To have been slack jawed at this?

[ShadowsShadowsEverywhere]

I must share loud conversation overheard on the bus today. Man gets on with his DS, maybe 12/13 yo.

Dad starts talking about some new 'research' he's been doing. He then said (as close to word for word as I can remember)
"I've been reading this book about the royal family. Apparently they are all reptiles that can change form. They feed on human flesh and blood which helps them keep human form. Far out right?"
His DS nods.
At this point I thought he was describing an interesting work of fiction. But no, he continued thus
"Thing is son, it's actually true. I've seen a newspaper report that has now been destroyed after a secrecy act has been passed. The queen is wanted by the Swiss government as they have evidence but it's all being hushed up. That's why they all live in remote castles and don't see the public much, so that no one sees their reptilian forms."

Now I know that people have some whacky conspiracy theories, but on a bus?? Shared with your young son and loud enough for all the other kids on the bus to hear (and be petrified!) Have any of you overheard weird and wonderful conversations while on public transport??

I have a pal who's utterly convinced it's all true, It's all youtube vids that last ages. The DI forum linked above is all kinds of people actually believe this stuff.

You all need to check this out:

My favourite thing on today's fb

and someone will pipe up with "All under the control of the Jews who run the world of course!" - out of nowhere.

Indeed. I've idly wondered once or twice if the lizards are supposed to be Jewish.

Poor kid. Where was this (rough area will do) - nosy

Cambs. Very rural area. Very unusual for round here!

How can they be lizards if they look just like regular people?

The thing about the lizards is they never seem to do anything really problematically lizardy. They keep it under wraps pretty well I think. It never affects us. So having lizards ruling over us is really no different from having a load of wealthy/corrupt/clueless politicians and string-pullers doing it. Every time I hear this I think "yes, and? Why worry?" :o

People have always, always believed in shite - for centuries it was witchcraft and fairies and alchemy, that got superseded but it's just been replaced by astrology, woo, bollocks about nutrition and of course the lizards.

And there's religion of course. I'm not religious but anyone who is surely can't complain that someone else believes in the lizard royal family.

Hidden they change form apparently. So when the queen goes to Balmoral and is less in the public eye she turns back to her lizards form. But when in public eye she changes to a human form. The eating of human flesh enables them to change form. (Have just been reading up on David Icke)

And Elvis is on tour with Princess Di and Shergar shot JFK from the grassy knoll. And was not a horse but a unicorn. And NASA did not get to the moon - they got to Mars through hyperspace but it's being hushed up to protect the oil companies.

Does no one else feel sorry for the son? "Harmless daftness"? How would you feel if your parent was telling you that at age 12? My guess is that he is realising that his dad has mental health issues.

What makes you think he had mental health issues.. as has been pointed out people believe in alsorts. Of he had been giving a chat on the god he followed would it be dismissed as MH issues? That is just as daft except a smite bigger and spills more blood in the world.

Absolutely Jelly. First thing I said was 'poor kid'.

Gamer as Firmament pointed out the whole lizard thing is an essentially pointless belief, lacking any internal logic and flying in the face of innumerable easily established facts. Comparing to world religions doesn't really work.

His lack of concern that he was distressing children with tales of cannibalism on a public bus also seems possibly indicative of MH issues, no?

I think people such as David Icke and the like are paid by the likes of those they claim to expose to come up with deliberately wacky theories so that, by extension, all conspiracy theories , even plausible ones, get dismissed as the rantings of irrational crackpots.

As a rhesus negative blood type, I have alien dna according to Ickests and no-one is going to take it away from me! I will fight to the death to claim my right to alien dna!
It might be slightly past my bedtime

Oh and Clarity, that link was vair' amusing!

Hands Belle a slightly temezepam laced

People come out with all manner of stupid shite, wether they're "only joking" or not.
Today I overheard a woman at the farm telling her grand kids that "it's alright to feed the sheep biscuits - don't worry they haven't got any teeth so they can't bite". As she's encouraging the DC to shove another custard cream in the sheep's mouth. They were obviously smarter than her as they looked very sceptical and point blank refused to shove their fingers anywhere near the blatantly toothy sheep's mouth.

I think the relegation of custard creams to their rightful status as cattle-feed is the most encouraging sign for the future of society I have read in a while actually Kate

I used to be a teaching assistant. There was one child who really was of lower intelligence from a very chaotic home. He often used to spout all sorts of shite like this and how vampires were real etc. His dad used to tell him. Eventually the teacher asked his dad who said he just loved to 'wind him up' and he 'believed everything he said'.
No shit. He was 6. What hope did this poor boy have?
No sen issues with the child btw.

Everyone knows the Royal family are Blood Suckers not lizards .