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The Neopian Conspiracy Theories
- Part Five
Well, I seem to have made it back in one piece, and of course I have picked
up more knowledge on my travels!
We've looked into the ways that the Neopian Shadow Government makes Neopoints,
but there are also strange things happening with items.
The Pant Devil
I'm sure everyone has met this annoying blue ghost. He seems to pop up
at the worst moments, normally just after you buy something expensive.
He will quickly snatch the item from you and flee before you've even managed
to finish counting your change.
Now, if everyone has experienced this, and with some 22 million people
playing NeoPets, that's one busy Pant Devil, and a lot of items!
But what does he do with the items? Surely he has no use for them (other
then maybe a few choice Battledome weapons). He gives the rest to the
Shadow Government!
The Snowager (so many people pointed out
stuff that I can't list them all, but thank you!)
The Snowager is the only one of its kind, unique in all Neopia. So how
did it come into being? What became of its parents? How long has it lived,
and how long will it live? And exactly what does it eat? Rumours are that
it will happily munch on your pet, but I have found no evidence of this
ever happening.
It's a gigantic worm made of Ice, now lets just think about this
A worm made of ice, surely its blood freezes in its veins? Ice is brittle,
so how does the Snowager move without shattering himself? Ice can also
be "sticky" (if you've ever stuck your tongue to a lollypop,
you know what I mean), so surely the monster would be stuck to the inside
of the cave, and the treasure hoard. Also the temperature would have to
be kept at a perfectly steady level, any increase in temperature, and
the beast would melt, and if the temperature dropped any lower more layers
of frost would build up across its body and its cave making it impossible
for it to ever move! But even in some of the coldest (or hottest) places
in Neopia, the temperature is never constant, it always fluctuates by
at least a couple of degrees!
And why has no one ever thought of going in there with a Fire Weapon like
the Million-Degree Sword - they would be able to melt the worm, and take
all its treasure.
Its because the Snowager is not just ice alone, it is carefully protected
by the magic and technology of the Shadow Government, maybe it was even
created by them to guard items on their behalf.
So why do they allow us to sneak in and steal items while it sleeps?
Its so that we never attempt to storm into the caves in our hundreds all
armed with Million-Degree Swords. Think about it, it would require quite
some effort on our part to amass an army and equipment capable of taking
out the Snowager, but its so very easy to just sneak past him when he
sleeps and grab an item, then leg it out of the caves. So by carefully
allowing a tiny percentage of their items to be looted, they protect themselves
from a full-on raid.
And as pointed out by Rwj, if the Snowager wakes up and blasts your pets,
you have to go get them healed - maybe the SG are producing the healing
potions!
Discarding Items
I've often wondered what happens when you discard an item. Surely that
implies dropping it on the floor, but then try as you might, you can search
and search, but the item is no-where to be seen!
There are some strange individuals in Neopia, which have had no mention
made of themselves anywhere (for example, the Bug Brothers). I believe
that once you discard an item, some strange creature, or person unheard-of
comes along and whisks away the items before you have a chance to see
where it landed! Of course, these items go to the Shadow Government!
So I ask you, don't just discard your items, which will guarantee your
items get into the hands of the SG. Instead donate them to the Money Tree,
which although also a front for the SG, there is the tiniest chance that
another Neopian may gain the item instead of the SG.
The Item Quests (again lots of people pointed
this out, thank you all!)
The Underwater Kitchen, The Snow Faerie, The Witch's Tower, the list
goes on
There are many quests that could be completed in Neopia. They're a simple
idea - go get some items, give them to whomever, and get a reward.
But most of the time, the items you get as a reward are worth far less
then the items you had to collect. Also most of the quests ask you to
obtain items for a spell or recipe, but I've never seen a Wand of Chia-frazzling
or plate of Creamy Tomatoes with Yeast Mash. And surely the Esophagor
can't be that hungry! So why are we collecting items to make other items
that are never seen anywhere in Neopia? Either these strange recipes are
simply made up, or the Shadow Government is experimenting with strange
and frightening new ideas!
Faerie Quests (thanks to darkprincess13uk)
Why are the Faeries constantly loosing items, and asking you to finds
replacements for them? Surely with all their magic, they can either conjure
up a new item, or locate the one they have lost. Also, think about how
many people must obtain items for the Faeries each day - how many purple
lipsticks does a Faerie need???
