Oh, Have I got a Goody for You Guys!!!

a reply to: Flyingclaydisk

Love the show and can't wait to hear what happens on your trip! I feel like if there were any treasure they would have found it by now. I mean with all the technology we have today, hard to believe they can't find THE big kahuna...

a reply to: Flyingclaydisk

Unless they find the ark of the covenant, over the years they have spent more than they will ever find, if they find anything at all.

When you get there, pull the Holy Grail out of your bag and start yelling.

a reply to: Flyingclaydisk

I've known about Oak Island since that Readers Digest article in the 60s. So if the Lagina's made it up they must have that there Titor time machine. That island has had me hooked for over 50 years now.

As an aside, in the 80s I was in the printing industry in Ann Arbor. Well, the owners went to an auction and bought some used large format web presses. From Readers Digest one of which probably printed that article.

Double aside, my mom worked there when that article came out.

a reply to: billxam1

Oh, I never claimed that the Laginas invented the whole Oak Island thing, but they are the founders behind the History Channel television series, and they have certainly milked that to death! I'd never eaten so many nothing burgers in my life...until the whole Skinwalker Ranch thing happened.

a reply to: charlest2

That's the plan! Along with the Shroud of Turin, Jimmy Hoffa's remains, and an original copy of the Holy Bible written in Klingon. Heh, heh.

a reply to: TruthJava

Couldn't agree more.

a reply to: TruthJava

The place is cursed, apparently. From the late 1700s to 2016ish, every exploration attempt has failed. Tunnels and shafts have all flooded and/or collapsed; every barrier used to stop the flooding has been breached... and people have died. I believe the legend is that seven men will die before the treasure is found... I think the tally to date is 5 or 6.

The problem is that the whole area has become more and more fragile with every attempt. So, it's a civil engineering nightmare; like trying to bore a viable, robust tunnel in a giant block of Swiss cheese, underwater.

a reply to: Flyingclaydisk

Hope you Bring Back some " Bobby Dazzlers " for All of Us to see here . A Gold Doubloon or Rusty Iron Nail would be Nice........*)

a reply to: Zanti Misfit

How about an anonymous looking hunk of wood? Those have seemed to play heavily in the show's history. Then we can go "OOOOh...AAAAhhh!! This is very interesting!", and drag that out for several episodes, maybe even a whole season (woooo hoo!!), while everyone argues about what forest the wood came out of and speculates about which Illuminati group brought it there 5 centuries ago....only to find out it's a piece of a recycled pallet which fell off the Budweiser delivery truck last Thursday.

Would that be okay?

originally posted by: Flyingclaydisk
a reply to: Zanti Misfit

How about an anonymous looking hunk of wood? Those have seemed to play heavily in the show's history. Then we can go "OOOOh...AAAAhhh!! This is very interesting!", and drag that out for several episodes, maybe even a whole season (woooo hoo!!), while everyone argues about what forest the wood came out of and speculates about which Illuminati group brought it there 5 centuries ago....only to find out it's a piece of a recycled pallet which fell off the Budweiser delivery truck last Thursday.

Would that be okay?

Sure ........ This Show Reminds me of trying to get in the Pants of my First Girlfriend when i was 13 . A whole lot of Effort but Never Found the " Treasure " after Numerous Attempts.............*)

a reply to: Flyingclaydisk

How bout burying a piece of metal that looks like it came off of flight MH370?

On second thought, it's probably better if you save that for Skinwalker Ranch.

a reply to: Flyingclaydisk

Sounds cool. Much more fun than my summer trip.

I'm on my way to go paint my folk's house in Florida.

originally posted by: watchitburn
a reply to: Flyingclaydisk

Sounds cool. Much more fun than my summer trip.

I'm on my way to go paint my folk's house in Florida.

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a reply to: Flyingclaydisk

Hey my favorite LARPer account is back hooray!

a reply to: AlroyFarms

Gee, too bad for you!

a reply to: Flyingclaydisk

Go for the gold. You will have a lot of fun with this.

a reply to: Flyingclaydisk;

That is great about your visit and envy you for being able to secure a tour, since they shut them down when Covid struck.

I have relatives in PEI, and go up there almost every year. About twenty years ago, I went to visit Oak Island and stayed at the Oak Island Marina Motel. I found out right away that Nolan and Blankenship had a big fight and they closed the gate on the causeway, stopping any touring.

I never got to set foot on the island but talking to the locals in Chester and also in Lunenburg, I wound up with a great deal of info and folklore of the place and after that I read just about everything I could about it. Halifax, only about 60 or so miles away, is another great town to visit.

Something historical certainly happened there , so even if some of what was hidden on the island was retrieved, there must still be treasure under ground. The expert geological and chemical analysis done there shows that some gold and silver must still be there, and it is really the only reason to keep searching.

The entire deal between the Lagina's and the History Channel is a win-win for everyone. The History channel pays for all the equipment and salaries and the Lagina's and crew provide the Channel with excellent content of the work being done, as it is the most watched reality show ever.

I do not think there is any scam here at all, citing all of the artifacts and evidence that has been uncovered. The notoriety is also great for the surrounding area, where there is not too much going on anyway, and will continue to keep them all on the map and bring in tourist dollars. We the public, certainly are entertained.

originally posted by: Flyingclaydisk

originally posted by: CarlLaFong
a reply to: Flyingclaydisk

I've got a few ancient Babylonian artifacts you can use to salt the island.

Hmmmmm...that's more than just a mildly interesting thought!!

Gawd, just the thought of people's brain exploding on camera is, well, enticing.

"Hey! Over here! Looky what I found!!"

That would be the time i would start to watch this show. It´s even on german TV but of course we are months or years behind what is shown in the US. And that is the fact that makes it useless to watch it at all. I mean, if they would find something earth-shattering there i would have heard about it long before it would be aired on TV here. But if i would know that someone planted some "evidence" there, i even would record that sh!t. I can´t stop laughing about the idea.

Bury an ancient looking wooden box with a Jack-in-the-Box style middle finger in it and i swear i am gonna die from laughing if i would watch the face of the people who find the box and open it in front of the TV cams.

a reply to: DerBeobachter2

I can bring you right up to date on the show...they STILL haven't found anything beyond some hunks of wood and some other random junk.

a reply to: Flyingclaydisk

That show is hilarious. We always make fun of the narration "A piece of wood? 300 feet below the ground?? At Oak Island???" the narrations are so funny like too serious.

I dont believe in it but I just love these treasure hunter dudes off all kinds they're some of my favorite stories on unsolved mysteries too.