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flabio · 4th February 2012, 03:59 PM

Hi everybody, flabio here from Canada. I'll be just looking around for now on account that there's just so much to take in here.

G'day.

Akhenaten · 4th February 2012, 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by flabio

Hi everybody, flabio here from Canada. I'll be just looking around for now on account that there's just so much to take in here.

G'day.

G'day, mate.

Welcome aboard!

COLONEL · 4th February 2012, 07:55 PM

Originally Posted by flabio

Hi everybody, flabio here from Canada. I'll be just looking around for now on account that there's just so much to take in here.

G'day.

Welcome FLABIO have some Goats milk . What part of the Great White North do you live in ?

flabio · 5th February 2012, 02:00 AM

I reside in Edmonton, a plain and dull city in the dirty oil capital of the world. Can't say I'm a complete skeptic, more of a 50/50 who insists on hearing both sides of an argument.

Thanks.

amb · 5th February 2012, 03:25 AM

Flabio, this is just the place for you. This forum thrives on points of view. Place yours in the appropriate threads and wait for a response.

Projectionist76 · 7th February 2012, 05:11 PM

Hello people!

I'm a lurker who decided to get more involved.
A skeptic who gets upset too easily by all the nonsense I read online everyday.
I enjoy reading the forum to regain my sanity.

Cheers

Quietus · 7th February 2012, 11:47 PM

Greetings all, Quietus here from sunny Cape Town, South Africa, decided to join up after lurking during a simultaneous heatwave/aircon failure....

Foolmewunz · 8th February 2012, 12:21 AM

Originally Posted by Projectionist76

Hello people!

I'm a lurker who decided to get more involved.
A skeptic who gets upset too easily by all the nonsense I read online everyday.
I enjoy reading the forum to regain my sanity.

Cheers

Um, are you sure you're in the right place? Ask The Colonel, but I think the last sane person we had on these boards went missing in '03.

Are you a projectionist, like you project a lot? Or are you the A/V Guy from school? I always wanted to be that guy. He had keys to EVERYTHING, man!

Welcome aboard.

Originally Posted by Quietus

Greetings all, Quietus here from sunny Cape Town, South Africa, decided to join up after lurking during a simultaneous heatwave/aircon failure....

Okay, the most important thing is the following skeptical question...

What's more important? World peace or winning another Rugby World Cup? If you get this correct, you are allowed to proceed to the "Rugby" thread in Sports. I'm the honorary know-it-all American who hasn't a clue about the game but who nevertheless insists on proving how little I know. We need a few more SAF supporters in there - the place is over-run with Brits, Aussies and Kiwis.

Welcome aboard (and I envy you your home, notwithstanding the heat wave - one of my two or three candidates for most beautiful city on earth).

Quietus · 8th February 2012, 12:35 AM

Originally Posted by Foolmewunz

Okay, the most important thing is the following skeptical question...

What's more important? World peace or winning another Rugby World Cup? If you get this correct, you are allowed to proceed to the "Rugby" thread in Sports. I'm the honorary know-it-all American who hasn't a clue about the game but who nevertheless insists on proving how little I know. We need a few more SAF supporters in there - the place is over-run with Brits, Aussies and Kiwis.

Welcome aboard (and I envy you your home, notwithstanding the heat wave - one of my two or three candidates for most beautiful city on earth).

Thanks for the welcome. I am one of the few SA males who has absolutely no interest in sports - I'm the kind of guy who will answer the ultra-obscure Trivial Pursuit questions in science and literature, but stumbles on apparent no-brainers such as "Who is the captain of the SA rugby team?"

Otherwise there is no subject where I shy away from displaying my lack of knowledge!

Foolmewunz · 8th February 2012, 01:19 AM

Originally Posted by Quietus

Thanks for the welcome. I am one of the few SA males who has absolutely no interest in sports - I'm the kind of guy who will answer the ultra-obscure Trivial Pursuit questions in science and literature, but stumbles on apparent no-brainers such as "Who is the captain of the SA rugby team?"

Well, don't let that deter you. It hasn't kept the Aussies out of the thread, after all.

Actualy - we've had a couple of SAF members who claim the same thing. I guess it's all those rhinos and fish eagles and elephants and stuff. You guys actually have things to do with your weekends. (Ironically, it was a South African who turned me onto Rugby - on just such a weekend. We got up at about 0500 to do a morning watch for game in the Krueger(sic) so that he could get the family back to the lodge, nice and tired, in order for him to catch a rugby game at 2:00.)

Quote:

Otherwise there is no subject where I shy away from displaying my lack of knowledge!

