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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 24th February 2021, 04:23 PM
Replies: 2,321
Views: 471,218
Posted By The Shrike
Dang, this really didn't paint Dahinden in any...

Dang, this really didn't paint Dahinden in any kind of credible light. He, you know, "wouldn't even get out of bed" for a million dollars.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 24th February 2021, 04:22 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 4,645
Posted By The Shrike
Well, that was fun.

Well, that was fun.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 23rd February 2021, 07:05 AM
Replies: 2,321
Views: 471,218
Posted By The Shrike
Really? He always struck me as such a rational,...

Really? He always struck me as such a rational, pragmatic guy that I'm sure he'd be double-masked and by now fully vaccinated.

^MAXIMUM sarcasm here.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 23rd February 2021, 07:03 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 4,645
Posted By The Shrike
Thanks, but I meant for this new claim. Of...

Thanks, but I meant for this new claim.

Of course we could lump all the Thylacine threads in one because they're the same: dude claims to see Thylacine; doesn't.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 22nd February 2021, 06:04 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 4,645
Posted By The Shrike
Where's the Thylacine thread?

Twitter is abuzz today with a Thylacine fanboi group claiming they've got game cam footage of mama, papa, and joey Thylacine (https://youtu.be/nUwM16FaEZU). They should have confirmation (??) by the...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd February 2021, 05:56 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 3,212
Posted By The Shrike
These folks claim to be working on it...

These folks claim to be working on it (https://reviverestore.org/projects/woolly-mammoth/).
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 22nd February 2021, 05:51 PM
Replies: 2,321
Views: 471,218
Posted By The Shrike
If I could find my password, I think I still have...

If I could find my password, I think I still have an account there. Also Huntster owes me a prime rib dinner.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 18th October 2020, 11:38 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 9,228
Posted By The Shrike
Ah, the Meldrum version of the Gish Gallop,...

Ah, the Meldrum version of the Gish Gallop, enabled by naive editors and assclown fanbois.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 13th September 2020, 09:36 AM
Replies: 2,321
Views: 471,218
Posted By The Shrike
Pig-tosser was in east Texas if memory serves...

Pig-tosser was in east Texas if memory serves correctly.

Like you, just doing a fly-by to make sure I hadn't overlooked "Discovery Day." Looks like no.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 21st July 2020, 09:08 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 12,192
Posted By The Shrike
This^. You have critical thinking skills, you...

This^. You have critical thinking skills, you just don't apply them consistently.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 21st July 2020, 09:05 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 12,192
Posted By The Shrike
<raises hand> Me too, but I've only gone 1 level...

<raises hand> Me too, but I've only gone 1 level deep, i.e., having deja vu that I was having deja vu. It's so cool when I can recognize (or think that I'm recognizing) the exact sentence that...
Forum: USA Politics 19th June 2020, 03:31 PM
Replies: 3,203
Views: 131,336
Posted By The Shrike
Caveat: ZERO complacency here. But, here...

Caveat: ZERO complacency here.

But, here are a couple of 2016 differences that I think are relevant, and offer a sliver of hope that this nightmare can end:

The Democrats had no idea just how...
Forum: USA Politics 16th June 2020, 10:24 AM
Replies: 360
Views: 20,338
Posted By The Shrike
"When people show you who they are, believe...

"When people show you who they are, believe them."
~Oprah Winfrey/Maya Angelou
Forum: USA Politics 14th June 2020, 08:34 AM
Replies: 360
Views: 20,338
Posted By The Shrike
So... looks like no defense of Trump's ridiculous...

So... looks like no defense of Trump's ridiculous tweet about Martin Gugino, then. Got it.

The lesson is – yet again – that there is no depth of depraved inanity that Trump could plumb that would...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 14th June 2020, 07:56 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 5,941
Posted By The Shrike
What on Earth is leading people to think this is...

What on Earth is leading people to think this is anything other than a typical-sized house cat?
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 13th May 2020, 10:48 AM
Replies: 2,321
Views: 471,218
Posted By The Shrike
Nothing to report, just checking in to see if I'd...

Nothing to report, just checking in to see if I'd missed a bigfoot discovery. Carry on.
Forum: USA Politics 8th April 2020, 07:15 AM
Replies: 3,366
Views: 164,985
Posted By The Shrike
Thanks, I hadn't seen that. I had seen a claim...

Thanks, I hadn't seen that. I had seen a claim that Trump has been tested twice. Doesn't seem like nearly enough given 4 or 5 days of potential asymptomatic infection... No way I'd let those two in...
Forum: USA Politics 7th April 2020, 07:08 AM
Replies: 3,366
Views: 164,985
Posted By The Shrike
To be clear, I'm cool with Trump and Pence...

