The historic and original "Welcome new posters! Introduce yourselves here!" thread

[Kopji]

sorrowful bearers of light

Sorry, this is apparently "Misunderstand Kopji Day" (or /month/year whatever). I'm starting to develop a complex over it but that's ok...

There is a popular misconception that unbelievers are somehow sad. I am much more happy and cheerful as an unbeliever but I do like creative people of all kinds. 'welcome'

[solas]

Hi to one and all, present and registered at last.

[Spidey13]

Are you a lesbian named Jen? If no, get out!

Or stick around awhile.

I'm not the boss of you.

Welcome aboard.

:sewazzapp:

Ah-ha! Spidey13 shows off a new smilie to someone who is probably not a lesbian named Jen!

[solas]

cheers spidey.

edit:there are lesbians here?

[Hutch]

there are lesbians here?

Yep, and Gays and bisexuals and...well, we won't get into what fowlsound and the Marquis are into...:eek:

And at least one fat, balding, single male hetrosexual that I know of...;)

[solas]

I'm always up for trying out new things

:shy:

[Orangutango]

edit:there are lesbians here?

Nope. None at all. They're all over at the Ellen Degeneres message boards discussing such weighty topics such as where's the cheapest place to buy flannel shirts and debating over who's hotter: Melissa Etheridge or Chastity Bono.

If I do happen to find one, though, I'll be sure to let you know. Right, Numenaster?;)

Oh, and welcome, Solas. :w2:

[Orangutango]

Yep, and Gays and bisexuals and...well, we won't get into what fowlsound and the Marquis are into...:eek:

And at least one fat, balding, single male hetrosexual that I know of...;)

And that, folks, is why women go lesbo. :gasp:

:p

[wollery]

And there was me thinking it was because women are hot and men aren't! :D

[tim]

And there was me thinking it was because women are hot and men aren't! :D

Where you're going, matey, the women will eat you alive............
That's if tking doesn't get you first. Or Lynn. Or Tanja. Or Fengirl.........:eek:

[Rip Van Woofer]

Hello all. I see that the idiocies of a certain class of audio hobbyists are sometimes grist for the mill here.

I've been in the hobby on and off for over 30 years and still am amazed and appalled at what has befallen what was once a pleasant, nerdy hobby for tech-minded (or at least tech wannabes - my category) music lovers.

[RJBuckeye]

First message... I've been reading the forums and the commentaries and the challenge application for a while now, and I keep getting the itch to jump in on the convos.... figured it was high time I signed up.
Nice to be here!

[Lycanthrope]

Just signed up. Some very interesting stuff here and it's going to take forever to read it all!
Got very frustrated recently with a colleague who claimed Harry Potter encouraged satanism. Some people drive me crazy!
Anyway, just wanted to say hello - I'm a high school teacher in Melbourne (Australia).
I also have a question. I really like the look of the JREF T-shirts with the questions and answers on them - is there anywhere I can see what's on the yellow and what's on the white?

[Katachresis]

I cannot let 3 Newbies post without a response from anyone, you 3 are stuck with me.

RVW, welcome. There are many forumites into audio stuff here. Start with Fowlsound, he likes the attention.

RJB, hiya. Have any areas of interest? There are catagories for just about anyone here.

Lycanthrope, glad you could make it. I am too lazy to look up your name, but it reminds me of a werewolf for some reason. There is a thread out there where you explain your name and avatar.

What, you 3 don't have avatars yet? Get to 50 posts and then you can pick one. I'd prefer pornography, but you didn't hear that from me, and you could get banned. And no swearing.

If you have any questions, you can PM me, and I'll PM someone else for the answer, and PM you back.

Enjoy your stay.

[RJBuckeye]

Hello there Kat, and other new users...

As far as areas of interest, I would say I was mostly drawn to this site because of my interest in people who try to peddle homeopathic remedies, chiropractors, anything involved with health really. I've been working at improving my personal health alot over the last year, and I have a lot of trouble sorting fact from fiction sometimes in the personal care and diet industry. Everyone is out there to sell something. For instance, I'm interested in using natural products, but have trouble finding valid information on the benefits.

I also really enjoy reading the threads about debunking psychics and others claiming the paranormal.

[Orangutango]

Oh, dear... three, new fishes all joining up at the same time...

