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haibut · 14th December 2011, 08:07 PM

Hello

having just noticed that Ketyk is irked by people not posting when they join, I should post and say "hello" after 3 and a bit years registered. I am not much of a frequent poster, though, since on any given subject there are at least 42 people who either know more than I do, or like to post more, or both.

Hope the reduces the irkness by one datapoint.

Ketyk · 14th December 2011, 08:33 PM

Thank you, haibut! See that wasn't too hard.

I know how you feel about how many posters here are experts on one if not many subjects. I've come to find this as a good thing, for when I am curious about something, I can come here and see what has been discussed.

But don't fall prey to the idea that you have nothing more to add, or will be repetitive. That seldom is the case. What you say in different words might be the thing that makes someone else understand something better than they had before you posted. You never know.

Also don't be afraid to start a new thread on a subject that has already been covered. Most likely you will find differing viewpoints and ideas, and get some answers you might not have expected.

But I think you knew all that after 3+ years.

COLONEL · 14th December 2011, 10:22 PM

Welcome Haibut, We have a BBQ on the weekends, but for now have a glass of fresh goats milk and relax

amb · 15th December 2011, 01:32 AM

Avery, you my friend have hit the jackpot. Take a look at the extensive menu. Anything your heart desires is at your disposal. What beer would you prefer? Millers Draft is the default beer, but since you're the first newb to join in almost a week you get to choose an alternative. Cheers buddy.

haibut · 15th December 2011, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by Ketyk

Thank you, haibut! See that wasn't too hard.

I know how you feel about how many posters here are experts on one if not many subjects. I've come to find this as a good thing, for when I am curious about something, I can come here and see what has been discussed.

But don't fall prey to the idea that you have nothing more to add, or will be repetitive. That seldom is the case. What you say in different words might be the thing that makes someone else understand something better than they had before you posted. You never know.

Also don't be afraid to start a new thread on a subject that has already been covered. Most likely you will find differing viewpoints and ideas, and get some answers you might not have expected.

But I think you knew all that after 3+ years.

Thanks. I agree about having experts here being a good thing, I really just come on to read rather than talk, unless I get sucked stupidly into arguing with a conspiracy theorist or something...

BravesFan · 15th December 2011, 12:34 PM

Hi all, I'm a sarcastic skeptic from the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. I got accused of being a JREF plant enough times on the BFF that I figured I should come and join! Hope to have some good discussions and learn new things!

edit: on the BFF my handle was StankApe

COLONEL · 15th December 2011, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by LogicFail

Hi all, I'm a sarcastic skeptic from the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. I got accused of being a JREF plant enough times on the BFF that I figured I should come and join! Hope to have some good discussions and learn new things!

Welcome LogiclFail, Have a glass of fresh goats milk ,

amb · 15th December 2011, 11:50 PM

Originally Posted by LogicFail

Hi all, I'm a sarcastic skeptic from the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. I got accused of being a JREF plant enough times on the BFF that I figured I should come and join! Hope to have some good discussions and learn new things!

edit: on the BFF my handle was StankApe

Welcome buddy. Besides the goat milk we have Millers Draft for certain times of the day. The rabbit in the oven is just about ready, so have a seat, relax and the skimpy waitress will be with you soon.

BravesFan · 16th December 2011, 01:36 AM

Originally Posted by amb

Welcome buddy. Besides the goat milk we have Millers Draft for certain times of the day. The rabbit in the oven is just about ready, so have a seat, relax and the skimpy waitress will be with you soon.

awesome

Orphia Nay · 16th December 2011, 04:02 AM

Originally Posted by LogicFail

Hi all, I'm a sarcastic skeptic from the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. I got accused of being a JREF plant enough times on the BFF that I figured I should come and join! Hope to have some good discussions and learn new things!

edit: on the BFF my handle was StankApe

Welcome, LogicFail! Great name!
What's the BFF? Is it anything like Abovetopsecret? Those sort of nuts are pretty canny... They sussed that I was part of the NWO.

