From: BlatherTo: blather-net@lists.best.com Subject: Blather: non-temperance zone Date: Tuesday, December 01, 1998 5:38 PM _______________________________________________________ NiceOne - Ireland's No.1 Internet Directory NiceOne provides access to over 4,000 Irish Websites supporting Irish products & Services on the World Wide Web. (http://www.niceone.com) ______________________________________________________ B L A T H E R p a r a n o r m a l p r o v o c a t e u r i s m By Dave (daev) Walsh daev@blather.net Web: http://www.blather.net _______________________________________________________ November 27th 1998, Dublin, Ireland Vol 2. No. 29 _______________________________________________________ NON-TEMPERANCE ZONE Nuclear physicist and U.S. cable TV presenter (of *Mysteries from Beyond the Other Dominion*), Dr. Franklin Ruehl contacted Blather this week, to ask: 'Did ETs zap the Deep Space 1 ion engine? Were alien remote viewers involved in this act of extraterrestrial sabotage? Would this be a possible item for Blather?' The very nature of the last question ensured its inclusion in this week's issue. Dr. Ruehl forwarded Blather an article from *Wireless Flash* which covers his claim of sabotage, and his theories on how the probe was disabled using *either* lasers or 'psychic powers'. The motive? Ruehl reckons that the space brothers don't like pesky earthlings nosing around in their stuff, specifically Asteroid 1992 KD, 'because it may be the site of an alien outpost'. There's not a shred of, dare we mention it, *evidence* to go along with these claims... or if there is, the good doctor isn't showing his hand. Not that this an isolated incident - we note that in Fortean Times 64:42 (August/September 1992), Steve Moore made a sharp retort towards Dr. Ruehl's claims of space-alien involvement in the construction of the Sphinx. Back in October this year he piped up with the engaging concept of 'ghosts of dead aliens' haunting the alleged and infamous crash-site at Roswell, New Mexico. Peter Gilstrap wryly mentions that 'Ruehl has written countless columns and articles for noted scientific publications' such as the *National Enquirer*, the *Sun*, the *Weekly World News*, and the *National Examiner*. So why would Dr. Ruehl come seeking support from Blather, a publication not known for its temperance, sympathy or charity towards 'Saucerheads' or unfounded claims of an extraterrestrial nature? Perhaps, as a certain Himalayan columnist said to Blather recently - 'Some people just don't get it'. Meanwhile, NASA's *Deep Space 1* press release of November 25th makes no mention of extraterrestrial involvement, merely mentioning that such shutdowns are unsurprising for new ion propulsion units, and that the 'engine probably shut itself off when it was started two weeks ago because of metallic grit or other contamination between the two high-voltage grids at the rear of the advanced engine.' So, metallic grit or aliens? REFERENCES Email from Dr. Franklin Ruehl to Blather, Saturday November 28th 1998 UFO Researcher: 'E.T.s may have sabotaged engine on NASA Probe' *Wireless Flash* VX3 for Monday, November 16th, 1998 (http://flashnews.com/) *Deep Space 1 Ion Propulsion System Starts Up* (ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/pressrel/1998/98-215.txt) NASA Deep Space 1 official site http://nmp.jpl.nasa.gov/ds1/ The Unofficial Mysteries From Beyond the Other Dominion Webpage (http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/1306/) *Martians and Ghosts and Conspiracies -- Oh My!* Will Dr. Franklin Ruehl find fame through the paranormal? Peter Gilstrap, *The New Times Los Angeles*, July 16th 1998 (http://newtimesla.com/1998/071698/gilstrap1.html) *Ghosts of dead aliens haunting Roswell crash site?* (http://www.globetrax.com/globedaily/content/101298_05.html) Saucerheads [(c) Bruce Lanier Wright] INDOMITABLE IRISHRY Despite worrying our little heads about the price of cultural stereotyping, the tax-free wages of sin, and stage-Hibernianism, Blather has decided to resurrect the Hon. Declan Foley's take on last year's Sligo UFO hoax, when great black triangles were reported to have been seen by the mother of 'Hans Rosenthal' near W.B. Yeat's grave in Drumcliffe (turns out that 'Hans Rosenthal' was the name of an apparent acquaintance of Yeats in Paris). Although exiled in places Antipodean, Mr. Foley seems to be a native of Co. Sligo. From: Declan Foley with the word subscribe in the body of the message. An automatic acknowledgement should be returned to you by e-mail within a few minutes. UNSUBSCRIBING Send an email to with the word unsubscribe in the body of the message. TECHNICAL PROBLEMS If you are having any technical problems, please email admin@blather.net ______________________________________________________________________