'time-traveler' busted for insider tradeing.

  • Thread starter Thread starter kyleb
  • Start date Start date
Click For Summary

Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around a news article reporting the arrest of an individual claiming to be a time-traveler involved in insider trading. Participants explore the implications of the claim, the credibility of the source, and the humorous aspects of the story.

Discussion Character

  • Debate/contested, Conceptual clarification, Meta-discussion

Main Points Raised

  • One participant questions the credibility of the article, suggesting it comes from a tabloid source, which raises concerns about its authenticity.
  • Another participant acknowledges the humorous nature of the story but notes the lack of alternative sources to verify the claim.
  • There is a playful exchange regarding the implications of time travel and the character's awareness of being caught, with one participant humorously suggesting that the time-traveler should have known about the consequences.
  • Another participant adds to the humor by questioning the time-traveler's reluctance to reveal the location of their time-craft, implying that they should have learned about its historical significance.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the humorous aspects of the story and its tabloid origins, but there is no consensus on the credibility of the claims made in the article.

Contextual Notes

Participants express uncertainty regarding the reliability of the source and the implications of the time-travel claim, with no definitive conclusions drawn about the validity of the story.

Who May Find This Useful

Readers interested in humorous takes on current events, discussions about the intersection of science fiction and real-world issues, or those curious about public reactions to sensational news stories.

kyleb
i figure this subject covers too many fields to fit in anyone forums so i am putting it here in general discussion.

NEW YORK -- Federal investigators have arrested an enigmatic Wall Street wiz on insider-trading charges -- and incredibly, he claims to be a time-traveler from the year 2256!

http://tv.yahoo.com/news/wwn/20030319/104808600007.html

so what do you all think?
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Physics news on Phys.org
this is a weekly world news article, isn't that a tabloid? It'd would be incredibily hillarious if this were true though.
 
lol, you i guess so. i just found the link from another forum and thought it would be fitting here. however, i dug around for alternative sources and found nothing. funny story anyway.
 
^^^ WWN is a tabloid? Damn! No wonder http://www.weeklyworldnews.com/batboy/index.cfm hasn't been answering my letters!
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Why didn't he know he was going to get caught?
 
He doesn't want to tell where the time-craft is for fear it will fall into "the wrong hands". If it did, dontcha think he'd remember hearing about it in history class?

"Oh that's right; I am the wrong hands!"
 
Only one thing to say about that, lol.
 

Similar threads

How Did Madoff's Ponzi Scheme Unfold?
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
2K
News Banks Bundled Bad Debt, Bet Against It and Won
  • · Replies 147 ·
5
Replies
147
Views
22K
News Is California's economic growth a result of unsustainable policies?
  • · Replies 19 ·
Replies
19
Views
4K
News Patriot Act 2: Summarized by Alex Jones
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10
Views
4K
News The lie of media liberal bias continued.
  • · Replies 21 ·
Replies
21
Views
5K
Ten most overpaid jobs in America No scientists on the list
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7
Views
31K
Do Movies Teach Us Realistic Life Skills?
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
11K
News Bush Honest & Trustworthy Until How Many Lies?
  • · Replies 65 ·
3
Replies
65
Views
13K
Graduate The Kantian Wall - The Meaning of Space, Time, and Mass in Modern Physics
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
6K
Two of my nonsense short stories
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3
Views
3K