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amb · 20th January 2012, 12:19 AM

Originally Posted by rcfieldz

I am into paranormal, psychic and the supernatural. My personal experiences are as an airbender and firestarter. Would like to hear from others with such abilities.

You do know about the million dollar challenge don't you?

COLONEL · 20th January 2012, 09:26 AM

Welcome all you NewB's, as you may have notice today is my BIRTHDAY so in Celebration, The week end Menu will be Cornbeef and Cabbage with carrots,red potatos, onions, My favorite mixed drink ,
Ruby red grapefruitjuice & tequilia, Birthday cake of course the three flavored Van. Choc.& Straw. icecream. And to those of you that care to know I will be 58 years young.

With a body that feels like an 80 year old. because of all the thing I did to it in my younger years . and if I could do it all over again I would not change a thing .Well maybe one thing. there was this girl I met in Virginia.

SpiritEcho · 21st January 2012, 06:58 PM

Hi all,

Nice to be able to join. I am a Psychic.

Akhenaten · 21st January 2012, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by SpiritEcho

Hi all,

Nice to be able to join. I am a Psychic.

I knew you were going to say that.

I am a Pharaoh.

"Witch Pharaoh?" I hear you ask . . .

SpiritEcho · 21st January 2012, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by Akhenaten

I knew you were going to say that.

I am a Pharaoh.

"Witch Pharaoh?" I hear you ask . . .

Nice to meet you. I am here in the hope to make some believers with my readings.

Akhenaten · 21st January 2012, 07:40 PM

Originally Posted by SpiritEcho

Nice to meet you. I am here in the hope to make some believers with my readings.

Hope springs eternal in the human breast; Man never Is, but always To be blest:
The soul, uneasy and confin'd from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come.

SpiritEcho · 21st January 2012, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by Akhenaten

Hope springs eternal in the human breast; Man never Is, but always To be blest:
The soul, uneasy and confin'd from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come.

You have true Foresight of things to come. A Jaguar within human skin.

To see the light you must first open your eyes.

Foolmewunz · 21st January 2012, 09:01 PM

Originally Posted by SpiritEcho

Hi all,

Nice to be able to join. I am a Psychic.

Originally Posted by SpiritEcho

Nice to meet you. I am here in the hope to make some believers with my readings.

Originally Posted by SpiritEcho

You have true Foresight of things to come. A Jaguar within human skin.

To see the light you must first open your eyes.

This will not end well.

SpiritEcho,

Once more, for the record.... Are you aware that this is a site that has the word "Paranormal" in its masthead, but that that it also includes, "Critical Thinking" and "Science" and "Skepticism". Many "true believers" don't seem to catch that and wander in here thinking that this is another friendly harbour where a bunch of deluded folks post messages about aligning their chi or whatever the hell it is you lot are into this week.

In short. We think you're swell, personally. But anyone actually claiming to be a psychic is either deluded or a charlatan/fraud.

You're welcome here as much as any of us, but be prepared to actually show us something that can prove that you are what you claim. I somehow doubt you can, and I'm predicting your stay will be a short one.

SpiritEcho · 21st January 2012, 09:07 PM

Originally Posted by Foolmewunz

This will not end well.

SpiritEcho,

Once more, for the record.... Are you aware that this is a site that has the word "Paranormal" in its masthead, but that that it also includes, "Critical Thinking" and "Science" and "Skepticism". Many "true believers" don't seem to catch that and wander in here thinking that this is another friendly harbour where a bunch of deluded folks post messages about aligning their chi or whatever the hell it is you lot are into this week.

In short. We think you're swell, personally. But anyone actually claiming to be a psychic is either deluded or a charlatan/fraud.

You're welcome here as much as any of us, but be prepared to actually show us something that can prove that you are what you claim. I somehow doubt you can, and I'm predicting your stay will be a short one.

Nice to meet you and Thank you for the advice which I have taken on board!

I hope that I can prove what I do to many of you. I am skeptical of myself and what I do. Oh and I have never trained to be a psychic medium. It's just always been with me.

