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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

Nevernose

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2. In the early 90s I knew the local militia groups

Reply to dmallind (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 06:33 PM

Jan 2012

My best friend's parents, who were terribly sweet but incredibly kooky, actually founded and ran the Las Vegas militia. Amongst their black helicopter conspiracies, they were convinced that the Soviets had bases on the mon and had colonized Venus. Naturally, neither the fact that the Soviet regime had collapsed nor the contents of Venus's atmosphere made the slightest impression on their beliefs.

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I suspect this belongs here. Life on Venus! [View all] dmallind Jan 2012 OP

That reminds me of... salvorhardin Jan 2012 #1

In the early 90s I knew the local militia groups Nevernose Jan 2012 #2

This reminds me of Ben Bova's novel "Venus" Odin2005 Jan 2012 #3

Is that the one they end up trapped in the ship on the surface? Responder3 Jan 2012 #4

Yep. Odin2005 Jan 2012 #5

A disk, a black flap and a scorpion walk into a bar... slutticus Jan 2012 #6