Mind OVER Reality

[Rii]

As a child my stepmother convinced me that the "child lock" button featured in most cars actually triggers an ejection seat. She threatened me with "the button" on several occasions before I caught on.

 

[Plecostomus]

My parents had me convinced for years that some fat guy in a red suit manufactured and distributed toys worldwide... from the north poll and that he did it all with what amounted to slave labor.

I asked Wise And Smart Weird Uncle Fred if that was so, then why did most of my toys say "made in China?"

He explained to me that it used to be the case that the elves made everything but then the unions came and suddenly Santa had to pay for health-care and dental. In order to continue his policy of "free toys for all" he had to outsource to other countries where no-cost labor was acceptable... like China. Instead of elves now Santa commanded legions of political prisoners in vast communes in the central regions of China.


...I'll finish the story later I have to go take my medication now.

 

[K'Ehleyr]

Surely one of the best and earliest 'cons' must be the spaghetti harvest especially by Panorama who are a very revered 'news programme' over here..
http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2008/bbc-spaghetti-tree-april-1-p1.php

Personally whilst working in the IBM tape library I convinced one of the work placement guys that there was an epidemic of 'tape worm' in the library, I'd backed this up with fake emails and when he came back from lunch I was wearing plastic gloves and a face mask and convinced him he had to examine the rest of the hundreds of thousands of tapes, pointing out where exactly the worms would hide. Didn't realise he was the nephew of my big boss, when word got round the boss came in and burst out laughing. Little things....

 

[K'Ehleyr]

My parents had me convinced for years that some fat guy in a red suit manufactured and distributed toys worldwide... from the north poll and that he did it all with what amounted to slave labor.

I asked Wise And Smart Weird Uncle Fred if that was so, then why did most of my toys say "made in China?"

He explained to me that it used to be the case that the elves made everything but then the unions came and suddenly Santa had to pay for health-care and dental. In order to continue his policy of "free toys for all" he had to outsource to other countries where no-cost labor was acceptable... like China. Instead of elves now Santa commanded legions of political prisoners in vast communes in the central regions of China.


...I'll finish the story later I have to go take my medication now.

I love WASW Uncle Fred!

 

[Plecostomus]

My parents had me convinced for years that some fat guy in a red suit manufactured and distributed toys worldwide... from the north poll and that he did it all with what amounted to slave labor.

I asked Wise And Smart Weird Uncle Fred if that was so, then why did most of my toys say "made in China?"

He explained to me that it used to be the case that the elves made everything but then the unions came and suddenly Santa had to pay for health-care and dental. In order to continue his policy of "free toys for all" he had to outsource to other countries where no-cost labor was acceptable... like China. Instead of elves now Santa commanded legions of political prisoners in vast communes in the central regions of China.


...I'll finish the story later I have to go take my medication now.

I love WASW Uncle Fred!

A few years ago my sister started popping out kids and I realized that they would never have the benefit of Wise And Smart Weird Uncle Fred like I did. Man was hella brilliant, but fucking "out there... maaaaaan."

So I took the title upon myself. Her brats just call me "Weird Uncle Brian" though. Give 'em time they'll understand my wisdom. Took me years to understand some of what Uncle Fred was trying to tell me.

 

[K'Ehleyr]

My parents had me convinced for years that some fat guy in a red suit manufactured and distributed toys worldwide... from the north poll and that he did it all with what amounted to slave labor.

I asked Wise And Smart Weird Uncle Fred if that was so, then why did most of my toys say "made in China?"

He explained to me that it used to be the case that the elves made everything but then the unions came and suddenly Santa had to pay for health-care and dental. In order to continue his policy of "free toys for all" he had to outsource to other countries where no-cost labor was acceptable... like China. Instead of elves now Santa commanded legions of political prisoners in vast communes in the central regions of China.


...I'll finish the story later I have to go take my medication now.

I love WASW Uncle Fred!

A few years ago my sister started popping out kids and I realized that they would never have the benefit of Wise And Smart Weird Uncle Fred like I did. Man was hella brilliant, but fucking "out there... maaaaaan."

So I took the title upon myself. Her brats just call me "Weird Uncle Brian" though. Give 'em time they'll understand my wisdom. Took me years to understand some of what Uncle Fred was trying to tell me.

It's brilliant to have some total other way of looking at problems or just life. Weird is just a different angle, and if you only look at something one way you never get the full view. Plus it really messes kids heads up, which is fun. Then in a few years time they will come to you on your mountain and kneel before you and say 'ok I see that now'

 

[RobertScorpio]

As a child my stepmother convinced me that the "child lock" button featured in most cars actually triggers an ejection seat. She threatened me with "the button" on several occasions before I caught on.

Ummmm...I like that..gonna use it!!!

Rob