Of all the stupid things....

[Nyarlathotep]

At one point this weekend, I found myself watching "Ripley's Believe It or Not". I don't normally watch the show so I have no idea if it was a new episode or a repeat. It had what to me seems the STUPIDEST thing I have ever seen people fall for, hands down.

It had this woman who claimed to be able to tell your fortune by looking at your butt. In the course of demonstraitng her "power", she launched into one of the worst cold readings I have ever had the misfortune to witness. It was hilarious and asinine (pardon the pun) at the same time. Yet here was a smiling couple telling the camera how accurate she was. :dl:

[El Greco]

Originally posted by Nyarlathotep
It had this woman who claimed to be able to tell your fortune by looking at your butt

Clothed or not ? :D

[Jeff Corey]

She obviously has believers mooning over her.

[Nyarlathotep]

Originally posted by El Greco


Clothed or not ? :D

Unclothed. You had to drop your drawers and bend over, just like a visit to the proctologist but without the "Dr. Coldfinger" treatment.

[Nyarlathotep]

Originally posted by Jeff Corey
She obviously has believers mooning over her.

Yeah, but I would hope that in the end, they feel like a$$es

[Paul C. Anagnostopoulos]

Imagine what people would say if she was a man. Can you dial 9-1-1?

~~ Paul

[BNiles]

Was this "Power" given an official name? Once that happens woo woos will flock & defend. I geuss while they're pulling their pants down, they can reach for their wallets at the same time.

My advice...? Read your horoscope while on the toilet, then flush your money down. Same results, but you'll feel better when its all over. ;)

[Foofer]

Howard Stern had a rumpologist (I wish I was making that term up) on his show. He brought out his stable of flatulent-on-command talent to have their butts read and the fun ensued.

[Nyarlathotep]

Originally posted by BNiles
Was this "Power" given an official name? Once that happens woo woos will flock & defend. I geuss while they're pulling their pants down, they can reach for their wallets at the same time.

My advice...? Read your horoscope while on the toilet, then flush your money down. Same results, but you'll feel better when its all over. ;)

I don't beleive it did. I do remember her saying that it was related to palm reading and claiming that you could read any lines anywhere on the body. If that is so, why she would choose the butt is beyond me.

[BNiles]

Originally posted by Nyarlathotep


I don't beleive it did. I do remember her saying that it was related to palm reading and claiming that you could read any lines anywhere on the body. If that is so, why she would choose the butt is beyond me.

Nothing sells better than sensationalism. And what's more sensational than nudity on TV?

[Nyarlathotep]

Originally posted by BNiles


Nothing sells better than sensationalism. And what's more sensational than nudity on TV?

Alas, internet forums are sometimes insufficient for expressing sarcasm.

I would think that the fact that someone who practices this "art" would choose a method tht is sensational over one that is practical would clue people into the fact that this woman is BS-ing them, but I guess some people just don't make that connection.

[Starrman]

The first time I heard of this was on 'The Daily Show'. They interviewed Sylvester Stallone's mom, who is a practitiner of this assinine practice. It really cracks me up that people can fall into this dark hole of nonsense.

[BTox]

Hmm... I believe I can tell a woman's fortune by reading her vagina. Think anyone will buy it?;)

[Nyarlathotep]

Originally posted by BTox
Hmm... I believe I can tell a woman's fortune by reading her vagina. Think anyone will buy it?;)

I don't know but I suspect that your method of fortune telling will only work on the attractive ones.

[Jeff Corey]

"The attractive ones"?
What?
Fogeddaboutit. Don't even go there.

[Nyarlathotep]

Originally posted by Jeff Corey
"The attractive ones"?
What?
Fogeddaboutit. Don't even go there.

Brain...malfunctioning...not to hand transmitting...words right.

[SquishyDave]

I can tell fortunes by looking at attractive womens breasts, but I also have to touch them, and in extreme cases, use them as pillows, to get the full effect of my phsychic powers flowing. I usually need to photograph them also, for uh.... to ...... check for orb and ghost activity, oh good one, yes ghosts, that's what I photograph them for. I have a lucritive business, and a truly spectacular collection of photos, with some very interesting....... orb formations. :D

[Yahweh]

Originally posted by SquishyDave
I can tell fortunes by looking at attractive womens breasts, but I also have to touch them, and in extreme cases, use them as pillows, to get the full effect of my phsychic powers flowing. I usually need to photograph them also, for uh.... to ...... check for orb and ghost activity, oh good one, yes ghosts, that's what I photograph them for. I have a lucritive business, and a truly spectacular collection of photos, with some very interesting....... orb formations. :D

I understand you need pictures to spot orb formations, but why do you request your clients be dressed in cheerleading uniforms?

[SquishyDave]

Originally posted by Yahweh
I understand you need pictures to spot orb formations, but why do you request your clients be dressed in cheerleading uniforms? So young, so lacking in knowledge, the cheerleading uniforms help facilitate the propogation of VIBRATIONS, the er.... mystical kind, not the physical sitting on a washing machine kind.

[athon]

Was it the 'new' Ripley's Believe it or Not? A shame, if so, because Ripley was quite a skeptic from a few of the things I've read. He made sure the things he presented were as genuine as he could prove, to the point that there is a guy who doubted his 'fact's and spent his life trying to prove Ripley was b*llsh*tting...unsuccessfully.

*sigh* I loved Ripley's stuff...

Athon

[RonSceptic]

Originally posted by Foofer
Howard Stern had a rumpologist (I wish I was making that term up) on his show. He brought out his stable of flatulent-on-command talent to have their butts read and the fun ensued.

Wow. That's real quality programming. Let's hope this show makes it to the UK!:D

[Jeff Corey]

Since it's a radio show, you should be able to get a tape or transcipt.
I'd advise against listening to it, however. Howard and Jackie "Jokeman" Martlin have been proven to induce idiocy in their listeners.

[Hand Bent Spoon]

Originally posted by BNiles
Was this "Power" given an official name?

I believe it's known as 'Asstrology'.

[roger]

Originally posted by Hand Bent Spoon
I believe it's known as 'Asstrology'. Only among the anal.

[Nyarlathotep]

Originally posted by roger
Only among the anal.

Stop making the poor guy the butt of your jokes. You are treating him like some sort of bum.

[showme2]

Athon

Ripley is a COMEDIAN.
His biggest success was in Red Dwarf.
It's his job to make people laugh, not to be a serious sceptic.

And he does it for the ... wait for it ... MONEY !

Anyone else of whom the same might be said, I wonder ?

[Nyarlathotep]

Originally posted by showme2
Athon

Ripley is a COMEDIAN.
His biggest success was in Red Dwarf.
It's his job to make people laugh, not to be a serious sceptic.

And he does it for the ... wait for it ... MONEY !

Anyone else of whom the same might be said, I wonder ?

I don't know what Ripley YOU are talking about. The Ripley Athon is talking about and the one referred to in the title "Ripley's Believe it or Not" is Robert Ripley, who lived in the 1930s, long before TV, much less Red Dwarf.