The Diary — Old Hoax or New or Not a Hoax at All?​

[Herlock Sholmes]

Goodness, just as well for me that I didn't say they were, then. Come on, get focused here. Try to concentrate when you're attempting to create your own thoughts.



I'm on the Isle of Mull with my wife, FFS. I hope there's no leak here in this apartment because not only have I not brought my 800+ folders and 35+ books, I haven't brought a wrench either.



I don't even remember the question, but right now I'm struggling to work out what relevance it had. Why could it possibly be the viper's responsibility to send anything to anyone, I wonder?



Now I'm getting genuinely intrigued. Did I suggest that the viper should have sent a copy of the affidavit to Keith Skinner? I must have had too much island ale, I really must.



Here's the thing, I don't have to answer every question put to me. If I do so, be grateful, mate, but don't whinge if I don't. It's a bit cringy.



To draw the parallel, who exactly was the viper seeking to keep sweet to plunder the depths of the knowledge that was out there that he didn't have? Alan Gray? If so, the evidence from Gray's comments to Barrett is that it was the viper calling the tune to Gray so I think your parallel is poor.



Oh, there's me auntie growing bollocks again.



Because of all that integrity he had?



A dead man who did more damage to this story in defence of his own book which was on its way to publication and then had the arrogance and temerity to imply he was doing so out of 'integrity'? You have to be joking.

In your post yesterday, Ike, you referred to Mike's 5th Jan 1995 affidavit as, "The non circulating one that Alan Gray sent to Melvin Harris who also kept it secret and non circulating because of all the integrity he had."

Today you say: "Why could it possibly be the viper's responsibility to send anything to anyone, I wonder?"

Are you, in fact, some kind of collective of different people, all taking it in turns to post on different days?

[Lombro2]

Yes of course Barrett knew what it was after all him and Ann penned it.

It was what it was before anyone penned anything. James Maybrick would know what it was. How did Mike and Anne know?

And why didn’t Mike mention the fact. That in itself would have gone a long way to prove he did it to me. Maybe even all the way.

[Lombro2]

Oh, get a room the two of you ...

I’ve seen more differences of opinions in a cult.

And they call us “religionists”. When did I ever agree with Ike except on the one obvious thing?

[Herlock Sholmes]

If something is a forgery then it’s a forgery. To not accept that fact is the act of a cult member.

[Lombro2]

If it’s a forgery, then it wasn’t done by Michael Barrett. Your “group” and Caz do the best job of proving that every day.

[Herlock Sholmes]

There’s no ‘if’ about it. It’s a forgery.

[Lombro2]

No ifs. Not done by Michael and/or Anne.

[Lombro2]

With trying to find out who the real Jack the Ripper is, and finding the real Carrie Brown Killer and the real Mary Jane Kelly, etc, I’m surprised how you have so much time devoted to proving something you don’t necessarily believe—i.e. the Barrett Authorship.

[Paddy Goose]

... Your “group” and Caz ...

And I'm glad she's back

[Lombro2]

To not accept a forgery as a forgery can be a simple mistake.

For a group of people to believe something is a forgery, and not have any disagreements or divergence of opinions on anything of substance related to it, and want to squash all dissenting opinion, is a cult.

Miku Barrattu Nictu

[John Wheat]

If it’s a forgery, then it wasn’t done by Michael Barrett. Your “group” and Caz do the best job of proving that every day.

But it is a forgery though. And in all likelihood was written by Anne and Mike Barrett.

[Lombro2]

Thanks for proving again that they didn’t do it.

[Scott Nelson]

But it is a forgery though. And in all likelihood was written by Anne and Mike Barrett.

But you don't have anything more to offer than that?

[John Wheat]

Thanks for proving again that they didn’t do it.

Ridiculous post.

[John Wheat]

But you don't have anything more to offer than that?

It's true so I don't need to.