COLONEL · 16th December 2011, 04:55 AM

OH BOY WE HAVE NEWB"S so that means for the week end we will be having our BBQ, Freh sqeezed Goatsmilk , beer,coolade, Roo meat, Cats,Hamsters, Rocky Mountain Oysters,corn,beans,salads,Grayman oatmeal cookies and MINTIES

jcp · 17th December 2011, 07:45 PM

Hi, all.

I've been looking for a new internet hangout and I've been hearing about this board for years, so I thought I really should come pester all of you.

I don't think I'll be bringing either of my cats to the picnic, though.

COLONEL · 17th December 2011, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by jcp

Hi, all.

I've been looking for a new internet hangout and I've been hearing about this board for years, so I thought I really should come pester all of you.

I don't think I'll be bringing either of my cats to the picnic, though.

Welcome JCP, yes do bring your cats to the BBQ we have a special place to keep them warm

Have a fresh glass of Goats milk

amb · 18th December 2011, 02:47 AM

Hi jcp. Yes, your cats are more than welcome.

Scruffy · 19th December 2011, 09:26 AM

Hi All, I'm new.

Planning on going through the forum looking for discussions on religion, evolutionary psychology and trans-humanism.

I'm a Canadian in my late 30s with a science/engineering background. Grew up in a secular environment. Fascinated by the ever widening gap between what we've learned through science, and what we are biologically programmed for.

Merry Xmas!

anglolawyer · 19th December 2011, 11:56 AM

Hello everyone. I am an English lawyer. I have joined this forum due to an interest in the case of Amanda Knox (better late than never) now entering a happier and hopefully decisive phase.

Merry Christmas

amb · 19th December 2011, 11:29 PM

Welcome lawyer. We could do with some legal advice.

RoseMontague · 20th December 2011, 11:16 AM

Welcome anglolawyer. I vaguely recall reading about that case.

COLONEL · 20th December 2011, 05:48 PM

Welcome anglolawyer. Have a glass of fresh Goats milk. By the way AMB & I might need a lawyer to Help us out with PETA ,they do not like what we do with cats or any animal we BBQ for that matter.

amb · 21st December 2011, 01:01 AM

No worries Colonel. I have special permission from them to eat any animal as long as we share with them.

sherry5851 · 22nd December 2011, 05:56 AM

Hello All,
I've come here because I live with a conspiracy theorist and, because of a lawsuit I'm involved with, I'm FB friends with many conspiracy theorists. After the G20 in Toronto in 2010, I came very close to believing in the NWO but started to think logically after a while and doing research. I avoided watching "Zeitgeist" when I was vulnerable and have since read much of the debunking of the movie. I still haven't watched it. From chemtrails to Illuminati to Ameros, I have the whole bunch following me. I've now taken to posting refutations but have trouble arguing points because I don't have the knowledge. I'm hoping to learn more here to bolster my arguments.

I'm also sorta funny when I get to know you...

COLONEL · 22nd December 2011, 07:33 PM

Welccome Sherry 5851 We are all a little funny here have a glass of goats milk and pull up a chair and relax

amb · 23rd December 2011, 12:02 AM

Sherry, may I suggest some reading material that would help you immensely. "The Skeptic's Dictionary" by Robert Todd Carroll the creator of Skepdic.com It's available from Wiley books. wily.com Meanwhile have a seat, enjoy your glass of goats milk while the rabbit in the oven is cooking.

pglenn · 23rd December 2011, 07:07 PM

new member to the forum but definitely no stranger to JREF and Critical Thinking. I actually met "the man" James Randi about 8years ago. I visited the previous office in Fort Lauderdale just to ask if they had a photo and preferably autographed photo of him that they could give me (I would have paid for it). Instead they sat me while they called him (he was actually in the office - wow) to get him to sign one, and I ended up going into his study with him and spent almost 2hours talking one-on-one with him!!! SO cool, and he was obviously extremely friendly and personable. I am waiting for them to open their new office in Plantation so I can visit again.