I'm afraid that this means that Rip Van Woofer, RJBuckeye and Lycanthrope will have to battle to the death for the right to be named "Catch of the day".

You will be thrown into an arena armed with only a shiv and bound together by the wrists with a leather strap. The last newbie standing wins.

And remember... there can be only one.

:w2:

[Nucular]

You will be thrown into an arena armed with only a shiv and bound together by the wrists with a leather strap.
Don't worry, she means Occam's shiv. And by 'the wrists with a leather strap', she means 'a sense of amicable togetherness'.

You still have to eat the live goldfish, though.






Welcome, one and all :)

[Darat]

Welcome newbies - whether you be from :NEPAL: or :THEGAMBIA: or :KENYA: or :UK: or :MACEDONIA: or anywhere else.

[wollery]

Where you're going, matey, the women will eat you alive............
That's if tking doesn't get you first. Or Lynn. Or Tanja. Or Fengirl.........:eek:I can dream........... :D

[Loet van der Gouw]

Hello everybody, I'm Loet and I want to know in which way I can work out my supernatural gift to earn the $ 1.000.000. My Englisch language is not so good, maybe there is anybody who can advice me.
Greatings Loet.

[gypsynuke]

Hello everybody, I'm Loet and I want to know in which way I can work out my supernatural gift to earn the $ 1.000.000. My Englisch language is not so good, maybe there is anybody who can advice me.
Greatings Loet.

If you go to the home page you'll find the challenge application. There are instructions on how to fill out the application.

[Hutch]

Hello everybody, I'm Loet and I want to know in which way I can work out my supernatural gift to earn the $ 1.000.000. My Englisch language is not so good, maybe there is anybody who can advice me.
Greatings Loet.

And there is a section of the Forum dealing with the Challenge, if you want to get feedback from the folks here--but be warned, they will doubt you can do it and they will ask penetrating and at times sharp questions.

But if you can do what you claim, they can help you a lot in clairifying your test and skill.

edited to add: Given your name, you may be from one of the Scandinavian Countries..we have a number of members from that area who can help out if you have to express something in your native tongue because you can't get it across in English. Just a suggestion.

[Hawk one]

edited to add: Given your name, you may be from one of the Scandinavian Countries..we have a number of members from that area who can help out if you have to express something in your native tongue because you can't get it across in English. Just a suggestion.

No, that name is not at all sounding like a Scandinavian name. Trust me, I am one. Looks like Dutch to me.

[Hutch]

No, that name is not at all sounding like a Scandinavian name. Trust me, I am one. Looks like Dutch to me.

Hey, remember I am from the Geographically challenged USA, anything North of Germany and South of the North Pole is Scandiavia to me. :p :D

[BrianSI]

I really enjoy efficienizing (and trying to start new lexical fads), so in the interest of conserving entropy, I'll just point to my "Introduction" post at Skepchick, since most everything applies to this forum as well. But I can't put a real link in the post until I post 14 more times, so do your best with this:

So here it is: Skepchick forum / General Discussion / Introductions / viewtopic.php?p=9430#9430

[Ducky]

Skepticool, that's just lazy.

You are hereby punished. Write 5 posts about farts.



(welcome.)

[Orangutango]

Heya, Loet and Skepticool. Welcome to the boards.

As long as the two of you accept that baby orangutans are waaaay cuter than puppies, kittens or even Foulsound, then we'll get along just fine. :w2:

[Ducky]

Heya, Loet and Skepticool. Welcome to the boards.

As long as the two of you accept that baby orangutans are waaaay cuter than puppies, kittens or even Foulsound, then we'll get along just fine. :w2:



Sorry, honey, I have lots of anecdotal evidence that orangutangs are not cuter than I.

Take that as you will :)

[Hutch]

[QUOTE=fowlsound;1496801]Sorry, honey, I have lots of anecdotal evidence that orangutangs are not cuter than I.[QUOTE]

but certainly none the less hairy...:eek:

[BrianSI]

Skepticool, that's just lazy.

(welcome.)

Is it more rewarding to drive to the top of a mountain, or hike?

[Nucular]

Is it more rewarding to drive to the top of a mountain, or hike?
Depends what you're going there for. I hiked to the top of Scarfell Pike once, and, lost in horizontal hail with inappropriate attire and a bunch of mates who were eight times fitter than me, I'd have given anything to be driven instead. But then I wouldn't be able to drop phrases like "I hiked to the top of Scarfell Pike once" into casual conversation.

