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Matt285

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Al Fansome mystery
« on: January 20, 2020, 2059 UTC »
What is the story and mystery of Al Fansome all about? I get the feeling this is an Illuminati level topic and won't be discussed.

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Re: Al Fansome mystery
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2020, 2220 UTC »
He's the Pirate Radio version of Ian McFarland of Radio Canada International.

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Re: Al Fansome mystery
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2020, 2244 UTC »
I was one half of the WBNY numbers code. I got it from an old book on "Secret Societies" during the "DaVinci Code" madness. It was the actual number code of the Bavarian Illuminati. The Bavarian King didn't want them around so he either shot them or locked them up for life.

Al got a lot of weird messages as we used his address for contact info.

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« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2020, 0003 UTC »
Ha. I did a bit of research. I found it funny that he seems to be a bit of an enigma.

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« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2020, 0030 UTC »
Al, Piggy, or the King of Bavaria?
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« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2020, 0836 UTC »
Al, Piggy, or the King of Bavaria?

Yeah, we were all pretty wild boys in those days. Al was on a beer run to Bavaria, I hadn't seen him in decades when I ran into him there. We went to Adam Weishaupt's brewery just as the King and his boys showed up. I told the King, Al was cool and he let Al throw a few of those rogue Mason's in dungeons. Good times and good beer.

You can say what you want about Adam, but the man could brew a good Weisbock.
« Last Edit: January 22, 2020, 0841 UTC by Pigmeat »