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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 11th June 2023, 06:17 AM
Replies: 350
Views: 19,132
Posted By Rincewind
Sorry for being late to the discussion - but with...

Sorry for being late to the discussion - but with a name like his he ought to be writing books!
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 5th February 2023, 06:08 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 24,393
Posted By Rincewind
Good point! If an actor plays a serial...

Good point!

If an actor plays a serial killer in a movie, it doesn't mean they're an actual serial killer.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 19th August 2022, 01:09 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 3,766
Posted By Rincewind
I agree with Darat - it's awful! Sort of...

I agree with Darat - it's awful!

Sort of thing a very young child might put together.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 5th July 2022, 06:27 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 6,942
Posted By Rincewind
Ours is a long way southwest of Australia!

Ours is a long way southwest of Australia!
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 2nd June 2022, 01:50 PM
Replies: 1,394
Views: 135,253
Posted By Rincewind
Nah! They had it all done in the first couple of...

Nah! They had it all done in the first couple of weeks, then decided to take a holiday! :D
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 24th April 2022, 08:16 AM
Replies: 596
Views: 94,453
Posted By Rincewind
Didn't the RAF beat them off? :)

Didn't the RAF beat them off? :)
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 6th April 2022, 01:27 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 11,350
Posted By Rincewind
Just my two cents... You do, hopefully,...

Just my two cents...

You do, hopefully, realize that Asimov's story is FICTION!?

Also, it seems that common sense ought to indicate to you that when your common sense disagrees with real...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 18th February 2022, 01:37 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,611
Posted By Rincewind
I would like to state categorically that I had...

I would like to state categorically that I had nothing to do with nailing anybody to a tree!
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 12th February 2022, 07:05 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 9,891
Posted By Rincewind
Agreed! :)

Agreed! :)
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 11th February 2022, 03:09 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 9,891
Posted By Rincewind
Well thank you very much! I'm actually kinda...

Well thank you very much!

I'm actually kinda pinkish...

Though too long in the sun and I get very red!

ETA - as to being a native English speaker, you should see the problems I have in...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 10th February 2022, 08:21 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 9,891
Posted By Rincewind
Recently we had two new families move in nearby. ...

Recently we had two new families move in nearby.

Who knew they were immigrants, flown in at night?

Even more strangely, they appear to be Americans - and nice people, too!

Now, we are really...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th January 2022, 08:25 AM
Replies: 229
Views: 12,745
Posted By Rincewind
I don't recall seeing anything about the Egyptian...

I don't recall seeing anything about the Egyptian translations from Smith, so here it is...

It's easy to checkout the Wikipedia article to see that his translation of these papyri is nothing but...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 12th January 2022, 06:49 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 7,070
Posted By Rincewind
Well, I now have two step-kids and three pets. ...

Well, I now have two step-kids and three pets.

What does that mean?

:confused:
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 5th January 2022, 01:44 PM
Replies: 607
Views: 34,862
Posted By Rincewind
Isn't it astonishing that Mr Hawking setup a...

Isn't it astonishing that Mr Hawking setup a proposition, only to destroy it later in the book?

Hmm. Not really...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th January 2022, 02:53 PM
Replies: 318
Views: 20,709
Posted By Rincewind
It's about this far - well, maybe about that far.

It's about this far - well, maybe about that far.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 24th November 2021, 05:42 PM
Replies: 2,548
Views: 366,090
Posted By Rincewind
That's why I told the story from my family.

That's why I told the story from my family.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 24th November 2021, 10:46 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 5,072
Posted By Rincewind
Isn't there a line in the Bible stating: Six days...

Isn't there a line in the Bible stating: Six days shalt thou labor, and on the seventh...?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 16th November 2021, 05:52 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,767
Posted By Rincewind
Well, if you recall what Churchill said about...

Well, if you recall what Churchill said about hell: If you're going through hell, keep going!
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 29th October 2021, 11:04 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 5,810
Posted By Rincewind
Pseudo-science...

Pseudo-science...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 28th October 2021, 07:25 AM
Replies: 3,457
Views: 213,282
Posted By Rincewind
Actually, watching two guys arguing over who's...

