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Forum: USA Politics 20th January 2024, 05:49 PM
Replies: 402
Views: 16,629
Posted By ferd burfle
Maybe he misunderstood the women who said they...

Maybe he misunderstood the women who said they want to “de-bag” him.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th January 2024, 05:49 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,000
Posted By ferd burfle
Have a look at the phase contrast images on this...

Have a look at the phase contrast images on this page...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 17th January 2024, 04:22 AM
Replies: 2,461
Views: 72,004
Posted By ferd burfle
/thread

/thread
Forum: USA Politics 10th January 2024, 05:31 PM
Replies: 1,629
Views: 121,049
Posted By ferd burfle
How about “Mudrocks”?

How about “Mudrocks”?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 7th January 2024, 06:12 PM
Replies: 2,461
Views: 72,004
Posted By ferd burfle
Understood Ok Got it Uh huh, and Sure ...

Understood
Ok
Got it
Uh huh, and
Sure

all would normally indicate acceptance of the person’s point. But with you they’re just a passive-aggressive dodge. Pearls before…😠
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 26th December 2023, 02:54 AM
Replies: 167
Views: 6,319
Posted By ferd burfle
Nothing to do with electric universe, seemed to...

Nothing to do with electric universe, seemed to be about applying the “findings” from earlier versions of SAFIRE to remediate/neutralize radioactive waste. Along with pollution porn footage, most of...
Forum: USA Politics 19th December 2023, 05:44 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 19,610
Posted By ferd burfle
Looks like the result of an encounter with the...

Looks like the result of an encounter with the back end of a cow.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 18th December 2023, 05:55 PM
Replies: 1,868
Views: 45,527
Posted By ferd burfle
Vixen's quote of the YouTube comment: ...

Vixen's quote of the YouTube comment:




Vixen quoted a speculation. Quite the evidence, that :rolleyes:
Forum: USA Politics 26th November 2023, 01:41 AM
Replies: 1,418
Views: 98,753
Posted By ferd burfle
The Canadians made sure the paper is soft and...

The Canadians made sure the paper is soft and absorbent. ;)
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 12th November 2023, 07:04 PM
Replies: 2,461
Views: 72,004
Posted By ferd burfle
“But I’m not denying the universe, honest I’m...

“But I’m not denying the universe, honest I’m not!”
Forum: USA Politics 10th November 2023, 05:51 PM
Replies: 1,348
Views: 48,521
Posted By ferd burfle
I question the highlighted. The guy is a...

I question the highlighted. The guy is a spiteful, vengeful *******. Recall one very probable motive for running in 2016 was to avenge being incinerated by Obama at the White House Correspondents'...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 8th November 2023, 07:47 PM
Replies: 1,868
Views: 45,527
Posted By ferd burfle
And when the VIN is produced you will insist it...

And when the VIN is produced you will insist it needs to be accompanied by a letter certifying authenticity signed by the PM, his wife, bonnie King Chuck and cosigned by the FSM. This exercise of...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 6th November 2023, 05:09 PM
Replies: 1,390
Views: 235,016
Posted By ferd burfle
I didn’t listen beyond the first minute or two...

I didn’t listen beyond the first minute or two but the conclusion almost certainly included something like “Don’t miss out, send us your money now!”
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 31st October 2023, 10:41 PM
Replies: 932
Views: 24,536
Posted By ferd burfle
Remind me now, who employed the GGE? Oh, that’s...

Remind me now, who employed the GGE? Oh, that’s right, the shipbuilders, whose reputation and finances were on the line. And Braidwood said it was explosives, ignoring the other possible...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 30th October 2023, 04:59 PM
Replies: 932
Views: 24,536
Posted By ferd burfle
<Respectfful snips for brevity> I think the...

<Respectfful snips for brevity>

I think the request to the labs for analysis, as described in the introduction to Braidwood's report, is telling.




Assuming this is an accurate description...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 25th October 2023, 04:36 PM
Replies: 1,764
Views: 43,520
Posted By ferd burfle
Oh, baloney. Here’s your original statement: ...

Oh, baloney. Here’s your original statement:




You wrote it as a declarative statement. But even if you were referencing her, which I doubt, it’s not anything a scientist would repeat, let...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 24th October 2023, 06:28 PM
Replies: 1,764
Views: 43,520
Posted By ferd burfle
Best to abandon this line of argument. Elsewhere...