[BrianSI]

As long as the two of you accept that baby orangutans are waaaay cuter than puppies, kittens or even Foulsound, then we'll get along just fine. :w2:

Cuter? Or funnier? I certainly think a monkey/ape of any kind makes any form of entertainment better. Or for that matter, even if it wasn't meant as entertainment in the first place, it's still best when there's a monkey/ape involved (and the baby versions tend to be the best of the lot in this regard).

[Orangutango]

Cuter? Or funnier? I certainly think a monkey/ape of any kind makes any form of entertainment better. Or for that matter, even if it wasn't meant as entertainment in the first place, it's still best when there's a monkey/ape involved (and the baby versions tend to be the best of the lot in this regard).

Weeeeell.... I will grudgingly admit that Foulsound is much funnier than a baby orangutan; especially when he runs around with his knuckles draging on the ground saying "Ook! Ook!" while flinging his poop at people. Hi-larious!!:D

(Remember... I kid cuz' I love, Foulsound....);)

[dvdmx]

errm Hello! this is my first post, i think i must introduce myself: my name is David, im from mexico and im 17, actually i dont remember how did i reach this site (sorry, my english is not very very good...) what i do remeber is that i was truly angry those day because of a stupid argument that i'd had with a friend about a pseudo scientist who, unfortunately, is very famous here in my country, anyway, i was loking about skeptical thinking and i found mr randi's comentarys (is that the correct word?) i started reading them, and then i discovered this forum, i must confess, i didnt log in right then because i was a bit afraid because of mi english writing skills, but simply i couldnt resist... so, this is my little story, hello and i hope to contribute in a good way to this forum.



Thank You!

[uncy]

Well, I’ve been reading the commentaries for about a year or so now. The JREF is in the top 3 of my favorite things, and I hope to be able to save up and attend TAM 5.
My most interesting story is that the, “Ghost Hunters,” from the Sci-Fi channel came to my video store. No, we were not haunted. They, being plumbers by day, needed footage of the stars plumbing for the show. The only problem was my store did not need any plumbing done, they faked fixing our...fixtures. Makes me wonder what else they faked...

[tim]

errm Hello! this is my first post, i think i must introduce myself: my name is David, im from mexico and im 17, actually i dont remember how did i reach this site (sorry, my english is not very very good...) what i do remeber is that i was truly angry those day because of a stupid argument that i'd had with a friend about a pseudo scientist who, unfortunately, is very famous here in my country, anyway, i was loking about skeptical thinking and i found mr randi's comentarys (is that the correct word?) i started reading them, and then i discovered this forum, i must confess, i didnt log in right then because i was a bit afraid because of mi english writing skills, but simply i couldnt resist... so, this is my little story, hello and i hope to contribute in a good way to this forum.



Thank You!


Hi, dvdmix, welcome to the forum!
Your English is fine. It's much, much better than my Spanish! :D English is not an easy language to learn, IMHO, but if the purpose of language is to communicate, you're doing fine.
If you have any questions regarding the commentaries (:D) ask away. We don't bite here, well, not very much, anyway. If we can help, we will.

[tim]

Well, I’ve been reading the commentaries for about a year or so now. The JREF is in the top 3 of my favorite things, and I hope to be able to save up and attend TAM 5.
My most interesting story is that the, “Ghost Hunters,” from the Sci-Fi channel came to my video store. No, we were not haunted. They, being plumbers by day, needed footage of the stars plumbing for the show. The only problem was my store did not need any plumbing done, they faked fixing our...fixtures.No! Surely they wouldn't do that, would they? :D Makes me wonder what else they faked...

Go to TAM, uncy - it will change your life, I promise. You get to meet and talk to people who are at the top of their professions. I went to TAM3 and met Mr Randi, Penn & Teller, Michael Shermer, Phil Plait (the Bad Astronomer), Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Julia Sweeney, Joe Nickell and many more. You will also get to meet people you will know on this forum. There were over 60 at TAM3 and I'm told over 100 at TAM4.
So welcome to the forum!

[NewAgeNinja]

Hello JREF Community. Been Lurking around for a while and just though I would Contribute to the Forums Around here. Hope to Contribute something Worthwhile.

