TheSpaceAdmiral: I hate to sound all 1812-y and/or whiny, but did the writer imply that there aren't many English-speakers in the Canadian army?

They're all from Quebec.

I thought that they were supposed to be a secret code among turr'ists to coordinate their uprising or something?

They can find bumfark Arizona, but don't have any maps for once they're there?

Like it's the letter writer's fault he lives right between Timecube Guy and David Icke!

Yeah, and "my neighbor" told me that the red spheres in the middle of high-tension lines, between the poles, are there to help the aliens refuel in flight.

Actually... I have no idea what they're for, but I'm pretty sure I could invent a more plausible explanation than that, or if I felt really salacious, I could Google it.

Back when I was mulling money making opportunities, I thought of opening a bar on a backroad out in the boonies and naming it "UN Monitoring Post 324." I think the word-of-mouth would have been phenomenal.

The Grinch: Yeah, and "my neighbor" told me that the red spheres in the middle of high-tension lines, between the poles, are there to help the aliens refuel in flight.

Actually... I have no idea what they're for, but I'm pretty sure I could invent a more plausible explanation than that, or if I felt really salacious, I could Google it.

They're there so you can see them.

Seems appropriate.

fsbilly: The Grinch: Yeah, and "my neighbor" told me that the red spheres in the middle of high-tension lines, between the poles, are there to help the aliens refuel in flight.

Actually... I have no idea what they're for, but I'm pretty sure I could invent a more plausible explanation than that, or if I felt really salacious, I could Google it.

They're there so you can see them.

See them refuel? I knew it!

The Grinch: Yeah, and "my neighbor" told me that the red spheres in the middle of high-tension lines, between the poles, are there to help the aliens refuel in flight.

Actually... I have no idea what they're for, but I'm pretty sure I could invent a more plausible explanation than that, or if I felt really salacious, I could Google it.



They put them on the lines when they are in plane flight paths, so the planes know they are there and don't hit them.

The Grinch: Yeah, and "my neighbor" told me that the red spheres in the middle of high-tension lines, between the poles, are there to help the aliens refuel in flight.

Actually... I have no idea what they're for, but I'm pretty sure I could invent a more plausible explanation than that, or if I felt really salacious, I could Google it.

They are there to make them highly visible to aircraft.

fsbilly: The Grinch: Yeah, and "my neighbor" told me that the red spheres in the middle of high-tension lines, between the poles, are there to help the aliens refuel in flight.

Actually... I have no idea what they're for, but I'm pretty sure I could invent a more plausible explanation than that, or if I felt really salacious, I could Google it.

They're there so you can see them.

Actually, they're there (there thare thaer) so aircraft pilots can see them. Especially helicopters.

fsbilly:

They're there so you can see them.

Yep. I did Google it, and it turns out they're warning markers meant for airplanes coming in and out of the nearby airport. Just in case anyone else was curious.

Also, sorry for the
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Come on, when you're coming up with a conspiracy theory you've got to keep with the times. Why use red tape when that fancy IR reflective tape has been in use for some time now? Also, GPS. I'm honestly disgusted that so many conspiracy theorists can't make use of basic publicly available information that could make their theories more believable.

ummm... Canadians speak English.... even the francophone ones... turns out the only thing worse than English Canadian television it's French Canadian television, so most Quebecker kids grow up watching American TV. But yes, the Canadian military does assist the US when they are in need. Hurricane Katrina, NORAD (Canada deployed fighters to Alaska a few years back when the F-15 fleet was grounded). Where these nutjobs are wrong is when they assume that the government they elect is going to somehow take over a country they already have.

In other news, most of the world uses the latin alphabet, so they can read roadsigns. Ave Sanchez in Spanish tells me I'm on Sanchez Ave even though I don't speak Spanish. WTF is wrong with all these conspiracy theorists?

The Grinch: Yeah, and "my neighbor" told me that the red spheres in the middle of high-tension lines, between the poles, are there to help the aliens refuel in flight.

Actually... I have no idea what they're for, but I'm pretty sure I could invent a more plausible explanation than that, or if I felt really salacious, I could Google it.

I thought they were to keep the lines afloat if there was a tornado or something that caused it to fall in the lake when I lived in Minnesota. Now that I live in Colorado and they're over the valleys, I realize that they are so that pilots can see the HV line.

The Grinch: Yeah, and "my neighbor" told me that the red spheres in the middle of high-tension lines, between the poles, are there to help the aliens refuel in flight.

Actually... I have no idea what they're for, but I'm pretty sure I could invent a more plausible explanation than that, or if I felt really salacious, I could Google it.

it's a wireless power system for unidentified flying street lights.

Actually, they're there (there thare thaer) so aircraft pilots can see them. Especially helicopters.

You mean the black UN heliocopters?

The signs with the street names on them are actually the real guides for the foreign armies that we'll be welcoming under Comrade Obama. Have you noticed each one has the name of the exact street that it's placed on? Surely you didn't think that was coincidence?

"Scary!"

