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April Fools Day

Interesting reactions from my April Fools Prank. I must explain that it is a long time tradition in this country. It used to be school kids thing but has become more sophisticated over the decades. Even the press and TV media jump in on the act in order to make them appear more human by joining in on the fun.

For instance all the MS Media ran an April Fools joke about our fuel price going up again to the highest ever at £1.25 per litre. (Yes you Americans, take note. That’s a litre (2 pints) not Gallon)

Trouble is, I found out later it wasn’t an April Fool’s..... they were deadly serious. I feel a national strike coming on.

Anyway. Different reactions. I’ve been called ‘sick and warped amongst other things. All in humorous way of course because that’s the whole point. A few ladies have promised me spanking which sounds interesting.

The whole idea of this tradition of April Fool is to get people going by using a sophisticated joke or prank. Kids fool each other with simple ones. I tried one on the web guy. I did a brilliant version of a man in sudden pain. I pretended I’d just cut off my fingertip and screamed for him to call me an ambulance. He just looked at me deadpan and said..”OK. Your an ambulance”.... Then I remembered he’s grown up now so I should have used my brains more.

It’s a strange time because those who are aware it’s April Fools time are very aware. In fact it’s a bit bizarre because they believe absolutely nothing you tell them. If their house was burning to the ground and you tried to call them at work to tell them, they would simply say “Yeah sure.. April Fool”. You see that’s part of the tradition too. Not burning someone’s house down but spotting the prank. If you spot the prank then everything is reversed and it’s the joker that becomes the April Fool.

Yes it’s all good fun and sorts out the humorous from the miserable gits. But sometimes it can get out of hand.

War Of The Worlds

One of the greatest visionary authors of all time is without doubt H.G. Wells. In 1898 he wrote The War Of The Worlds. Most people are familiar with this work which has since 1898 has spawned several radio dramas, films, TV series, a record album, comic book, sequels, bubblegum cards, and all kind of adaptations. It was the first known work about conflict between humankind and aliens. The aliens being from Mars and invading Earth. It is being told in narrative form by a man who gives a story of advanced Martian war machines and the almost inevitable defeat of us puny humans as the alien lay waste to everything in an unstoppable wave of total destruction.

We hop forward in time to October 30th 1938 to the Mercury Theatre On Air. It was Halloween and was performed as an Halloween episode live to keep in the ‘Spirit’ of things. Similar to April Fools. It was directed and narrated by a then unknown Orson Welles and it was what was about to follow which would make him become a household name overnight.

Back then in the age of innocence, we were not bombarded every two seconds with commercials and the radio was the TV of today. Everybody had one and it was the mainstay family entertainment centre. So this show ran a full 60 minutes without interruption. For over half the show was presented in simulated but very realistic news bulletins which subliminally suggested to many listeners that what they were hearing was real and that indeed, the Earth was under attack by aliens from Mars. So good was the young Orson Welles, that he even had emergency response bulletins interrupting the simulated news reports which stated to convince people that roads really were clogged with millions of refugees trying to escape the alien heat rays. Bridges destroyed, rail network, power stations, buildings on fire everywhere... The radio episode painted a very realistic picture of what was happening outside unless you was in the immediate vicinity.

It can’t be proved but maybe the tipping point came for those who decided it was real after all was a scene played by Ray Collins, a veteran American actor. He’s probably best known for playing Lt. Tragg in the long running series Perry Mason.

He’s playing a newsman reporting from the top of the CBS building and describing the events and destruction in New York City around him from his vantage point. The military are fighting a losing battle with the unstoppable Martian Tripod Machines now crossing the Hudson River. Poison smoke is drifting over the city and people are dropping like flies. Then his finale when he too succumbs to the poison gas and the listener is left with..’Is there anyone on air.. etc.

