IS Forum
Forum Index Register Members List Events Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Help

Go Back   International Skeptics Forum » Search Forums
 


Welcome to the International Skeptics Forum, where we discuss skepticism, critical thinking, the paranormal and science in a friendly but lively way. You are currently viewing the forum as a guest, which means you are missing out on discussing matters that are of interest to you. Please consider registering so you can gain full use of the forum features and interact with other Members. Registration is simple, fast and free! Click here to register today.
Showing results 1 to 50 of 600
Search took 3.19 seconds.
Search: Posts Made By: fromdownunder
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 18th April 2021, 02:01 PM
Replies: 3,202
Views: 697,342
Posted By fromdownunder
Totally cooked! Norm

Totally cooked!


Norm
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 17th April 2021, 06:24 PM
Replies: 3,202
Views: 697,342
Posted By fromdownunder
I have eaten Rattlesnake. It tasted just fine -...

I have eaten Rattlesnake. It tasted just fine - and seemed to be a bit like eel.


Norm
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th March 2021, 04:53 PM
Replies: 642
Views: 25,580
Posted By fromdownunder
Granted. Norm

Granted.


Norm
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 27th February 2021, 06:18 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 4,645
Posted By fromdownunder
It is a little known fact that Thylacines are...

It is a little known fact that Thylacines are actually extinct because they were the Drop Bears favourite food. Since then the Drop Bears have thrived, having found a new food source - Tourists, who...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 17th February 2021, 11:14 PM
Replies: 3,606
Views: 254,951
Posted By fromdownunder
See: Mark Latham. One is enough. Norm

See: Mark Latham. One is enough.


Norm
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 19th January 2021, 03:32 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 5,644
Posted By fromdownunder
I must live a sheltered life. I had never heard...

I must live a sheltered life. I had never heard of CANZUK before I became a member of Quora last year, and saw a few questions about it. Some of the answers claimed that over 80% of Australians...
Forum: USA Politics 17th January 2021, 09:18 PM
Replies: 3,528
Views: 253,139
Posted By fromdownunder
Would that be one of those be careful what you...

Would that be one of those be careful what you wish for moments?


Norm
Forum: USA Politics 12th January 2021, 11:35 PM
Replies: 2,856
Split Thread: A second impeachment
Views: 138,736
Posted By fromdownunder
One thing I am sure about. McConnell can count. ...

One thing I am sure about. McConnell can count. Surely privately he has done some serious checking as to whether or not he has the numbers to win, and that is absolutely vital to know before he...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 12th January 2021, 11:29 PM
Replies: 591
Views: 40,810
Posted By fromdownunder
I will go for Steven Donaldson's The One Tree,...

I will go for Steven Donaldson's The One Tree, the second book in the second Thomas Covenant series. I enjoyed the first series a lot, and was delighted with The Wounded Land. In fact two others I...
Forum: USA Politics 10th January 2021, 07:01 PM
Replies: 3,576
Views: 293,162
Posted By fromdownunder
Funny. I said that too. In November 2016 ...

Funny. I said that too. In November 2016


http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showpost.php?p=11575959&postcount=2186


Norm
Forum: USA Politics 9th January 2021, 01:17 PM
Replies: 358
Views: 28,950
Posted By fromdownunder
I know it sounds childish and petty, but I...

I know it sounds childish and petty, but I sincerely hope that Mace girl has read about all the arrests and is hiding in her bedroom and wetting herself every time somebody knocks on the door.

...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 8th January 2021, 05:27 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,852
Posted By fromdownunder
I was thinking along the lines of composing while...

I was thinking along the lines of composing while deaf.


Norm
Forum: USA Politics 7th January 2021, 05:12 PM
Replies: 3,528
Views: 253,139
Posted By fromdownunder
I just saw Trump's latest tape. Who got to him? ...

I just saw Trump's latest tape. Who got to him? He almost sounded repentant, said the Coronavirus was real and had killed "countless" Americans, told everyone Biden was the President, and threw all...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 7th January 2021, 02:48 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,852
Posted By fromdownunder
I must start one about Beethoven. Norm

I must start one about Beethoven.


Norm
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 1st January 2021, 04:51 PM
Replies: 3,606
Views: 254,951
Posted By fromdownunder
Ten new locally acquired cases in Victoria...

Ten new locally acquired cases in Victoria reported today. *sigh*. The Border with NSW is fully locked and any Victorian wanting to come back must apply for an exemption and will be considered on a...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 31st December 2020, 02:41 AM
Replies: 286
Views: 35,606
Posted By fromdownunder
Not even tiny Islands are safe.... (too...

Not even tiny Islands are safe....


(too soon?)


Norm
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 31st December 2020, 02:32 AM
Replies: 3,606
Views: 254,951
Posted By fromdownunder
So for the Cricket we have potential transmission...

