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    Posted: 25 Apr 06 at 8:40am
Originally posted by tack'ho

If you look on your chart you will see lots of areas annotated cables or disused cables.  Now as these cables are used to secure the IOW to the mainland and prevent it drifting toward france, nothing deserves that fate and I say to hell with the cost, they need to be very large and made of paticularly densely wound steel. This steel with affect any compass nearby QED. 

True that France doesn't deserve the IoW coming crashing into its shores (especially because it would come straight into my Mum and Dad's front garden!).
What would Normandy do with an ageing, over-populated little island, full of chintz and cheap holidaymakers and melting ice creams and would-be yotties deluding themselves in thinking that, after all, Ellen isn't quite as she's cut out to be? Does Normandy need yet another set of too narrow roads where you can't overtake crawling GB caravans in the summer? Surely not!

 

 

 

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The answer is obvious, aliens indeed!

If you look on your chart you will see lots of areas annotated cables or disused cables.  Now as these cables are used to secure the IOW to the mainland and prevent it drifting toward france, nothing deserves that fate and I say to hell with the cost, they need to be very large and made of paticularly densely wound steel. This steel with affect any compass nearby QED. 
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Well bits do keep trying to fall into the sea every now and then...
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Originally posted by Black no sugar

Have you ever noticed how geometrical the IoW was?...

Was? Has it changed lately?

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Posts: 3941 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Black no sugar Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Apr 06 at 9:50pm

Yep the mothership IS THE ISLE OF WIGHT! Have you ever noticed how geometrical the IoW was?... Cowes is obviously the control centre, the bridge of the ship. Your compass gets perturbed by the wealth of extra-terrestrial hyperspace-crossing instruments buried deep under the Royal Yacht Squadron, that's all.......

Everybody knows that! 
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Originally posted by Prince Buster

Mike.......ALIENS - its the ONLY reasonable explanation.

 

Iron aliens at that !!!!!



Thats OBVOUISLY just the mothership...
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Originally posted by Prince Buster

Mike.......ALIENS - its the ONLY reasonable explanation.

 

Iron aliens at that !!!!!
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Mike.......ALIENS - its the ONLY reasonable explanation.
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well it only seems to change in the western solent when you get close to cowes. haven't noticed anything going to cowes from the east.
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Originally posted by mike ellis

anyone who sails in the solent (particularly the western solent) have you noticed that your compass seems to be about 10 degrees too far east near cowes?

Not only was your compass out but Cowes had been moved to the western Solent. That is truly spooky. Call Mulder and Scully. 
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