Conspiracy Theories

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5 Things You Didn’t Know About Ben Franklin

Today is the 306th birthday of the most popular man in Philadelphia history: Ben Franklin. And while everyone’s heard about the kite experiment and bifocals, […]

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Pat Buchanan Says the Wackiest Things

Pat Buchanan has been suspended from MSNBC since October. Apparently, someone at the network turned off the TV and picked up a book, namely Buchanan’s […]

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PATCO: Photographers Are Probably Not Terrorists

In the post-9/11 world we live in, it’s become common for authorities to view folks taking lots of pictures of trains, bridges and tunnels as […]

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UPDATED Staphmeal: Mayor Nutter’s “Possible Mistress”

Remember Staphmeal? It’s that blog that emerged last year, saying all sorts of nasty things about folks like Georges Perrier and Shola Olunloyo before Georges […]

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Next Hot Vacation Spot: North Korea

I have always found North Korea to be one of the most fascinating countries on earth. From the creepy cult of personality that surrounded Kim Jong-il […]

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Christmas Isn’t Sexist At All

The fact that women have to spend more of our less-than-a-man’s wages on disposable items is part of the conspiracy to keep us down. There […]

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Who’s Afraid of the Number 11?

Do you see the number 11 everywhere? Does the number keep intruding into your life as if someone is trying to tell you something? Thousands […]

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“Misplaced” Funds From Sheriff’s Office Legally Belong to Victimized Property Owners

The news that nearly $56 million had been recovered from the bowels of the sheriff’s office’s sloppy bookkeeping was welcomed by government officials. However, the […]

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Smashing Pumpkins’ Conspiracy Theories

A year ago this week, I wrote here about how I wanted to make pumpkin biscotti but couldn’t find any canned pumpkin in the grocery […]

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Hurricane Irene Conspiracy Theories

I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised at the reaction to the local news coverage leading up to the arrival of Hurricane Irene, but I […]