Well then, you can't really back up your assertions, can you?
For the record, I'm willing to accept a fellow Freeper's contention if they make a logical argument, or attest to having read a verifiable, well sourced account of a story, somewhere.
You bring up something that has been on the back of my brain pan for a while now. In other words, you have triggered me. I don't have this thought fully fleshed out, so I'll do what I do. Just get to typin'.
Windy, I don't know if you're old enough to remember a time before Algore's internet, but I am. I remember it well. And I am also fascinated by history.
Throughout mankind's existence and before we had the internet. when a group of men were talking to each other, and one man made an assertion, did anybody ask him for a link? Did anybody say, "Pics or it didn't happen?" No, they did not. It would have been ridiculous. Nobody knew what a link was. Nobody carried a set of encyclopedias or a photo album around with them.
Without this level of proof, how is it you ask, that men communicated? A worthy question, and I will take a stab. You need to know this.
A man made a statement, and the veracity of it was backed by his reputation. And his honor. To be called a liar on those times was a grave insult and, during certain periods, could result in violence, duels, and even the loss of life.
Were those better times? That is open to discussion. I happen to think so. I like the idea of a man building a reputation over a lifetime and standing on it and defending it. I like the idea of honor and defending that as well.
To bring us back to the present. I back up my statement with my reputation, which you may not be aware of. And I back up my statement with my honor. I take great pride in thinking of myself as an honest man. If I say I have seen a picture of Chels in a boot. Either I have, or I am mistaken, I have made mistakes like that before. My memory is not what it used to be, or I have actually seen it.
You can take any statement I ever make as one that I believe I am telling the truth. If I end up being mistaken, I will admit it. I will not require myself EVER to provide a link or pics to prove I am telling what I believe to be the truth. Besides, I can post links or pics. I'm honest, but retarded.
Anyway. A couple of smart guys posted Chels in a boot pic on this thread. So the point is moot.
Did you see the one of Huma in YUGE bell bottoms? Shaky business, right?