I recently started my own site patsrants.com where I will be voicing off on various topics of interest to myself and hopefully others, and I also have a site where I sell Hot Sauces. That in addition to my technical support job for software. I am definitely full of interests :-)

I look forward to interacting here with like-minded free and critical thinking individuals

Patrick

Foolmewunz · 23rd December 2011, 07:45 PM

Welcome, pglenn/Patrick. I've heard a couple of other folks mention that they just dropped by and even had Randi answer the bell and similarly host them for a walk-through and chat. Yeah, we kinda like the old guy here and especially this time of year when all those guys in red suits are trying to look like him. (".... a wink of his eye and a twist of his head, soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread...")

Oh, .... don't promote your hotsauce site, by the way. There's a silly contretemps over linking to commercial sites, even cool ones, going on right now. I presume mentioning blogs is okay, but anything smacking of commercial gets the PTB shorts in a knot. Can't tell, they may decide to launch Skeptic Hot Sauce dot Com and you could be cutting into the lucrative critical thinking jalapeno market.

pglenn · 23rd December 2011, 08:13 PM

thank you foolmewunz. thats why I gave the blog url but not the commercial, most forums dint like evem unintentional promoting. just trying to tell ppl who I am. and yes randi was very cool, we talked everything from movies to tv to internet to geller (I had to talk that with him), and he even surprised me with some slight of hand magic out of the blue. I didnt know a pair of dice could be so intriguing :-)

Patrick

UnrepentantSinner · 24th December 2011, 01:10 AM

Here's a little advice on forum usage. Click on the Help button just beneath the banner a the top. The answers to virtually all of your questions (forum rules, code tags, smilie lists, etc.) are there.

As far as forum culture goes? Well, lurkers will know most of the inside jokes, true newbies are just going to have to dicks their own potatoes.

Orphia Nay · 24th December 2011, 01:24 AM

Originally Posted by Scruffy

Hi All, I'm new.

Planning on going through the forum looking for discussions on religion, evolutionary psychology and trans-humanism.

I'm a Canadian in my late 30s with a science/engineering background. Grew up in a secular environment. Fascinated by the ever widening gap between what we've learned through science, and what we are biologically programmed for.

Merry Xmas!

And a Merry Xmas to you, too! I have Michael Shermer's The Believing Brain by my bed on the top of my pile of books to read next. I think that discusses the gap you mention - at least I hope it does.

Welcome!

Originally Posted by sherry5851

Hello All,
I've come here because I live with a conspiracy theorist and, because of a lawsuit I'm involved with, I'm FB friends with many conspiracy theorists. After the G20 in Toronto in 2010, I came very close to believing in the NWO but started to think logically after a while and doing research. I avoided watching "Zeitgeist" when I was vulnerable and have since read much of the debunking of the movie. I still haven't watched it. From chemtrails to Illuminati to Ameros, I have the whole bunch following me. I've now taken to posting refutations but have trouble arguing points because I don't have the knowledge. I'm hoping to learn more here to bolster my arguments.

I'm also sorta funny when I get to know you...

Welcome, sherry5851! The conspiracy theories forums here will be very helpful to you, I'm sure. And you'll fit right in with the debunkers, who are a witty bunch. You'll have fun!

BravesFan · 24th December 2011, 06:18 AM

Originally Posted by Orphia Nay

Welcome, LogicFail! Great name!
What's the BFF? Is it anything like Abovetopsecret? Those sort of nuts are pretty canny... They sussed that I was part of the NWO.

It was the Bigfoot Forums, well still is... I got banned from there yesterday...lol Finally had heard enough from the lunatic fringe over there and kinda had a blaze of glory meltdown.... Oh well, wine and interwebz don't always mix

COLONEL · 24th December 2011, 08:39 AM

Originally Posted by pglenn

new member to the forum but definitely no stranger to JREF and Critical Thinking. I actually met "the man" James Randi about 8years ago. I visited the previous office in Fort Lauderdale just to ask if they had a photo and preferably autographed photo of him that they could give me (I would have paid for it). Instead they sat me while they called him (he was actually in the office - wow) to get him to sign one, and I ended up going into his study with him and spent almost 2hours talking one-on-one with him!!! SO cool, and he was obviously extremely friendly and personable. I am waiting for them to open their new office in Plantation so I can visit again.