Best to abandon this line of argument. Elsewhere we’ve been assured by our resident scientist, who always cites their sources, that temperatures over 700 degrees cannot be achieved outside a...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 20th October 2023, 03:47 AM
Replies: 1,764
Views: 43,520
Posted By ferd burfle
“Did the dinosaurs build Stonehenge? We don’t...

“Did the dinosaurs build Stonehenge? We don’t know. We just don’t know.”
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 18th October 2023, 06:06 PM
Replies: 1,764
Views: 43,520
Posted By ferd burfle
Yes, and for the CTist being wrong isn’t a bug,...

Yes, and for the CTist being wrong isn’t a bug, it’s a necessary feature.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 15th October 2023, 06:19 PM
Replies: 932
Views: 24,536
Posted By ferd burfle
Non sequitur, but thanks for playing.

Non sequitur, but thanks for playing.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 15th October 2023, 04:21 AM
Replies: 932
Views: 24,536
Posted By ferd burfle
Enough of the strawman shaming, ok? It's never...

Enough of the strawman shaming, ok? It's never worked and it just reads like faux virtue signaling, even when you include the part about women and babies.

I came across a line in a novel I’m...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 13th October 2023, 07:44 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 3,536
Posted By ferd burfle
As I recall, John Edward in his TV series had the...

As I recall, John Edward in his TV series had the audience seated well before he came onstage. Microphones on long cables were arrayed over the audience so they could pick up audience chatter,...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 21st September 2023, 06:39 PM
Replies: 2,999
Views: 597,871
Posted By ferd burfle
Thanks for clarifying guys. I’ll look further...

Thanks for clarifying guys. I’ll look further back in the future..
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 21st September 2023, 05:18 PM
Replies: 2,999
Views: 597,871
Posted By ferd burfle
I haven’t followed the discussion of this...

I haven’t followed the discussion of this particular issue so possibly the request for the images source is meant more rhetorically than literally. Reverse image search yielded nothing, but a search...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 16th September 2023, 03:57 PM
Replies: 2,999
Views: 597,871
Posted By ferd burfle
Well, you know the old saying, “there’s no such...

Well, you know the old saying, “there’s no such thing as bad publicity attention.”
Forum: USA Politics 15th September 2023, 03:22 AM
Replies: 1,133
Views: 45,909
Posted By ferd burfle
Press the Meat :cool:

Press the Meat :cool:
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 6th September 2023, 07:15 PM
Replies: 2,999
Views: 597,871
Posted By ferd burfle
I was referring to what you claimed Mark said,...

I was referring to what you claimed Mark said, not something you said. But I think you know this full well. Sadly, I think you actually believe the false statements you make at the time you make...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 5th September 2023, 11:25 AM
Replies: 2,999
Views: 597,871
Posted By ferd burfle
It's telling that seven cites were offered in...

It's telling that seven cites were offered in support of the "ordinary deportation" assertion (none of which contained that phrase) when one that actually contained it would have sufficed.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 4th September 2023, 07:09 AM
Replies: 2,999
Views: 597,871
Posted By ferd burfle
Scurrying back into the motte, I see. ...

Scurrying back into the motte, I see. “No-claiming” really isn’t a very good gambit; it fools only fools.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 2nd September 2023, 09:38 PM
Replies: 2,461
Views: 72,004
Posted By ferd burfle
[QUOTE=Mike Helland;14153329] [Fringe...

[QUOTE=Mike Helland;14153329]

[Fringe reset snipped]

It’s disappointing but not surprising you didn’t address the second part of W.D. Clinger’s post. YouTube seems like the appropriate place...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 2nd September 2023, 01:12 PM
Replies: 2,461
Views: 72,004
Posted By ferd burfle
Still, a man hears what he wants to hear And...

Still, a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest

-The Boxer
Forum: USA Politics 15th August 2023, 08:34 PM
Replies: 2,333
Views: 73,416
Posted By ferd burfle
jsfisher may have answered the gist of your...

jsfisher may have answered the gist of your question, but I found this:
...
Forum: USA Politics 15th August 2023, 08:06 PM
Replies: 2,333
Views: 73,416
Posted By ferd burfle
Thanks, I assumed that was the case but wasn't...

Thanks, I assumed that was the case but wasn't sure.
Forum: USA Politics 15th August 2023, 03:59 PM
Replies: 2,333
Views: 73,416
Posted By ferd burfle
The indictment listed the grand jury members by...

The indictment listed the grand jury members by name. I hope to hell the authorities have provided security for them; MAGA ******** are no doubt already doxxing them with the intent to harass them...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 25th July 2023, 01:00 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,803
Posted By ferd burfle
I'm not an expert but I have some hands-on...

