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Walrus
Guest
I was mooching around the internet and came across this site http://www.sloughcaverns.co.uk/ - does anyone know anything about them and if so, who controls access? Who would I need to aggravate to go see?
Sid Weighells Dog
Member
Well, I'm from Slough (there, I've said it) and it's a spoof. Nicely done, though.
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andymorgan
Guest
Whats the point of the spoof?
Peter Burgess
New member
It took a long time then.
Peter Burgess
New member
Someone may have a grudge against Tesco stores, perhaps?
More to the point, can anyone identify the cave photos? The ultimate "Guess where" thread!
More to the point, can anyone identify the cave photos? The ultimate "Guess where" thread!
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Walrus
Guest
Bugger. Thought it looked to good to be true... the devil is in the detail. :read:
rhychydwr1
Active member
I sent this to my caving friends [all two of them] and they were not fooled. I asked them “How did you know it was a hoax?”
They said the cave was the longest cave of Europe.
We would have heard this, rumours amongst cavers...
Then there other impossible things, like
- 800m deep bats without natural entrance
- Tony Blair meets the discoverer, but no mention on BBC
- - cave exploring robots do not exist so far
- - the poor spelling
- - Hydroplate theory proved (this is Creationism)
- - Delta quadrant is where Starship Voyager was lost ;-)
I try to find out where they got the pictures in the gallery from
The picture in the heading is Gruta do Lago Azul in Brazil
http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/cat/2560/display/4459478
http://www.showcaves.com/english/br/showcaves/LagoAzul.html
Had no luck with the others so far.
:: The Slough Observer Website >> thisisslough.com :: were not taken in:
http://www.thisisslough.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=1662&format=html
They said the cave was the longest cave of Europe.
We would have heard this, rumours amongst cavers...
Then there other impossible things, like
- 800m deep bats without natural entrance
- Tony Blair meets the discoverer, but no mention on BBC
- - cave exploring robots do not exist so far
- - the poor spelling
- - Hydroplate theory proved (this is Creationism)
- - Delta quadrant is where Starship Voyager was lost ;-)
I try to find out where they got the pictures in the gallery from
The picture in the heading is Gruta do Lago Azul in Brazil
http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/cat/2560/display/4459478
http://www.showcaves.com/english/br/showcaves/LagoAzul.html
Had no luck with the others so far.
:: The Slough Observer Website >> thisisslough.com :: were not taken in:
http://www.thisisslough.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=1662&format=html
Peter Burgess
New member
Am I the only one who is mildly irritated by this sort of spoof? Perhaps it's because I have spent decades unearthing facts about ancient mine workings and the like, and trying to debunk persistent nonsense about secret tunnels and huge caverns that are geological impossibilities.
It's the power of the internet - great for spreading facts and information, but equally powerful at spreading nonsense.
It's the power of the internet - great for spreading facts and information, but equally powerful at spreading nonsense.
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emgee
Guest
Peter Burgess said:
Suspect the authors might be rather disappointed that you were only "mildly irritated" rather than genuinely pissed off. As spoofs go this one seems a bit lame. But then it's in Slough what do you expect.
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Dep
Guest
Peter Burgess said:
I thought it was very good. Not personally my cup of tea given the time I have devoted to serious caving/mining information web archives but light-hearted fun for all that.
That it is a spoof is obvious within the first few sentences of psuedo-science, even the most poorly educated person with an interest in caves/geology should smell a rat pretty quickly.
See also:
http://members.lycos.co.uk/crowboroughcaves/
http://www.treacleminer.com/
whitelackington
New member
:tease:
wot of fat, stupid children who have fat, lazy, stupid parents,
do u think they could be "Taken in"
wot of fat, stupid children who have fat, lazy, stupid parents,
do u think they could be "Taken in"
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Dep
Guest
possibly, but they are still safe as they'll never find the entrance!
And you would be hard put to not laugh at those who should know better trying to locate it - I bet they laugh themselves silly at any 'earnest' enquiries!
And you would be hard put to not laugh at those who should know better trying to locate it - I bet they laugh themselves silly at any 'earnest' enquiries!
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smileysquad
Guest
This is quite similar to the Treacle Mining story aroung Crowborough Caves, see:
http://members.lycos.co.uk/crowboroughcaves/
This is a long-standing spoof put together by the local sixth form and handed down from year to year.
John
http://members.lycos.co.uk/crowboroughcaves/
This is a long-standing spoof put together by the local sixth form and handed down from year to year.
John
