Is Rockall the real Tracey Island?

Conspiracy theories are go

by De Management

Last week's suggestion that Disney might be eyeing up Rockall with a view to opening a North Atlantic aquapark-style Eurodisney found litle favour with readers. We should think so too, but if Disney isn't as we speak setting sail for the sacred islet, then what about this alternative slant, courtesy of Grant. Is Rockall in fact Tracey Island?:

Disney Corporation sets sights on Rockall? No chance, Universal have secretly owned the place for years since they did a deal with the Thunderbirds people who have been based there for about 50 years (or is it 500, if not more?).

Not known publically until very recently, Rockall is in fact the base of the Thunderbirds International Rescue team (they have always added palm trees and stuff to the filmed versions to put would be autograph hunters off the scent).

With the ever increasing cost of modern technology, puppetry strings and and rocket fuel, IR (also known as I, Rockall to their benefactors and friends) found it necessary to enter into creative partnerships with specially selected global brands (based on ability to cough up some dosh and inability to find Rockall on a map.)

Uniseveral see the potential for a theme park and cheap exotic holidays for their Executives (but not those below VP level).

Ford thought it could be a good place to build a very secret test track for their more prominent brand to ensure that Volvo did not find out what Jaguar were doing with their vehicle development strategy. (The CIA, who know where Rockall is so they probably know all about the Ford Motor Co. as well, are watching developments closely to see which Ford Exec is the first to realise that they own both Jaguar and Volvo.)

All of these may be disappointed since it is rumoured that one Richard Branston is about to sell his pickle manufacturing business, buy Rockall and market it as "Virginall" - a great place holiday unmolested by Germans, Italians or too many former Vikings except a few stragglers still sailing around the North Atlantic (if that's where Rockall is) looking for Greenland.

Or at least that is the rumour...

Remarkable. Readers are invited to take their pick from the above, or formulate their very own conspiracy theory. Speaking of which, the recent confusion over the exact whereabouts of Rockall got the Rockall Ho! team thinking "have we actually been to Rockall and does it actually exist at all?".

After all, it's entirely possible that — while we were sleeping during that epic voyage — the yacht was transported to an enormous indoor set where the CIA and FBI had faithfully recreated the whole North Atlantic. And Rockall too, of course, but that's hardly a challenge for the people who faked the moon landings. Think about it.

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