why do people believe stupid things

You know the kind of thing i am talking about

Example Polish people kill and eat swans.

Black people were given money by the government to buy cars/become taxi drivers/socialize and so on...

why are people so thick.

WindSock

Why do people believe that people believe things that are said mosltly in jest?

Lando Griffin

mariaalice wrote: »

You know the kind of thing i am talking about

Example Polish people kill and eat swans.

Black people were given money by the government to buy cars/become taxi drivers/socialize and so on...

why are people so thick.

GOD!

Adam

God created the heavens and the earth. FACT. ¬_¬

Adam

Lando Griffin wrote: »

GOD!

you ruined my incredibly witty joke. you have just been added to "the list"...

Hasmunch

Adam wrote: »

God created the heavens and the earth. FACT. ¬_¬

i read it in a book, it must be true.

bijapos

Because they want to. Sometimes to make up for their own insecurities, sometimes to confirm their own prejudices and sometimes because the truth is not as exciting or too hard to take.

bonerm

mariaalice wrote: »

Black people were given money by the government to buy cars/become taxi drivers/socialize and so on...

Really? When?

Owwmykneecap

Adam wrote: »

God created the heavens and the earth. FACT. ¬_¬

And he made you a **** toy out of your own rib because you were "lonely" Adam.

Gay.

Protip: don't eat the fruit.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Ignorance, laziness and the media capitalising on it.

Banned Account

I find that people generally believe stupid things because they are stupid.

Kimono-Girl

Like the moving statues in the 80's people as a group aka the general public are IDIOTS! they will believe anything!

topper75

But we're all clever, right?

vibe666

in the words of mr garrison "there's no such thing as a stupid question, just stupid people"

No we are not all clever...but i hope enough of us posses reason and common sense and have the intelligence to question what we here and don't lap up everything we come across in the media.

mickoneill30

candlelover wrote: »

Like the moving statues in the 80's people as a group aka the general public are IDIOTS! they will believe anything!

80s??? Wasn't there some tree a couple of years ago that had the face of Mary that drew thousands of worshipers.

Abelloid

vibe666 wrote: »

in the words of mr garrison "there's no such thing as a stupid question, just stupid people"

..and stupid answers, unfortunately.

Pherekydes

My father-in-law got a flyer in the door from a right wing group claiming that if we didn't stop Nigerian immigration now, all 110 million* of them were going to land up on our doorstep! He swallowed that ****e, but we'll excuse it as he was in his dotage.

*Pop now approx 159 million.

King Felix

mariaalice wrote: »

No we are not all clever...but i hope enough of us posses reason and common sense and have the intelligence to question what we here and don't lap up everything we come across in the media.

One cause is known in sociology as ingroup/outgroup bias. You love your ingroup, you hate the hate group.

It's the basis for racial inequality and tribal warfare, an unfortunate leftover from primative psychology.

bluefinger

why do people post stupid threads?

example
This one

orourkeda

Because people are stupid. No great mystery

sealgaire

I saw a Polish guy kill a swan in the Claddagh in Galway about 3 years ago and he just walked off with it. I can only presume to butcher it.

mariaalice wrote: »

You know the kind of thing i am talking about

Example Polish people kill and eat swans.

Black people were given money by the government to buy cars/become taxi drivers/socialize and so on...

why are people so thick.

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sealgaire wrote: »

I saw a Polish guy kill a swan in the Claddagh in Galway about 3 years ago and he just walked off with it. I can only presume to butcher it.

Did you report it?

thebigbiffo

mariaalice wrote: »

You know the kind of thing i am talking about

Example Polish people kill and eat swans.

Black people were given money by the government to buy cars/become taxi drivers/socialize and so on...

why are people so thick.

technically - these things are/can be true

Banned Account

sealgaire wrote: »

I saw a Polish guy kill a swan in the Claddagh in Galway about 3 years ago and he just walked off with it. I can only presume to butcher it.

elviscostello wrote: »

Did you report it?

"Hello, is that the Gardai? I'd like to report the crime of swanicide. ...

... A discription? ...

... sure, he was wearing a t-shirt which had large lettering saying "I am Polish" on it ..."

:rolleyes:

Thread proved.

rhythm90

It's like the old saying goes...

"Common sense... sadly aint all that common..."

mailforkev

Most people are idiots, that's why.

This is a small parochial country, so there are a lot of people around whose only view of the world is the little town that they live in, very little in life will ever stimulate their brains into action so it's easier to go with the flow than actually form an educated opinion of most things.

WindSock

Fitzcaraldo wrote: »

"Hello, is that the Gardai? I'd like to report the crime of swanicide. ...

... A discription? ...

... sure, he was wearing a t-shirt which had large lettering saying "I am Polish" on it ..."

:rolleyes:

Thread proved.

They'd ask you to come down to the station for your cygneture on the report too.

Abelloid

Fitzcaraldo wrote: »

"Hello, is that the Gardai? I'd like to report the crime of swanicide. ...

... A discription? ...

... sure, he was wearing a t-shirt which had large lettering saying "I am Polish" on it ..."

:rolleyes:

Thread proved.

He must have been Polish; he was seen killing a swan for his dinner.

biko

People believe stupid things because it befits them to do so.
Either they are stupid (most people are stupid on some level) or it's convenient to believe that foreigners get free cars and eat swans because it makes it easier to dislike them.

WindSock

JustinOval wrote: »

He must have been Polish; he was seen killing a swan for his dinner.

It could just have easily been the Queen* disguised as a Polish man.









