do_not_believe_the_rumours_about_new_orleans DannyH There have been no reported cases of rape in the Superdome, no babies with their throats cut, no substantiated cases of a single shot being fired at a relief worker. All these stories just make it easier for the authorities to claim they couldn't do anything to help because the area wasn't safe and easier for you to think of the people left behind as animals. 050906 ... emanon do_not_believe_the_media_about_new_orleans 050906 ... dafremen Well, there has been some amount of looting and theft going on according to the relief workers themselves, but that's pretty usual for this sort of situation. There are usually animals in any group of people. 050906 ... daf see also: crisis_and_observation 050906 ... nocturnal I believe there actually was at least one confirmed rape at the dome, and there were definitely shots fired at at least one rescue helicopter. throats being cut out is new to me, that doesn't sound quite right. unfortunately, a lot of what you've been hearing is true and I know people (including my own parents) who were first hand witnesses. I don't see this helping our tourism industry in the foreseeable future. I really just want to go home. 050906 ... . I was worried about you, nocturnal. I hope it gets better for you. 050906 ... DannyH You'd know better than me. Keep safe, Liz. Remember, home is in your head. 050906 ... daf Hey noc! Hope everything is well with you and yours. Sending thoughts your way. 050906 ... Katrina ...Time_and_Causality_of_Karma... 050906 ... e.g. b__l____i_______a__________r______________________ 050906 ... water OOps... What's_relaity? "New_Orleans recede..." 050906 ... Katrina What's_reality... 050906 ... nocturnal thoughts, eh? conveniently ambiguous, daf. clever. I originally was going to discuss a bunch more things people probably think are rumors, but it turns out I don't have time or the attention span. I'll brief you: geniuses that are still there shooting at everyone (military, red cross volunteers, construction people putting levee back together, etc.) and everybody else holding press conferences when they could be doing something actually helpful to the situation. good times. 050907 ... DannyH How many of these rumours turned out to be true. I'm asking because I genuinely don't know. We didn't get much sober reflection over here. 061227 what's it to you? who go blather from