# My explanation of JFK (or Moon) Conspiarcy Theories **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 20, 2013, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-explanation-of-jfk-or-moon-conspiarcy-theories/674321 "2013-11-20T06:39:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-explanation-of-jfk-or-moon-conspiarcy-theories/674321/1 "2013-11-20T06:39:12Z")
There is a ‘game’ from the UK called [Mornington Crescent.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mornington_Crescent_%28game%29) JFK Conspiracy theories is the American version of that game. The UK game when a player says Mornington Crescent. The American game ends when someone says “Oswald acted Alone” and punches the other player in the the dick. “We never went to the moon” is similar but ends, as demonstrated by Buzz Aldrin, with a punch to the face. But please, everyone should realize, these are just silly games. Nobody really believes that JFK was killed by anyone other than Oswald and everyone knows we went to the moon, repeatedly. If they say otherwise, it’s just the beginning of a game. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-explanation-of-jfk-or-moon-conspiarcy-theories/674321/2 "2013-11-20T11:00:51Z")
I’m sorry, I haven’t a clue. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-explanation-of-jfk-or-moon-conspiarcy-theories/674321/3 "2013-11-20T12:32:37Z")
Lost me as well. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-explanation-of-jfk-or-moon-conspiarcy-theories/674321/4 "2013-11-20T12:43:13Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > I’m sorry, I haven’t a clue. > [@Mr.Miskatonic](#): > > Lost me as well. _Somebody_ just got whooshed there. In case it’s **Mr. Miskatonic** , [this](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mornington_Crescent_(game)) might shed some light on this thread (and **QuickSilver** ’s post). ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-explanation-of-jfk-or-moon-conspiarcy-theories/674321/5 "2013-11-20T12:45:51Z")
I love the comparison, personally. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-explanation-of-jfk-or-moon-conspiarcy-theories/674321/6 "2013-11-20T15:07:16Z")
Well I’ll play. “military-industrial complex” ---
**Author:** ![Stanislaus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stanislaus/32/3391_2.png) [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-explanation-of-jfk-or-moon-conspiarcy-theories/674321/7 "2013-11-20T15:11:04Z")
“organised crime” ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-explanation-of-jfk-or-moon-conspiarcy-theories/674321/8 "2013-11-20T15:14:14Z")
Russian bombshell ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-explanation-of-jfk-or-moon-conspiarcy-theories/674321/9 "2013-11-20T15:17:55Z")
“Johnson wanted to become president. Do you think it was a coincidence it happened in Texas?” ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-explanation-of-jfk-or-moon-conspiarcy-theories/674321/10 "2013-11-20T15:20:00Z")
Cuban Mafia ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-explanation-of-jfk-or-moon-conspiarcy-theories/674321/11 "2013-11-20T15:32:24Z")
Oswald acted alone. ---
**Author:** ![WreckingCrew](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wreckingcrew/32/4080_2.png) [@WreckingCrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WreckingCrew)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-explanation-of-jfk-or-moon-conspiarcy-theories/674321/12 "2013-11-20T15:33:36Z")
Accidentally shot by his own Secret Service agent ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-explanation-of-jfk-or-moon-conspiarcy-theories/674321/13 "2013-11-20T15:40:49Z")
[A tiger got him](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXRslcMsGlQ). ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-explanation-of-jfk-or-moon-conspiarcy-theories/674321/14 "2013-11-20T15:45:04Z")
Explosive brain embolism caused by watching “2 girls, 1 cup” video. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-explanation-of-jfk-or-moon-conspiarcy-theories/674321/15 "2013-11-20T16:16:22Z")
n/a ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-explanation-of-jfk-or-moon-conspiarcy-theories/674321/16 "2013-11-20T16:19:01Z")
Back, and to the left _I know it’s early to pull the BATTL card, but a careful review of the history of this game shows us that “Dandy Jim” Garrison used this to great effect in the New Orleans Invitational back in '69._ ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-explanation-of-jfk-or-moon-conspiarcy-theories/674321/17 "2013-11-20T16:39:09Z")
“echo from the underpass” Made famous of course by Mr. Oliver Stone’s climactic denouement play at the Santa Monica freestyle '94. Hell of guy, hell of a player. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-explanation-of-jfk-or-moon-conspiarcy-theories/674321/18 "2013-11-20T16:46:20Z")
_Ahhh, Stone. Maybe not the greatest player of all time, but the most memorable? Definitely!_ Magic bullet _Even long-term students of the game are unaware that the MB move was first authorized by then-Warren Commission staffer, later US Senator from Pennsylvania, Arlen Spector. Unfortunately, a brilliant start was derailed by a baffling indifference to the game on the part of Mr. Spector, and his appearances in subsequent matches was spotty, at best._ ---
**Author:** ![WreckingCrew](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wreckingcrew/32/4080_2.png) [@WreckingCrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WreckingCrew)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-explanation-of-jfk-or-moon-conspiarcy-theories/674321/19 "2013-11-20T16:51:15Z")
Well you know why Spector didn’t show up much after the Warren Commission of course - he was the second shooter on the grassy knoll! He then got himself attached to the Warren Commission in order to facilitate the cover up. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-explanation-of-jfk-or-moon-conspiarcy-theories/674321/20 "2013-11-20T17:13:26Z")
I have occasionally thought that the polls showing high levels of belief in a JFK conspiracy have at least some people more or less playfully saying “Sure, there was a conspiracy!” I suspect that if you came back to them and said, “No, seriously, do you \*really \*think there was a conspiracy?”, the numbers would go down quite a bit. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-explanation-of-jfk-or-moon-conspiarcy-theories/674321.md?page=2)