I recently started my own site patsrants.com where I will be voicing off on various topics of interest to myself and hopefully others, and I also have a site where I sell Hot Sauces. That in addition to my technical support job for software. I am definitely full of interests :-)

I look forward to interacting here with like-minded free and critical thinking individuals

Patrick

Welcme to the site PGLENN have a free glass of fresh goats milk, but that will be $269.50 (euro) for advertising your sites and hot sauces here

pglenn · 24th December 2011, 09:31 AM

well for $269.50 do I at least get to give the names of the sites? LOL I linked to here from my own sites, no charge for that and hoping visitors will bleed over to here, the more intelligent and informed people we have in the world the better off the world will be. time now to start prowling around the topics here, see what I can find. thanks for the milk will go well with my turkey burgers and brussel sprouts. and my cats WONT be going to the BBQ :-)

Patrick

sherry5851 · 27th December 2011, 09:28 AM

Thank you Colonel. I'm sorry I'm so late in replying but the holiday season has kept me fairly busy. I hope to be more active in the future.

sherry5851 · 27th December 2011, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by amb

Sherry, may I suggest some reading material that would help you immensely. "The Skeptic's Dictionary" by Robert Todd Carroll the creator of Skepdic.com It's available from Wiley books. wily.com Meanwhile have a seat, enjoy your glass of goats milk while the rabbit in the oven is cooking.

Thank you amb...I will look up that book - I think half my friends will stop being my "friends" but good riddance if they can't take criticism. Hmmm, where did *that* rant come from???

sherry5851 · 27th December 2011, 09:33 AM

Originally Posted by Orphia Nay

And a Merry Xmas to you, too! I have Michael Shermer's The Believing Brain by my bed on the top of my pile of books to read next. I think that discusses the gap you mention - at least I hope it does.

Welcome!

Welcome, sherry5851! The conspiracy theories forums here will be very helpful to you, I'm sure. And you'll fit right in with the debunkers, who are a witty bunch. You'll have fun!

Looking forward to learning Orphia Nay and being among people who are...what's the word...SANE, that's it!!

Ozmanda · 27th December 2011, 08:01 PM

Hi All, i just joined so thought i would introduce myself..

My name is Amanda, i live in sunny Australia and a big fan of critical thinking and a good debate. I work in international law enforcement field, so in my job i see a LOT of stupid. I also study criminal justice and forensic psychology, so the reasons why some people are so stupid is fascinating:)

So yeah..thats it for now.

- Amanda

amb · 27th December 2011, 11:43 PM

A very warm and depending which part of Australia you are from, very hot weather wise. It's 38C here today as I'm typing. Colonel will be along shortly with today's menu.

arthwollipot · 28th December 2011, 12:05 AM

Welcome, Ozmanda! Wonderful to see you again.

EvilQuest · 28th December 2011, 06:43 AM

hi guys. just getting my first post out of the way so for now i'll just say "great to be here!"

arthwollipot · 28th December 2011, 06:50 AM

Now what you need to do is get your post count up. I recommend Humor and Community.

COLONEL · 28th December 2011, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by Ozmanda

Hi All, i just joined so thought i would introduce myself..

My name is Amanda, i live in sunny Australia and a big fan of critical thinking and a good debate. I work in international law enforcement field, so in my job i see a LOT of stupid. I also study criminal justice and forensic psychology, so the reasons why some people are so stupid is fascinating

So yeah..thats it for now.