Foolmewunz · 21st January 2012, 09:16 PM

Originally Posted by SpiritEcho

Nice to meet you and Thank you for the advice which I have taken on board!

I hope that I can prove what I do to many of you. I am skeptical of myself and what I do. Oh and I have never trained to be a psychic medium. It's just always been with me.

Well, welcome aboard. This thread is generally our "warm/friendly" side, but if you would actually like to prove or discuss psychic abilities I'd suggest either the Million Dollar Challenge sub-forum - if you really think you have such abilities and are up to taking the challenge to prove them scientifically, or alternately, start a thread in the General Skepticism and Paranormal sub-forum. There are no restrictions on starting threads for Newbies - just some administrative things like not posting links or getting an avatar or signature until you hit 15 or 50 posts respectively.

I did warn you, though. Expect a rough reception from some of us. There are a number of even-tempered individuals around here, but the house is built around skepticism and critical thinking and there's a greater number of aggressive anti-psychics than there are calm and patient listeners. Not many of us believe in psychics in the least, and a couple have actually made debunking them into demi-careers.

amb · 22nd January 2012, 01:41 AM

Did he say psychic or psychiatrist ?.

COLONEL · 22nd January 2012, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by SpiritEcho

Hi all,

Nice to be able to join. I am a Psychic.

Welcome to the forum,Have a glass of fresh goats milk while you ponder my following question.

Are you willing to take the Randi challenge ?

Lenligmah · 23rd January 2012, 12:13 AM

Originally Posted by swanjackal

What???? No babies??????????

Is there no catering for the Atheist?

Anyway, been a member a while but just starting to post now. I'm Kris, from the UK, a science teacher and will leak more irrelevant info the more I post.

Oh, I loved that one. Very good swanjackal!

squealpiggy · 23rd January 2012, 11:49 AM

Hi all, Brit living in Canada. I have a psychic power an all: The preternatural ability to sniff out ********!

The swear filter has masked what I was saying - suffice to say it comes from the bad part of a bovine male's town.

crestfallensidekick · 23rd January 2012, 07:53 PM

Hello everyone, I'm new here. To make a long story short, I'm something of a "new" skeptic; I've never held a strong belief in the paranormal, but I was raised by an otherwise intelligent mother who is an adamant believer in psychics, astrology etc. which has caused me some cognitive dissonance on the issue (Childhood memories of watching "Crossing Over", oy)

So, I guess my registration here represents something of a turning point in my life. I had something of a "skeptical epiphany" recently when I saw a youtube video of James Randi simply stating "I want to be as sure of the world around me as is possible". I realized that skepticism isn't about an antagonistic rejection of new or foreign ideas, but rather a mindset centered around critical thinking and a genuine willingness to evaluate the validity of extraordinary claims, whether they fall into the category of creationism, cryptozoology, the paranormal, or any other claims of similar magnitude.

Outside of skepticism, I'm a college freshman, amateur standup comedian, and film/music enthusiast. Look forward to getting to know you all!

Akhenaten · 23rd January 2012, 11:21 PM

Originally Posted by squealpiggy

Hi all, Brit living in Canada. I have a psychic power an all: The preternatural ability to sniff out ********!

The swear filter has masked what I was saying - suffice to say it comes from the bad part of a bovine male's town.

You're in luck. Just lately there seems to have been a fairly steady influx of people making deliveries of the same product.

Happy sniffing!

Originally Posted by crestfallensidekick

Hello everyone, I'm new here. To make a long story short, I'm something of a "new" skeptic; I've never held a strong belief in the paranormal, but I was raised by an otherwise intelligent mother who is an adamant believer in psychics, astrology etc. which has caused me some cognitive dissonance on the issue (Childhood memories of watching "Crossing Over", oy)

I got lucky there, it seems. My Mum only started to believe in all that sort of nonsense after I was well and truly out of her clutches.

