The Diary—Old Hoax or New?

[John Wheat]

There's no FM? Am I seeing things? Am I going crazy? Am I insane? Did I really see a cloaking Sasquatch or did I imagine the whole thing? Ahhhhhhhhhh!

Yes there is no FM

[Lombro2]

Okay but how do you know I didn't see a cloaking Sasquatch?

I also remember that the guy who fenced the Hitler Diary was a journalist, not the guy who forged it. But correct me if I'm wrong and make me feel insane if you must.

[John Wheat]

Okay but how do you know I didn't see a cloaking Sasquatch?

I also remember that the guy who fenced the Hitler Diary was a journalist, not the guy who forged it. But correct me if I'm wrong and make me feel insane if you must.

I never said you didn't see a cloaking Sasquatch.

[Herlock Sholmes]

Of course there's no FM on the wall, Wheato. Same as Barrett was a journalist - everything has to go one way, doesn't it?

What do you say to those people who can see shapes which look like FM on Kelly's wall ('cos it sure ain't just me)?

No, it sure ain't just you, Ike. We had a poll in January didn't we, the result of which was that out of 25 people voting, only 2 said they could see "FM" on the wall, which number, funnily enough, exactly matches the number of regular posters on this forum, in addition to yourself, who say they think James Maybrick was Jack the Ripper. This poll result didn't exactly support your optimistic claim, which you had made to me, without ever providing any evidence in support, that "plenty of people" can see "FM" on the wall, did it?

[Lombro2]

So journalist = fence in our quick, objective survey, not based on personal opinion.

“Plenty of people” not “plenty of Ripperologists”.

[rjpalmer]

I also remember that the guy who fenced the Hitler Diary was a journalist, not the guy who forged it.

For the Hitler Diaries to have been fenced, they would have to have been stolen. They weren't.

[Lombro2]

I never said you didn't see a cloaking Sasquatch.

Thank you, John. I was beginning to think I lost my mind.

[Lombro2]

Reading these discussions is like listening to a trial with two bad lawyers.

Prosecution: Here are black gloves found at the scene. The defendant can try them on but we already know they don’t fit.

Defence: That’s okay. We can use glove stretchers. We wouldn’t want to embarrass you in front of the jury. We already know our client is guilty.

[Herlock Sholmes]

We know that the diary is a fake just as we know that OJ was guilty.

[Lombro2]

But you’re on the defence team. The dream team.

No Perry Mason moments here.

Just Johnny Cochrane.

[John Wheat]

Reading these discussions is like listening to a trial with two bad lawyers.

Prosecution: Here are black gloves found at the scene. The defendant can try them on but we already know they don’t fit.

Defence: That’s okay. We can use glove stretchers. We wouldn’t want to embarrass you in front of the jury. We already know our client is guilty.

Are you and Ike the bad lawyers?