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The TVClubHouse: General Discussions ARCHIVES: 2005 Dec. ~ 2006 Feb.: Free Expression: Fact or Crap?? (ARCHIVES): Archive through February 09, 2006 users admin

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Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 6:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
I have both the theater release and the director's extended cut of all three LOTR movies. Costacat is right, but so is the calendar...

Martian signals? Fact*beep*beep*

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 6:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Fact.

Abby7
Member

07-17-2002

Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 6:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Abby7 a private message Print Post    
crap.

it's somewhat true. the crap part is about Amherst saying the word "martian". that part is an urban legend.

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 6:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Fact, that director was known for his practical jokes, he set them up and had his friends pretend they were martians having sex, the Armed Service guys waited a week before reporting cuz they didn't want to be cut off and really enjoyed listening to hot martian sex

Abby7
Member

07-17-2002

Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 6:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Abby7 a private message Print Post    
yikes, now i should say fact...because pamy, i felt like an idiot because i didn't trust coco! i thought this whole thread was about getting away w/crap. lol

whatever! lol. so, now i should change my answer

i say

fact, because i trust pamy. (and i don't dare say crap-a-pamy, even tho' pamy will get it. lol.)

(don't worry, be happy)

Jagger
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08-07-2002

Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 6:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jagger a private message Print Post    
Crap there is no observatory at that college.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 7:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
LOL Abby!!

ooohh nice try Jagger!!..trying to confuse them! I admire that

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 7:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Huh.. I think it is fact that they were listening for voices (signals) from outer space -- look how long Seti has been running (and Seti@home, which runs on servers at Berkeley's Lawrence Lab) but not sure about the Amhurst part.

Fact.

Abby7
Member

07-17-2002

Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 7:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Abby7 a private message Print Post    
jagger makes a great point...i didn't think about that.

Coco
Member

07-13-2000

Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 9:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Coco a private message Print Post    
Fact.

Hey guys trust me on this one. My favorite Uncle Martin told me that they knew Amherst was listening and that actually wasn't "hot martian sex" they were listening too, as Pamy stated above. Animalistic, surreal and oh-so-loud sounds were found coming from Pamy's house and so they decided to transmit those sounds to Amherst!


Mamapors
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07-29-2004

Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 9:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamapors a private message Print Post    
I was waiting for Coco to weigh in---so FACT!

Konamouse
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 10:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Konamouse a private message Print Post    
Crap
'squeek'

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 5:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
LOL Coco!

Lumbele
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07-12-2002

Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 8:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
Trusting Coco - fact

Twiggyish
Member

08-14-2000

Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 10:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
CRAP

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 10:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
There is an observatory at Amherst (Wilder Observatory). So that's fact.

I say "frap." I think they did help listen for signals from ALL planets, not just Martian signals. So fact to the signals, crap to just Martians.

And now I'm gonna go get me a frap from Starbucks! :-)

Cndeariso
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06-28-2004

Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 11:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cndeariso a private message Print Post    
i'm a seti-at-home person so i know this one to be a fact. i love devoting my computer time towards the search for ET. my dh devotes his to cancer research. if you are interested in either one drop a note in my folder and i'll get post the info.

Laralyn
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08-04-2005

Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 12:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Laralyn a private message Print Post    
fact, we hear and see you earth people...you cannot hear us

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 5:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
If both Pamy and Coco say it is fact, then it is

Fact.

Max
Moderator

08-12-2000

Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 9:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
Happy Hump Day you FoCers! As the week slides downhill, here's hoping your outlook is looking up! I'm happy to report that I will be working all weekend. It's been rather quiet since the 1st of February and I'm glad to have work to do (if I don't work, I don't get paid). I'm further happy to report that I posted a knitting board pattern for sale on eBay today for my very own design for a Semaphore Scarf created on one of my knitting boards. :-) But enough about me!

Yesterday's question was:

Did the director of the observatory at Amherst College once convince the U.S. Armed Services to listen for Martian radio communications?

Some of your bluffs are facts and some of your facts are bluffs, but they're all entertaining! You said. . .
Fact 19
Crap 4
Hybrid 1
decideThe Creative Indecision Award goes to Costacat for declaring "Frap" and heading to Starbucks.

So, the question remains. Did they really talk the government into trying to converse with this?
martian
Well, the Calendar Crew says. . .

It's FACT! "In 1924, David Todd, the director of the observatory at Amherst College, convinced the army and navy to use their receiving stations to listen for Martian radio waves. The reason? In August of that year, Mars and Earth would come within 55.7 million kilometers of each other, their closest approach since 1804. The receptions were inconclusive."

Oh, and here's the observatory at Amherst:
amherst

Sorry, no word on whether the Martians were overheard having sex -- sorry, Pamy!

Which leads us to the question for Wednesday, February 8, 2006:

Yanni attended the London Conservatory of Music and composed Classical operas before finding New Age musical stardom.

FACT or CRAP? You decide!


Yanni

Disclaimer: I personally do not find Yanni to be a "star," but many people apparently do. He ain't half bad to look at, though!


Lancecrossfire
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07-13-2000

Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 9:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lancecrossfire a private message Print Post    
crap

Chaplin
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01-08-2006

Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 10:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chaplin a private message Print Post    
Fact

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 10:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Fact

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 11:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Fact, that is how he got his name, Yaawnnnnnie

Dogdoc
Member

09-29-2001

Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 4:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dogdoc a private message Print Post    
Lance got it wrong. Fact