Well, join in the fray. There's so much smarts around this place that I think we all feel a little humbled at various times by the expertise in one area or another. Meh? I stay away from the Math/Science guys. They're just scary! (But damn, when you need help?? They're right there to explain stuff in terms that even I can undxerstand.)

COLONEL · 8th February 2012, 07:22 AM

Originally Posted by Projectionist76

Hello people!

I'm a lurker who decided to get more involved.
A skeptic who gets upset too easily by all the nonsense I read online everyday.
I enjoy reading the forum to regain my sanity.

Cheers

Originally Posted by Foolmewunz

Um, are you sure you're in the right place? Ask The Colonel, but I think the last sane person we had on these boards went missing in '03.

Welcome aboard.

First Welcome projectionist76

Now to foolmewunz
Yup that sounds about right, I think he ought to go to the joke section . He's reading the forum, to regain his sanity now thats funny, I figure a Grayman oatmeal cookie and a glaas of fresh Goats milk should take care of him

Libra · 10th February 2012, 12:12 AM

Hey All, a newbie South African here. I've been reading some very interesting threads here in the last few days, and I like it. I like it alot.

Must say, I'm a bit skeptic about some views on here, but on the other hand, I really respect and have found inspiration from others.

English is not my mother-tongue and I was subjected to a pretty twisted culture for about half my life. This, in conjunction with some of my views that would not always be accepted here, is sure to set me up for a few grillings, but that's just another way of learning, and that's what I hope to get out of being here.

Thumbs-up to the mods, senior members and all other positive contributors. You're doing a brilliant job.

amb · 10th February 2012, 12:21 AM

What about us who supply the goats milk, kangaroo steak, rabbits, beer, and all other goodies? Don't we get a mention?

Orphia Nay · 10th February 2012, 03:35 AM

Originally Posted by Libra

Must say, I'm a bit skeptic about some views on here, but on the other hand, I really respect and have found inspiration from others.

Welcome!

I hope the Politics forum didn't put you off.

I can't imagine a forum where everyone agreed on everything. How would we possibly learn anything new?

Welcome to all our other newbies, too. Really glad you've joined us, and kudos for popping in here to introduce yourselves.

amb · 10th February 2012, 04:31 AM

Originally Posted by Orphia Nay

Welcome!

I hope the Politics forum didn't put you off.

I can't imagine a forum where everyone agreed on everything. How would we possibly learn anything new?

Welcome to all our other newbies, too. Really glad you've joined us, and kudos for popping in here to introduce yourselves.

The politics threads very nearly got me suspended after more than 20k posts.
I will for a while steer right away from there.

COLONEL · 10th February 2012, 06:30 AM

Welcome NewB's
here is a picture of what can be expected for the weekend along with the usual fresh Goats milk and cheese and the wood oven roasted goat.

SamWilkinson · 12th February 2012, 03:44 PM

I tried joining this forum about 5 years ago and nothing happened. It worked this time though, obviously.

There used to be YouTube videos of people taking the Million Dollar Challenge.... what happened to them? I often argue with people who say Randi is a fraud and that the Challenge is fake, and I used to be able to send them a link to a YouTube video and say "Watch this, what's fake about it?"

There should be a bunch of videos online to refute the people who badmouth Randi. There are some videos of his old TV show here listverse.com/2008/04/10/top-10-psychic-debunkings/

Four of the links don't work.

Ketyk · 12th February 2012, 07:31 PM

Hi Sam. Welcome.

Here are some videos with direct links from the JREF Forum. If I come across any others, I'll let you know.

xlz24 · 12th February 2012, 08:34 PM

Hello everyone! Glad to be aboard. I have great respect for the JREF community, and I'm looking forward to participating in what I'm sure will be stimulating and informative discussions.

amb · 12th February 2012, 11:37 PM

Hello and welcome X.

Libra · 13th February 2012, 01:54 AM

Originally Posted by Orphia Nay

Welcome!

I hope the Politics forum didn't put you off.

I can't imagine a forum where everyone agreed on everything. How would we possibly learn anything new?

Welcome to all our other newbies, too. Really glad you've joined us, and kudos for popping in here to introduce yourselves.

Yeah, Politics is enough to put anyone off.

On Forums where everyone agrees, there's plenty of them, any newcomers with "strange" ideas are just worked out. Sort of what happens in many work and life situations too. Keen to engage with the minds here, as learning is all than can come from it.

Thanks Again for such an excellent Forum.

Orphia Nay · 13th February 2012, 01:59 AM

Originally Posted by Libra

Yeah, Politics is enough to put anyone off.