Originally Posted by crestfallensidekick

So, I guess my registration here represents something of a turning point in my life. I had something of a "skeptical epiphany" recently when I saw a youtube video of James Randi simply stating "I want to be as sure of the world around me as is possible". I realized that skepticism isn't about an antagonistic rejection of new or foreign ideas, but rather a mindset centered around critical thinking and a genuine willingness to evaluate the validity of extraordinary claims, whether they fall into the category of creationism, cryptozoology, the paranormal, or any other claims of similar magnitude.

That's why I went with cynicism. I'm a lazy old fart and it's much easier.

Originally Posted by crestfallensidekick

Outside of skepticism, I'm a college freshman, amateur standup comedian, and film/music enthusiast. Look forward to getting to know you all!

Likewise, I'm sure.

Welcome both.

rcfieldz · 24th January 2012, 11:39 AM

I thought I tried this once but but already have received many replies to my first post.

COLONEL · 24th January 2012, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by rcfieldz

I am into paranormal, psychic and the supernatural. My personal experiences are as an airbender and firestarter. Would like to hear from others with such abilities.

Would you be interested in taking the Randi challenge ?

COLONEL · 27th January 2012, 09:57 AM

OK it's that time of the week again to Welcome all the NewB's

So the weekned menu is

Roo meat ,Cats slow oven roasted goat and hamsters
assorted salads Grayman oatmeal cookies , and MINTIES
.Goats milk, Assorted beer and single malt scotch . Enjoy it.

squealpiggy · 27th January 2012, 09:38 PM

I'm changing my paranormal power - I will take the Randi Challenge to demonstrate that I can produce socks from a clean load of laundry and successfully predict that the first sock I pull out will not match any of the subsequent ones. SHAZAM!

arthwollipot · 28th January 2012, 05:29 AM

Originally Posted by squealpiggy

I'm changing my paranormal power - I will take the Randi Challenge to demonstrate that I can produce socks from a clean load of laundry and successfully predict that the first sock I pull out will not match any of the subsequent ones. SHAZAM!

Nah - anyone can do that.

COLONEL · 28th January 2012, 07:03 AM

Originally Posted by squealpiggy

I'm changing my paranormal power - I will take the Randi Challenge to demonstrate that I can produce socks from a clean load of laundry and successfully predict that the first sock I pull out will not match any of the subsequent ones. SHAZAM!

Originally Posted by arthwollipot

Nah - anyone can do that.

Arts right, heck I can put white socks in a wash and when the wash is done you will find not find any white socks as I can change them to colored socks.

amb · 29th January 2012, 03:23 AM

And I can predict with a certain amount of confidence that I'm the best joke teller on this whole forum.

Ilooklike ACrowley · 30th January 2012, 06:55 PM

Saying Hello from Ireland. Been lurking for a while and looking forward to participating.

COLONEL · 30th January 2012, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by Ilooklike ACrowley

Saying Hello from Ireland. Been lurking for a while and looking forward to participating.

Welcome. I raise a glass of Smithwicks to you and you can have a glass of fresh Goats milk

DoubtingMarcus · 1st February 2012, 10:38 AM

Hola all. I've been getting more involved in skepticism of late and I decided to take the plunge here. I just gave a talk at Skepticamp Chicago this past Saturday where I was fortunate to meet many cool people including the JREF's very own Kyle Hill.

COLONEL · 1st February 2012, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by DoubtingMarcus

Hola all. I've been getting more involved in skepticism of late and I decided to take the plunge here. I just gave a talk at Skepticamp Chicago this past Saturday where I was fortunate to meet many cool people including the JREF's very own Kyle Hill.

Welcome have a glass of fresh Goats milk and join us for our NEW'B welcome BBQon the week end

amb · 2nd February 2012, 02:22 AM

Yes welcome D M. Do you like kangaroo meat steaks?

Inzababa · 3rd February 2012, 10:44 AM

Hi,

I'm sceptic about scepticism

And yup, this is my first post on these boards.

Bell · 3rd February 2012, 10:47 AM

Bonjour Inzababa!