[tim]

Hello JREF Community. Been Lurking around for a while and just though I would Contribute to the Forums Around here. Hope to Contribute something Worthwhile.
Welcome! Have fun!

[Orangutango]

A big, happy "howdy-do!" to dvdmx, uncy and NewAgeNinja! :w2:

[Jas]

There's a show about ghost hunting plumbers?

Cool.

[Lynn]

Welcome newbies - whether you be from :NEPAL: or :THEGAMBIA: or :KENYA: or :UK: or :MACEDONIA: or anywhere else.

I agree, welcome, especially yorkshire people.:p

[Lynn]

I can dream........... :D

Well I would like to get you first:p But I guess i'm too old :( so you will have to be my adopted nephew like Athon:rolleyes: Or my adopted son,(it's mothers day soon :D :D )

[Loet van der Gouw]

Hutch, Gypsynuke, Hawk One, Orangutango and everyone.

Thank you all for the reactions
I will try to contact Scandinavian people, but I only can write in the Englisch language.
Hutch, in case of my gift I have to do an experiment with a heli, maybe you have a suggestion. I’m from Holland (Dutch) indead.

By doing several experiments with the Department of Defense (Explosive Exploration Commando) and the Department of Building and Roads and the Coast Guard in Holland I’ve shown to be able to find and trace objects in water and underground.
I developed a measuring method which makes it possible to trace for example fuel-tanks, pipeline-systems, oil-drums, bombs WW-II, corpses, bunkers, foundations, archaeologic and similar objects in water and underground. Another possibility is the tracing of ship- and planewrecks and sunken cars.
The detection is based on a natural measuring method: I work with rods.
As well as metal, wooden, plastic and stone objects, even on great depth in the underground and water, are to be find and trace by me. The power of my detection method is in the fact of that I can "show" objects, even if they lie on greater depth in the underground or on the bottom of water, in or under snow and ice.
With the detection speed I developed (between 3 and 10 miles/hour) it is as well as sure that it is possible to do detections with a helicopter. This is important for tracing in inhospitable territories, snow and ice fields. That’s the reason I want to do an experiment.
So, now you all know what I do.
Is there anybody who can tell me why I cannot mail to challenge@randi.org since I’ve told that I want to become a applicant and a claiment.
I great everubody sincerely
Loet

[Loet van der Gouw]

Hutch, Gypsynuke, Hawk One, Orangutango and everyone.

Thank you all for the reactions
I will try to contact Scandinavian people, but I only can write in the Englisch language.
Hutch, in case of my gift I have to do an experiment with a heli, maybe you have a suggestion. I’m from Holland (Dutch) indead.

By doing several experiments with the Department of Defense (Explosive Exploration Commando) and the Department of Building and Roads and the Coast Guard in Holland I’ve shown to be able to find and trace objects in water and underground.
I developed a measuring method which makes it possible to trace for example fuel-tanks, pipeline-systems, oil-drums, bombs WW-II, corpses, bunkers, foundations, archaeologic and similar objects in water and underground. Another possibility is the tracing of ship- and planewrecks and sunken cars.
The detection is based on a natural measuring method: I work with rods.
As well as metal, wooden, plastic and stone objects, even on great depth in the underground and water, are to be find and trace by me. The power of my detection method is in the fact of that I can "show" objects, even if they lie on greater depth in the underground or on the bottom of water, in or under snow and ice.
With the detection speed I developed (between 3 and 10 miles/hour) it is as well as sure that it is possible to do detections with a helicopter. This is important for tracing in inhospitable territories, snow and ice fields. That’s the reason I want to do an experiment.
So, now you all know what I do.
Is there anybody who can tell me why I cannot mail to challenge@randi.org since I’ve told that I want to become a applicant and a claiment.
I great everybody sincerely
Loet

[wollery]

Loet, why did you post that twice?

[Loet van der Gouw]

Wollery,
In Holland they call me a "DIGIBEET" that is the name of a person who don't has any idea how computers are working and even don't trust them. So better twice then none. I was bookkeeper and since the using of computers it's my opinion that they are not intelligent.
Goethe said that the human body is the biggest physical measuring instrument which exists, we just have to use the right senses and listen to the signals. So a computer is only a calculator.
Greating you
Loet

[Roadtoad]

Oh, man, I wish Kramer were still running the challenge. This looks to be a doozy.