To be clear, I'm cool with Trump and Pence getting incapacitated from the 'rona and riding out the rest of 2020 with #PresidentPelosi.

What I don't understand is why the Secret Service hasn't...
Forum: USA Politics 6th April 2020, 07:23 PM
Replies: 3,366
Views: 164,985
Posted By The Shrike
Help me out here: Why is no one separating...

Help me out here:

Why is no one separating Trump and Pence? Should not the President and Vice-President be separated during this national emergency?

Are they not even considering that either...
Forum: USA Politics 4th April 2020, 09:10 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 6,801
Posted By The Shrike
It kind of is, though. Here's an analysis that...

It kind of is, though. Here's an analysis that supports your view that there is no labor shortage (https://cis.org/Report/There-No-Labor-Shortage). There's very little in this I disagree with. We...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd April 2020, 03:07 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 6,801
Posted By The Shrike
As mentioned, the only conclusion on this I could...

As mentioned, the only conclusion on this I could come to on my own is anecdotal and based on career advisement for thousands of university students over the past 16 or so years. They're totally cool...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd April 2020, 02:52 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 6,801
Posted By The Shrike
It's the topic of the thread and what we're...

It's the topic of the thread and what we're supposed to be discussing.
Forum: USA Politics 3rd April 2020, 07:32 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 6,801
Posted By The Shrike
I am against illegal immigration, and strongly...

I am against illegal immigration, and strongly support harsh punishments for those who hire illegal aliens.


I don't purport that as I have no data of my own on which to judge. I can only relay...
Forum: USA Politics 2nd April 2020, 03:05 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 6,801
Posted By The Shrike
That's nice, but it's irrelevant to the current...

That's nice, but it's irrelevant to the current conversation. Remember, that was me acknowledging my bias for the purpose of not letting it color the conversation we were about to have. You did not...
Forum: USA Politics 2nd April 2020, 06:24 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 6,801
Posted By The Shrike
Thanks. So first-term US Rep issues a Tweet. Got...

Thanks. So first-term US Rep issues a Tweet. Got it. Probably not a national security threat. Next?


Okay, now you've provided an opinion and we can discuss it as we're supposed to here at the...
Forum: USA Politics 29th March 2020, 07:54 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 6,229
Posted By The Shrike
"Look, I'm just asking questions"

"Look, I'm just asking questions"
Forum: USA Politics 26th March 2020, 10:38 AM
Replies: 3,366
Views: 164,985
Posted By The Shrike
She, but yeah.

She, but yeah.
Forum: USA Politics 26th March 2020, 07:27 AM
Replies: 3,366
Views: 164,985
Posted By The Shrike
I've been engaged in a FB discussion this week...

I've been engaged in a FB discussion this week with an acquaintance from grade school who has assured me no one could be handling this crisis any better than Donald Trump has, and that he's made good...
Forum: USA Politics 23rd March 2020, 07:00 AM
Replies: 3,366
Views: 164,985
Posted By The Shrike
Whole number and percentage death rates for the...

Whole number and percentage death rates for the US and South Korea (https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus-new). Had Trump not been lying about the threat for weeks we could be on South Korea's...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd March 2020, 03:25 PM
Replies: 3,366
Views: 164,985
Posted By The Shrike
And what would that even mean? People –...

And what would that even mean? People – Democrats, Independents, Republicans in the US and people of all political stripes elsewhere in the world were saying the same thing: "we need to prepare for a...
Forum: USA Politics 21st March 2020, 07:24 PM
Replies: 724
Views: 103,282
Posted By The Shrike
Other than a couple of little dips that didn't...

Other than a couple of little dips that didn't last, Trump has been polling ~40–43% since February of 2018 (https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings/).
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 21st March 2020, 07:17 PM
Replies: 174
Views: 32,764
Posted By The Shrike
Why is Kaze wasting his time on that nonsense?

Why is Kaze wasting his time on that nonsense?
Forum: USA Politics 21st March 2020, 08:46 AM
Replies: 724
Views: 103,282
Posted By The Shrike
Why isn't the answer the 42% rock-solid support...

Why isn't the answer the 42% rock-solid support he's had through 31 indictments, impeachment, stock market crash, and bungled pandemic response?
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 21st March 2020, 08:42 AM
Replies: 174
Views: 32,764
Posted By The Shrike
Obese, dumb hair... The purported bigfoot...

Obese, dumb hair...

The purported bigfoot howl at 10:20? Totally Barred Owl.

Also, I've done a bit of field work in Adair County. Now up to 4 seasons with grad students all over the place....
Forum: USA Politics 11th March 2020, 09:38 AM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,644
Posted By The Shrike
ALL OF THIS:

ALL OF THIS:
Forum: USA Politics 10th March 2020, 12:51 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,707
Posted By The Shrike
Not yet unpopular hypothesis: all our imagery of...

