Comic #2186: 2011-05-09

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HOW TO BE A CONSPIRACY THEORIST:

STEP 1: COLLECT INFORMATION "MOON 'LANDING:' LAND? THE MOON'S NOT A LAND. IT'S A PLANET. SOMETHING'S GOING ON HERE, AND I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO SEES IT."

STEP 2: FIND CONNECTIONS "MOON" HAS FOUR LETTERS. "FORE" IS WHAT YOU SHOUT IN GOLF. GOLF WAS INVENTED IN SCOTLAND. SCOTTISH DESCENDENTS CREATED McDONALD'S. DONALD IS A CARTOON DUCK, AND YOU KNOW WHO DIDN'T DUCK IN TIME? ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

STEP 3: BUILD A NETWORK OF CONNECTIONS SO VAST THAT THE REMOVAL OF ANY PARTICULAR LINK CAN'T AFFECT THE OVERALL STRUCTURE.

STEP 4: HAVING USED THOUSANDS OF DATA POINTS TO DISPROVE THE CONSENSUS, SUBSTITUTE YOUR UNSUBSTANTIATED SPECULATIONS. "SO, WHAT DID HAPPEN?" "CHINESE SHADOW CONGRESS WAS HIDING THE SOVIET-WEREWOLF HYBRID PROGRAM." "HOW DO YOU KNOW?" "I GOT A HUNCH."

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