Tossing out a scenerio

[DVV]

Phil H is leaving once a week.
He'll be back, if he wants to leave again.

[RavenDarkendale]

Regarding Prince Eddy and Montague John Druitt:




Admittedly, shots taken of Druitt without the mustache do not look a lot like Prince Eddy, but this one, taken shortly before his death, does resemble the Prince. Even to the dimple in the chin. IMHO, of course, and I reserve the right to be totally wrong.

God Bless

Darkendale

[Robert]

It's a pity that we don't have any reminiscences from Valentine's school, for if Monty did indeed bear a close resemblance to Eddie, then boys being boys, Monty would have been instantly baptised "Collars and Cuffs" - in the same way that a teacher who smokes a pipe becomes 'Sherlock Holmes' and a teacher with a beard becomes 'Captain Birdseye' etc.

[Mayerling]

It's a pity that we don't have any reminiscences from Valentine's school, for if Monty did indeed bear a close resemblance to Eddie, then boys being boys, Monty would have been instantly baptised "Collars and Cuffs" - in the same way that a teacher who smokes a pipe becomes 'Sherlock Holmes' and a teacher with a beard becomes 'Captain Birdseye' etc.

Hi Robert,

Excuse my ignorance - who is 'Captain Birdseye'?

Jeff

[Robert]

This will explain, Jeff :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lklk5TYBAAI

[DVV]

Robert, in France we know him as "Capitaine Igloo" (king of square fishes, with eyes in the corners - sorry, straight from French again).

[Robert]

Here you are, David :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut7UAqCaUVs

[Cogidubnus]

Not sure I like those Batinets de Colin...Does Colin know?

Alarmed

Dave

[DVV]

Ah, voilà !

Ce vieux pédophile qui attire les enfants avec du poisson....

[harry]

conspiricy

I'm not averse to people who write of conspirices, as I'm of the opinion that conspiracy abounds ,though most are hard to prove.I myself posted such a one some time ago,and it was met with derision,though no one sought to a sk me for details.It is the rejection without consultation or argument that I find offensive,

[C. F. Leon]

I'm not averse to people who write of conspirices, as I'm of the opinion that conspiracy abounds ,though most are hard to prove.I myself posted such a one some time ago,and it was met with derision,though no one sought to a sk me for details.It is the rejection without consultation or argument that I find offensive,

There are plenty of 'conspiracies' (the term means 'with piracy') in Real Life, the actual ones are rarely the ones that you think of, though. There was a conspiracy to hide President Grover Cleveland's cancer operation from the public, for instance. A 'Moon Race Conspiracy' did actually exist, has been admitted by participants, and can be proved by hard evidence- but it was NOT the popular one that "the Apollo landings were faked": rather the Soviets succeeded in fooling the world public (and continue to do so) that they were never in the Moon Race.

However, conspiracies are usual instigated to cover official butts from failure rather than to off a few bloody whores that may have 'seen something'.

For reference, if you don't mind, what was your theory, harry?

[Simon Wood]

Hi C.F. Leon,

Conspiracies, all of which rely on gullibility, are the ultimate confidence trick.

Regards,

Simon

[RivkahChaya]

Real conspiracies usually don't work out so well, or at least come to the fore once they aren't necessary.

There was a conspiracy to keep the American public from knowing that FDR really couldn't walk at all. He used a wheelchair in private, but in public, he wore braces, that, when he was holding someone's arm-- or better, two people, allowed him to walk, stiff-kneed, short distances. There were always plenty of people surrounding him, so no one could see how stiff his stride was. When he gave a speech from a podium, he was in the braces, and propped up. The audience wasn't allowed in until he was locked in place. The press was part of the conspiracy, in that newspapers were not allowed to photograph him in his wheelchair. At the time, people thought the general public wouldn't have confidence in someone with a disability. But Churchill knew, and kept the secret for the sake of confidence in Allied forces.

However, pretty soon after FDR was dead, the truth came out. By the mid 1960s, there was a biopic that showed him using a wheelchair.

There was a similar conspiracy to prevent the public from knowing that Kennedy had something called Addison's disease. That became known almost immediately after the assassination, because his doctor told the hospital in Dallas, since he needed to be given cortisol.

Neither of those things are crimes. Criminal conspiracies fail at an even higher rate. The Watergate conspiracy fell pretty quickly. The Manson murders were a kind of conspiracy, and it failed pretty quickly because Susan Atkins couldn't help bragging about how badass she was, when she was jailed on another charge.

[harry]

conspiracy

C.F.Leon.
Since you ask.The conspiracy was a plan to kill the American singer and actor Paul Robeson,together with the Jamaican labour leader Alexander Bustamante,at Montego Bay,Jamaica,in November 1948.

[caz]

It's a pity that we don't have any reminiscences from Valentine's school, for if Monty did indeed bear a close resemblance to Eddie, then boys being boys, Monty would have been instantly baptised "Collars and Cuffs" - in the same way that a teacher who smokes a pipe becomes 'Sherlock Holmes' and a teacher with a beard becomes 'Captain Birdseye' etc.

Hi Robert,

And girls being girls, the teacher with a beard at our school became 'Miss Tittlemouse'. (slight name change to protect her anonymity).

By the way, I promise not to go off in a huff about my own lack of seriousness. It's Friday and it's another hot one.

Love,

Caz
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