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Buzz Aldrin 'was never in Los Angeles' shock claim
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Posted on 09/23/2002 7:40:30 AM PDT by Sir Gawain
Buzz Aldrin 'was never in Los Angeles' shock claim
Sceptics refute astronaut punch-up story
by Lester Haines
Buzz Aldrin today faces the strongest test yet to his credibility as websites worldwide accuse the former astronaut of "never having been in Los Angeles in his life", let alone having assaulted a documentary filmmaker outside a Beverley Hills hotel on 9 September.
Aldrin claims to have given Bart Sibrel a "right ass-whupping" after the latter asserted that the moon landings were faked. Sibrel prodded Aldrin with a bible and received a fat lip for his trouble, it is reported.
However, sceptics point to several serious discrepancies in the evidence which could seriously undermine Aldrin's version of events. Firstly, www.herecometheblackhelicopters.com says that video images of the fracas "clearly show that the sun falling on the facade of the hotel is coming from the EAST. However, at the time of the alleged incident, the sun was shining from the SOUTH WEST".
Further fuel is poured onto the conspiracy fire by www.imofftomymontanabunker.net, where analysts state that "Aldrin's hair can be clearly seen fluttering slightly in the breeze, although there was NO WIND WHATSOEVER in Los Angeles that day".
Aldrin has been quick to refute the claims, and was seen on television yesterday wearing a LA Raiders baseball cap which, he stated, "could only have been bought in Los Angeles". He angrily rejected the accusation that the cap could have easily been faked at any number of secret NASA facilities throughout the US, and stormed: "Anyone who says I didn't buy this hat myself in LA is gonna get a piece of what Sibrel got — and then some."
A NASA spokeswoman told us no one with authority was able to discuss the controversy. "They're all out in the Arizona desert filming the first manned expedition to Mars in 2020," she informed us. "Call back next week."
TOPICS: Political Humor/Cartoons; US: California
KEYWORDS: apollo11; bartsibrel; beverlyhills; california; idiot; losangeles; punchhimharder
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To: Inspector Harry Callahan
heehoo
To: Sir Gawain
what a bunch of crap.
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posted on
09/23/2002 7:42:05 AM PDT
by
rface
To: rface
No, what a bunch of satire. Did you miss it?
To: Frank_Discussion
love it
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posted on
09/23/2002 7:44:49 AM PDT
by
al baby
To: Sir Gawain
A NASA spokeswoman told us no one with authority was able to discuss the controversy. "They're all out in the Arizona desert filming the first manned expedition to Mars in 2020," she informed us. "Call back next week." :-D
To: Sir Gawain
hehehe!
To: Sir Gawain
How do you remember the first and second men to walk on the moon?
Neil down and Buzz off.
To: Sir Gawain
LOL!
But, for the record, Buzz Aldrin has been in nearby Santa Monica at The Museum of Flying
for a book signing some time back!
OK, maybe he was...all I saw were some photos and maybe those were faked!
(for interested parties, The Museum of Flying is leaving Santa Monica...high insurance rates
as well as curtailed flying
due to the coastal fog/haze)
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posted on
09/23/2002 7:49:45 AM PDT
by
VOA
To: Sir Gawain
www.herecometheblackhelicopters.comwww.imofftomymontanabunker.net
Setting up links on my homepage now!
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posted on
09/23/2002 7:55:04 AM PDT
by
dpa5923
To: Sir Gawain
I am probably completely wrong about this, but it seems Buzz was involved in a road-rage incident in Houston several years ago.
I used to know a woman who is/was married to him. Don't know the current marital status.
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posted on
09/23/2002 8:01:28 AM PDT
by
lonestar
To: Sir Gawain
If you are going to post satire, you probably should label it as such. I got it from the reading the headline but a small minority of Freepers do believe in Black Helicoptors and other conspiracies and would take this as fact.
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posted on
09/23/2002 8:11:31 AM PDT
by
Dave S
To: Sir Gawain
Great gig at the foil hatters. Love it. My oldest son (18) and I are absolutely glee-filled every time the TV shows the clip of Buzz clocking that dude. Wouldn't you hate to have to go to the next TFHA Convention and admit you got your @ss kicked by a 73 year old man?
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posted on
09/23/2002 8:14:10 AM PDT
by
NerdDad
To: Dave S
Or I could just post it under Political Humor/Cartoons.
To: Sir Gawain
LOL! Beautiful
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posted on
09/23/2002 8:20:42 AM PDT
by
JediGirl
To: Sir Gawain
LOL. Now that's funny
To: Sir Gawain
I have actually been to the desert sound stage where the moon landings were filmed. The best part was running around with the bungee chords simulating the low gravity conditions of the Moon. The amazing part is that none of the pictures I took showed up on the film.
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posted on
09/23/2002 9:01:38 AM PDT
by
AdA$tra
To: AdA$tra
I too have seen the sound stage. My film developed blank, demonstrating that Fuji is in on the hoax.
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posted on
09/23/2002 9:06:16 AM PDT
by
Taliesan
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