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Fix The Stupid

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7. Ok, slightly off-topic, but I believe the ice bucket challenge was nefarious...
Mon Jun 12, 2017, 02:21 PM
Jun 2017

I believe this was the CIA or some other rogue intelligence agency running a 'live" test, so to speak...

CIA DUDE#1 - "Hey Carl - think we can get these people to voluntarily hurt themselves and their friends and family"?

CIA DUDE#2 - "Why? What purpose?"

DUDE #1 "let's see if we can expand on the Milgram effect...might be helpful down the road"..

DUDE# 2", OK, what's the plan?"

DUDE# 1 "We'll create this bogus fundraiser where we tell people to dump ice cold buckets of water on their heads, and their kids heads, all to support a charity!"

DUDE# 2 "That's crazy...who would be dumb enough to pour a bucket of ice water on their kids heads?"

And here we are...



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The Beatles never existed huh? underpants Mar 2017 #1
Yeesh! Archae Mar 2017 #2
I'm gonna come clean and admit I believe this one... progressoid Mar 2017 #3
Oh my.... TxDemChem Mar 2017 #4
Oh my... uriel1972 Mar 2017 #5
QUITE a long way from Cairo ... mr_lebowski Jun 2017 #6
Ok, slightly off-topic, but I believe the ice bucket challenge was nefarious... Fix The Stupid Jun 2017 #7
There is sort of a basis for it Nac Mac Feegle Jun 2017 #8
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