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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 29th November 2013, 01:12 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,940
Posted By Stomatopoda
Learn to swim, See you down in Arizona Bay.

Learn to swim,
See you down in Arizona Bay.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 25th November 2013, 06:31 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,519
Posted By Stomatopoda
In my experience, brining makes such a huge...

In my experience, brining makes such a huge difference to turkey that it's not worth roasting unless you do it. If you don't want to brine, though, you could always deep-fry it!
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 26th September 2013, 10:19 PM
Replies: 6,600
Views: 455,076
Posted By Stomatopoda
Whoosh.

Whoosh.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 10th September 2013, 12:43 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 6,446
Posted By Stomatopoda
Willpower is the ability to resist being a slave...

Willpower is the ability to resist being a slave to hormones. It has everything to do with willpower.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 7th September 2013, 10:13 PM
Replies: 8,960
LDS
Views: 577,698
Posted By Stomatopoda
Ham and Eggs are my brothers. Mike and Dave is...

Ham and Eggs are my brothers.
Mike and Dave is John's favorite breakfast.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 6th September 2013, 04:00 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 46,143
Posted By Stomatopoda
Not really. People who fall for this stuff tend...

Not really. People who fall for this stuff tend to view proper English with suspicion.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 6th September 2013, 11:20 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 6,446
Posted By Stomatopoda
Anecdote: I quit drinking soda (including diet)...

Anecdote: I quit drinking soda (including diet) and juice entirely last year, and the cravings disappeared entirely after a couple weeks. Water tastes delicious now. Give cold-turkey a try.

(...or...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 3rd September 2013, 06:13 AM
Replies: 306
Views: 13,136
Posted By Stomatopoda
http://randomtextgenerator.com/

http://randomtextgenerator.com/
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 30th August 2013, 06:17 AM
Replies: 306
Views: 13,136
Posted By Stomatopoda
You're*

You're*
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th August 2013, 05:05 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 6,500
Posted By Stomatopoda
Been available in Japan for years. I don't see...

Been available in Japan for years. I don't see the problem, but I can see how Nancy Grace types would.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th August 2013, 04:56 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,683
Posted By Stomatopoda
Variety. Mostly plants. Preferably things you...

Variety. Mostly plants. Preferably things you prepare yourself. Lots of water. As many calories as you burn.

I doubt any of that will be debunked.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 25th August 2013, 07:08 PM
Replies: 6,600
Views: 455,076
Posted By Stomatopoda
This is just sad. She's taking an experience that...

This is just sad. She's taking an experience that everyone has and pretending that she's the only special snowflake that has it.

It's like someone thinking that they can see more colors than...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 6th August 2013, 09:45 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,826
Posted By Stomatopoda
1. Those numbers are for maintaining a healthy...

1. Those numbers are for maintaining a healthy weight, not losing weight, which something like 60% of Americans should be trying to do.
2. Their "not active" category is really, really optimistic....
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 6th August 2013, 09:20 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,826
Posted By Stomatopoda
The problem with sugary drinks, regardless of...

The problem with sugary drinks, regardless of type, is that people tend to ignore the calories they contain. They also tend to not realize that nutrition labels base everything on a 2000 calorie...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 26th July 2013, 10:57 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 8,900
Posted By Stomatopoda
Is there any research into vitamin supplements...

Is there any research into vitamin supplements and paranoia?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 26th July 2013, 10:52 AM
Replies: 8,960
LDS
Views: 577,698
Posted By Stomatopoda
To be fair, since that statistic is taken from...

To be fair, since that statistic is taken from subscription information, it could just mean that they have the lowest rates of porn piracy.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st July 2013, 06:57 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,700
Posted By Stomatopoda
People concerned about their privacy, who aren't...

People concerned about their privacy, who aren't idiots, don't have a Facebook account with their real info on it.

What's the point? Anyone you can only contact through Facebook isn't worth...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 21st July 2013, 04:44 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,372
Posted By Stomatopoda
Extroversion/introversion as a binary is...