[wollery]

Wollery,
In Holland they call me a "DIGIBEET" that is the name of a person who don't has any idea how computers are working and even don't trust them. So better twice then none. I was bookkeeper and since the using of computers it's my opinion that they are not intelligent.
Goethe said that the human body is the biggest physical measuring instrument which exists, we just have to use the right senses and listen to the signals. So a computer is only a calculator.
Greating you
LoetI'm a research scientist, I use computers all the time, and I can tell you with absolute certainty that computers are stupid, and are indeed merely calculators. The problem many people have with computers is trusting them too much. They're only as good as the person who programmed them.

[Loet van der Gouw]

Wollery thans for your support.
Roadtoad I don't know what is a doozy, is it a positive or negative sound?
Please tell me, so I can learn a lot.
Greatings Loet and good night everybody

[Baal of Confusion]

Hello all,

I joined the forum last week, so I guess it's time to introduce myself. I'm a software engineer living in Austin, Texas. My real name is Thad Engeling. I decided to join the forum after having attended TAM4 this year. Since I met so many great people at TAM, and many of them were on this forum, I thought perhaps I should join with the hope of keeping some contacts.

My skeptical interests range over the usual topics - science and the misuse and abuse thereof by various factions, creationism/ID, religion, medical nonsense, psychic BS (we aren't allowed to use "bad" language, right?), etc. I was raise in a fundamentalist, charismatic Lutheran church, and I was a true believer until I went to college. Once I escaped the protective, blinding arm of religion, my natural curiosity led me gradually away. It was a difficult struggle giving up the comforts of a loving god, but through endless late night debates with my various friends, I worked my way towards an atheistic, humanistic viewpoint.

I've been an avid reader of Skeptical Inquirer and Skeptic magazine for several years now. My wife started reading my copies a couple years ago, which then led her to the JREF website, which then led us to attending TAM4. So now, here I am.

Outside of the skeptical world, my interests tend towards reading, computer games, Magic: the Gathering and other geeky card and board games, and music. I own about 6000 CDs.

Hopefully that's not to excessive an introduction. I look forward to reading and participating in the forum.

Baal of Confusion
"This isn't death, this is just a textural event"

[chipmunk stew]

...[intro]...Welcome to the forum!

I was raised non-religiously but have quite recently joined a church with my wife. But it's a Unitarian Universalist church, so it's not like my story is a complete reversal of yours. What we sought was the comforts of a loving human community, not a loving omnipotent god.

There's plenty of opportunity for you to explore your skeptical interests here, so whenever you're ready, jump right on in!

[Orangutango]

Oh, this is just great... another one of them know-it-all, heathen skeptics with their fancy-smancy scientific mumbo-jumbo joining the boards.:rolleyes:

You know... this used to be a respectable forum not to long ago for those of us true believers that knew for a fact that Bigfoot is real and presently living in a hippie commune in Clackamas, Oregon... that crop circles are the undeniable proof of the existence of reptilian aliens from the Beta Carinae star system... and that Elvis will soon decend from the heavens as the Second Coming.

Meh... I'm going to go watch the Sylvia Brown marathon I have TiVo'ed... mumblemumble....:nope:

Just kidding! Welcome to the boards, Baal of Confusion! :w2:

[Piggy]

Hullo.

Just joined up, altho I've been reading Randi's commentaries and following his exploits for years.

I'm a dyed-in-the-wool skeptic, on all fronts, who's frightened about the direction things are taking in this increasingly fun-damn-mentalist world. Modern-day Renaissance man whose interests include physics, cosmology, language, politics, history, evolutionary biology, "brain science", and religion (from an objective rationalist POV).

Btw, the info on avatars in the FAQ wasn't helpful. Can anyone fill me in re why my "no avatar" option is welded shut?

Thanks,
Piggy

[Luke T.]

Hullo.

Just joined up, altho I've been reading Randi's commentaries and following his exploits for years.

I'm a dyed-in-the-wool skeptic, on all fronts, who's frightened about the direction things are taking in this increasingly fun-damn-mentalist world. Modern-day Renaissance man whose interests include physics, cosmology, language, politics, history, evolutionary biology, "brain science", and religion (from an objective rationalist POV).

Welcome, Renaissance Piggy!

Btw, the info on avatars in the FAQ wasn't helpful. Can anyone fill me in re why my "no avatar" option is welded shut?

