Today’s Opinions Vary will touch on a subject near and dear to my heart.  I am talking about Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories.

It’s hard to explain my relationship with conspiracy theories.  I love them.  I love listening to them, I love reading about them.  I also love poking holes in most of them as they are largely bullshit.  You see dear reader, I am a skeptic.  Pull up a chair, hit the jump, and let’s break this mother down.

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If you folks are anything like me, you’ve often thought how cool it would be to have super powers.  You also love avocados.  However this Opinions Vary has nothing to do with super powers … avocados might play into it later on.

This week’s Opinions Vary is about Time Travel.  More specifically, where would I like to visit in the sands of time?  Hit the jump and let’s do this thing.

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I don’t mean to alarm anyone here, but sometimes I can sound like an old man bitching about how things today stink.  Usually I am aware of my behavior and I ham it up a little.  I like sounding like a bitter old man.  However today’s Opinions Vary is a very different beast.  I actually and truly believe the following.
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I prefer practical special effects over digital effects.
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… and pessimist’s brains are half empty.

There’s something to be said for choosing a side in most every battle.  The eternal struggle between optimism and pessimism however is one of those battlegrounds that I would always avoid.  You see dear reader, I am a realist.  I see the world and the people in it for what they are, not what I would hope those to be, like the optimist.  I don’t project my own values and bitterness on the world as does the pessimist.  However, before we delve further we must understand to two opposite sides of the spectrum if we are to find the creamy center.  And nougat.   Sweet delicious nougat.

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There’s troubling news ahead.  Quick, hit the jump to find out what it is.

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Hello everyone.  In today’s Mutual Understanding we’re going to be talking about cartoons.  Specifically Anime.  So strap on your very, very large boots, grab your gigantic sword, open your eyes wide, and hit the jump.

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Welcome back to the final installment of Tom’s tale.  We left Tom in quite a pickle last week.  Let’s step inside and see where our friend is now.  As a side note, thank you to everyone for the kind words concerning this story.  I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I did writing it.

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What does that title have to do with that picture?  Nothing.  What does it have to do with this whole article?  I’ll get to that.  You see, this is my turn to helm the column Opinions Vary.  Today you’ll be stepping into my fun house to play with my magic mirrors.  Wipe your feet and keep your grubby hands off the glass..

I love to laugh.  Nothing makes me happier … literally.  What gives me a raging funny boner?  Random shit.  The more random, and more macabre (hence the title) the more I like it.  Even as a small child I was chastised for laughing or joking about horrible things.  I was met by the age old adage “There is a Time and a Place for Jokes.”  I agree with that statement, and here we get onto the crazy train that is my opinion.

The Time and Place for Laughing or Making Jokes are Always, and Everywhere!

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Welcome back to “The Dude hates things that are cool.”  That’s the unofficial title of Mutual Understanding.  I’ve had the pleasure of being sick for the past few days so instead of my normal, systematic break down of why I don’t understand something, I’m going to take a load off and just lob this one out there.  Hit the jump to play along.

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Hello dear friends.  Welcome back to part 2 of The Sad and Short Earthbound Life of Tom Marshall.  For those of you who missed last week’s post, feel free to catch up before continuing.  For those of you eagerly awaiting to see what happens to Tom next, hit the jump.

[Part 1: Bad Breaks and Good Breaks]

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