Actually, watching two guys arguing over who's religion is better reminds me of an old saying - two bald guys fighting over a comb!
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 28th October 2021, 05:53 AM
Replies: 2,548
Views: 366,090
Posted By Rincewind
I thought this might be worth saying. A...

I thought this might be worth saying.

A member of my family has schizophrenia, and used to get awful hallucinations.

However, with support from the family and a good psychiatrist has got it...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 27th October 2021, 05:10 AM
Replies: 2,548
Views: 366,090
Posted By Rincewind
I agree with this. No point to keep responding...

I agree with this. No point to keep responding to his tests.

I wish Michel well, and hope he gets the treatment he needs.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th October 2021, 03:08 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,059
Posted By Rincewind
I understand that there's a working maglev rail...

I understand that there's a working maglev rail line in Shanghai.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 12th October 2021, 09:43 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 159,933
Posted By Rincewind
Too true. Alas.

Too true. Alas.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 12th October 2021, 09:32 AM
Replies: 3,202
Views: 697,310
Posted By Rincewind
Doesn't look dangerous - so, how can it kill you?

Doesn't look dangerous - so, how can it kill you?
Forum: USA Politics 9th October 2021, 02:07 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 4,943
Posted By Rincewind
That's kinda what I thought. Thank you! I'm...

That's kinda what I thought. Thank you!

I'm not yet a citizen, so there's nothing I could do!
Forum: USA Politics 9th October 2021, 01:58 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 4,943
Posted By Rincewind
Debt Limit - what's the point?

I have noticed recently that there's been a bit of a 'discussion' about this, somewhere in DC.

As a non-American living here, I get puzzled by these antics.

If all that happens when the limit...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 9th October 2021, 01:43 PM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 159,933
Posted By Rincewind
I know this! It's something to do with...

I know this!

It's something to do with Groucho, Chico and Harpo!
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 1st October 2021, 04:50 PM
Replies: 937
Views: 97,782
Posted By Rincewind
You are really hilarious! Didn't you realize...

You are really hilarious!

Didn't you realize that God, in his infinite wisdom, etc, etc, managed to lose ten of the tribes!

What a loser!
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 23rd September 2021, 11:21 AM
Replies: 731
Views: 190,305
Posted By Rincewind
Magrat hasn't been following this thread, but...

Magrat hasn't been following this thread, but mentioned to me recently that she had been the recipient of a small payment as a result of a class-action suit against a certain pillow manufacturer for...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 9th September 2021, 05:54 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 5,271
Posted By Rincewind
Probably the Mexican volcano gods ae getting...

Probably the Mexican volcano gods ae getting pissed.

Better sacrifice a virgin to be safe.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 26th July 2021, 02:34 PM
Replies: 3,385
Views: 310,756
Posted By Rincewind
I have been away for a few days, so apologize ...

I have been away for a few days, so apologize for the lateness of this response.

All I wanted to say was I assume that a Commodore was a kinda Near-Admiral.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 16th July 2021, 07:01 AM
Replies: 1,709
Views: 159,933
Posted By Rincewind
Around here I've noticed that a very popular...

Around here I've noticed that a very popular ornament on the outside of houses and garages is a red flag!

Should I be worried?

:eek:
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 3rd July 2021, 06:13 AM
Replies: 955
Views: 222,682
Posted By Rincewind
As I recall, the figures from the Red Cross only...

As I recall, the figures from the Red Cross only refers to registered prisoners.

The vast majority of arrivals were herded to the gas chambers to be killed without ever been registered.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 22nd June 2021, 06:38 AM
Replies: 607
Views: 34,862
Posted By Rincewind
I agree with this. As you may have seen in...

I agree with this.

As you may have seen in another part of the ISF, Magrat's elder son, my step-son, has schizophrenia, and has stories just like Scorpion. Fortunately, he has decided that his...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 12th June 2021, 12:26 PM
Replies: 525
Views: 29,298
Posted By Rincewind
Parts of upstate New York have areas of very...

Parts of upstate New York have areas of very boggy ground.

The water table it very high around here.