- Amanda

Welcome Amanda Have a glass of Goats milk and here is something to think about , As the comedian Ron White has said many times you can't fix stupid

14th December 2011, 08:07 PM	#441
haibut Scholar Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 96	Hello having just noticed that Ketyk is irked by people not posting when they join, I should post and say "hello" after 3 and a bit years registered. I am not much of a frequent poster, though, since on any given subject there are at least 42 people who either know more than I do, or like to post more, or both. Hope the reduces the irkness by one datapoint.
haibut Scholar Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 96

14th December 2011, 08:33 PM	#442
Ketyk Earthbound Misfit Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,750	Thank you, haibut! See that wasn't too hard. I know how you feel about how many posters here are experts on one if not many subjects. I've come to find this as a good thing, for when I am curious about something, I can come here and see what has been discussed. But don't fall prey to the idea that you have nothing more to add, or will be repetitive. That seldom is the case. What you say in different words might be the thing that makes someone else understand something better than they had before you posted. You never know. Also don't be afraid to start a new thread on a subject that has already been covered. Most likely you will find differing viewpoints and ideas, and get some answers you might not have expected. But I think you knew all that after 3+ years.
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."

14th December 2011, 10:22 PM	#443
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	Welcome Haibut, We have a BBQ on the weekends, but for now have a glass of fresh goats milk and relax
	__________________ 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.

15th December 2011, 01:32 AM	#444
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	Avery, you my friend have hit the jackpot. Take a look at the extensive menu. Anything your heart desires is at your disposal. What beer would you prefer? Millers Draft is the default beer, but since you're the first newb to join in almost a week you get to choose an alternative. Cheers buddy.
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777

15th December 2011, 09:36 AM	#445
haibut Scholar Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 96	Originally Posted by Ketyk Thank you, haibut! See that wasn't too hard. I know how you feel about how many posters here are experts on one if not many subjects. I've come to find this as a good thing, for when I am curious about something, I can come here and see what has been discussed. But don't fall prey to the idea that you have nothing more to add, or will be repetitive. That seldom is the case. What you say in different words might be the thing that makes someone else understand something better than they had before you posted. You never know. Also don't be afraid to start a new thread on a subject that has already been covered. Most likely you will find differing viewpoints and ideas, and get some answers you might not have expected. But I think you knew all that after 3+ years. Thanks. I agree about having experts here being a good thing, I really just come on to read rather than talk, unless I get sucked stupidly into arguing with a conspiracy theorist or something...
haibut Scholar Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 96

15th December 2011, 12:34 PM	#446
BravesFan Banned Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,784	Howdy from Mississippi Hi all, I'm a sarcastic skeptic from the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. I got accused of being a JREF plant enough times on the BFF that I figured I should come and join! Hope to have some good discussions and learn new things! edit: on the BFF my handle was StankApe
BravesFan Banned Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,784	Last edited by BravesFan; 15th December 2011 at 02:30 PM.

15th December 2011, 02:18 PM	#447
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	Originally Posted by LogicFail Hi all, I'm a sarcastic skeptic from the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. I got accused of being a JREF plant enough times on the BFF that I figured I should come and join! Hope to have some good discussions and learn new things! Welcome LogiclFail, 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.

15th December 2011, 11:50 PM	#448
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	Originally Posted by LogicFail Hi all, I'm a sarcastic skeptic from the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. I got accused of being a JREF plant enough times on the BFF that I figured I should come and join! Hope to have some good discussions and learn new things! edit: on the BFF my handle was StankApe Welcome buddy. Besides the goat milk we have Millers Draft for certain times of the day. The rabbit in the oven is just about ready, so have a seat, relax and the skimpy waitress will be with you soon.
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777

16th December 2011, 01:36 AM	#449
BravesFan Banned Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,784	Originally Posted by amb Welcome buddy. Besides the goat milk we have Millers Draft for certain times of the day. The rabbit in the oven is just about ready, so have a seat, relax and the skimpy waitress will be with you soon. awesome
BravesFan Banned Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,784

16th December 2011, 04:02 AM	#450
Orphia Nay Penguilicious Spodmaster. Tagger Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ponylandistan Presidential Palace (above the Spods' stables). Posts: 44,228	Originally Posted by LogicFail Hi all, I'm a sarcastic skeptic from the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. I got accused of being a JREF plant enough times on the BFF that I figured I should come and join! Hope to have some good discussions and learn new things! edit: on the BFF my handle was StankApe Welcome, LogicFail! Great name! What's the BFF? Is it anything like Abovetopsecret? Those sort of nuts are pretty canny... They sussed that I was part of the NWO.

