Cottingley Fairies - photograph of 'fairies'

[MC Paul Barman]

So I was reading up on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes author) and learned that he became a spiritualist after seeing some photos of two young girls with fairies in them.

Doyle apparently was a fairly erudite fellow. So I'm thinking 'these must be some impressive photos if they're going to dupe this guy'. Now it wasn't just 'this guy' who was duped, but many others thought the Cottingley fairy photos were real.


Hold on to your porridge... because this is the photo (there are others):

I mean come the fuck on.

Imagine the mileage you could get out of the 'severed thumb in a box' trick with this kind of audience.

 

[IloveTHIS]

Think about how many vehemently believe in their religion of choice just because some idiots thousands of years ago crudely wrote it down. Nothing surprises me with people.

 

[Capt Lunatic]

"Arthur, you're a fucking cuntwit." - Harry Houdini

 

[NHB7]

These have recently been making the rounds. Taken by a professor in England.









Also a hoax.

 

[BisexualMMA]

 

[MC Paul Barman]

Think about how many vehemently believe in their religion of choice just because some idiots thousands of years ago crudely wrote it down. Nothing surprises me with people.

Almost as vehement as your anger towards it....
Crudely typed at that.

 

[SmilinDesperado]

So I was reading up on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes author) and learned that he became a spiritualist after seeing some photos of two young girls with fairies in them.

Doyle apparently was a fairly erudite fellow. So I'm thinking 'these must be some impressive photos if they're going to dupe this guy'. Now it wasn't just 'this guy' who was duped, but many others thought the Cottingley fairy photos were real.


Hold on to your porridge... because this is the photo (there are others):

I mean come the fuck on.

Imagine the mileage you could get out of the 'severed thumb in a box' trick with this kind of audience.

Doyle DIED in 1930.
How difficult would it really have been to fool people with photography at that time? How would you be able to argue against a photo?
How many people NOW could even explain how photography works?
I wouldn't look too deep into someone falling for a shoop 100 years ago.
Even something as ridiculous as that.

 

[Rhood]

I thought fairies are supposed to fly.
All I see in that pic is some hippie chick posing in front of ornaments on a Christmas tree.
Oh no! Did he think those ornaments were real?

 

[MC Paul Barman]

Doyle DIED in 1930.
How difficult would it really have been to fool people with photography at that time? How would you be able to argue against a photo?
How many people NOW could even explain how photography works?
I wouldn't look too deep into someone falling for a shoop 100 years ago.
Even something as ridiculous as that.

Sure... but there were still many saying these were clearly fake.

 

[Anung Un Rama]

 

[El_Dyablo619]

Fairies are REAL

they're even on TV now....

 

[mrsenor]

^

 

[bandicoot]

Strong post to username ratio

 

[BisexualMMA]

Strong post to username ratio

No kidding. GayMMA didn't last two weeks.

 

[El_Dyablo619]

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[Rhood]

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Dude in the middle going for that Brigitte Nielsen look.