But this masterpiece of old style broadcasting was so good that it started off a chain of unfortunate events as a mass panic began to take hold. Some people thought they could actually smell poison gas in the distance. There are many stories and urban myths mainly spread by the paper press who saw the radio as a threat. It was and still is called Yellow Journalism. It means deceiving their audience by scaremongering, propaganda or sensationalism etc. Anything but report the truth. The press of that saw the new medium of the radio as great threat to their existence, (The same as the MS Media is doing today with the Internet.) and embellished the event to say the least. Needless to say there were many responses from panic stricken people which we can into an account of what might happen today.

Panic Reaction

Apparently, police switchboards got jammed by thousands of frightened people who didn’t relish being zapped by the Martians. By this time their own minds had convinced them that there really was an alien invasion taking place. The police contacted the radio to see what the hell was going on so the the radio show slipped bits in there to remind people that that was a halloween show of fiction. But strangely, it seems by this point, some people could not identify the warning. Their brain had already switched into ‘Self Survival Mode’ not ‘Survival’ mode. In other words they began to lose the plot and the power of irrational thought.

Princeton University, home of future boffins even sent their geology team to look for the meteorite which brought the aliens to Earth which had supposedly landed near their building according to one simulated broadcast. So here we have an interesting scenario what might happen now. If someone invaded America today, many people would stay indoors thinking their safe for now and simply call the police or other authority. What good would that do?

None reaction. “I’ve made a call now everything will be alright and life will soon get back to normal. This really isn’t happening because I say it isn’t happening and the call is my security.”

But the story doesn’t stop there. That was only the majority of the panic stricken according to the stories.

Many more started stocking up on firearms and ammo. I don’t know what was going through their minds but remember that the Martian Tripod Machines were indestructible. Their heat ray weapons were wiping out the US Military so what use a handgun or shotgun would be doesn’t bearing thinking about. But at least one group showed the pioneering spirit when they mistook a farmers water tower for a Martian Tripod and shot the holy hell out of it. (That’ll teach them pesky aliens)

Then we have that strange human phenomena where ghouls gather to see accidents or go to look at danger areas where the police have continually asked the to keep away. Like idiots who have been told to keep away from sea walls when storms are lashing 50 ft waves across the promenade. There’s always one idiot who thinks he’s above it all and gets swept away to his death. Duh!

But this happened there too. We must realize that in this era there was a lot of pre tension around about Adolph Hitler and a looming WWII which could have played a major factor to triggering this mass panic. Or should I say the radio show may have been the trigger to existing tension?

So while crowds began to gather to watch their military being vaporized by alien heat rays, the event began to take on another level of belief because the crowds began to look like the events being described in the radio drama but in realtime. Police were there trying to keep calm and disperse people before some kind of riot broke out unaware that they too were adding reality to the scene with their flashing lights. Human reaction. See a crowd, police with flashing lights and Bob’s your uncle. Go over for nosey to see what’s going on like moths to a candle. Baaaa!

People outside the state who could not witness the fictional events first hand were going to each others houses and asking what was going on. The telephone wasn’t an household comfort back then so then we see another monster being born... Confusion. Back in NY it would have been worse because those ghouls who turned up to see places which had supposedly had been destroyed by the aliens were actually still standing would now have confusion mixed with fear. A guaranteed mind breaker for the weak of mind and only a weak mind would be stupid enough to enter a fatal danger zone merely to ‘have a look’. Running in the opposite direction would appeal to me more.

Here’s a parallel concerning my April Fool for you. There was a guy called Jack Paar who was on duty that night for CBS Cleveland. He is more familiar with older Americans because he would later become the host of the ‘Tonight Show’. He manned the switch boards when they began to light up like xmas tree jammed with panic stricken people so he tried to calm everybody down. Almost in my own words he said..

“The world isn’t coming to an end..TRUST ME! When have I ever lied to you?”

Guess what? This guy who they trusted suddenly became a government shill in their eyes and he was accused of covering up the truth. Can you begin to see what mass sheeple panic can do once their mind breaks? Common sense breaks down as self survival sets in and logic goes completely out of the window. Can you also see how easy it would be for the PTB to control the masses through the mainstream media which they own?