On Forums where everyone agrees, there's plenty of them, any newcomers with "strange" ideas are just worked out. Sort of what happens in many work and life situations too. Keen to engage with the minds here, as learning is all than can come from it.

Thanks Again for such an excellent Forum.

Handy tip: The Community and Humour forums are great places to meet members and rack up the 15/50 posts you need to be able to post links / have an avatar. You'll be needing to post links, since the unofficial forum motto is "Evidence?"

Again, welcome, and enjoy!

COLONEL · 13th February 2012, 01:06 PM

Originally Posted by SamWilkinson

I tried joining this forum about 5 years ago and nothing happened. It worked this time though, obviously.

There used to be YouTube videos of people taking the Million Dollar Challenge.... what happened to them? I often argue with people who say Randi is a fraud and that the Challenge is fake, and I used to be able to send them a link to a YouTube video and say "Watch this, what's fake about it?"

There should be a bunch of videos online to refute the people who badmouth Randi. There are some videos of his old TV show here listverse.com/2008/04/10/top-10-psychic-debunkings/

Four of the links don't work.

WELCOME Sam I have one question, why did you wait 5 years to try again?

Willowfrond · 13th February 2012, 07:04 PM

Hi all,
I'm in Sydney New South Wales Australia, originally from Perth Western Australia aka Bethlehem

Please don't offer me milk of any kind (makes me be sick) or kangaroo steaks (I just don't like the taste or maybe I've eaten too much of it) Rabbit and beer sounds good, does anyone have a drop of red perhaps instead of the beer?
I'm not a lurker I just found the site about an hour ago and think it looks a great place to find knowledge.
I'm definitely a 50/50, always like to hear both sides of an argument and have some specific questions to research here.
Sane

me? No!
What is an A/V guy?
World peace is way more important than Rugby but nowhere near as important as Australian Rules Football.
Female, in my 50's (early 50's)
Cheers

Akhenaten · 13th February 2012, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by Willowfrond

Hi all,
I'm in Sydney New South Wales Australia, originally from Perth Western Australia aka Bethlehem

Please don't offer me milk of any kind (makes me be sick) or kangaroo steaks (I just don't like the taste or maybe I've eaten too much of it) Rabbit and beer sounds good, does anyone have a drop of red perhaps instead of the beer?

Enjoy . . .

Originally Posted by Willowfrond

I'm not a lurker I just found the site about an hour ago and think it looks a great place to find knowledge.
I'm definitely a 50/50, always like to hear both sides of an argument and have some specific questions to research here.
Sane

me? No!

Welcome to Klub Krackers™. Nobody here is sane.

Originally Posted by Willowfrond

What is an A/V guy?
World peace is way more important than Rugby but nowhere near as important as Australian Rules Football.

Audio/Visual?

Anyway, I also support whirled peas. And the mighty Benzines.

Originally Posted by Willowfrond

Female, in my 50's (early 50's)
Cheers

Ruler of the Two Lands in my mid 3,000s.

Cheers right back at you.

COLONEL · 14th February 2012, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by Akhenaten

Enjoy . . .

Why are you wasting good wine on NEWB'S when all we give them is fresh Goats milk until we get to know them????

azzthom · 14th February 2012, 12:01 PM

Hello all,

I'm Azzthom, in my very early 40's and from the UK. I found this place a few days ago while discussing a "psychic" on another forum. I liked what I read here and decided to sign up. I consider myself an open-minded and optimistic sceptic. That is, I don't believe the nonsense, but I would love to be proved wrong. I'm a materials engineer, so I have a good grounding in maths, physics and chemistry. I may not post much, but when I do post, I'll try to make it count. Thanks for having me!

COLONEL · 14th February 2012, 01:41 PM

Welcome Azzthom. Open Minded hey ? Well have a glass off our Goats milk while you ponder on what to do next, and if you see the Goat pat it on the head to let it know it is appreciated. If you meet a fellow named Shemp just do what ever he tells you to do

Akhenaten · 14th February 2012, 06:16 PM

Originally Posted by COLONEL

Why are you wasting good wine on NEWB'S when all we give them is fresh Goats milk until we get to know them????

Because when someone says "Please don't offer me milk of any kind (makes me be sick)" and "does anyone have a drop of red perhaps instead of the beer?" I think it seems more welcoming to accommodate those wishes than it does to label them with a somewhat demeaning epithet and completely ignore their requests.

Willowfrond · 14th February 2012, 09:06 PM

Thank you Akhenaten, That's a much nicer drop than I expected!