Our goat menu beats the French kitchen

COLONEL · 3rd February 2012, 11:16 AM

Ok Welcome to the NewB's, we are having apple wood roasted goats for BBQ this weekend with corn on the cob, baked potatos and for an apetizer fresh steamed clams, Goats milk, beer and my private stock of Single malt scotch.

Inzababa · 3rd February 2012, 11:39 AM

thanks

Turner · 3rd February 2012, 01:19 PM

Hello everyone! Turner from Canada here. Was introduced to this site by a friend years ago and come here from time to time to smarten myself up when i feel i am being drawn into a conspiracy of sorts (org. started reading over JFK discussions with previous friend - and used this site as a reference when 9/11 conspiracies went mainstream so i could get a critical view of the issues being presented) Now im being drawn back here again by these "strange sounds" being heard around the world. i didnt pay much attention to it untill it actually made an appearance on the news. which was mostly just coverage of the many youtube videos globally and wanted to get the skeptics view on it and maybe some explanations

But this is whats caused me to finally sign up and join and make a post, Some of you are not very nice to other posters. and well i know its an internet forum and you all have to deal with some ridiculous trolls and stupid questions day after day and year after year. I have seen some rather awful responses to some legit questions from very smart people to some not so smart people simply because (imho) the person posing the question has a lesser IQ. You should try to be a little kinder to us less fortunate in the brains dept. Also there is an exception to every rule, as in watching Jargon Buster vs Rob Menard in the FMOTL forums LOL great reads

Granted there are many many of you with degrees and life experiences who share your knowledge freely and in a kind gentle way and i personally say TY for that

In closing i would just like to say i do enjoy the site but i do not intend to post much mainly because i do not have much to offer that 10 people havent already posted 10 times before me. i also dont want to be "that guy" who thinks hes figured something out and 15 minutes later im directed to a link pointing out im just as stupid as the last guy who thought he figured the same thing out 6 months ago lol

Keep up the good work!

COLONEL · 3rd February 2012, 06:03 PM

Welcome Turner have a Glass of our fresh Goats milk, all NewB's get some.

amb · 4th February 2012, 12:48 AM

I wish to advise all newbs that the Minties are now available as is roasted rabbit.

Ilooklike ACrowley · 4th February 2012, 06:25 AM

Thanks for the goat's milk.

Quick question... How do I add an avatar to my profile. I'm sure I'm just being dense... but any help appreciated.

Bell · 4th February 2012, 06:34 AM

Only after a certain amount of posts (50 iirc) you can upload an avatar.

Eta: Just join some "game" or "humor" threads to boost your post count.

Akhenaten · 4th February 2012, 06:35 AM

Originally Posted by Ilooklike ACrowley

Thanks for the goat's milk.

Quick question... How do I add an avatar to my profile. I'm sure I'm just being dense... but any help appreciated.

Here you go:

http://www.internationalskeptics.com...43#post1865643

Ask again here in 11 posts time if you need more help and I'll post some screenies for you.

COLONEL · 4th February 2012, 06:52 AM

Originally Posted by Ilooklike ACrowley

Thanks for the goat's milk.

Quick question... How do I add an avatar to my profile. I'm sure I'm just being dense... but any help appreciated.

As soon as you have 50 post, you can add an Avitar it's our way of making sure you want to be here

Ilooklike ACrowley · 4th February 2012, 07:44 AM

Great thank you everyone... I thought there might be a logical explanation.