16th December 2011, 04:55 AM	#451
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	OH BOY WE HAVE NEWB"S so that means for the week end we will be having our BBQ, Freh sqeezed Goatsmilk , beer,coolade, Roo meat, Cats,Hamsters, Rocky Mountain Oysters,corn,beans,salads,Grayman oatmeal cookies and MINTIES
	__________________ 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.

17th December 2011, 07:45 PM	#452
jcp Student Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 41	Hi, all. I've been looking for a new internet hangout and I've been hearing about this board for years, so I thought I really should come pester all of you. I don't think I'll be bringing either of my cats to the picnic, though.
jcp Student Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 41

17th December 2011, 08:24 PM	#453
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	Originally Posted by jcp Hi, all. I've been looking for a new internet hangout and I've been hearing about this board for years, so I thought I really should come pester all of you. I don't think I'll be bringing either of my cats to the picnic, though. Welcome JCP, yes do bring your cats to the BBQ we have a special place to keep them warm Have a fresh glass of 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.

18th December 2011, 02:47 AM	#454
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	Hi jcp. Yes, your cats are more than welcome.
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777

19th December 2011, 09:26 AM	#455
Scruffy New Blood Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 8	Fresh blood Hi All, I'm new. Planning on going through the forum looking for discussions on religion, evolutionary psychology and trans-humanism. I'm a Canadian in my late 30s with a science/engineering background. Grew up in a secular environment. Fascinated by the ever widening gap between what we've learned through science, and what we are biologically programmed for. Merry Xmas!
Scruffy New Blood Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 8

19th December 2011, 11:56 AM	#456
anglolawyer Banned Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Guilford Posts: 13,037	Hello everyone. I am an English lawyer. I have joined this forum due to an interest in the case of Amanda Knox (better late than never) now entering a happier and hopefully decisive phase. Merry Christmas

19th December 2011, 11:29 PM	#457
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	Welcome lawyer. We could do with some legal advice.
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777

20th December 2011, 11:16 AM	#458
RoseMontague Published Author Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Elon, NC Posts: 7,276	Welcome anglolawyer. I vaguely recall reading about that case.

20th December 2011, 05:48 PM	#459
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	Welcome anglolawyer. Have a glass of fresh Goats milk. By the way AMB & I might need a lawyer to Help us out with PETA ,they do not like what we do with cats or any animal we BBQ for that matter.
	__________________ 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 December 2011, 01:01 AM	#460
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	No worries Colonel. I have special permission from them to eat any animal as long as we share with them.
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777

22nd December 2011, 05:56 AM	#461
sherry5851 New Blood Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 6	Another Newbie Hello All, I've come here because I live with a conspiracy theorist and, because of a lawsuit I'm involved with, I'm FB friends with many conspiracy theorists. After the G20 in Toronto in 2010, I came very close to believing in the NWO but started to think logically after a while and doing research. I avoided watching "Zeitgeist" when I was vulnerable and have since read much of the debunking of the movie. I still haven't watched it. From chemtrails to Illuminati to Ameros, I have the whole bunch following me. I've now taken to posting refutations but have trouble arguing points because I don't have the knowledge. I'm hoping to learn more here to bolster my arguments. I'm also sorta funny when I get to know you...
sherry5851 New Blood Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 6

22nd December 2011, 07:33 PM	#462
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	Welccome Sherry 5851 We are all a little funny here have a glass of goats milk and pull up a chair and relax
	__________________ 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 December 2011, 12:02 AM	#463
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777	Sherry, may I suggest some reading material that would help you immensely. "The Skeptic's Dictionary" by Robert Todd Carroll the creator of Skepdic.com It's available from Wiley books. wily.com Meanwhile have a seat, enjoy your glass of goats milk while the rabbit in the oven is cooking.
amb Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,777