So you go find these items, hand them over, and them the faerie waves
a magic wand, and your Pet is fully healed, is suddenly faster, or maybe
something else. But this is magic, its not costing the Faeries anything
to just wave their wands about a bit
So what happens to the hundreds
of items? But surely the Faeries can't have anything to do with the Shadow
Government? Can they?
Kauvara's Magic Shop
The Faerie Portrait is sold in Kauvara's shop for a considerable amount
of Neopoints. Yet it doesn't do anything, except entice you with its cryptic
message "Could this portrait of the Faerie be the secret you've been
looking for? Find out. Very Rare Item**" If you try to use the item,
it simply disappears! (thanks to clare4000).
Bottle Faeries are also sold by Kauvara, and this very strange little
circle of events was pointed out by meaningless_username.
Balthazar the Bounty Hunter runs around and catches Faeries, and then
shoves them into bottles. He then sells the Faeries to Kauvara, who places
them in her Shop. Kauvara has an agreement with the Faerie Queen, and
pays her to ensure that the Faeries will bless your pet once released.
Neopians then buy the faeries from the shop for large amounts of Neopoints.
Once released, the Faeries are again captured by Balthazar. (I imagine
the poor faeries get quite distressed by all of this, and are sometimes
so relieved to be out of the bottle, they forget to bless you pet!). This
may just be a strange profit-making venture by Balthazar, Kauvara and
the FaerieQueen, or is the Shadow Government also involved?
Once again we have come to a convenient place to stop, there are so many
other strange happenings in Neopia, so best to stop here for now before
we all get too paranoid!!
As always, if you have any ideas, feel free to let me know! See you next
time!
Onugu
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Replies
These are the Neomails I got after this article appered
in the Neopian Times.
Please respect these ideas as belonging to the people
who thought of them, and DONT rip them off! Thank you!
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Kelly Shell (hunter7251) |
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1/4/2002 01:40pm |
| Subject |
Theory |
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I would like to be invited to your guild. The theory that I have
is about the tombola coins and why they are still circulating if
the tombola game is free. By the way I heard about this guild from
my sister. Her neopet name is misthawk.
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Lizzi Yan (aznpreppygurl) |
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1/4/2002 07:18pm |
| Subject |
none |
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Hi I saw your name in the Neopian Times and I was wondering what
does faerie portrait do? What are the drop down choices? What did
you mean when you said it dissapears?
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thesequestionsr tohard (flyingdeathman373)
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1/4/2002 07:18pm |
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more conspiracies |
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onugu,
i have read your articles and the articles of others in the neopian
times and I would like to contribute. (actually i'm not making the
contribution, my bro svegeta373 is, but he isn't 13) His conspiracy
theory involves the glb (grand lightning beam). As you know this
weapon is recomended by every person who has put up a weapons guide.
However, my bro has a fairly strong pet equiped with an imp. lightning
beam. He bought a grand one to see how good it was. THE GRAND LIGHTNING
BEAM DID 1 MORE ICON OF DAMAGE THAN THE IMPROVED ONE!!! and since
the glb is 10,000's more than the imp. one, you know as well as
i do that its a major rip off. could all that excess money be flowing
to the Shadow Government? just thought you'd want to know. -flyingdeathman373
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1/4/2002 07:39pm |
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none |
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Hi. I was thinking, you're into theories and stuff, but whatever
happened to the time machine, like, it just disapeared one day.
I think that maybe, it worked and then, he crashed somewhere else,
but i also noticed this dinosaur paw in the ground where he used
to be, and, maybe, i was thinking he maybe got crushed
if u have time, (i know you're busy) to investigate.
thanx
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CrazyBoy (canuckgamer) |
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1/4/2002 07:49pm |
| Subject |
ODD??? |
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Wanna see somthing cool or hot really :)
http://images.neopets.com/winter/icecaves.gif
at one point in time the ice caves where filled will lava!!!!
That should have melted the cave and filled it with water.
Then in time freeze and seel they cave or at least the crack in
it but it still there???
WHY!!!
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Brandon Mau (quantum73) |
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1/4/2002 10:03pm |
| Subject |
NT |
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Not to be rude or anything, but are you writing the NT articles
just so you can get the trophies? Neopets is just a game, and we
all should be reminded not to be caught up in it. We will have to
go into the real world someday, you know.