20th January 2012, 12:19 AM	#561
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	Originally Posted by rcfieldz I am into paranormal, psychic and the supernatural. My personal experiences are as an airbender and firestarter. Would like to hear from others with such abilities. You do know about the million dollar challenge don't you?
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777

20th January 2012, 09:26 AM	#562
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,378	Welcome all you NewB's, as you may have notice today is my BIRTHDAY so in Celebration, The week end Menu will be Cornbeef and Cabbage with carrots,red potatos, onions, My favorite mixed drink , Ruby red grapefruitjuice & tequilia, Birthday cake of course the three flavored Van. Choc.& Straw. icecream. And to those of you that care to know I will be 58 years young. With a body that feels like an 80 year old. because of all the thing I did to it in my younger years . and if I could do it all over again I would not change a thing .Well maybe one thing. there was this girl I met in Virginia.
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

21st January 2012, 06:58 PM	#563
SpiritEcho New Blood Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 15	Hi Hi all, Nice to be able to join. I am a Psychic.
SpiritEcho New Blood Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 15

21st January 2012, 07:23 PM	#564
Akhenaten Heretic Pharaoh Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pi-Broadford, Australia Posts: 29,692	Originally Posted by SpiritEcho Hi all, Nice to be able to join. I am a Psychic. I knew you were going to say that. I am a Pharaoh. "Witch Pharaoh?" I hear you ask . . .
	__________________ Life is mostly Froth and Bubble - Adam Lindsay Gordon Last edited by Akhenaten; 21st January 2012 at 07:24 PM.

21st January 2012, 07:33 PM	#565
SpiritEcho New Blood Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 15	Originally Posted by Akhenaten I knew you were going to say that. I am a Pharaoh. "Witch Pharaoh?" I hear you ask . . . Nice to meet you. I am here in the hope to make some believers with my readings.
SpiritEcho New Blood Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 15

21st January 2012, 07:40 PM	#566
Akhenaten Heretic Pharaoh Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pi-Broadford, Australia Posts: 29,692	Originally Posted by SpiritEcho Nice to meet you. I am here in the hope to make some believers with my readings. Hope springs eternal in the human breast; Man never Is, but always To be blest: The soul, uneasy and confin'd from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come.
	__________________ Life is mostly Froth and Bubble - Adam Lindsay Gordon

21st January 2012, 08:32 PM	#567
SpiritEcho New Blood Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 15	Originally Posted by Akhenaten Hope springs eternal in the human breast; Man never Is, but always To be blest: The soul, uneasy and confin'd from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come. You have true Foresight of things to come. A Jaguar within human skin. To see the light you must first open your eyes.
SpiritEcho New Blood Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 15

21st January 2012, 09:01 PM	#568
Foolmewunz Grammar Resistance Leader TLA Dictator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pattaya, Thailand Posts: 41,468	Originally Posted by SpiritEcho Hi all, Nice to be able to join. I am a Psychic. Originally Posted by SpiritEcho Nice to meet you. I am here in the hope to make some believers with my readings. Originally Posted by SpiritEcho You have true Foresight of things to come. A Jaguar within human skin. To see the light you must first open your eyes. This will not end well. SpiritEcho, Once more, for the record.... Are you aware that this is a site that has the word "Paranormal" in its masthead, but that that it also includes, "Critical Thinking" and "Science" and "Skepticism". Many "true believers" don't seem to catch that and wander in here thinking that this is another friendly harbour where a bunch of deluded folks post messages about aligning their chi or whatever the hell it is you lot are into this week. In short. We think you're swell, personally. But anyone actually claiming to be a psychic is either deluded or a charlatan/fraud. You're welcome here as much as any of us, but be prepared to actually show us something that can prove that you are what you claim. I somehow doubt you can, and I'm predicting your stay will be a short one.
	__________________ Ha! Foolmewunz has just been added to the list of people who aren't complete idiots. Hokulele It's not that liberals have become less tolerant. It's that conservatives have become more intolerable.

21st January 2012, 09:07 PM	#569
SpiritEcho New Blood Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 15	Originally Posted by Foolmewunz This will not end well. SpiritEcho, Once more, for the record.... Are you aware that this is a site that has the word "Paranormal" in its masthead, but that that it also includes, "Critical Thinking" and "Science" and "Skepticism". Many "true believers" don't seem to catch that and wander in here thinking that this is another friendly harbour where a bunch of deluded folks post messages about aligning their chi or whatever the hell it is you lot are into this week. In short. We think you're swell, personally. But anyone actually claiming to be a psychic is either deluded or a charlatan/fraud. You're welcome here as much as any of us, but be prepared to actually show us something that can prove that you are what you claim. I somehow doubt you can, and I'm predicting your stay will be a short one. Nice to meet you and Thank you for the advice which I have taken on board! I hope that I can prove what I do to many of you. I am skeptical of myself and what I do. Oh and I have never trained to be a psychic medium. It's just always been with me.
SpiritEcho New Blood Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 15

