# What were your favorite lunatic theories on the SDMB? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 22, 2021, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-favorite-lunatic-theories-on-the-sdmb/947021 "2021-07-22T01:10:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 29
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-favorite-lunatic-theories-on-the-sdmb/947021/29 "2021-07-23T20:55:38Z")
My all-time favorite loony theory thread was the one about Jimi Hendrix being murdered - by wine. > [@Jimi Hendrix Was Murdered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimi-hendrix-was-murdered/525578): > > The official cause of death for Jimi Hendrix was always listed as choking on vomit due to a barbiturate overdose. However recent revelations show that foul play was involved. Upon reading an account of Hendrix’s death in a book the attending emergency room doctor, Dr Bannister, came forward to say he experienced an unusual amount of wine in Hendrix’s lungs, stomach, and hair. He determined that Hendrix had not choked on his own vomit but had been drowned in wine instead. He said that when he un… Compelling arguments against the OP’s position were advanced by numerous participants, but the OP doggedly stuck to his increasingly farcical views. Once you concluded the cause was hopeless, it was lots of fun. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-favorite-lunatic-theories-on-the-sdmb/947021)._