Friday, January 6, 2012

Subliminal Messages and Conspiracies

First of all, my laptop croaked. It's a super old IBM thinkpad, and despite it's antiquated nature, it has serve me well without glitch or virus for six years. I'm pretty sad about it's passing, but fortunately I got the blogger app on my iPod touch, so it won't interrupt my rambles.

Secondly, I heard on the radio today a news piece about subliminal messages.
Evidentially a man in the US called the cops to report that al Qaeda had recorded subliminal messaging into the porno that he bought. He claimed that if he slowed the video down messages flashed across the screen like, "Support the brotherhood" and "Saddam Hussein is watching you". Now honestly, I find it more likely that our sexually deprived friend has been sniffing glue than believing that there is a great porn conspiracy.

However, the story reminded me of something that I noticed the other day.
At the last fifteen seconds or so of Evanescence's song "My Immortal" there is a weird persistent high beeping sound. It sounds just like Morris code!
Is Evanescence trying to fill our minds with messages of government conspiracies? Or is the drummer having a seizure?
Oh, the intrigue!!
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