21st January 2012, 09:16 PM	#570
Foolmewunz Grammar Resistance Leader TLA Dictator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pattaya, Thailand Posts: 41,468	Originally Posted by SpiritEcho Nice to meet you and Thank you for the advice which I have taken on board! I hope that I can prove what I do to many of you. I am skeptical of myself and what I do. Oh and I have never trained to be a psychic medium. It's just always been with me. Well, welcome aboard. This thread is generally our "warm/friendly" side, but if you would actually like to prove or discuss psychic abilities I'd suggest either the Million Dollar Challenge sub-forum - if you really think you have such abilities and are up to taking the challenge to prove them scientifically, or alternately, start a thread in the General Skepticism and Paranormal sub-forum. There are no restrictions on starting threads for Newbies - just some administrative things like not posting links or getting an avatar or signature until you hit 15 or 50 posts respectively. I did warn you, though. Expect a rough reception from some of us. There are a number of even-tempered individuals around here, but the house is built around skepticism and critical thinking and there's a greater number of aggressive anti-psychics than there are calm and patient listeners. Not many of us believe in psychics in the least, and a couple have actually made debunking them into demi-careers.
	__________________ Ha! Foolmewunz has just been added to the list of people who aren't complete idiots. Hokulele It's not that liberals have become less tolerant. It's that conservatives have become more intolerable.

22nd January 2012, 01:41 AM	#571
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	Did he say psychic or psychiatrist ?.
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	Last edited by amb; 22nd January 2012 at 01:43 AM.

22nd January 2012, 11:30 AM	#572
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,378	Originally Posted by SpiritEcho Hi all, Nice to be able to join. I am a Psychic. Welcome to the forum,Have a glass of fresh goats milk while you ponder my following question. Are you willing to take the Randi challenge ?
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

23rd January 2012, 12:13 AM	#573
Lenligmah New Blood Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 3	What???? No babies????? Originally Posted by swanjackal What???? No babies?????????? Is there no catering for the Atheist? Anyway, been a member a while but just starting to post now. I'm Kris, from the UK, a science teacher and will leak more irrelevant info the more I post. Oh, I loved that one. Very good swanjackal!
Lenligmah New Blood Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 3

23rd January 2012, 11:49 AM	#574
squealpiggy Graduate Poster Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,468	Hi all, Brit living in Canada. I have a psychic power an all: The preternatural ability to sniff out ********! The swear filter has masked what I was saying - suffice to say it comes from the bad part of a bovine male's town.

23rd January 2012, 07:53 PM	#575
crestfallensidekick Scholar Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 87	Hello everyone, I'm new here. To make a long story short, I'm something of a "new" skeptic; I've never held a strong belief in the paranormal, but I was raised by an otherwise intelligent mother who is an adamant believer in psychics, astrology etc. which has caused me some cognitive dissonance on the issue (Childhood memories of watching "Crossing Over", oy) So, I guess my registration here represents something of a turning point in my life. I had something of a "skeptical epiphany" recently when I saw a youtube video of James Randi simply stating "I want to be as sure of the world around me as is possible". I realized that skepticism isn't about an antagonistic rejection of new or foreign ideas, but rather a mindset centered around critical thinking and a genuine willingness to evaluate the validity of extraordinary claims, whether they fall into the category of creationism, cryptozoology, the paranormal, or any other claims of similar magnitude. Outside of skepticism, I'm a college freshman, amateur standup comedian, and film/music enthusiast. Look forward to getting to know you all!