Extroversion/introversion as a binary is nonsense, but I don't know of it actually being presented that way anywhere.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 21st July 2013, 04:39 AM
Replies: 444
Views: 59,560
Posted By Stomatopoda
D-K

D-K
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 20th July 2013, 02:51 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 6,416
Posted By Stomatopoda
If everyone stopped eating MCD's, we'd probably...

If everyone stopped eating MCD's, we'd probably have more people, sure... but only if you measure by population and not by mass.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 17th July 2013, 10:35 AM
Replies: 6,600
Views: 455,076
Posted By Stomatopoda
Yep. Extremely common woowoo behavior. Never...

Yep. Extremely common woowoo behavior. Never worked before, but that doesn't matter to a true believer, because all those other people were crazy and/or deluded!
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 11th July 2013, 02:42 PM
Replies: 6,600
Views: 455,076
Posted By Stomatopoda
I see lady-parts. Then again, I always see...

I see lady-parts. Then again, I always see lady-parts in these sorts of things.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 7th July 2013, 10:28 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 27,578
Posted By Stomatopoda
Umm... those are pretty terrible if you're...

Umm... those are pretty terrible if you're looking for a stimulant, and alcohol in particular is a pretty terrible drug. Too many side effects.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 3rd July 2013, 04:53 PM
Replies: 6,600
Views: 455,076
Posted By Stomatopoda
A person named They has put a misunderstanding in...

A person named They has put a misunderstanding in a bin? Like, a trash bin? Is that some kind of metaphor?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 24th June 2013, 01:45 PM
Replies: 241
Views: 26,113
Posted By Stomatopoda
kekekekeke huehuehue jajajajaja ...

kekekekeke

huehuehue

jajajajaja

lollerkeekles

wwwww
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 22nd June 2013, 04:26 PM
Replies: 266
Views: 23,154
Posted By Stomatopoda
Personally, I don't think any less of Paula Deen...

Personally, I don't think any less of Paula Deen for being a racist, because my opinion of her was already at rock bottom.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 22nd June 2013, 04:21 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 4,748
Posted By Stomatopoda
This. I don't see a problem with separating...

This. I don't see a problem with separating idiots from their money. Just point and laugh at the buyers.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 21st June 2013, 01:36 PM
Replies: 3,491
Views: 513,455
Posted By Stomatopoda
Yeah, but those guys didn't follow the process!...

Yeah, but those guys didn't follow the process! They said the magic words wrong, or forgot a stamp, or used aquamarine ink!
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 16th June 2013, 02:27 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 482
Posted By Stomatopoda
Kinda confused as to what the point would be... ...

Kinda confused as to what the point would be...

Why undergo risky brain surgery for a problem that pills can manage just as well?

If the "chip" is for the purpose of regulating...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 16th June 2013, 01:23 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 6,561
Posted By Stomatopoda
People use "pseudoscience" way too loosely......

People use "pseudoscience" way too loosely... this isn't a pseudoscience any more than jingoism or Ouji boards are a pseudoscience. You could make a case for economics itself being a pseudoscience,...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th June 2013, 09:55 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 3,773
Posted By Stomatopoda
Tell him you accept micro-arithmetic, because...

Tell him you accept micro-arithmetic, because it's obvious that adding 2 and 2 will get you 4, since you're only changing one digit, but that you find the macro-arithmetic claim that adding a bunch...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 13th June 2013, 06:37 PM
Replies: 6,600
Views: 455,076
Posted By Stomatopoda
I see this...

I see this (https://www.google.com/search?q=dreamcast seaman&tbm=isch)
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 12th June 2013, 03:03 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 11,443
Posted By Stomatopoda
Why even play against the house... ever? Stick to...

Why even play against the house... ever? Stick to poker.
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 12th June 2013, 10:38 AM
Replies: 309
Views: 37,714
Posted By Stomatopoda
Obviously the anti-MLM shills are paid by Big...