Colonel? Did my request mean I'm not welcome?

Ah well I've been other places where it took people a while to warm up to me!

amb · 15th February 2012, 12:22 AM

Originally Posted by Willowfrond

Thank you Akhenaten, That's a much nicer drop than I expected!

Colonel? Did my request mean I'm not welcome?

Ah well I've been other places where it took people a while to warm up to me!

Well certainly not a bottle of bloody Grange!!! Your more than welcome, but a glass of goats milk or a Miller's Draft is the best we can offer you, take it or leave it!!

COLONEL · 15th February 2012, 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by Willowfrond

Thank you Akhenaten, That's a much nicer drop than I expected!

Colonel? Did my request mean I'm not welcome?

Ah well I've been other places where it took people a while to warm up to me!

No by all means, you are most welcome here. People come here all the time with open minds, but after a while for some reason they seem to become insane like the rest of us.Thats why we drink goats milk here it seems to help

cymbrelynn · 15th February 2012, 06:48 PM

Hi there!

I'm relatively new to the world of skepticism and looking forward to diving in and learning how to glean the truth from the bull. For some background, I am "naturally skeptical" in that if someone makes a claim that doesn't seem substantiated I will automatically raise the eyebrow. I'm just not going to believe any old Joe because he came around and said "I saw it so I know Bigfoot is real!", (insert unproved thing here), etc. But as I've started to get into the skeptical movement I've discovered that it's much more than that and can be hard work.

What really drove me here is that I'm being inundated from friends on all sides about alternative medicine. I'm looking to learn how to distinguish what works vs what doesn't. I find I'm having the most difficult time in communicating how their subjective experience of a "medicine" working does not necessarily mean that the medicine actually works and am looking for some help on how to be able to better communicate skeptical viewpoints. I hope this is the right place!

Akhenaten · 15th February 2012, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by cymbrelynn

Hi there!

I'm relatively new to the world of skepticism and looking forward to diving in and learning how to glean the truth from the bull. For some background, I am "naturally skeptical" in that if someone makes a claim that doesn't seem substantiated I will automatically raise the eyebrow. I'm just not going to believe any old Joe because he came around and said "I saw it so I know Bigfoot is real!", (insert unproved thing here), etc. But as I've started to get into the skeptical movement I've discovered that it's much more than that and can be hard work.

What really drove me here is that I'm being inundated from friends on all sides about alternative medicine. I'm looking to learn how to distinguish what works vs what doesn't. I find I'm having the most difficult time in communicating how their subjective experience of a "medicine" working does not necessarily mean that the medicine actually works and am looking for some help on how to be able to better communicate skeptical viewpoints. I hope this is the right place!

Hi right back at you!

You'll be off to the Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology sub-forum I reckon. There's some scary smart people in there, so you're definitely in the right place.

Enjoy!

COLONEL · 15th February 2012, 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by cymbrelynn

Hi there!

I'm looking to learn how to distinguish what works vs what doesn't. I hope this is the right place!

I can tell you what doesn't work ME I am retired

Welcome Have a glass of fresh Goats milk.

arthwollipot · 16th February 2012, 04:18 AM

Welsh, I assume, cymbrelynn?

terjoh · 16th February 2012, 10:57 AM

... first time poster. At least I think this is my first post, it's been ages since I thought about this.

In any case, I'm a lifelong skeptic and freethinking guy.

COLONEL · 16th February 2012, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by terjoh

... first time poster. At least I think this is my first post, it's been ages since I thought about this.

In any case, I'm a lifelong skeptic and freethinking guy.

Welcome and by the looks of your post count that was your first post, Also let me offer you your first welcome glass of fresh Goats milk.

amb · 16th February 2012, 10:46 PM

Welcome terjoh. Just in time to try our new summer menu for newbs. It consists of rabbit salad served on a kangaroo mince mash and apples. Beverages are goats milk and Millers Draft beer.

Prometheus · 17th February 2012, 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by amb

Welcome terjoh. Just in time to try our new summer menu for newbs. It consists of rabbit salad served on a kangaroo mince mash and apples. Beverages are goats milk and Millers Draft beer.

Still haven't got the definition of 'beverage' down, have we?