* Of England. Yes, your Queen.

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WindSock wrote: »

They'd ask you to come down to the station for your cygneture on the report too.

boom boom

This is completely off topic, but I presume you can report it?! It's a protected species isn't it ?!

sealgaire

No I did the typical thing and left it to the other people that were looking on shocked too! It is Ireland you know. It made the news at the time I remember.

As for him being Polish, well, he was speaking polish so he wasn't fecking Austrailian! :rolleyes:

Fitzcaraldo wrote: »

"Hello, is that the Gardai? I'd like to report the crime of swanicide. ...

... A discription? ...

... sure, he was wearing a t-shirt which had large lettering saying "I am Polish" on it ..."

:rolleyes:

Thread proved.

Donkey Oaty

Here's incontrovertible proof that the Polish steal swans in the UK, from the Lincolnshire Echo, April 23rd, 2008.

Man 'stole swan to eat it'

A SWAN was stolen from Lincoln's Brayford Pool by a man who claimed he was planning to eat it.
Witnesses reported seeing the incident yesterday.
The man is thought to have stolen the bird from the water close to the corner of Lucy Tower Street.
Lincolnshire Police spokesman Deborah Tinsley said: “Police were called to the scene at lunchtime after a man allegedly caught a swan and carried it off in a purple blanket.

“Unfortunately, by the time officers arrived the man had disappeared and it is not known what happened to the swan.”
The man is described as white, in his 30s with short brown hair and a beard. He was wearing a red and black checked jacket and is of medium height.
Anyone with information on the incident or the whereabouts of the animal is asked to call Lincolnshire Police on (01522) 882222.

Well, there you go. If I ever see that guy I think I'll shoot him dead on the spot. What a scumbag.

Hang on...what's this?

A swan that people thought had been stolen from Lincoln's Brayford Pool was actually being rescued by a member of the Swan Preservation Society.

The Echo was contacted by concerned eye-witnesses yesterday who said the man claimed he was planning to eat it.

But today it has been confirmed the bird was, in fact, injured and was being taken to be looked after.

Lincolnshire Police spokesman Deborah Tinsley had said: "Police were called to the scene at lunchtime after a man allegedly caught a swan and carried it off in a purple blanket.

The Swan Preservation Society would not comment any further.

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sealgaire wrote: »

No I did the typical thing and left it to the other people that were looking on shocked too! It is Ireland you know. It made the news at the time I remember.

As for him being Polish, well, he was speaking polish so he wasn't fecking Austrailian! :rolleyes:

I applaud your linguistic skills and your well proven ability to differentiate between eastern european languages. It's also quite fortunate that he was talking away audiably whilst killing his swan.

the_syco

mariaalice wrote: »

Example Polish people kill and eat swans.

Cos eastern europeans get caught butchering the swans. And everyone knows that all eastern europeans are Polish... :pac:

sealgaire

I applaud your skills of presumption . . . :rolleyes:

Fitzcaraldo wrote: »

I applaud your linguistic skills and your well proven ability to differentiate between eastern european languages. It's also quite fortunate that he was talking away audiably whilst killing his swan.

Abelloid

sealgaire wrote: »

No I did the typical thing and left it to the other people that were looking on shocked too! It is Ireland you know. It made the news at the time I remember.

As for him being Polish, well, he was speaking polish so he wasn't fecking Austrailian! :rolleyes:

True. If he was Australian he would probably be speaking English.. oh hang on... wouldn't that make him English? :pac:

smokedeels

mariaalice wrote: »

Polish people kill and eat swans.

and subsequently steal my bread!

sealgaire

The Irish PC brigade are very defensive of Polish & Eastern Europeans on this site.

Feeona

Fitzcaraldo wrote: »

It's also quite fortunate that he was talking away audiably whilst killing his swan.

Sure don't baddies always say what they're going to do before they do it? 'I expect you to die Mr Swan'.

Ush1

So I guess the real question is...

How do we protect our swans?

Banned Account

sealgaire wrote: »

The Irish PC brigade are very defensive of Polish & Eastern Europeans on this site.

Actually, I'm from Swansea.

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Ush1 wrote: »

So I guess the real question is...

How do we protect our swans?

Teach them the Polish for fúck off

Fitzcaraldo wrote: »

Actually, I'm from Swansea.

Ha !

sealgaire

Fitzcaraldo wrote: »

Actually, I'm from Swansea.

worse than the Irish crowd

sealgaire

Alright I'm gone, I've to sue an old woman for a field

ejmaztec

Fitzcaraldo wrote: »

I applaud your linguistic skills and your well proven ability to differentiate between eastern european languages. It's also quite fortunate that he was talking away audiably whilst killing his swan.

I was there as well, and distinctly remember that the Polish guy had perfect English, I even wrote down what he said: "My Polish mother and father in Krakow, where I was born, will be really pleased when I send them a photo of this swan that I've just killed"

As he was walking away, he dropped his passport, and I picked it up, read it and handed it back to him. It was definitely a Polish passport, and he said "Thank you for picking up my Polish passport, I'd be lost without it".

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sealgaire wrote: »

Alright I'm gone, I've to sue an old woman for a field

Another day done in the FAT* office.












Fail At Trolling*

Deus Ex Machina

Because most people haven't read "The Demon Haunted World" by Carl Sagan!

TimeToShine

mariaalice wrote: »

No we are not all clever...but i hope enough of us posses reason and common sense and have the intelligence to question what we here and don't lap up everything we come across in the media.

LOL.

noura

becouse they are still ignorant,unaware and live in dark