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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 19th December 2019, 07:54 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 138,313
Posted By RayG
Just stopping in to see if bigfoot has turned up...

Just stopping in to see if bigfoot has turned up yet.

<claps hands together in excited anticipation>

RayG
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 28th August 2016, 05:12 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,614
Posted By RayG
. Safe from what? How many times has a 'demon'...

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Safe from what? How many times has a 'demon' attacked you thus far?

Do you require similar arguments against vampires, werewolves, trolls, and ghosts? Why or why not?

RayG
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th August 2016, 08:37 AM
Replies: 270
Views: 13,127
Posted By RayG
. It must have been so disappointing to not...

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It must have been so disappointing to not have any comments on that lovely article about her corset. Did the lack of positive comments make her angry? Did she bottle it up inside, until she...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th August 2016, 03:33 PM
Replies: 270
Views: 13,127
Posted By RayG
My negative reaction isn't because of the way...

My negative reaction isn't because of the way they dress, it's because of their unwavering sense of entitlement.

Yes, we're living a historically accurate Victorian life. We even traded in our...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th August 2016, 04:54 AM
Replies: 270
Views: 13,127
Posted By RayG
The present webpage includes both the note AND a...

The present webpage includes both the note AND a link to the Garden Etiquette pdf, which is dated 12.02.15. The older webpage had no note, only a link to the pdf with that date.

RayG
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th August 2016, 09:42 PM
Replies: 270
Views: 13,127
Posted By RayG
It's an attraction that charges admission and the...

It's an attraction that charges admission and the wife knew that. She mentions the admission/expense of the place at least three times in her blog rant.[1] She also says that "we'd done our...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2016, 03:34 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 21,592
Posted By RayG
Prohor, my likes or dislikes make not one iota of...

Prohor, my likes or dislikes make not one iota of difference to whether or not you repeatedly and deliberately continue to use the incorrect word 'septic'. As for your reasoning, present some and...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2016, 11:51 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 21,592
Posted By RayG
You're right Prohor, me tittering on doesn't...

You're right Prohor, me tittering on doesn't demonstrate it, you continually and childishly using the term septic*, and putting 'festering pile' in the title demonstrates that.

RayG

*septic:...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2016, 11:42 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 21,592
Posted By RayG
Both. Whether I attend or not, nor the political...

Both. Whether I attend or not, nor the political leanings of the party or individual involved, political rallies are all about some politician who wants to be elected/heard/etc. (a wanna-be...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2016, 11:32 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 21,592
Posted By RayG
Oh, I've heard the phrase used, I just don't...

Oh, I've heard the phrase used, I just don't think it's nearly as influential as you seem to think.

RayG
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2016, 10:56 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 21,592
Posted By RayG
Nowhere did I say I DIDN'T have knowledge of a...

Nowhere did I say I DIDN'T have knowledge of a place or event. I indicated I have no desire to travel to a foreign country to witness it firsthand.

Did you not get that the first time I wrote it...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2016, 10:12 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 21,592
Posted By RayG
One could say the argument Prohor is presenting...

One could say the argument Prohor is presenting is a festering pile of septic residue. :D

RayG
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2016, 10:09 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 21,592
Posted By RayG
No Prohor, I have no desire to leave my country,...

No Prohor, I have no desire to leave my country, to travel to another country, to listen to their wanna-be politicians.

RayG
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2016, 10:07 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 21,592
Posted By RayG
Prohor, a bunch of skeptics getting together...

Prohor, a bunch of skeptics getting together doesn't equate to a movement, so how can it go to some fairy tale place?

You do seem to be very preoccupied with body waste however.

RayG
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2016, 06:58 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 21,592
Posted By RayG
Prohor, first tell us why you're so fascinated...

Prohor, first tell us why you're so fascinated with poop.

RayG
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2016, 06:54 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 21,592
Posted By RayG
Mr. Zaharov, what is this movement you speak of? ...

Mr. Zaharov, what is this movement you speak of?

Do you mean an act of defecation, or do you mean an organized effort to promote or attain an end? Given your constant incorrect use of the word...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2016, 06:52 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 21,592
Posted By RayG
Prohor, I don't attend Trump rallies but I don't...

Prohor, I don't attend Trump rallies but I don't give negative reports on them either.

