I get a kick out of conspiracy theories. The latest one in sports came out of Vancoucer where some calls went against the Canucks in their series against Los Angeles. Well then it must be a conspiracy on the part of the NHL to get Vancouver out of the playoffs and keep Los Angeles in. Does the NHL want Los Angeles to advance? Of course it does. Building a fan base in southern California is more important than catering to the fan base that's not going to go away in B.C.
Hockey may be our game but Americans run it. There is nothing the NHL muckety mucks in Manhattan would love more than a Ranger-Kings Stanley Cup final. The 2 biggest markets in the US in a championship series, That's television nirvana for professional sports.
But there's so much more too this. You favour one team in the playoffs and if it's as obvious as the fans think it is you lose credibility. That's the one thing no league, no sports can afford to do. You lose credibility you may as well fold your tent because we aint buyin' what you're selling anymore. There is no conspiracy.
UFOs? There's a conspiracy theory that UFOs are actually plants by the American government. Now give that some thought. The American government is responsible for unleashing something on the puplic that it has maintained for years doesn't exist. If it's true then the American government has been lying to us. They already know the public doesn't believe anything the government tells it. Why make it worse?
The Illuminati? The ultra secret group that some say is trying to, and eventually will, take control of the world. The Illuminati has supposedly been around for hundreds, some say thousands, of years. If these people are so smart what the hell is taking them so long? Do they think we really do have James Bond tucked away in some underground bunker ready to pounce at the sign of danger and eliminate the Illuminati?
Big Foot? They keep looking for him. Can't find him. How come? The latest theory is that Big Foot is actually from another dimension and can slip back to where ever the hell it came from when humans come around. If Einstein is right there are 11 dimensions. Big Foot better hope he makes the right choice on his way home.
When the Blue Jays were making the playoffs and winning World Series rings a lot of people got bent out of shape because the American TV networks covering the games were hyping the other teams. Duh. Every other team the Jays could possibly play was an American team. Let's see. An American network hyping an American team to American fans. Yea, that has conspiracy written all over it.
A second shooter on the grassy knoll? I've often wondered about that. But I've also wondered, if as many people were involved in a conspiracy to kill the president as they say there was surely by now someone would have talked.
I'm sure there are conspiracies in the world. We just don't know about them. That's the key to a conspiracy isn't it. No one can find out what diabolical deed you're up to. So do yourself a favour, take virtually all conspiracy theories with a large grain of salt. Except the one about reptilians living among us. That one's...true!
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