I'm not an expert but I have some hands-on experience operating a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Organic samples would be desiccated by the vacuum environment of a SEM sample chamber and would...
Forum: USA Politics 12th July 2023, 01:01 PM
Replies: 1,466
Views: 73,753
Posted By ferd burfle
'My lawyers, due to their respect for the Office...

'My lawyers, due to their respect for the Office of the President and the incredulity of the case knowing I would inevitably make my situation worse or admit to other wrongdoing, did not want me to...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th July 2023, 02:21 PM
Replies: 2,461
Views: 72,004
Posted By ferd burfle
17. 10 points for arguing that while a current...

17. 10 points for arguing that while a current well-established theory predicts phenomena correctly, it doesn't explain "why" they occur, or fails to provide a "mechanism".
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th June 2023, 02:09 PM
Replies: 2,461
Views: 72,004
Posted By ferd burfle
I was never great at math, but are you saying...

I was never great at math, but are you saying km/s/Mpc and km s-1 Mpc-1 are equivalent units?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th June 2023, 08:26 AM
Replies: 2,461
Views: 72,004
Posted By ferd burfle
You seem to be unwilling or incapable of...

You seem to be unwilling or incapable of acknowledging a simple error.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 3rd February 2023, 07:52 AM
Replies: 3,917
Views: 320,248
Posted By ferd burfle
I’m working on a screenplay for a movie about the...

I’m working on a screenplay for a movie about the EU proponents titled The Fear of All Sums. It’s a comedy, of course.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd January 2023, 09:40 AM
Replies: 2,008
Views: 84,752
Posted By ferd burfle
Unsurprisingly, you miss my point. Note that my...

Unsurprisingly, you miss my point. Note that my comment wasn't contained in a text box. I'm describing the underlying structure of your arguments. You seem to think a gap in our knowledge should...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 20th January 2023, 06:51 PM
Replies: 2,008
Views: 84,752
Posted By ferd burfle
"Your theories don't explain everything perfectly...

"Your theories don't explain everything perfectly so my unevidenced idea must be true".

False dichotomy, the favorite gambit of alt-science purveyors.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th January 2023, 10:01 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,617
Posted By ferd burfle
Here's a possible scenario. The measuring cup...

Here's a possible scenario. The measuring cup was made of injection molded acrylic plastic. The molding process created stresses within the measuring cup due to differential cooling rates (as the...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 10th January 2023, 11:36 AM
Replies: 3,917
Views: 320,248
Posted By ferd burfle
The linked page was good for some laughs ...

The linked page was good for some laughs

"Optical Spectroscopy" - not just spectroscopy, but spectroscopy based on optics!
"Transmutation" - Where's the cyclotron?
"Hydrogen Metal Energy" - [as...
Forum: USA Politics 5th January 2023, 10:59 AM
Replies: 601
Views: 20,377
Posted By ferd burfle
Given his ignorance of how the US government...

Given his ignorance of how the US government works he probably thinks the Speaker of the House does all the speaking. Can you* imagine him sitting quietly while people not named Donald Trump get to...
Forum: USA Politics 31st December 2022, 10:13 AM
Replies: 3,394
Views: 231,458
Posted By ferd burfle
I agree with the first part but I don't think...

I agree with the first part but I don't think it's as simple as you say in your last sentence. His niece Mary Tump, a practicing PhD clinical psychologist, has stated




Trump is spiteful,...
Forum: USA Politics 14th November 2022, 10:44 AM
Replies: 1,418
Views: 98,753
Posted By ferd burfle
I remember it as Bugs' line, but Daffy certainly...

I remember it as Bugs' line, but Daffy certainly needs to be included given the context
Forum: USA Politics 14th November 2022, 10:32 AM
Replies: 1,418
Views: 98,753
Posted By ferd burfle
Given the Rorschach test is meant to elicit...

Given the Rorschach test is meant to elicit thoughts from the viewer's subconscious... ;)

And what phiwun said
Forum: USA Politics 14th November 2022, 10:16 AM
Replies: 3,394
Views: 231,458
Posted By ferd burfle
Nvm, wrong thread

Nvm, wrong thread
Forum: USA Politics 13th November 2022, 09:57 AM
Replies: 1,418
Views: 98,753
Posted By ferd burfle
Cue Bugs Bunny, "What a maroon!"

Cue Bugs Bunny, "What a maroon!"
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