Not yet unpopular hypothesis: all our imagery of the "Founding Fathers" is old dudes with white hair, ignoring the fact that they weren't *that* old they were just wearing powdered wigs.

Discuss.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 10th March 2020, 12:22 PM
Replies: 2,321
Views: 471,218
Posted By The Shrike
I kinda like it when the bigfoots watch. Don't...

I kinda like it when the bigfoots watch. Don't kink-shame me.
Forum: USA Politics 22nd February 2020, 11:14 AM
Replies: 817
Views: 52,112
Posted By The Shrike
Has he? He's got the majority of the Senate...

Has he? He's got the majority of the Senate willing to violate their oaths of office for him.

Can't he? I mean, I don't see any way he survives to a 3rd term but if he makes it to reelection for...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd February 2020, 10:54 AM
Replies: 308
Views: 20,143
Posted By The Shrike
Of course, that's how math works. Right now at...

Of course, that's how math works. Right now at least it doesn't look like we'll have a 3rd party spoiler this go round.

I am stunned sometimes how dense the anti-Trump moneyed classes are in this...
Forum: USA Politics 21st February 2020, 06:38 PM
Replies: 308
Views: 20,143
Posted By The Shrike
I'm not optimistic about ousting Trump in 2020,...

I'm not optimistic about ousting Trump in 2020, simply because this country has let me down time and again. But were I to develop some optimism about next November I might base it on some things like...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 16th February 2020, 04:13 PM
Replies: 3,362
Views: 621,358
Posted By The Shrike
^Kinda this. The whole Meldrum schtick is his...

^Kinda this. The whole Meldrum schtick is his ability to use his actual anthropological chops and sound just enough on the fence to create a veneer of respectability in his bigfootery. "I'm just...
Forum: USA Politics 6th February 2020, 02:19 PM
Replies: 4,061
Views: 231,267
Posted By The Shrike
Ugh, that was tasteless and chilling. His...

Ugh, that was tasteless and chilling. His sniffing was pretty bad over the radio; was he adderall'd to the max?
Forum: USA Politics 5th February 2020, 08:18 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 2,644
Posted By The Shrike
Term limits. Rely on civil servants without...

Term limits. Rely on civil servants without voting privileges for institutional memory. Otherwise, elected federal office is "two and through". I could also go for "three and free" or even "four and...
Forum: USA Politics 5th February 2020, 08:00 AM
Replies: 381
Views: 16,298
Posted By The Shrike
I presume Pelosi's theatrics were designed to do...

I presume Pelosi's theatrics were designed to do exactly what they're doing: steal the spotlight from Trump. It must be driving him batty(-er) that she's sucking up all the oxygen in the media today....
Forum: USA Politics 31st January 2020, 02:30 PM
Replies: 3,650
Views: 129,109
Posted By The Shrike
Same. She's a total nut. But she at least doesn't...

Same. She's a total nut. But she at least doesn't seem to be a criminal nut, so I would've pulled the lever for even her.
Forum: USA Politics 31st January 2020, 08:19 AM
Replies: 3,650
Views: 129,109
Posted By The Shrike
When was that point? They ran Republican-lite...

When was that point? They ran Republican-lite Hillary Clinton in 2016 and are doing whatever they can to run Republican-lite Joe Biden in 2020.

Meanwhile, Sanders & Biden and Buttigieg & Warren...
Forum: USA Politics 31st January 2020, 07:06 AM
Replies: 3,650
Views: 129,109
Posted By The Shrike
Flip the Senate and Sanders suddenly becomes a...

Flip the Senate and Sanders suddenly becomes a lot more effective as a legislator.

But I don't even care about that right now. I just want to stop the bleeding, mend fences with our former...
Forum: USA Politics 30th January 2020, 04:41 PM
Replies: 3,650
Views: 129,109
Posted By The Shrike
Never underestimate the Democratic party to...

Never underestimate the Democratic party to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Purity tests gave us Trump 1.0 and I won't be the least bit surprised to see them deliver Trump 2.0.

I wonder if...
Forum: USA Politics 29th January 2020, 04:00 PM
Replies: 1,986
Views: 86,357
Posted By The Shrike
Does not matter. Listen to Erick Erickson on Bill...

Does not matter. Listen to Erick Erickson on Bill Maher's show from last Friday. It does not matter how evil, perverse, disgusting, stupid, or criminal they think Trump is, all they know is that it's...
Forum: USA Politics 29th January 2020, 02:25 PM
Replies: 3,650
Views: 129,109
Posted By The Shrike
Hillary lost because tens of millions of...

Hillary lost because tens of millions of irrational people have hated her for decades. Her candidacy carried a lot more baggage than just where she sits on the Progressive-o-meter.

Were she more...
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