RayG
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2016, 06:37 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 21,592
Posted By RayG
Prohor, you don't mind if I call you Prohor do...

Prohor, you don't mind if I call you Prohor do you? Why would you want to use a word that does not mean what you think it means?

RayG
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st June 2016, 10:16 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 6,840
Posted By RayG
Covered poorly. Brockton? It's Brockville not...

Covered poorly. Brockton? It's Brockville not Brockton. It's not feckin rocket science.

http://brockvillepolice.com/6499-2/

RayG
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 1st January 2016, 02:32 PM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 231,986
Posted By RayG
Why anything that can be asserted to have been...

Why anything that can be asserted to have been caused by a squatch of course. Unconfirmed reports, unrecognised noises, unusual scat, unverified hairs, footprints without any applicable foot... the...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 1st January 2016, 02:24 PM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 231,986
Posted By RayG
How about this from less than a month ago? (post...

How about this from less than a month ago? (post #83 in this thread)



Memory getting any better?

RayG
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 1st January 2016, 02:08 PM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 231,986
Posted By RayG
Easily verified by anyone who has bothered to...

Easily verified by anyone who has bothered to read Loren Coleman's 'The Field Guide to Bigfoot, Yeti, and Other Mystery Primates Worldwide.'

Picked up my copy back in April of '99 and saw where...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 31st December 2015, 02:42 PM
Replies: 2,380
Views: 495,955
Posted By RayG
What geographical/seasonal patterns? Do you...

What geographical/seasonal patterns? Do you believe they migrate? If so, where are the migration routes? Where is the hair, scat, and other physical evidence that should be evident?

RayG
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 31st December 2015, 02:39 PM
Replies: 2,380
Views: 495,955
Posted By RayG
One of many interpretations. Walrus with a...

One of many interpretations.

Walrus with a moustache, a giant otter, a bear with a sinus infection, a sasquatch with two monocles, a hairy ghost with the bleeding eyes? It seems quite open to...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 31st December 2015, 02:26 PM
Replies: 2,380
Views: 495,955
Posted By RayG
Your own research seems to rely on possibilities,...

Your own research seems to rely on possibilities, assumptions, assertions, and anecdotes.

Do you have something a bit more concrete?

RayG
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 31st December 2015, 02:23 PM
Replies: 2,380
Views: 495,955
Posted By RayG
Yes, please do. What year did you become...

Yes, please do.

What year did you become interested in bigfoot?

RayG
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 22nd December 2015, 09:20 PM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 231,986
Posted By RayG
:D

:D
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 20th December 2015, 07:58 AM
Replies: 140
Views: 17,301
Posted By RayG
Religion seems to prosper doing both. RayG

Religion seems to prosper doing both.

RayG
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 20th December 2015, 07:53 AM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 231,986
Posted By RayG
There's your problem. Bigfoot believers are...

There's your problem. Bigfoot believers are impervious to science. It just doesn't work on them.

You're welcome. :D

RayG
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 18th December 2015, 07:00 PM
Replies: 3,897
Views: 773,675
Posted By RayG
Yet, that's exactly the assertion you're...

Yet, that's exactly the assertion you're presenting.

Hopefully, after a couple more decades of no sufficient bigfoot evidence, you'll begin to think differently.

RayG
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 5th December 2015, 01:58 PM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 231,986
Posted By RayG
Yegads, I hope most of us dole out our skepticism...

Yegads, I hope most of us dole out our skepticism in proportion to the necessity for that skepticism, and do so without the slightest hint of uneasiness.

I'm not the least bit skeptical about the...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 4th December 2015, 06:00 AM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 231,986
Posted By RayG
Because OS made it so when he was finally honest...

Because OS made it so when he was finally honest and said:

"...from what I've seen, nearly every forum member who posts in the Bigfoot threads on a regular basis on this forum has this...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 3rd December 2015, 10:20 PM
Replies: 1,480
Views: 231,986
Posted By RayG
I use my skepticism like a superpower. It...

I use my skepticism like a superpower. It prevents bigfoot from materializing. :D

RayG
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 11th November 2015, 12:15 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 24,412
Posted By RayG
Oh Jeebus, on Monday everyone in the unit...

