[il-talk] Damn It, We'hv been found out!!

Thu Nov 13 05:01:12 UTC 2014

True that.

R. H.

On 11/12/2014 10:54 PM, Edwin via il-talk wrote:
> I think this piece is great.  Anyone who believes this should simply learn
> Braille.  Long live Braille.
>
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> il-talk
> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 11:29 PM
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> Subject: Re: [il-talk] Damn It, We'hv been found out!!
>
> Hi Robert,
>
> Don't forget that the inspiration for Braille was a system used by the
> French military to communicate at night. (I guess they needed to coordinate
> their retreat routes.)  This article comes from The Onion, a publication
> known for its satire.  It is poking fun at the fact that many people believe
> we have some super perceptual powers and/or are faking blindness,
> particularly those with partial vision.  No less than Marten Luther
> instructed his followers that the success of the blind and others with
> disabilities is due to the fact we are in league with the devil, and the
> church should not let us remain in their presence.  This theme carries forth
> to Darth Vader, and is capitalized on by the media when it refers to the
> blind seek who masterminded the first World Trade Center bombing. This theme
> merits the ridicule represented in The Onion article.
>
> Cordially,
> Bill
>
> On 11/12/2014 9:20 PM, Joshua Hendrickson via il-talk wrote:
>> This article is a bunch of crap.  People are very strange and naive if
>> they believe this junk.
>>
>> On 11/12/14, Robert Hansen via il-talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> I think this is a cover up by a secret society.  Maybe the New World
>>> Order type.  How about Club of Rome or the Bilderberg Group?  Maybe
>>> we come from Area 51.
>>>
>>> LOL
>>>
>>> Robert H.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 11/12/2014 5:45 PM, Don Gillmore via il-talk wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Article from the Onion
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Blind Are Faking it
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> by: Rutherford B. Lyke
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Citizens, hear us well. Our great nation is being undermined by a
>>>> secret society of individuals who carry deadly white truncheons and
>>>> lead vicious attack animals in public on a daily basis. These
>>>> mysterious folk also have a secret means of communication, while
>>>> shocking new evidence seems to indicate that they may even possess
>>>> senses superior to those of other humans.
>>>> We're
>>>> speaking, of course, of the legions of the so-called blind. Let's
>>>> assume for a minute that we swallow this "blindness" hoax in the
>>>> first place. If these people are somehow bereft of the gift of
>>>> sight, how does that explain the works of Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles
>>>> and Ronnie Milsap? How could such men possibly play music if they
>>>> were blind? What do they take us for-ignorant saps?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The first issue I must point out is their very public display of
>>>> armed might. Every individual laying claim to sightlessness carries
>>>> a cudgel on their person at all times. These "canes," as they call
>>>> them, are supposed to help them feel their way along. They are
>>>> painted white, almost as if the bearer wished to remind passersby of
>>>> its presence, and the weapon's tip is painted a chillingly
>>>> suggestive red. Those who have studied the mysterious fighting arts
>>>> of the Orient know that such sticks may be wielded with deadly force
>>>> by those with skill. In a surprise attack, strategically placed
>>>> squads of the "blind" could quickly overwhelm our police forces.
>>>> Their fearsome nature encompasses more than just personal weaponry.
>>>> Many of the alleged blind also own large, vicious attack dogs for
>>>> the supposed purpose of guidance along city streets. With one word
>>>> from their scheming masters, these slavering "guide" dogs could
>>>> become guided missiles! Indeed, most of these fearsome beasts are
>>>> German shepherds, a species of killer wolf invented by twisted,
>>>> Fascist dog breeders, which has somehow fallen into this most
>>>> suspect faction of the disabled. The most frightening aspect of this
>>>> diabolical conspiracy by far is their ability to communicate with
>>>> one another unbeknownst to upstanding citizens. Their secret code
>>>> consists of a series of raised dots cunningly arranged into arcane
>>>> shapes. Known as "Braille," this demonic alphabet has begun popping
>>>> up in places that were doubtlessly chosen for their mundane,
>>>> everyday outward appearance:
>>>>
>>>> elevators, building directories, automated teller machines and the like.
>>>>
>>>> This system seems rational enough, and does not attract undue attention.
>>>> But
>>>> think! If the messages on the signs changed suddenly, how would we know
> ?
>>>> Next year, next month, next week, maybe even tomorrow, the signs
>>>> will change from "second floor" to "STRIKE NOW! STRIKE HARD!" and
>>>> our nation will be thrown into the chaos of revolution. At this
>>>> juncture, there is no hard evidence that the blind are planning such
>>>> a revolution. We hope to have such evidence very soon. But can one
>>>> group possess such an overwhelming element of surprise and fail to
>>>> use it to seize power? And can their goals be anything but evil? No,
>>>> I say! I maintain that true blindness lies in failing to see the
>>>> threat where it must obviously lie, and we must be vigilantly wary
>>>> of the blind menace.
>>>>
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