4th February 2012, 03:59 PM	#601
flabio Guest Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 45	Hi everybody, flabio here from Canada. I'll be just looking around for now on account that there's just so much to take in here. G'day.
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4th February 2012, 04:04 PM	#602
Akhenaten Heretic Pharaoh Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pi-Broadford, Australia Posts: 29,692	Originally Posted by flabio Hi everybody, flabio here from Canada. I'll be just looking around for now on account that there's just so much to take in here. G'day. G'day, mate. Welcome aboard!
	__________________ Life is mostly Froth and Bubble - Adam Lindsay Gordon

4th February 2012, 07:55 PM	#603
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,378	Originally Posted by flabio Hi everybody, flabio here from Canada. I'll be just looking around for now on account that there's just so much to take in here. G'day. Welcome FLABIO have some Goats milk . What part of the Great White North do you live in ?
	__________________ 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.

5th February 2012, 02:00 AM	#604
flabio Guest Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 45	I reside in Edmonton, a plain and dull city in the dirty oil capital of the world. Can't say I'm a complete skeptic, more of a 50/50 who insists on hearing both sides of an argument. Thanks.
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5th February 2012, 03:25 AM	#605
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	Flabio, this is just the place for you. This forum thrives on points of view. Place yours in the appropriate threads and wait for a response.
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7th February 2012, 05:11 PM	#606
Projectionist76 New Blood Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 1	Hello people! I'm a lurker who decided to get more involved. A skeptic who gets upset too easily by all the nonsense I read online everyday. I enjoy reading the forum to regain my sanity. Cheers
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7th February 2012, 11:47 PM	#607
Quietus Scholar Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 102	Greetings all, Quietus here from sunny Cape Town, South Africa, decided to join up after lurking during a simultaneous heatwave/aircon failure....
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8th February 2012, 12:21 AM	#608
Foolmewunz Grammar Resistance Leader TLA Dictator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pattaya, Thailand Posts: 41,468	Originally Posted by Projectionist76 Hello people! I'm a lurker who decided to get more involved. A skeptic who gets upset too easily by all the nonsense I read online everyday. I enjoy reading the forum to regain my sanity. Cheers Um, are you sure you're in the right place? Ask The Colonel, but I think the last sane person we had on these boards went missing in '03. Are you a projectionist, like you project a lot? Or are you the A/V Guy from school? I always wanted to be that guy. He had keys to EVERYTHING, man! Welcome aboard. Originally Posted by Quietus Greetings all, Quietus here from sunny Cape Town, South Africa, decided to join up after lurking during a simultaneous heatwave/aircon failure.... Okay, the most important thing is the following skeptical question... What's more important? World peace or winning another Rugby World Cup? If you get this correct, you are allowed to proceed to the "Rugby" thread in Sports. I'm the honorary know-it-all American who hasn't a clue about the game but who nevertheless insists on proving how little I know. We need a few more SAF supporters in there - the place is over-run with Brits, Aussies and Kiwis. Welcome aboard (and I envy you your home, notwithstanding the heat wave - one of my two or three candidates for most beautiful city on earth).
	__________________ 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. Last edited by Foolmewunz; 8th February 2012 at 12:22 AM.

8th February 2012, 12:35 AM	#609
Quietus Scholar Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 102	Originally Posted by Foolmewunz Okay, the most important thing is the following skeptical question... What's more important? World peace or winning another Rugby World Cup? If you get this correct, you are allowed to proceed to the "Rugby" thread in Sports. I'm the honorary know-it-all American who hasn't a clue about the game but who nevertheless insists on proving how little I know. We need a few more SAF supporters in there - the place is over-run with Brits, Aussies and Kiwis. Welcome aboard (and I envy you your home, notwithstanding the heat wave - one of my two or three candidates for most beautiful city on earth). Thanks for the welcome. I am one of the few SA males who has absolutely no interest in sports - I'm the kind of guy who will answer the ultra-obscure Trivial Pursuit questions in science and literature, but stumbles on apparent no-brainers such as "Who is the captain of the SA rugby team?" Otherwise there is no subject where I shy away from displaying my lack of knowledge!
Quietus Scholar Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 102

8th February 2012, 01:19 AM	#610
Foolmewunz Grammar Resistance Leader TLA Dictator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pattaya, Thailand Posts: 41,468	Originally Posted by Quietus Thanks for the welcome. I am one of the few SA males who has absolutely no interest in sports - I'm the kind of guy who will answer the ultra-obscure Trivial Pursuit questions in science and literature, but stumbles on apparent no-brainers such as "Who is the captain of the SA rugby team?" Well, don't let that deter you. It hasn't kept the Aussies out of the thread, after all. Actualy - we've had a couple of SAF members who claim the same thing. I guess it's all those rhinos and fish eagles and elephants and stuff. You guys actually have things to do with your weekends. (Ironically, it was a South African who turned me onto Rugby - on just such a weekend. We got up at about 0500 to do a morning watch for game in the Krueger(sic) so that he could get the family back to the lodge, nice and tired, in order for him to catch a rugby game at 2:00.) Quote: Otherwise there is no subject where I shy away from displaying my lack of knowledge! Well, join in the fray. There's so much smarts around this place that I think we all feel a little humbled at various times by the expertise in one area or another. Meh? I stay away from the Math/Science guys. They're just scary! (But damn, when you need help?? They're right there to explain stuff in terms that even I can undxerstand.)
	__________________ 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.