Oh Jeebus, on Monday everyone in the unit received an invitation to attend an Emotional Intelligence session in December. It's really not an invitation as attendance is, to the best of my knowledge,...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th October 2015, 02:18 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 12,250
Posted By RayG
If they have no memory, what would be the purpose...

If they have no memory, what would be the purpose of torturing them?

Isn't our memories what makes us who we are? Why would/should wiping their memory be a morally acceptable thing to do?


...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th October 2015, 10:16 AM
Replies: 364
Views: 67,001
Posted By RayG
Loved the video, but why oh why does his...

Loved the video, but why oh why does his character look like a flying person doing crunches all the frigging time? Even when sitting in a chair he had his feet in the air.

Personally, I stopped...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 6th September 2015, 09:59 PM
Replies: 1,558
Views: 217,271
Posted By RayG
I lack a belief in bigfoot, in much the same way...

I lack a belief in bigfoot, in much the same way I lack a belief in gods.

RayG
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 16th August 2015, 06:32 PM
Replies: 2,380
Views: 495,955
Posted By RayG
Until that time, the default position should be...

Until that time, the default position should be disbelief.

Just the same as if we were dealing with fairies, chupacabra, werewolves, unicorns, mermaids, angels, fire-breathing dragons, God,...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 3rd August 2015, 06:38 AM
Replies: 879
Views: 132,979
Posted By RayG
With regards to the issue of having Firefox as...

With regards to the issue of having Firefox as the default browser...

Once everything updated and I was sitting with my pristine Win10 system, I immediately unpinned Edge from the taskbar, have...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 2nd August 2015, 11:22 AM
Replies: 879
Views: 132,979
Posted By RayG
Just finished the upgrade. Everything is fine. ...

Just finished the upgrade. Everything is fine.

I was a bit concerned because I have a dual-boot system and normally run Mint 17.2 as my main OS.

I didn't do any backup, just had to babysit my...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 25th July 2015, 05:20 PM
Replies: 3,897
Views: 773,675
Posted By RayG
Yes please. RayG

Yes please.

RayG
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 24th July 2015, 04:28 PM
Replies: 221
Views: 17,983
Posted By RayG
How do you determine the difference? RayG

How do you determine the difference?

RayG
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 23rd July 2015, 04:27 PM
Replies: 3,897
Views: 773,675
Posted By RayG
anything = evidence everything = evidence ...

anything = evidence
everything = evidence
nothing = evidence

RayG
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 22nd July 2015, 04:48 AM
Replies: 1,558
Views: 217,271
Posted By RayG
Holy ****, if I find out you're really Santa, my...

Holy ****, if I find out you're really Santa, my bigfoot skepticism is going to come crashing down like a ton of bricks.

RayG
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 20th July 2015, 03:43 PM
Replies: 221
Views: 17,983
Posted By RayG
Your first statement is certainly not the same as...

Your first statement is certainly not the same as your second statement.

I presently have 4 desktop PCs in my computer room, with a total of 6 monitors.

3 X 1680x1050
1 X 1920x1080
1 X...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 20th July 2015, 03:04 PM
Replies: 3,897
Views: 773,675
Posted By RayG
And rightly so. RayG

And rightly so.

RayG
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 19th July 2015, 10:50 AM
Replies: 3,550
Views: 583,007
Posted By RayG
Not at all. What is this 'good' evidence you...

Not at all. What is this 'good' evidence you speak of?

And some of us don't. Present your evidence, state your case. Bring me back to the fold. Keep in mind I'm not swayed by faith in bigfoot, I'm...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 17th July 2015, 05:11 PM
Replies: 3,550
Views: 583,007
Posted By RayG
I don't make that claim. I make no claim...

I don't make that claim. I make no claim whatsoever. You assert bigfoot exists. I don't believe you.

It will take logic and science to convince me, not Are You Afraid of the Dark?...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 17th July 2015, 03:16 PM
Replies: 3,550
Views: 583,007
Posted By RayG
^^^^ This X 100. :thumbsup: So go ahead,...

^^^^ This X 100. :thumbsup:


So go ahead, convince me bigfoot exists.

RayG
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 13th July 2015, 07:02 PM
Replies: 3,231
Views: 427,419
Posted By RayG
OS, do you consider the PGF the single best piece...

OS, do you consider the PGF the single best piece of evidence for the reality of bigfoot?

If not, what would that single best piece of evidence be?

RayG
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