23rd January 2012, 11:21 PM	#576
Akhenaten Heretic Pharaoh Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pi-Broadford, Australia Posts: 29,692	Originally Posted by squealpiggy Hi all, Brit living in Canada. I have a psychic power an all: The preternatural ability to sniff out ******! The swear filter has masked what I was saying - suffice to say it comes from the bad part of a bovine male's town. You're in luck. Just lately there seems to have been a fairly steady influx of people making deliveries of the same product. Happy sniffing! Originally Posted by crestfallensidekick Hello everyone, I'm new here. To make a long story short, I'm something of a "new" skeptic; I've never held a strong belief in the paranormal, but I was raised by an otherwise intelligent mother who is an adamant believer in psychics, astrology etc. which has caused me some cognitive dissonance on the issue (Childhood memories of watching "Crossing Over", oy) I got lucky there, it seems. My Mum only started to believe in all that sort of nonsense after I was well and truly out of her clutches. Originally Posted by crestfallensidekick So, I guess my registration here represents something of a turning point in my life. I had something of a "skeptical epiphany" recently when I saw a youtube video of James Randi simply stating "I want to be as sure of the world around me as is possible". I realized that skepticism isn't about an antagonistic rejection of new or foreign ideas, but rather a mindset centered around critical thinking and a genuine willingness to evaluate the validity of extraordinary claims, whether they fall into the category of creationism, cryptozoology, the paranormal, or any other claims of similar magnitude. That's why I went with cynicism. I'm a lazy old fart and it's much easier. Originally Posted by crestfallensidekick** Outside of skepticism, I'm a college freshman, amateur standup comedian, and film/music enthusiast. Look forward to getting to know you all! Likewise, I'm sure. Welcome both.
	__________________ Life is mostly Froth and Bubble - Adam Lindsay Gordon

24th January 2012, 11:39 AM	#577
rcfieldz Banned Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,189	isagoge I thought I tried this once but but already have received many replies to my first post.
rcfieldz Banned Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,189

24th January 2012, 01:11 PM	#578
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,378	Originally Posted by rcfieldz I am into paranormal, psychic and the supernatural. My personal experiences are as an airbender and firestarter. Would like to hear from others with such abilities. Would you be interested in taking the Randi challenge ?
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England. Last edited by COLONEL; 24th January 2012 at 01:13 PM.

27th January 2012, 09:57 AM	#579
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,378	OK it's that time of the week again to Welcome all the NewB's So the weekned menu is Roo meat ,Cats slow oven roasted goat and hamsters assorted salads Grayman oatmeal cookies , and MINTIES .Goats milk, Assorted beer and single malt scotch . Enjoy it.
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

27th January 2012, 09:38 PM	#580
squealpiggy Graduate Poster Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,468	I'm changing my paranormal power - I will take the Randi Challenge to demonstrate that I can produce socks from a clean load of laundry and successfully predict that the first sock I pull out will not match any of the subsequent ones. SHAZAM!

28th January 2012, 05:29 AM	#581
arthwollipot Observer of Phenomena Pronouns: he/him Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ngunnawal Country Posts: 84,445	Originally Posted by squealpiggy I'm changing my paranormal power - I will take the Randi Challenge to demonstrate that I can produce socks from a clean load of laundry and successfully predict that the first sock I pull out will not match any of the subsequent ones. SHAZAM! Nah - anyone can do that.
	__________________ A million people can call the mountains a fiction Yet it need not trouble you as you stand atop them https://xkcd.com/154/

28th January 2012, 07:03 AM	#582
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,378	Originally Posted by squealpiggy I'm changing my paranormal power - I will take the Randi Challenge to demonstrate that I can produce socks from a clean load of laundry and successfully predict that the first sock I pull out will not match any of the subsequent ones. SHAZAM! Originally Posted by arthwollipot Nah - anyone can do that. Arts right, heck I can put white socks in a wash and when the wash is done you will find not find any white socks as I can change them to colored socks.
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

