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  1. Tiki Tom

    Tramp Steamers

    Remember the days when freighters of uncertain origin, under often changing flags would run illicit cargos all over the world for a quick buck? Well, those days are NOW. https://www.icij.org/news/2025/03/russias-ghost-ships-haunt-libya/
  2. Tiki Tom

    The Agents of F.L.A.S.K.

    I think some controlled science has been done —and continues to be done— on this topic and it indicates that there is indeed something to this psychic stuff. https://slate.com/health-and-science/2017/06/daryl-bem-proved-esp-is-real-showed-science-is-broken.html Interesting. But could the...
  3. Tiki Tom

    The Agents of F.L.A.S.K.

    Do you think it’s possible that psychics exist who can see the future? Granted, this guy seems to have a pretty good track record… https://metro.co.uk/2025/03/11/new-nostradamus-eerily-predicted-oil-tanker-collision-seven-days-ago-22707001/ But at times his predictions are fairly Vague. But...
  4. Tiki Tom

    Star Trek

    Fair enough. I have to say I’m enjoying Strange New Worlds. But I do concede that, so far (I’m only about 5 episodes in), there is an awful lot of contortions around the emotional struggles of characters that distract from the mission of the enterprise. Am hoping that I’ll eventually get to...
  5. Tiki Tom

    Easy German lessons ;-)

    okay, okay. In fairness, some of those jokes are a little mean. Most of the Germans that I know do indeed have a sense of humor.
  7. Tiki Tom

    What Are You Reading

    Great reviews, FF. I am impressed by your dedication to lesser known books of the era. It strikes me that, although times and technology change, human attitudes are fairly constant. I enjoy reading your reviews. I’ve been lost in the desert lately. I got several hundred pages into Shogun...
  8. Tiki Tom

    The Agents of F.L.A.S.K.

    You are right, everything is from another dimension these days. UFOs are from another dimension, Bigfoot is from another dimension, near death experiences involve other dimensions. Certain places, like Skin Walker Ranch are associated with gateways to other dimensions. It is theorized that...
  9. Tiki Tom

    Essentials of a 40's Party

    Some years back we had a wartime/Casablanca party. I learned how to tie a proper bow tie for that party. Most of the guys dressed like Rick. Some wore fez’s. Dames dressed real classy. We had a roulette table and played 40s music. Put up a few period posters. Talk was of resistance. The...
  10. Tiki Tom

    The 80s, myth and reality?

    When did MTV cease to be a thing? I remember always having MTV on when I was getting ready for work or classes. Then one day people stopped talking about MTV and it disappeared from our radar.
  11. Tiki Tom

    You know you are getting old when:

    Even to myself, I sound old. When I say things like “I graduated from university long before cell phones were invented” or “I remember dialing up the internet” or “when I started university I had an electric typewriter, when I graduated we all had primitive computers”, I sound like Fred...
  13. Tiki Tom

    Favorite WWII song? Lili Marleen.

    This should be the U.S. national anthem. Although I admit it would take a long time to play it before baseball or football games. :)
  14. Tiki Tom

    The Agents of F.L.A.S.K.

    Speaking of annoying. Whether we like it or not, Sasquatch (Bigfoot) is an undying topic. And despite our best arguments that SURELY if a breeding population existed, we would have found a body by now, the sightings and footprints keep happening. How about these recent footprints...
  15. Tiki Tom

    Where has everyone gone to ?

    Periodically, I have gently Invited members to post more or to reply to specific stories, but —of course— such invitations are not worth much if the topic isn’t that compelling or if people are just “lurkers” by nature. At the risk of being annoying, I have also taken to viewing certain threads...
  16. Tiki Tom

    Oumuamua

    I’ll keep an eye out for this one: 34 high level current gov officials interviewed on the topic of UFOs. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ufo-age-of-disclosure-movie-interview-1236154768/ it is a bit of a circus out there. So I’d like to hear from people who are not...
  17. Tiki Tom

    Where has everyone gone to ?

    I’ve been a contributor for quite a few years and have seen many a familiar face suddenly disappear, never to be heard from again. My mind tends to jump to conclusions of ill health or worse; but it’s probably just as likely that they wandered off after having gotten bored with the slow pace...
  19. Tiki Tom

    Vintage things that have REAPPEARED in your lifetime?

    I remember once (1990s?) having a dishwasher that was on wheels in a corner of the kitchen. To use it, you wheeled it to the sink, attached it to the faucet in the sink, and ran it. When you were done, you disconnected it and wheeled it back to its corner. That was in a suburb in Maryland...
  20. Tiki Tom

    Easy German lessons ;-)

  21. Tiki Tom

    DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

    Holy smokes. They were together for 60 years. R.I.P. https://www.tmz.com/2025/03/03/dolly-parton-husband-carl-dean-dead/
  22. Tiki Tom

    The Agents of F.L.A.S.K.

    I guess the question that they are struggling to get at here is: Why did the secret CIA airline send not one but THREE airliners to Area 51 in one day? Presumably they were filled with scientists, engineers, back-office paper pushers… who knows? I’ve read before about JANET flights between...
  23. Tiki Tom

    Easy German lessons ;-)

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