8th February 2012, 07:22 AM	#611
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,378	Originally Posted by Projectionist76 Hello people! I'm a lurker who decided to get more involved. A skeptic who gets upset too easily by all the nonsense I read online everyday. I enjoy reading the forum to regain my sanity. Cheers Originally Posted by Foolmewunz Um, are you sure you're in the right place? Ask The Colonel, but I think the last sane person we had on these boards went missing in '03. Welcome aboard. First Welcome projectionist76 Now to foolmewunz Yup that sounds about right, I think he ought to go to the joke section . He's reading the forum, to regain his sanity now thats funny, I figure a Grayman oatmeal cookie and a glaas of fresh Goats milk should take care of him
	__________________ 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.

10th February 2012, 12:12 AM	#612
Libra Thinker Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 165	Hey All, a newbie South African here. I've been reading some very interesting threads here in the last few days, and I like it. I like it alot. Must say, I'm a bit skeptic about some views on here, but on the other hand, I really respect and have found inspiration from others. English is not my mother-tongue and I was subjected to a pretty twisted culture for about half my life. This, in conjunction with some of my views that would not always be accepted here, is sure to set me up for a few grillings, but that's just another way of learning, and that's what I hope to get out of being here. Thumbs-up to the mods, senior members and all other positive contributors. You're doing a brilliant job.
Libra Thinker Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 165

10th February 2012, 12:21 AM	#613
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	What about us who supply the goats milk, kangaroo steak, rabbits, beer, and all other goodies? Don't we get a mention?
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777

10th February 2012, 03:35 AM	#614
Orphia Nay Penguilicious Spodmaster. Tagger Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ponylandistan Presidential Palace (above the Spods' stables). Posts: 43,224	Originally Posted by Libra Must say, I'm a bit skeptic about some views on here, but on the other hand, I really respect and have found inspiration from others. Welcome! I hope the Politics forum didn't put you off. I can't imagine a forum where everyone agreed on everything. How would we possibly learn anything new? Welcome to all our other newbies, too. Really glad you've joined us, and kudos for popping in here to introduce yourselves.

10th February 2012, 04:31 AM	#615
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	Originally Posted by Orphia Nay Welcome! I hope the Politics forum didn't put you off. I can't imagine a forum where everyone agreed on everything. How would we possibly learn anything new? Welcome to all our other newbies, too. Really glad you've joined us, and kudos for popping in here to introduce yourselves. The politics threads very nearly got me suspended after more than 20k posts. I will for a while steer right away from there.
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10th February 2012, 06:30 AM	#616
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,378	Welcome NewB's here is a picture of what can be expected for the weekend along with the usual fresh Goats milk and cheese and the wood oven roasted goat.
	__________________ 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.

12th February 2012, 03:44 PM	#617
SamWilkinson New Blood Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 12	Hello JREFfers! I tried joining this forum about 5 years ago and nothing happened. It worked this time though, obviously. There used to be YouTube videos of people taking the Million Dollar Challenge.... what happened to them? I often argue with people who say Randi is a fraud and that the Challenge is fake, and I used to be able to send them a link to a YouTube video and say "Watch this, what's fake about it?" There should be a bunch of videos online to refute the people who badmouth Randi. There are some videos of his old TV show here listverse.com/2008/04/10/top-10-psychic-debunkings/ Four of the links don't work.
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12th February 2012, 07:31 PM	#618
Ketyk Earthbound Misfit Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,750	Hi Sam. Welcome. Here are some videos with direct links from the JREF Forum. If I come across any others, I'll let you know.
Ketyk Earthbound Misfit Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,750	__________________ "Where is evil? In the rat, whose nature it is to steal grain. Or in the cat? Whose nature it is to kill the rat."