So for the Cricket we have potential transmission from Public Transport to and from the game and queueing for food and drinks, to which I will add the smokers popping outside to smallish areas for a...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 30th December 2020, 08:04 PM
Replies: 3,606
Views: 254,951
Posted By fromdownunder
...and at this stage the Sydney test is on with a...

...and at this stage the Sydney test is on with a 50% crowd capacity. That is insane.


Meanwhile in Vic, as of now, New Years Eve home party capacity has been halved from 30 to 15, masks are...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 28th December 2020, 03:55 AM
Replies: 3,606
Views: 254,951
Posted By fromdownunder
While I think that the NSW situation is not out...

While I think that the NSW situation is not out of control yet, the message of not mandating masks is a risky one and even worse is allowing even limited additional contact and extra-family visits...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 23rd December 2020, 04:18 PM
Replies: 3,099
Views: 156,402
Posted By fromdownunder
I wonder where their thought processes were...

I wonder where their thought processes were heading if they thought they could actually actually win this thing. Wouldn't that make Nancy Pelosi President on 20th January?


Norm
Forum: USA Politics 23rd December 2020, 04:04 AM
Replies: 3,769
Views: 215,796
Posted By fromdownunder
At least I am not the only one who thought that...

At least I am not the only one who thought that Moby Dick was narrated by a ghost.


Norm
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 20th December 2020, 04:45 PM
Replies: 3,385
Views: 310,769
Posted By fromdownunder
...and the Emmy awards. ...and the Nobel...

...and the Emmy awards.


...and the Nobel Prize.


Actually, pretty much anything that he does not win.


Norm
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 20th December 2020, 04:37 PM
Replies: 3,099
Views: 156,402
Posted By fromdownunder
Why did Giuliani not present any of this...

Why did Giuliani not present any of this overwhelming evidence in any of the Court cases he contested? Is it at all possible that even he was not stupid enough to present unsupported claims before...
Forum: USA Politics 19th December 2020, 07:21 PM
Replies: 3,384
Views: 346,027
Posted By fromdownunder
What I suspect may become more of a worry is how...

What I suspect may become more of a worry is how good the distribution methods are when people who have had the initial dose are due to get their second dose.


The timing of the distribution for...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 19th December 2020, 05:02 PM
Replies: 3,606
Views: 254,951
Posted By fromdownunder
30 new cases in NSW today. 28 Northern Beaches...

30 new cases in NSW today. 28 Northern Beaches area.



Norm
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 18th December 2020, 06:41 PM
Replies: 3,606
Views: 254,951
Posted By fromdownunder
To be fair, the 23 new cases announced today as...

To be fair, the 23 new cases announced today as the official figure includes the 10 cases that were announced late yesterday. So 13 new previously unreported cases.



I do think that...
Forum: USA Politics 15th December 2020, 05:26 PM
Replies: 3,769
Views: 215,796
Posted By fromdownunder
I would have thought that a State could argue...

I would have thought that a State could argue that since it had submitted its Electoral Votes in exactly the same way for (say) 40 years, and there had never been an objection in the past, that 40...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 14th December 2020, 03:11 PM
Replies: 3,099
Views: 156,402
Posted By fromdownunder
Trump: I lost again? Somebody has to pay for...

Trump: I lost again? Somebody has to pay for this. (reaches for phone) "Execute somebody".


Norm
Forum: USA Politics 14th December 2020, 02:49 PM
Replies: 3,769
Views: 215,796
Posted By fromdownunder
That's funny with it being so close at the...

That's funny with it being so close at the moment. The next thing you try try to tell me is that nobody in California is going to vote for Trump.


RIGGED ELECTION.



Norm
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 11th December 2020, 04:25 AM
Replies: 3,510
Views: 194,106
Posted By fromdownunder
Hey, leave us out of it. We can't take 68,000,000...

Hey, leave us out of it. We can't take 68,000,000 more migrants.


Norm
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 9th December 2020, 08:36 PM
Replies: 3,422
Views: 153,147
Posted By fromdownunder
I was thinking along these lines. Apart from...

I was thinking along these lines. Apart from continued emphasis on getting your flu shot, wearing masks in crowded places (public transport, theatres) and working from home would probably have some...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 9th December 2020, 01:36 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 11,637
Posted By fromdownunder
His uber-rich friend actually became rich by...

His uber-rich friend actually became rich by cracking the birth code using Bobby's famous "how to claim your birth contract money" formula and managed to extract all the money the Government owed him...
Forum: USA Politics 8th December 2020, 05:12 PM
Replies: 3,413
Views: 206,782
Posted By fromdownunder
Where did he get 15% from? By any count, the...

Where did he get 15% from? By any count, the official figure is under 5%., with North Dakota the worst state, approaching 11%?


Norm
Forum: USA Politics 5th December 2020, 06:47 PM
Replies: 3,200
Views: 183,599
Posted By fromdownunder
Worldometers figures for the past two days show...

