercler said.
Meanwhile, Berning doesn't seem overly upset about the circles.
"There's some damage, which upsets me," Berning said. "But I'm more curious than anything. I"ll always be asking questions."
Ah, the wrath of a woman scorned...
Carl Sagan, the disinformation specialist for the gullible...
Yes, Doug and Dave might have made a few sloppy circles. Doug and Dave did not make the REAL ones that garner so much attention however. In fact, crop circles have been appearing in fields since the 1800's. Unless Doug and Dave travelled though time just to mess with farmers, I doubt they had anything to do with those..
Nuf said.
You mean p-r-i-a-p-i-s-m...
Listings for Sunday , August 11
12:00PM - 1:00PM Crop Circle Controversy
In the 1980s, a series of strange formations started showing up in the farms of southern England. "Crop circles"--uniformly flattened patterns in fields---attracted the attention of the Queen, Prince Charles, Margaret Thatcher, and even Led Zeppelin! Paranormalists speculated that they were evidence of UFO landings or occult activity. Then, in 1991, two men came forward to say it was all a hoax, that they had invented crop circles back in the `70s. One even demonstrated his technique for TV cameras.
But, as the CROP CIRCLE CONTROVERSY shows, this revelation did not end the speculation. For one, there are documented incidents of the circles showing up in fields all over the world--some simultaneously in different countries. For another, the circles have appeared throughout history: in the Middle Ages they were called "witches' circles" or "pixie circles" and a 1678 circle is pictured in a woodcut known as the "Mowing Devil."
Today, it is widely accepted that many formations are manmade. But others resist attempts to explain them by conventional means. Crop circles remain, in large part, a mystery.
We explore the mystery. TV G
....But, we are sure these appeared for a reason during the Clinton years.
Nope, no alien spaceship. I think that, an aline spaceship would have been seen. I am just correcting your statement that this field was in the middle of nowhere. I've been to the site it doesn't seem alien to me. All I am saying is whoever did this did this was smart, without being caught in a very busy area.
Maybe they weren't people.. :)
Do not view this if you haven't seen the movie yet and don't want to see spoilers.
There were a few things in the TV show that I took note of:
1. Even Doug and Dave admit that they got the idea of hoaxing crop circles from a still unxplained crop circle found in Australia.
2. There was more real-time video footage of the strange glowing "lights" that seem to accompany some crop circles.
3. As far as the mathematical relationship to the circles goes, one researcher claimed that a NEW Euclidean? theorem had been derived from the crop circles (I'm no expert on mathematics, so someone else would have to confirm this).
4. The researchers also claimed a relationship between the crop circles and music.
5. Researchers claimed that there was a relationship between Stonehenge and crop circles. I think what they were getting at in that case was that maybe whoever built Stonehenge and similar circular rock formations did so in commemoration of crop circles that they had seen.
Overall the show was interesting and thanks again to discostu for posting the airdate and channel of the program.
Ditto - all I could stomach anyway. Essentially, they interviewed nobody but "true believers".
1. Even Doug and Dave admit that they got the idea of hoaxing crop circles from a still unxplained crop circle found in Australia.
Yep, but all the old unexplained ones are simply round. No glyphs, no designs, no geometrical shapes, no human thought or design is apparent.
2. There was more real-time video footage of the strange glowing "lights" that seem to accompany some crop circles.
I only saw the one. Looked like an internal lens reflection or (possibly) a horizontally traveling ball lightning.
3. As far as the mathematical relationship to the circles goes, one researcher claimed that a NEW Euclidean? theorem had been derived from the crop circles (I'm no expert on mathematics, so someone else would have to confirm this).
I am. It's utter crap.
4. The researchers also claimed a relationship between the crop circles and music.
One "researcher". Of course, it's only interpretable by him. Just more crap.
5. Researchers claimed that there was a relationship between Stonehenge and crop circles. I think what they were getting at in that case was that maybe whoever built Stonehenge and similar circular rock formations did so in commemoration of crop circles that they had seen.
They've always said that. And pyramids. And fairy rings. And, and, and... If they link it to enough things, they'll eventually find one that's useful to their fun and games.
Some quotes as best as I recall them:
"It's too perfect to be faked!"
"I came as soon as I heard about them. I traveled 17 hours to be here and as soon as I stepped into it, it was just a mystical experience."
(paraphrased)"I only became a believer after I had been investigating them for years."
BWAAAAAAAHAHAHA! What a joke.
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