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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 23, 2017 13:18:13 GMT
I was told about the vans at school! -Ralph Doesn't make it true. |
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Post by browny87 on Oct 23, 2017 13:24:57 GMT
they cant be true, surely?
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 23, 2017 14:28:49 GMT
The vans are real. I shall check with a family member who is ex-Police!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 23, 2017 14:31:06 GMT
The vans are real. I shall check with a family member who is ex-Police! -Ralph Yes, but their contents are not real. |
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Post by Shockprowl on Oct 23, 2017 15:18:16 GMT
they cant be true, surely? No, they can not be true. And don't call Shirley. |
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 23, 2017 17:15:00 GMT
I have even seen the vans in the street!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Oct 23, 2017 17:41:28 GMT
I have even seen the vans in the street!!! -Ralph You have seen exactly what they wanted you to see. |
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Post by legios on Oct 23, 2017 19:25:46 GMT
I don't think that anyone is claiming that the vans aren't real. The vans indeed did exist. The question is not whether they existed, but whether they had the capabilities that were claimed for them. Two entirely different questions. It is like the gap between the claim that the B-2 is "invisible to radar", and the reality that from a narrow band of angles it has an apparent size on a radar of approximately a crow (whilst from other angles it looks exactly as large on radar as anything else it's size). Karl |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 23, 2017 19:51:48 GMT
Exactly.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 24, 2017 21:19:40 GMT
But...there was one in Doctor Who!
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Oct 24, 2017 21:28:24 GMT
Doctor Who is not real. In the same vein as TV detector vans. Live action fiction.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 24, 2017 21:37:10 GMT
But it was a historical story.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Oct 24, 2017 22:36:31 GMT
Is it possible for a mod to merge this thread with the 'Conspiracy' one?
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 25, 2017 6:52:15 GMT
This mod says NO.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Oct 25, 2017 7:24:21 GMT
What do the mods with sensible evidence based thoughts think?
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Post by blueshift on Oct 25, 2017 7:55:26 GMT
What do the mods with sensible evidence based thoughts think? This has a poll so no you can't merge it |
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 25, 2017 16:48:34 GMT
I refuse to accept this nonsense conspiracy theory. The BBC would not pay for TV detector vans FOR DECADES if they did not detect TV's
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Oct 25, 2017 17:45:05 GMT
What do the mods with sensible evidence based thoughts think? Dunno. Part of me thinks they must be real because if they were completely fake it could not have remained a secret - the BBC is no more free from leaks than government is. But it's possible that the technology referred to is no more sophisticated than something to detect fluctuating light from behind curtains that is indicative of a moving TV image. And if that is all they can do, then they can be thwarted by blackout curtains or watching TV in a room with no windows visible to the street. In the age when nearly everyone has a TV, the simplest way to check up on people is to knock randomly on the doors of the few addresses who aren't registered for a licence, and without identifying yourself ask a few questions about TV viewing habits. Or something. Martin |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 25, 2017 17:48:09 GMT
The experience of a friend without a TV was she got a demand for the license fee and had to prove to them she didn't have one!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 25, 2017 17:57:07 GMT
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Oct 25, 2017 18:56:20 GMT
If it is an optical technique... what's with all the aerials? Oh and the lack of optical equipment.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Oct 25, 2017 18:57:19 GMT
And how would they tell the difference between a live transmit of a program or a DVD or streaming version? Or a video game??
It's complete nonsense.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 26, 2017 12:50:24 GMT
But are you real? How would we know?
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Oct 26, 2017 12:53:39 GMT
You will agree I am real when I buy you Lego next week I'm sure.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 26, 2017 13:09:00 GMT
We shall see. Currently you are bits of data on a phone screen!
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Oct 26, 2017 13:28:49 GMT
The Voyager crew will come to my aid.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 26, 2017 13:34:21 GMT
They are not real...but if you watch their adventures on TV without a licence the van will come for you!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Oct 26, 2017 14:11:55 GMT
The probability of either being real is the same, chum.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 26, 2017 14:26:56 GMT
Nonsense. I have seen the vans but Voyager exists only in television, comic and book form.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Oct 26, 2017 19:41:37 GMT
They are not real...but if you watch their adventures on TV without a licence the van will come for you!!! -Ralph "What'll you do, when the Van comes around?" Karl (still inspired by the Man in Black...) |
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