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Julianne Holzschuh (white_tigre) |
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1/5/2002 01:07am |
| Subject |
crazy conspiracy theory |
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What's with the smuggler's cove? Strange, extremely rare items
that, apparently, 'just wash up on a beach'. Yet they all command
extremely high prices. That's a LOT of money which goes right into
the pockets of dubious people for weird items.
Also, whenever they 'aquire' something new, they freely advertise
it on the new features page, where everyone in neopia can see it,
but if you try to visit their cove twice in under an hour, they
warn you off, saying 'you'll attract the attention of the authorities'.
What's up with that?
Also, what's with the poogle races on faerieland? Where does all
the money made from it go to? And where's the garuntee the races
aren't fixed?
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can't tell (digitalkid23) |
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1/5/2002 05:44am |
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none |
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hi i read ur article but i'm confused no one told me about the
shadow goverment what is it?
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Rhiannon Knol (autumnleaf731) |
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1/5/2002 08:30am |
| Subject |
Guild |
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I would like to join you guild. I saw your article in the paper.
I have some of my own theories.
If you would like to hear them, please neomail me.
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Rodney Fencl (rod_the_hero) |
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1/5/2002 09:49am |
| Subject |
shadow goverment yet again |
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the games. think about it you can only make NP in the first three
times you record the score. yet again the SG is involved because
if you play a game long enough you grow into a habit of making the
best plays meaning you could make 1+,+++NP by the end of the day.
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Zecharaiah (enigma_2000) |
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1/5/2002 10:41am |
| Subject |
Something to think about |
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Hello! I realizes that you're a busy dude, wrapped up in this investigation
of 'the Shadow Government', but I want to offer you something to
add to your investigation - that is, if you didn't already think
of it.
Do you remember a while ago, everyone was talking about another
contreversy - the spires. It was said that there was something about
these pillars of stone, and that legend... I'm not sure of all the
details, but do you think that this is somehow involved with the
shadow government?
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Demeter (angel_of_blue_moon) |
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1/5/2002 03:19pm |
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none |
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Hi! I just read your article in the Neopian Times and I found it
very informative. I especially like your little remark about ice
being "sticky" , I got my tongue stuck on a popsicle yesterday,
not pretty, but getting it stuck on your lip is even worse! Anyways,
keep up the good work!
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Andrew Williamson (1_sane_lunatic)
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1/5/2002 03:31pm |
| Subject |
Shadow government |
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Ahh, what about Nigel the Chia? He takes a 20 np comission! With
all the millions of transactions going on daily how rich can he
be? Obviously he doesn't keep all that money to himself (If he did
he'd drive a cooler car). Then what does he do with it?
I already sent you a message and it got me to thinking. Where did
nigel the chia get his car? There is no place in neopia that has
a car! also how did those people at the haunted house game get there
cars?? Are they working for the sg to distract us while sg agents
pick our pockets? We may never know. (Incidentally I really really
really really really really want to join your guild)
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April Potter (chillgal101) |
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1/5/2002 06:51pm |
| Subject |
Random Chat |
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I read your article in the neopian times.I wanted to focus on the
Faerie quest part. When I go on these quests I have to buy some
book or clothing item .when ever i bring the item to them my pet
is always fully heald and fed.Let me tell you a story.I was on my
second quest. The earth faerie had asked me to get her something
realy expencive that i dont remember.Any ways after a bought the
thing i took it to her my pet was fully heeled and fed so when i
gave it to her you know what she did? she made it fully heeled and
fed. i was so mad! end of thet story, please dont bring it up. i
would like to point out, the faeries NEVER give out items! and what
is behind the hidden tower? cant the faeries make enough money acording
to all the people who play the wheele of excitement every hour!
the hidden tower prices there are equal to the amount of money the
faeries make off the whele of excitement!think about it! they dont
need teh hidden tower! and half the players cant get to it or afford
it anyway!they never build any other shops and what about the employment
agency?its imposible to get there intime to get a job and imposible
to get job cupons! thank you for your time and i hope im not bothering
you.
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Jessica ******** (specialteacher54)
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1/5/2002 08:20pm |
| Subject |
Shadow Goverment |
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I have an idea.
The Rock Concerts. You pay 250 np, & you see a little repeat
show & an item that no one will buy!!