Trust me.. er no, I better not say that. Listen to me. When people’s minds have entered this state, their thinking changes. Even the most mild mannered person would kill you for your food and water so think on you good Samaritans. But like April Fools Day, some stories can very entertaining if you have a sick sense of humor as it seems I have so do not laugh or I’ll call you an hypocrite. You are allowed to shake your head head in sympathy and give the odd tut tut.

Mass Hysteria

In Skagit County, Washington a strange coincidence occurred. As nervous people listened in to the Martian invasion with flashing heat rays and poison gases, they now heard it was reaching rural areas and small towns. Lights were going out everywhere because the aliens were destroying power plants. They were getting close. At the point there was a ‘Real’ loud explosion and power failure which plunged the area into darkness when a big company’s substation short circuited. Some folks just couldn’t take anymore and simply fainted on the spot. (Another strange defense reaction and escape from reality. Not recommended in a survival situation)

Braver souls headed into the mountains to stand a better chance of protecting their families.

Others headed into the hills to stand a better chance of protecting their illicit Moonshine Stills...

A God fearing businessman bundled his wife into the car and filled it up at the nearest gas station, demanded gasoline (at the end of a gun probably). He told the bemused attendant it wouldn’t make any difference paying because it was the end of the world anyway. What was the gas for? To put as much distance between him and the aliens? No! It was for a fifty mile drive to his priest for a quick absolution of his sins. Hypocrite coward. Robs a gas station then flees to a sky pilot for forgiveness to make sure he gets into his heaven. Talk about I’m alright Jack. I’ll bet he only took his wife along to use as a bargaining chip in case some aliens stopped him.

Stories and Urban Myths were abound. Some people committed suicide by jumping off bridges and buildings. Some blew their brains out or threw themselves under traffic and trains.

One guy was trying to escape with his three kids through a tunnel but the traffic stopped as people abandoned their cars. Coming towards them was a Martian machine with it’s lights flashing. Because people were screaming and trampling over each other in a bid to escape, the guy couldn’t do much. He pulled out his revolver and was about to shoot his kids and then himself before the Martians got them until he heard a tannoy asking for calm. The flashing lights were from police cars who had blocked off the lanes to try and stop the panic evacuation.

The stories go on. Some will be true others mere Urban Myth which in itself is a phenomena. But these strange examples of human behaviour can be used in survival situations. Crowds of hysterical people can be more danger than the danger itself. Like the disco inferno last year. The cctv cameras showed people trampling over each other leading to tripping up more people. Panic is a killer! More if not all would have survived had everybody played it cool. Adjust your mind in any dangerous situation and you will see that you have more time than you think. This level of the mind you tap into makes things happen almost slow motion. It is the opposite to the panic mode which is ruled by fear and confusion.

There is a rumour in some conspiracy circles that PTB may planning a simulated alien invasion or coming of Christ which I may cover in the PB. Their is technology that exists where they can project a hologram into the sky. This technology is not conspiracy and has been discussed on scientific websites etc. However, although possible, it’s said it’s not actually been built yet. Yeah. And bread is made from iron.

Point being that the PTB are great mind controllers. In fact it had to happen sooner or later but there is a conspiracy that ‘The War Of The Worlds’ radio broadcast was indeed funded by the Rockerfeller Foundation as an experimental study in mass panic and confusion. The elite PTB must continually fool the masses to stay alive so a weapon of distraction like the WOT-Worlds incident would be a nice insurance to have in your survival kit. But that’s for another day.

So I hope everybody clicked on the supplied link being this one... Possible Safe Havens?

Otherwise I may have accidentally started a spate of suicides. Ooooops! If I have it proves one thing for sure. Some people have lost their sense of humour or they have already given up because anyone who does not click on a link which says 'Safe Havens' obviously don't care to much. Arf Arf Arf...

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