23rd December 2011, 07:07 PM	#464
pglenn New Blood Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 9	new member to the forum but definitely no stranger to JREF and Critical Thinking. I actually met "the man" James Randi about 8years ago. I visited the previous office in Fort Lauderdale just to ask if they had a photo and preferably autographed photo of him that they could give me (I would have paid for it). Instead they sat me while they called him (he was actually in the office - wow) to get him to sign one, and I ended up going into his study with him and spent almost 2hours talking one-on-one with him!!! SO cool, and he was obviously extremely friendly and personable. I am waiting for them to open their new office in Plantation so I can visit again. I recently started my own site patsrants.com where I will be voicing off on various topics of interest to myself and hopefully others, and I also have a site where I sell Hot Sauces. That in addition to my technical support job for software. I am definitely full of interests :-) I look forward to interacting here with like-minded free and critical thinking individuals Patrick
pglenn New Blood Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 9

23rd December 2011, 07:45 PM	#465
Foolmewunz Grammar Resistance Leader TLA Dictator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pattaya, Thailand Posts: 41,468	Welcome, pglenn/Patrick. I've heard a couple of other folks mention that they just dropped by and even had Randi answer the bell and similarly host them for a walk-through and chat. Yeah, we kinda like the old guy here and especially this time of year when all those guys in red suits are trying to look like him. (".... a wink of his eye and a twist of his head, soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread...") Oh, .... don't promote your hotsauce site, by the way. There's a silly contretemps over linking to commercial sites, even cool ones, going on right now. I presume mentioning blogs is okay, but anything smacking of commercial gets the PTB shorts in a knot. Can't tell, they may decide to launch Skeptic Hot Sauce dot Com and you could be cutting into the lucrative critical thinking jalapeno market.
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23rd December 2011, 08:13 PM	#466
pglenn New Blood Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 9	thank you foolmewunz. thats why I gave the blog url but not the commercial, most forums dint like evem unintentional promoting. just trying to tell ppl who I am. and yes randi was very cool, we talked everything from movies to tv to internet to geller (I had to talk that with him), and he even surprised me with some slight of hand magic out of the blue. I didnt know a pair of dice could be so intriguing :-) Patrick
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24th December 2011, 01:10 AM	#467
UnrepentantSinner A post by Alan Smithee Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 26,984	Here's a little advice on forum usage. Click on the Help button just beneath the banner a the top. The answers to virtually all of your questions (forum rules, code tags, smilie lists, etc.) are there. As far as forum culture goes? Well, lurkers will know most of the inside jokes, true newbies are just going to have to dicks their own potatoes.
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24th December 2011, 01:24 AM	#468
Orphia Nay Penguilicious Spodmaster. Tagger Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ponylandistan Presidential Palace (above the Spods' stables). Posts: 44,228	Originally Posted by Scruffy Hi All, I'm new. Planning on going through the forum looking for discussions on religion, evolutionary psychology and trans-humanism. I'm a Canadian in my late 30s with a science/engineering background. Grew up in a secular environment. Fascinated by the ever widening gap between what we've learned through science, and what we are biologically programmed for. Merry Xmas! And a Merry Xmas to you, too! I have Michael Shermer's The Believing Brain by my bed on the top of my pile of books to read next. I think that discusses the gap you mention - at least I hope it does. Welcome! Originally Posted by sherry5851 Hello All, I've come here because I live with a conspiracy theorist and, because of a lawsuit I'm involved with, I'm FB friends with many conspiracy theorists. After the G20 in Toronto in 2010, I came very close to believing in the NWO but started to think logically after a while and doing research. I avoided watching "Zeitgeist" when I was vulnerable and have since read much of the debunking of the movie. I still haven't watched it. From chemtrails to Illuminati to Ameros, I have the whole bunch following me. I've now taken to posting refutations but have trouble arguing points because I don't have the knowledge. I'm hoping to learn more here to bolster my arguments. I'm also sorta funny when I get to know you... Welcome, sherry5851! The conspiracy theories forums here will be very helpful to you, I'm sure. And you'll fit right in with the debunkers, who are a witty bunch. You'll have fun!