Worldometers figures for the past two days show that the USA reported 34% of new infections on the entire planet each day:


208,000 of 620,000


237,000 of 686,000


I really can't...
Forum: USA Politics 1st December 2020, 06:11 PM
Replies: 3,413
Views: 206,782
Posted By fromdownunder
1. Preventative medications like blood thinners...

1. Preventative medications like blood thinners and cholesterol control.
2. Nitroglycerin pump sprays.
3. Angiograms
4. Exercise Regimes
5. Pacemakers
6. Bypass surgery
7. Heart transplants....
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th November 2020, 10:09 PM
Replies: 3,215
Views: 239,732
Posted By fromdownunder
But Australia and New Zealand have just been...

But Australia and New Zealand have just been through Winter after spikes in cases in March/April and outside of Victoria there was almost no Community Transmission in Winter in either country. We...
Forum: USA Politics 25th November 2020, 08:36 PM
Replies: 3,200
Views: 183,599
Posted By fromdownunder
Well, not really. It may have been flattened a...

Well, not really. It may have been flattened a bit, but at best, the seven day moving average of daily infections was always high in the major European countries, even at the "best" of times during...
Forum: USA Politics 23rd November 2020, 04:27 PM
Replies: 3,600
Views: 157,137
Posted By fromdownunder
Seriously asking this. Does Trump even have a...

Seriously asking this. Does Trump even have a transmission team?


Norm
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd November 2020, 07:50 PM
Replies: 3,215
Views: 239,732
Posted By fromdownunder
The relatively bigger outbreaks in Australia and...

The relatively bigger outbreaks in Australia and New Zealand were in March/April, which is early Autumn where the weather is at worst very pleasantly comfortable and conducive to outdoor activity -...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 20th November 2020, 10:41 PM
Replies: 3,215
Views: 239,732
Posted By fromdownunder
Sometimes being told what to do and actually...

Sometimes being told what to do and actually doing it does work though, and it even works for the greater good of the Community as a whole and in the longer term, sustained economic recovery. For...
Forum: USA Politics 19th November 2020, 08:12 PM
Replies: 3,600
Views: 157,137
Posted By fromdownunder
. That was his brain. It sprung a...

.



That was his brain. It sprung a leak.


Norm
Forum: USA Politics 13th November 2020, 04:58 PM
Replies: 3,200
Views: 183,599
Posted By fromdownunder
It seems to me that the current spike probably...

It seems to me that the current spike probably comes from close encounters of the election day kind. The timing of the serious surge in numbers (as opposed to "normal" increases) started about a week...
Forum: USA Politics 9th November 2020, 06:45 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,023
Posted By fromdownunder
It will be at the same time he admits that...

It will be at the same time he admits that Obama's inauguration crowd was bigger than his.


Norm
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 5th November 2020, 03:34 PM
Replies: 3,215
Views: 239,732
Posted By fromdownunder
Europe never even got close. Most larger...

Europe never even got close. Most larger countries started opening up when there were still 100's of cases per day, which was not being in control, but more like an invitation for Corornavirus to go...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th November 2020, 01:24 PM
Replies: 3,215
Views: 239,732
Posted By fromdownunder
Just to add to this, (free) testing of all...

Just to add to this, (free) testing of all potential cases is actively encouraged for anyone who so much as has a sniffle, or any other potential Covid symptoms which are not part of their normal...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th November 2020, 01:22 PM
Replies: 3,215
Views: 239,732
Posted By fromdownunder
dup

dup
Forum: USA Politics 31st October 2020, 08:00 PM
Replies: 3,413
Views: 206,782
Posted By fromdownunder
Or getting adequate health care. Norm

Or getting adequate health care.


Norm
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 30th October 2020, 05:12 PM
Replies: 3,422
Views: 153,147
Posted By fromdownunder
It took Victoria 111 days to go from 100's of...

It took Victoria 111 days to go from 100's of cases per day to zero on October 26, and an ongoing 14 day average of less than 5 (which was the requirement for a partial reopening. And the peak day...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th October 2020, 06:59 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 9,856
Posted By fromdownunder
I suppose it might be telling if New Zealand were...

I suppose it might be telling if New Zealand were to hold an election now, and let the public decide whether Jacinda's methods of suppression were accepted in New Zealand. I bet she would be voted...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 24th October 2020, 11:19 PM
Replies: 3,422
Views: 153,147
Posted By fromdownunder
"Let them eat fish" Norm

"Let them eat fish"


Norm
Showing results 1 to 50 of 600

 
Forum Jump

All times are GMT -7. The time now is 07:03 AM.
Powered by vBulletin. Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

This forum began as part of the James Randi Education Foundation (JREF). However, the forum now exists as
an independent entity with no affiliation with or endorsement by the JREF, including the section in reference to "JREF" topics.

Disclaimer: Messages posted in the Forum are solely the opinion of their authors.