12th February 2012, 08:34 PM	#619
xlz24 New Blood Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 9	Hello! Hello everyone! Glad to be aboard. I have great respect for the JREF community, and I'm looking forward to participating in what I'm sure will be stimulating and informative discussions.
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12th February 2012, 11:37 PM	#620
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	Hello and welcome X.
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13th February 2012, 01:54 AM	#621
Libra Thinker Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 165	Originally Posted by Orphia Nay Welcome! I hope the Politics forum didn't put you off. I can't imagine a forum where everyone agreed on everything. How would we possibly learn anything new? Welcome to all our other newbies, too. Really glad you've joined us, and kudos for popping in here to introduce yourselves. Yeah, Politics is enough to put anyone off. On Forums where everyone agrees, there's plenty of them, any newcomers with "strange" ideas are just worked out. Sort of what happens in many work and life situations too. Keen to engage with the minds here, as learning is all than can come from it. Thanks Again for such an excellent Forum.
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13th February 2012, 01:59 AM	#622
Orphia Nay Penguilicious Spodmaster. Tagger Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ponylandistan Presidential Palace (above the Spods' stables). Posts: 43,224	Originally Posted by Libra Yeah, Politics is enough to put anyone off. On Forums where everyone agrees, there's plenty of them, any newcomers with "strange" ideas are just worked out. Sort of what happens in many work and life situations too. Keen to engage with the minds here, as learning is all than can come from it. Thanks Again for such an excellent Forum. Handy tip: The Community and Humour forums are great places to meet members and rack up the 15/50 posts you need to be able to post links / have an avatar. You'll be needing to post links, since the unofficial forum motto is "Evidence?" Again, welcome, and enjoy!

13th February 2012, 01:06 PM	#623
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,378	Originally Posted by SamWilkinson I tried joining this forum about 5 years ago and nothing happened. It worked this time though, obviously. There used to be YouTube videos of people taking the Million Dollar Challenge.... what happened to them? I often argue with people who say Randi is a fraud and that the Challenge is fake, and I used to be able to send them a link to a YouTube video and say "Watch this, what's fake about it?" There should be a bunch of videos online to refute the people who badmouth Randi. There are some videos of his old TV show here listverse.com/2008/04/10/top-10-psychic-debunkings/ Four of the links don't work. WELCOME Sam I have one question, why did you wait 5 years to try again?
	__________________ 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.

13th February 2012, 07:04 PM	#624
Willowfrond New Blood Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 15	Hi all, I'm in Sydney New South Wales Australia, originally from Perth Western Australia aka Bethlehem Please don't offer me milk of any kind (makes me be sick) or kangaroo steaks (I just don't like the taste or maybe I've eaten too much of it) Rabbit and beer sounds good, does anyone have a drop of red perhaps instead of the beer? I'm not a lurker I just found the site about an hour ago and think it looks a great place to find knowledge. I'm definitely a 50/50, always like to hear both sides of an argument and have some specific questions to research here. Sane me? No! What is an A/V guy? World peace is way more important than Rugby but nowhere near as important as Australian Rules Football. Female, in my 50's (early 50's) Cheers
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13th February 2012, 07:33 PM	#625
Akhenaten Heretic Pharaoh Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pi-Broadford, Australia Posts: 29,692	Originally Posted by Willowfrond Hi all, I'm in Sydney New South Wales Australia, originally from Perth Western Australia aka Bethlehem Please don't offer me milk of any kind (makes me be sick) or kangaroo steaks (I just don't like the taste or maybe I've eaten too much of it) Rabbit and beer sounds good, does anyone have a drop of red perhaps instead of the beer? Enjoy . . . Originally Posted by Willowfrond I'm not a lurker I just found the site about an hour ago and think it looks a great place to find knowledge. I'm definitely a 50/50, always like to hear both sides of an argument and have some specific questions to research here. Sane me? No! Welcome to Klub Krackers™. Nobody here is sane. Originally Posted by Willowfrond What is an A/V guy? World peace is way more important than Rugby but nowhere near as important as Australian Rules Football. Audio/Visual? Anyway, I also support whirled peas. And the mighty Benzines. Originally Posted by Willowfrond Female, in my 50's (early 50's) Cheers Ruler of the Two Lands in my mid 3,000s. Cheers right back at you.
	__________________ Life is mostly Froth and Bubble - Adam Lindsay Gordon

14th February 2012, 10:10 AM	#626
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,378	Originally Posted by Akhenaten Enjoy . . . Why are you wasting good wine on NEWB'S when all we give them is fresh Goats milk until we get to know them????
	__________________ 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.

14th February 2012, 12:01 PM	#627
azzthom Muse Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 994	Hello all, I'm Azzthom, in my very early 40's and from the UK. I found this place a few days ago while discussing a "psychic" on another forum. I liked what I read here and decided to sign up. I consider myself an open-minded and optimistic sceptic. That is, I don't believe the nonsense, but I would love to be proved wrong. I'm a materials engineer, so I have a good grounding in maths, physics and chemistry. I may not post much, but when I do post, I'll try to make it count. Thanks for having me!