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Candice Frye (candyzandy) |
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1/5/2002 09:11pm |
| Subject |
strange |
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I am in your guild but i'm new to this stuff but anyways.. i was
wondering.. where does the guy at the Tiki Tack Tombala get his
Neopoints to give out when he feels sorry for you? and i guess he
just makes the gifts that aren't food since they are really cheap.
~Candice
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Ayme West (akwfishies) |
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1/5/2002 10:08pm |
| Subject |
Just a moment of your time... |
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I would love to tell you about my new theory. After I read your
latest article today, I've been thinking about the strange occurences
of my adventures around Neopia. Here's the strangest I've come across:
You know at the beginning of some games, like Meerca Chase, they
have you "Catch the Chia" as many times as you can? Well,
who are you catching them for? Only Lupes want Chias. And Lupes
are the only pets I've ever heard of that go after other neopets.
Doesn't that seem odd? I fear the Lupes are also in connection with
the Shadow Government. Think about it, tell me what you think.
Ayme
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i luv lupes! (i_luv_lupes99) |
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1/6/2002 02:42am |
| Subject |
The Neopian Shadow Government |
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I have noticed something odd that has happened and is happening.
I thought you'd add it to your Articles about the Shadow Government
(I'm a big fan of your articles).
When you go out for a walk, a random effect might pop up saying
that your pet is sick or your item was stolen or something bad.
Do you think these are really "Random" Effects?
Also, what about those "Chance/Luck" games that you pay
to play but you nearly never win? Are those games really about luck?
Or does the Shadow Government control whether you win or not?
Thanks for reading these.
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wai ng (candy88524) |
| Sent |
1/6/2002 07:02am |
| Subject |
none |
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More Conspiracies, well just one actually, have you noticed how
the videos suddenly become so popular just because they have magically
turned into expensive items, into unbuyables! is the shadow government
behind this change? do they want to inflate the economy? as they
said to not SELL them in any circumstances
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Julien Portelance (crushnater) |
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1/6/2002 08:03am |
| Subject |
S.G |
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petpets.....what are they?oh ya there pets for our pets but who
made them?they can't have parents or were would there parents would
of come from?what are the made of?could they be robots from the
S.G keeping an eye on us.......?
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Petra Arkanian (cornfllower) |
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1/6/2002 08:13am |
| Subject |
a new conspiracy idea:read |
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Well, I found your articles pretty interesting.
I realized nother conspiracy right under our noses: Books.
You know how they disappear each time and 'poof' into nowhere? Well,
where do they go?
They go write back to the bookstore, where they are sold again for
a lot of np.
Books can be reread- so recycled books fly across neopia, and every
time one is bought from the bookstore, the Shadow Gvt. must be getting
the money..
What do you think? You might have thought of this already though:
PLEASE neomail back, because after all I did point out another conspiracy
theory! :)
Keep writing articles!
Thanks,
-cornfllower
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1/6/2002 09:24am |
| Subject |
none |
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hi! so, i do have a new theory, the hidden tower. what i ask is
why do the faeries try to keep it hidden?
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Rhiannon Knol (autumnleaf731) |
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1/6/2002 09:34am |
| Subject |
Guild |
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Ok. My first theory is about the golden doubloon, i mean, its never
open. Could this be the shadow governments base? It something to
do with nv2 also i think.
Next, The brain tree. Why does it need to know the birth and death
dates of all these neopets? Is it collecting the information to
give to someone else?
These are only some of my theories. Do you like them?
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Miyona Kiya Brief (rainbow_goddess17)
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| Sent |
1/6/2002 09:46am |
| Subject |
Neopian conspiracy theories |
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I am an avid reader of all the articles to date about the Shadow
Government. As I was playing Kauvara's potion game the other day,
something occured to me: That game is nearly impossible. I'm sure
very few people are consistently good at it. So what does she do
with the failed potions/ingredients? Gives them to the SG, of course!
Logically, she supplies them with things needed to make healing
potions, etc. and in return, they make her a couple new potions
she can sell for money to keep the game running and thus provide
them with more ingredients....Does this sound logical to you?
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Miyona Kiya Brief (rainbow_goddess17)
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1/6/2002 10:10am |
| Subject |
Neopian conspiracy theories |
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I came up with another theory, this one involving the stock market.
There are many companies you can buy stocks from, and yet a good
chunk of them serve no purpose except to sell stocks. Perhaps the
SG invented them and created false stocks or something like that
to earn money? For example, Kacheek Telecommunications used to be
very, very expensive-and yet, I have never seen a product manufactured
by them.
