"Martial law" signs seen transported on trucks

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I have read of different people witnessing signs which reads "martial Law" or something similar.Here's one recent article. Can they all be just "misinformation" or could there be truth to this. I would not be surprised if it's true.

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-- George (geokm@need answers.com), November 21, 1999

Answers

So far, not a shred of real evidence that I've seen. This link you reference simply presents a 'friend of a friend' story:
"Brandon told me that his wife received a call from her cousin last week. The cousin lives in Ohio and her husband is a truck driver for Wal-Mart."

The above line is a huge red flag for anyone that's spent some serious time on the newsgroup alt.folklore.urban It's been a long time since I've spent time there but it is a most extraordinary place. Before there was a 'world wide web', alt.folklore.urban provided many hours of enjoyment. The folks there take their folklore seriously and such a 'friend of a friend' (FOAF) source for information is generally your first big clue that your chain is being yanked.

In short, the odds are very good that if you attempt to track this story down - and try to speak with the actual person who claims to have seen the sign.

When someone who says that they've personally seen such signs themselves is willing to come here and engage in a dialog, I will be most interested asking a few questions.

Demand stronger evidence. Be willing to entertain speculation while not jumping to conclusions. Truths can often be stranger than fictions.

-- Arnie Rimmer (Arnie_Rimmer@usa.net), November 22, 1999.


Eratta:

The phrase above "claims to have seen the sign." should have said "claims to have seen the sign - will vanish into the distance."

-- Arnie Rimmer (Arnie_Rimmer@usa.net), November 22, 1999.


You're taking all the fun out of it, Arnie!

-- Tom Carey (tomcarey@mindspring.com), November 22, 1999.

THIS particular story is recycled about every 2 weeks.

Chuck

Idunno why but it's ALWAYS an OHIO WALMART fer gawds sake

-- Chuck, a night driver (rienzoo@en.com), November 22, 1999.


Did I ever tell you the story about a friend of mine who knew this guy in of all places Ohio, who had a cousin Earl that lived in Toronto, who knew a hockey player who had a sister that lived in Edmonton that dated a guy who's mother saw a young man who had a monkey fly out of his ass and sing O'Canada backwards in French and then in English while juggling 3 goalie sticks that happened to be on fire!!

-- SgtSchultz (SgtHansSchultz@stalag13.com), November 22, 1999.


SgtSchultz...

I know that guy! He owes me money!

-- Uncle Bob (UNCLB0B@Tminus39&counting.down), November 22, 1999.


Yeah, well my uncle Vinnie's an enforcer for the mob in Jersey and he's bangin a waitress who told him that a cop she's sleepin wit told her that he pulled over a semi in Perth Amboy for runnin a red light and the back was full of signs that said THIS WALMART UNDER MARTIAL LAW!She's able to confirm it's true since she's also bangin the semi driver.

-- Ralph Kramden (and@awayWeGo.com), November 22, 1999.

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