24th December 2011, 06:18 AM	#469
BravesFan Banned Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,784	Originally Posted by Orphia Nay Welcome, LogicFail! Great name! What's the BFF? Is it anything like Abovetopsecret? Those sort of nuts are pretty canny... They sussed that I was part of the NWO. It was the Bigfoot Forums, well still is... I got banned from there yesterday...lol Finally had heard enough from the lunatic fringe over there and kinda had a blaze of glory meltdown.... Oh well, wine and interwebz don't always mix
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24th December 2011, 08:39 AM	#470
COLONEL Sniper of the Galactic Universe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The many voids of the Universe Posts: 29,838	Originally Posted by pglenn new member to the forum but definitely no stranger to JREF and Critical Thinking. I actually met "the man" James Randi about 8years ago. I visited the previous office in Fort Lauderdale just to ask if they had a photo and preferably autographed photo of him that they could give me (I would have paid for it). Instead they sat me while they called him (he was actually in the office - wow) to get him to sign one, and I ended up going into his study with him and spent almost 2hours talking one-on-one with him!!! SO cool, and he was obviously extremely friendly and personable. I am waiting for them to open their new office in Plantation so I can visit again. I recently started my own site patsrants.com where I will be voicing off on various topics of interest to myself and hopefully others, and I also have a site where I sell Hot Sauces. That in addition to my technical support job for software. I am definitely full of interests :-) I look forward to interacting here with like-minded free and critical thinking individuals Patrick Welcme to the site PGLENN have a free glass of fresh goats milk, but that will be $269.50 (euro) for advertising your sites and hot sauces here
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24th December 2011, 09:31 AM	#471
pglenn New Blood Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 9	well for $269.50 do I at least get to give the names of the sites? LOL I linked to here from my own sites, no charge for that and hoping visitors will bleed over to here, the more intelligent and informed people we have in the world the better off the world will be. time now to start prowling around the topics here, see what I can find. thanks for the milk will go well with my turkey burgers and brussel sprouts. and my cats WONT be going to the BBQ :-) Patrick
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27th December 2011, 09:28 AM	#472
sherry5851 New Blood Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 6	Thank you Colonel. I'm sorry I'm so late in replying but the holiday season has kept me fairly busy. I hope to be more active in the future.
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27th December 2011, 09:31 AM	#473
sherry5851 New Blood Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 6	Originally Posted by amb Sherry, may I suggest some reading material that would help you immensely. "The Skeptic's Dictionary" by Robert Todd Carroll the creator of Skepdic.com It's available from Wiley books. wily.com Meanwhile have a seat, enjoy your glass of goats milk while the rabbit in the oven is cooking. Thank you amb...I will look up that book - I think half my friends will stop being my "friends" but good riddance if they can't take criticism. Hmmm, where did that rant come from???
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27th December 2011, 09:33 AM	#474
sherry5851 New Blood Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 6	Originally Posted by Orphia Nay And a Merry Xmas to you, too! I have Michael Shermer's The Believing Brain by my bed on the top of my pile of books to read next. I think that discusses the gap you mention - at least I hope it does. Welcome! Welcome, sherry5851! The conspiracy theories forums here will be very helpful to you, I'm sure. And you'll fit right in with the debunkers, who are a witty bunch. You'll have fun! Looking forward to learning Orphia Nay and being among people who are...what's the word...SANE, that's it!!
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27th December 2011, 08:01 PM	#475
Ozmanda New Blood Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 16	Fresh Meat alert! Hi All, i just joined so thought i would introduce myself.. My name is Amanda, i live in sunny Australia and a big fan of critical thinking and a good debate. I work in international law enforcement field, so in my job i see a LOT of stupid. I also study criminal justice and forensic psychology, so the reasons why some people are so stupid is fascinating:) So yeah..thats it for now. - Amanda
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