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thesequestionsr tohard (flyingdeathman373)
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1/6/2002 11:30am |
| Subject |
conspiracy theory |
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*another conspiracy theory* this one involves "Grarl Keno."
Do you know anyone who won a single neopoint from it? Neither do
I. And you get tempted into it so easily by the amount of money
you can win if you match all ten... Now you say, "but im only
one person and I only spend about 500 - 600 np on it. But then you
realize that about three million people playing it and spending
about 500 - 600 np a day it makes a handsome profit. And where does
that money go??? The shadow government of course! I merely wished
to allert you to this conspiracy thank you again :^] -flyingdeathman373
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Nate Gleason (darkstone182) |
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1/6/2002 01:03pm |
| Subject |
Neoluminati |
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Heres only ONE of my many conspiracies:
Balhatzar used to be human/faerie,now he's a lupe!And notice how
he wants to fight less than catch faeries now?My answer:Edna is
practicing lycanthropy!And the Chia in the forest-nothing more than
an expeirment gone wrong that she blamed on Sloth.
Oh yeah,I have a good real world one to:At universal studios,the
scene to whoville is right behind the Norman Bates Motel.
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courtney rubenbauer (alexastar44) |
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1/6/2002 02:49pm |
| Subject |
none |
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wow ur neopea times atrical reallyyy got me thinking and there
were alot of points proved in that i loved thta atricle i am now
going to find ur other e mails
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courtney rubenbauer (alexastar44)
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| Sent |
1/6/2002 02:51pm |
| Subject |
none |
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what is the shadow govermeant SG pleas telll me
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Andrew Williamson (1_sane_lunatic)
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| Sent |
1/6/2002 05:35pm |
| Subject |
The shadow government |
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There is a suspicious black lupe lurking behing shops 60-70 (check
for yourself). How did it get there? What is it doing there? And
how the heck did it get black? You can't paint lupes shadowed, so
whats going on here?
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Kelly O (demi2k) |
| Sent |
1/6/2002 07:01pm |
| Subject |
shadow government |
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hey. ive read your articles in the neopian times. I would love
to be in your guild. I've noticed something strange. You know the
grundo in the virtupets space station in the secret room that sends
you on the spy quest? what is this gadget he speaks of? I think
he works for the SG.
Similar to the one above, but you know the guy with the time machine
that used to be in tyrannia? then he left? well how did he get a
time machine? why does he need omellettes to fix it? remember the
consparicy about the alien aishas? i think maybe they are evolved
aisha mutants from the future and this guy in the time machine came
from a time in the future when alien aishas were created. or maybe
the shadow government is from the future?
i have other theries, I'll tell you if i can join your guild.
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From
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kelly ondricka (_spazz_) |
| Sent |
1/6/2002 08:51pm |
| Subject |
The SG attacked me!!! |
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A fungus ball is sitting on this page... and it EXPLODES!. You
get confused and drop 80 Neopoints :(
The fungus ball was obviously a trap set by the SG
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Alex Beharrell (aerodisplay) |
| Sent |
1/7/2002 10:27am |
| Subject |
New Info (SG) |
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I have read all your articles and I will help you find out about
the Shadow Goverment if you would like to be a patner guild with
mine. I already know where Mordor is located and that the Faeries
are good because the Hidden Tower is to give us good battle items
but not make us panic.
aerodisplay
P.S. If you do not accept please Neomail me so I know to send you
more info
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From
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Andrew Williamson (1_sane_lunatic)
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| Sent |
1/7/2002 03:30pm |
| Subject |
THE SHADOW GOVERNMENT |
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THE CARTOON NETWORK THEATRE IS GONE! I JUST NOTICED THIS!!!
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From
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Petra Arkanian (cornfllower) |
| Sent |
1/7/2002 04:07pm |
| Subject |
a new conspiracy idea:read |
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Btw: there are 4 retired pbs- speckled, electric blue, scritchy,
and lost desert, you should but them if u haven't heard already.
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James Kind (havaheart) |
| Sent |
1/7/2002 07:24pm |
| Subject |
Shadow pets |
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You may have said something about this but...What's all this about
shadow pets? Shadow pets would be the prefect weapon for the shadow
government. They can lurk in the shadows, learning everything to
know.
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