The way I heard it, the stenciled ID numbers on the backs of street signs were actually encoded directions for the UN tanks when they arrive.

Maybe I should drive around the area blasting Russian music and make look like I am trying to read those signs. LOL.
GOD how stupid can people get.

The tape is there so we don't forget Poland.

I'm more concerned about the increasing number of "lost pet" signs and chalk drawings of stars and moons in my neighborhood.

And who would name a dog Brautigan?

Why do people prefer to believe wild outlandish explanations for things, rather than simple ones that actually make sense??

rnatalie: But what about the shoes?

This commonly means that someone living nearby will sell you weed.

/TMYK

FOOLS ! GPS IS NOT AVAILABLE TO INVAIDING ARMIES !

Fano: I'm more concerned about the increasing number of "lost pet" signs and chalk drawings of stars and moons in my neighborhood.

And who would name a dog Brautigan?

Heh. Too bad about the movie.

davidphogan: Nobody here knows about TACMARS? Really? I first heard this whackjob theory ten years ago. But then, I try to keep up on my conspiracies so I can make up even crazier ones.

As a military brat, I find the whole "TACMAR" thing to be funny as hell.

You want a huge order of crazy? My dad grabbed a book at random for me when they passed through Roswell. Here, let me read the cover from top to bottom:

"What is not real - may be real"
"Sold out"
"Warning!"
"Has our nation government sold its soul for technology?"

Written by everyone's favorite kook, Ronnie McMullen, it explains about the evil lizard aliens. They've made tunnels all over the world, and our government is in league with them. Turns out they're not aliens after all, but are instead the brimstone-laden demons our pastors all warned us about.

Dude ties in religion, UFOS, the Illumnati, the 'Masons, and the Nephilim {among others} in the most demented conglomeration of half-baked theories I've ever seen... and I used to work with the mentally ill.

If you're into this stuff, it's good for a laugh. I pull the book out every so often just to remind me that there're people like this out there... and they're serious.

/ Yeek.

I'm still confused.

Could someone elaborate further on why those spheres are on powerlines?

trillium13: Why do people prefer to believe wild outlandish explanations for things, rather than simple ones that actually make sense??

You sound like you enjoy boring movies.

uncletogie: davidphogan: Nobody here knows about TACMARS? Really? I first heard this whackjob theory ten years ago. But then, I try to keep up on my conspiracies so I can make up even crazier ones.

As a military brat, I find the whole "TACMAR" thing to be funny as hell.

You want a huge order of crazy? My dad grabbed a book at random for me when they passed through Roswell. Here, let me read the cover from top to bottom:

"What is not real - may be real"
"Sold out"
"Warning!"
"Has our nation government sold its soul for technology?"

Written by everyone's favorite kook, Ronnie McMullen, it explains about the evil lizard aliens. They've made tunnels all over the world, and our government is in league with them. Turns out they're not aliens after all, but are instead the brimstone-laden demons our pastors all warned us about.

Dude ties in religion, UFOS, the Illumnati, the 'Masons, and the Nephilim {among others} in the most demented conglomeration of half-baked theories I've ever seen... and I used to work with the mentally ill.

If you're into this stuff, it's good for a laugh. I pull the book out every so often just to remind me that there're people like this out there... and they're serious.

/ Yeek.

I miss listening to Art Bell Coast to Coast on the ride home from bars. It seems the crazies would hardly ever contradict each other so everybody's weird pet theory kept growing Katamari Damacy style into amazingly over the top crazy.

What makes me laugh is that occasionally, in the UK at least, you WILL see military-intended tactical-road signs...
The army used to use them as a tactical way of guiding large convoys in case individual trucks get separated etc.
Nothing worse, nothing more serious than that.
They rarely if ever deploy them anymore, since they're a pain in the ass to use, and invariably some little bastard steals a few, and you have to take them all down 48 hours after the convoy's passed etc.
GPS is a lot easier.
But, all the same, all the kooks think they're for invading armies, or guiding the aliens or some shiat. As opposed to just making sure the truck carrying 10 tons of god-only-knows-what stays on the right road and doesn't take a shortcut that leaves them stranded due to a bridge with weight-restrictions etc.

Another fine product of our public school system.

That article damn-near warrants a '64th & Cactus' tag.

Hacker_X: The Grinch: Yeah, and "my neighbor" told me that the red spheres in the middle of high-tension lines, between the poles, are there to help the aliens refuel in flight.

They are there to make them highly visible to aircraft.

Oooooh. I thought there were there for rednecks to shoot at.

If this post doesn't give you an idea how old I am, nothing will. When I was a kid, there were still small circuses that would travel around and set up in small towns like the one I grew up in.

These circuses would use markers much like those described to make sure that all of the vehicles made it to the next destination. I have heard that some of the carnival companies that set up at county fairs and in the occasional parking lot still use something like this from time to time.

Obviously this is not the situation that is in the article, just thought that I'd share old memories.

uncletogie: Ronnie McMullen

Heh. Just googled him. Looks like I got some links to follow LOL.