So - wherever you happen to be you're probably near water!
Forum: USA Politics 10th June 2021, 06:45 AM
Replies: 135
Views: 9,388
Posted By Rincewind
How about 'Bureau of the Management of Space"? ...

How about 'Bureau of the Management of Space"?

Giving the abbreviation of: BuMS?
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 9th June 2021, 03:26 PM
Replies: 3,695
Split Thread: Scorpion's Spiritualism
Views: 258,464
Posted By Rincewind
I'd like to take this latter point a bit further,...

I'd like to take this latter point a bit further, if I may?

The second soul is tasked by the AoK to cause suffering to the first.

From what Scorpion has been saying, the second soul, after...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 9th June 2021, 06:14 AM
Replies: 3,695
Split Thread: Scorpion's Spiritualism
Views: 258,464
Posted By Rincewind
Good point. And what is this spirit? Is...

Good point.

And what is this spirit?

Is it a soul, or the deceased human?

If it is a soul presumably it has access to the details of all the other souls, so the information should always be...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 8th June 2021, 06:12 AM
Replies: 525
Views: 29,298
Posted By Rincewind
So- you work as a cleaner in Vegas?

So- you work as a cleaner in Vegas?
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 7th June 2021, 02:56 PM
Replies: 3,695
Split Thread: Scorpion's Spiritualism
Views: 258,464
Posted By Rincewind
OK, but given that the human population is...

OK, but given that the human population is constantly growing, I don't understand why there is an apparent queue of souls waiting to reincarnate.

Is the supply of souls fixed, or are they breeding...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 7th June 2021, 02:43 PM
Replies: 3,695
Split Thread: Scorpion's Spiritualism
Views: 258,464
Posted By Rincewind
Hi Scorpion, One thing puzzles me - from...

Hi Scorpion,

One thing puzzles me - from where do souls come?
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 22nd May 2021, 04:00 PM
Replies: 903
Views: 123,472
Posted By Rincewind
Ah but! Wasn't there a quote from some...

Ah but!

Wasn't there a quote from some political guy a short time ago commenting on airbases during the American revolution? Maybe that was where they kept all the infrastructure? Hidden in the...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 21st May 2021, 06:44 AM
Replies: 903
Views: 123,472
Posted By Rincewind
OUt of curiosity, I googled a search of Krakatoa...

OUt of curiosity, I googled a search of Krakatoa erupting 4,500 years ago.

I found nothing, but I didn't google for hours!

On Britannica, I found this: The only confirmed eruption prior to 1883...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 21st May 2021, 06:32 AM
Replies: 903
Views: 123,472
Posted By Rincewind
And - presumably the decided not to use any...

And - presumably the decided not to use any advanced technology that they uncovered?

Otherwise, surely, we ought to have found some of that?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 17th May 2021, 12:44 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,731
Posted By Rincewind
Hey!!! I'm an alien - please be polite!

Hey!!!

I'm an alien - please be polite!
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 17th May 2021, 05:27 AM
Replies: 452
Views: 35,463
Posted By Rincewind
If, before you joined here, you'd lurked, you'll...

If, before you joined here, you'd lurked, you'll already know that one think in particular drives people here.

EVIDENCE!!!!!

You're going nowhere until you provide good evidence.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 10th April 2021, 02:37 PM
Replies: 297
Views: 25,162
Posted By Rincewind
True. I don't recall anybody even asking me if I...

True. I don't recall anybody even asking me if I wanted a royal family in the UK. Maybe it's time for a vote on that! (Though, now I live in New York, I'll bet they wouldn't let me vote!)
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 8th April 2021, 06:10 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 25,162
Posted By Rincewind
We know, and we're not really picking on you! ...

We know, and we're not really picking on you!

Since I moved to New York, I've kinda got to like a good number of Americans!

And - at least I got to escape from the stupidity of BREXIT!
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 8th April 2021, 06:06 AM
Replies: 314
Views: 44,200
Posted By Rincewind
You know - I can match your anecdote. I...

You know - I can match your anecdote.

I worked with a guy who's father had bad heart problems, and was on some heavy meds that kept him alive.

He met with a guy who recommended vitamins and...
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