14th February 2012, 01:41 PM	#628
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,378	Welcome Azzthom. Open Minded hey ? Well have a glass off our Goats milk while you ponder on what to do next, and if you see the Goat pat it on the head to let it know it is appreciated. If you meet a fellow named Shemp just do what ever he tells you to do
	__________________ 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.

14th February 2012, 06:16 PM	#629
Akhenaten Heretic Pharaoh Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pi-Broadford, Australia Posts: 29,692	Originally Posted by COLONEL Why are you wasting good wine on NEWB'S when all we give them is fresh Goats milk until we get to know them???? Because when someone says "Please don't offer me milk of any kind (makes me be sick)" and "does anyone have a drop of red perhaps instead of the beer?" I think it seems more welcoming to accommodate those wishes than it does to label them with a somewhat demeaning epithet and completely ignore their requests.
	__________________ Life is mostly Froth and Bubble - Adam Lindsay Gordon

14th February 2012, 09:06 PM	#630
Willowfrond New Blood Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 15	Thanks & ? Thank you Akhenaten, That's a much nicer drop than I expected! Colonel? Did my request mean I'm not welcome? Ah well I've been other places where it took people a while to warm up to me!
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15th February 2012, 12:22 AM	#631
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	Originally Posted by Willowfrond Thank you Akhenaten, That's a much nicer drop than I expected! Colonel? Did my request mean I'm not welcome? Ah well I've been other places where it took people a while to warm up to me! Well certainly not a bottle of bloody Grange!!! Your more than welcome, but a glass of goats milk or a Miller's Draft is the best we can offer you, take it or leave it!!
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15th February 2012, 09:44 AM	#632
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,378	Originally Posted by Willowfrond Thank you Akhenaten, That's a much nicer drop than I expected! Colonel? Did my request mean I'm not welcome? Ah well I've been other places where it took people a while to warm up to me! No by all means, you are most welcome here. People come here all the time with open minds, but after a while for some reason they seem to become insane like the rest of us.Thats why we drink goats milk here it seems to help
	__________________ 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; 15th February 2012 at 09:45 AM.

15th February 2012, 06:48 PM	#633
cymbrelynn New Blood Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1	Skeptic in training? Hi there! I'm relatively new to the world of skepticism and looking forward to diving in and learning how to glean the truth from the bull. For some background, I am "naturally skeptical" in that if someone makes a claim that doesn't seem substantiated I will automatically raise the eyebrow. I'm just not going to believe any old Joe because he came around and said "I saw it so I know Bigfoot is real!", (insert unproved thing here), etc. But as I've started to get into the skeptical movement I've discovered that it's much more than that and can be hard work. What really drove me here is that I'm being inundated from friends on all sides about alternative medicine. I'm looking to learn how to distinguish what works vs what doesn't. I find I'm having the most difficult time in communicating how their subjective experience of a "medicine" working does not necessarily mean that the medicine actually works and am looking for some help on how to be able to better communicate skeptical viewpoints. I hope this is the right place!
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15th February 2012, 07:09 PM	#634
Akhenaten Heretic Pharaoh Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pi-Broadford, Australia Posts: 29,692	Originally Posted by cymbrelynn Hi there! I'm relatively new to the world of skepticism and looking forward to diving in and learning how to glean the truth from the bull. For some background, I am "naturally skeptical" in that if someone makes a claim that doesn't seem substantiated I will automatically raise the eyebrow. I'm just not going to believe any old Joe because he came around and said "I saw it so I know Bigfoot is real!", (insert unproved thing here), etc. But as I've started to get into the skeptical movement I've discovered that it's much more than that and can be hard work. What really drove me here is that I'm being inundated from friends on all sides about alternative medicine. I'm looking to learn how to distinguish what works vs what doesn't. I find I'm having the most difficult time in communicating how their subjective experience of a "medicine" working does not necessarily mean that the medicine actually works and am looking for some help on how to be able to better communicate skeptical viewpoints. I hope this is the right place! Hi right back at you! You'll be off to the Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology sub-forum I reckon. There's some scary smart people in there, so you're definitely in the right place. Enjoy!
	__________________ Life is mostly Froth and Bubble - Adam Lindsay Gordon

15th February 2012, 07:38 PM	#635
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,378	Originally Posted by cymbrelynn Hi there! I'm looking to learn how to distinguish what works vs what doesn't. I hope this is the right place! I can tell you what doesn't work ME I am retired Welcome 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.