29th January 2012, 03:23 AM	#583
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	And I can predict with a certain amount of confidence that I'm the best joke teller on this whole forum.
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30th January 2012, 06:55 PM	#584
Ilooklike ACrowley Scholar Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 82	Saying Hello from Ireland. Been lurking for a while and looking forward to participating.
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30th January 2012, 08:03 PM	#585
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,378	Originally Posted by Ilooklike ACrowley Saying Hello from Ireland. Been lurking for a while and looking forward to participating. Welcome. I raise a glass of Smithwicks to you and you can have a glass of fresh Goats milk
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

1st February 2012, 10:38 AM	#586
DoubtingMarcus New Blood Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2	Hola all. I've been getting more involved in skepticism of late and I decided to take the plunge here. I just gave a talk at Skepticamp Chicago this past Saturday where I was fortunate to meet many cool people including the JREF's very own Kyle Hill.
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1st February 2012, 11:29 AM	#587
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,378	Originally Posted by DoubtingMarcus Hola all. I've been getting more involved in skepticism of late and I decided to take the plunge here. I just gave a talk at Skepticamp Chicago this past Saturday where I was fortunate to meet many cool people including the JREF's very own Kyle Hill. Welcome have a glass of fresh Goats milk and join us for our NEW'B welcome BBQon the week end
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

2nd February 2012, 02:22 AM	#588
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	Yes welcome D M. Do you like kangaroo meat steaks?
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3rd February 2012, 10:44 AM	#589
Inzababa Muse Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 880	Hi, I'm sceptic about scepticism And yup, this is my first post on these boards.
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3rd February 2012, 10:47 AM	#590
Bell Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 21,050	Bonjour Inzababa! Our goat menu beats the French kitchen

3rd February 2012, 11:16 AM	#591
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,378	Ok Welcome to the NewB's, we are having apple wood roasted goats for BBQ this weekend with corn on the cob, baked potatos and for an apetizer fresh steamed clams, Goats milk, beer and my private stock of Single malt scotch.
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England.

3rd February 2012, 11:39 AM	#592
Inzababa Muse Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 880	thanks
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3rd February 2012, 01:19 PM	#593
Turner Student Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 43	Hello everyone! Turner from Canada here. Was introduced to this site by a friend years ago and come here from time to time to smarten myself up when i feel i am being drawn into a conspiracy of sorts (org. started reading over JFK discussions with previous friend - and used this site as a reference when 9/11 conspiracies went mainstream so i could get a critical view of the issues being presented) Now im being drawn back here again by these "strange sounds" being heard around the world. i didnt pay much attention to it untill it actually made an appearance on the news. which was mostly just coverage of the many youtube videos globally and wanted to get the skeptics view on it and maybe some explanations But this is whats caused me to finally sign up and join and make a post, Some of you are not very nice to other posters. and well i know its an internet forum and you all have to deal with some ridiculous trolls and stupid questions day after day and year after year. I have seen some rather awful responses to some legit questions from very smart people to some not so smart people simply because (imho) the person posing the question has a lesser IQ. You should try to be a little kinder to us less fortunate in the brains dept. Also there is an exception to every rule, as in watching Jargon Buster vs Rob Menard in the FMOTL forums LOL great reads Granted there are many many of you with degrees and life experiences who share your knowledge freely and in a kind gentle way and i personally say TY for that In closing i would just like to say i do enjoy the site but i do not intend to post much mainly because i do not have much to offer that 10 people havent already posted 10 times before me. i also dont want to be "that guy" who thinks hes figured something out and 15 minutes later im directed to a link pointing out im just as stupid as the last guy who thought he figured the same thing out 6 months ago lol Keep up the good work!
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3rd February 2012, 06:03 PM	#594
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,378	Welcome Turner have a Glass of our fresh Goats milk, all NewB's get some.
	__________________ Major Ashley-Pitt: In our experience, Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country. Matthew Quigley: Well, Lieutenant... Major Ashley-Pitt: Major. Matthew Quigley: Major. We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England. Last edited by COLONEL; 3rd February 2012 at 06:05 PM.

4th February 2012, 12:48 AM	#595
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	I wish to advise all newbs that the Minties are now available as is roasted rabbit.
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