Obviously the anti-MLM shills are paid by Big Retail, which feels threatened by the MLM Revolution. They need to suppress MLM with lies and slander, or else the sheeple with learn the Truth and stop...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 12th June 2013, 05:58 AM
Replies: 8,960
LDS
Views: 577,698
Posted By Stomatopoda
So... I was playing Bioshock Infinite a couple...

So... I was playing Bioshock Infinite a couple weeks back, and just couldn't stop noticing how closely the setting resembled an LDS utopia, complete with SkyMormons and the SkyProphet...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th June 2013, 03:20 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 3,927
Posted By Stomatopoda
...or they just realize that "impossible" is not...

...or they just realize that "impossible" is not a synonym for "extremely difficult".
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th June 2013, 09:55 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 3,927
Posted By Stomatopoda
Hydroponics + building underground. There's no...

Hydroponics + building underground. There's no point to living on the surface, other than the view. As already mentioned, it's not impossible, just extremely expensive.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 11th June 2013, 07:48 AM
Replies: 117
Views: 7,679
Posted By Stomatopoda
It's pronounced "jee eye eff".

It's pronounced "jee eye eff".
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 11th June 2013, 12:49 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,339
Posted By Stomatopoda
Seeing ads on the internet = doing it wrong.

Seeing ads on the internet = doing it wrong.
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 10th June 2013, 11:25 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 8,990
Posted By Stomatopoda
It's always seemed to me that the very few people...

It's always seemed to me that the very few people who actually manage to make money in MLM (without selling tools) would have the skills to make far more money in a "traditional" business.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 10th June 2013, 05:09 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,523
Posted By Stomatopoda
Also, many of the commonly-used methods for...

Also, many of the commonly-used methods for calculating maintenance calories are inaccurate, because they only consider weight and not fat/muscle percentage.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 10th June 2013, 04:23 AM
Replies: 6,600
Views: 455,076
Posted By Stomatopoda
Many children believe in Santa Claus. Would you...

Many children believe in Santa Claus. Would you say the possibilities regarding his existence only are:
1. Santa Claus is real.
2. Those children are mentally ill.

or would it be more likely...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 9th June 2013, 11:54 PM
Replies: 6,600
Views: 455,076
Posted By Stomatopoda
You know, if you read more books, you'd probably...

You know, if you read more books, you'd probably figure out how to use apostrophes correctly... as well as learning more about the world. Then again, knowledge tends to make spirits disappear.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 9th June 2013, 04:18 AM
Replies: 6,600
Views: 455,076
Posted By Stomatopoda
Spirits are well-known for working in base-13.

Spirits are well-known for working in base-13.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 8th June 2013, 06:24 PM
Replies: 6,600
Views: 455,076
Posted By Stomatopoda
Most likely. A person's imagination only knows...

Most likely. A person's imagination only knows the languages that they know.

You won't see any bunny-shaped clouds if you've never seen or heard of a bunny.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 8th June 2013, 06:15 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,523
Posted By Stomatopoda
Before seeking explanation for a phenomenon,...

Before seeking explanation for a phenomenon, first be sure that it actually exists.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 8th June 2013, 03:11 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,523
Posted By Stomatopoda
Metabolic rate doesn't vary much between...

Metabolic rate doesn't vary much between reasonably healthy humans. When someone says "genetics (http://www.lolroflmao.com/2012/02/18/why-are-you-so-fat-its-genetics/)" it's probably not.

My guess...
Forum: Education 6th June 2013, 11:19 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,801
Posted By Stomatopoda
I'm pretty sure faith healing isn't a...

I'm pretty sure faith healing isn't a pseudo-science. It doesn't even pretend to be scientific. It's just flat-out religion.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th June 2013, 01:30 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,001
Posted By Stomatopoda
Coral doesn't get sunburned? Umm......

Coral doesn't get sunburned? Umm... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_bleaching)
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 3rd June 2013, 07:51 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 7,959
Posted By Stomatopoda
Edison didn't have a ghost machine. He had a...

Edison didn't have a ghost machine. He had a replicator machine that he stole from David Bowie.
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