2005

  1. Mr_Hermolle

    Creepy Attic Stories Anyone?

    I've always been fascinated as to why attics always seem so damn creepy. I knoe they're generally unvisited spaces in a house, often full of old things (or even sometimes empty) but for some reason some just seem really unnerving and I can never quite work out why. I've lived in houses with...
  2. maximus otter

    Annie Borjesson: Mystery Death In 2005

    On December 4 2005, Annie Borjesson was discovered face down and fully clothed on Prestwick beach. The 30-year-old had travelled to Prestwick airport the previous day and intended to fly back home to Sweden. Both Scottish and Swedish authorities have always cited the most likely cause of death...
  3. McAvennie

    Munich (Spielberg, 2005)

    Probably another thread for this film elsewhere but I couldnt find it. The new Spielberg film was superb IMO. A bit schmaltzy in places and probably inaccurate but was really interesting and involving with some great performances. See it!
  4. M

    Smart Rope

    I was just reading an article about an innovative group of engineers - the Squid Lab and they have created smart rope: www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,68 ... _tophead_1 See their page: www.squid-labs.com/projects/erope/ See also their "engineering for good" page...
  5. Yithian

    Animal Courtship & Mating Weirdness

  6. T

    That Swirling Circle On The Ceiling

    Every since earlier this afternoon, there has been an odd swirling circle on my ceiling. I assumed it was the sunlight reflecting off of something and didn`t give it much thought. Now, not only is is STILL THERE, but it has started to vibrate and spin faster. Every time I glance over at it, it...
  7. L

    $1 Million Prize For First Extraterrestrial Home Loan

    Hello all. How safe is their money? Source: http://loanpros.com/prize_f.html
  8. M

    A Seven-Month-Old Boy Named Nathan

    I had a rather weird experience this evening. I was writing a post on another board, and when I read it before posting it, it included something I had not written. In the middle of a sentence there was "I have a seven month-old boy named Nathan", after which my sentence picked up where it was...
  9. K

    Predictions For 2005

    Well, someone had to start it. :wink: *More exciting stuff about Homo Flo. *First black Pope. *Mt St Helen's erupts, and it's a big one. *Parallel universe discovered. *More reality TV. *James Randi exposed as a fraud. He's Father Christmas, really. :wink: *Whole rash of...
  10. A

    Spring-Heeled Jack, East-End Disappearances & Other Mysterious Characters

    East End Disappearances 1881-1890 I am trying to find information regarding unusual disappearances which began in the East End of London in 1881 and continued unsolved until January 1890. Apparently men, women and children from all classes disappeared into a 'Fortean void', never to be seen or...
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