Thanks,
Piggy

Without looking at the FAQ, my guess is that it is related to the fact you must have at least 50 posts before you can have an avatar. Or you must have at least 50 friends. I can never remember. Oh, it must be 50 posts, cause I have an avatar...

ETA (Edited To Add): You also have to have 50 posts to be able to post links.

[Tricky]

Without looking at the FAQ, my guess is that it is related to the fact you must have at least 50 posts before you can have an avatar. Or you must have at least 50 friends. I can never remember. Oh, it must be 50 posts, cause I have an avatar...
Don't be silly, Luke. You have plenty of friends. It's just that they all hate you. :p

[Orangutango]

I was wracking my brain for some clever or witty pun or play on words to help welcome you to the boards, Piggy... "This little Piggy went to market. This little Piggy stayed home. This little Piggy debunked the notion that John Edwards can actually talk to the dead. This little Piggy had none..."

Errr... perhaps I'll just stick to a generic "welcome"....:blush:

:w2:

[Dave181]

Hey all,

I joined a few months ago, but haven't posted any replies. I'm finishing my thesis in Biochem and am busy. I should be done in a month. I'll be checking in frequently.

[Ducky]

Hey all,

I joined a few months ago, but haven't posted any replies. I'm finishing my thesis in Biochem and am busy. I should be done in a month. I'll be checking in frequently.



WELCOME DAVE!!!!!

[trvlr2]

Hello? Testing?
My name is Roy, I have been a delighted(mostly) reader of the forums &JREF commentaries for about a year. I am pretty much a skeptic for life. I am usually gone a lot, & don't have time to play computer.

[Hutch]

Hello? Testing?

True!! No, False!! Choice B!! Choice D!! None of the Above!!

How'd I do? :D :p

My name is Roy, I have been a delighted(mostly) reader of the forums &JREF commentaries for about a year. I am pretty much a skeptic for life. I am usually gone a lot, & don't have time to play computer.

I prefer to play blackjack, not computer myself...OK, enough ribbing, welcome to the Forum and please post whenever you can.

[Orangutango]

Welcome to the boards, Dave 181: look at you... all bright and shiny right off of the Dave assembly line. A fine model, if you ask me. Sturdy. Not like the earlier line of Daves we used to get back in the old days...

By the way... do you ever see Dave180? If you happen to bump into him, tell him that he still owes me $10...:)

And a hearty howdy-do to trvlr2, too! :w2:

[ARubberChickenWithAPulley]

Well, after lurking on the boards for a while I figured I would finallly get an account and introduce myself.

I am currently in the US Army serving in Korea, I strongly believe in skepticism and critical thinking, I love what the JREF does, and I enjoy a good debate now and then.

Beyond that, I can't think of a darn think remotely interesting to say. Other than Hello. :D

[Roadtoad]

Welcome, RubberChicken. Someone's been hanging around Monkey Island, methinks.

Watch out for the Wombat. We're trying to corner him to give him a good shaving, but my bride keeps hiding the razor.

[CapoKent]

I lurked for a long time, and finally made my first post earlier today.

I am a web designer by day and make bad jokes as a hobby. Although, I won't bring down the JREF with any of them.

OK, well, maybe once in awhile.

Other than that....hello.
CK

[chris epic]

Hi- I'm Chris.


Hey- anybody know how I activate a picture below my name?

[Ducky]

Hi- I'm Chris.


Hey- anybody know how I activate a picture below my name?


Send me a hundred dollars.

[ambergeekgirl]

Hi. I'm Amber. I feel a little intimated but I look forward to joining in on some of these great threads.

[Ducky]

Hi. I'm Amber. I feel a little intimated but I look forward to joining in on some of these great threads.


Send me a hundred dollars.

[Roadtoad]

No, no, NO! Do NOT send Fowlsound $100. Save your money.

Instead, make sure you've stocked up on razors and shave cream.

[Ducky]

No, no, NO! Do NOT send Fowlsound $100. Save your money.

Instead, make sure you've stocked up on razors and shave cream.



I'll have you know that the "Fowlsound Fund for Kicking Kevin Trudeau in the Nuts" is a very good cause.


Now send me a hundred dollars. I'll need to make bail when this is all over...

[Jas]

I'll have you know that the "Fowlsound Fund for Kicking Kevin Trudeau in the Nuts" is a very good cause.
Now you wants payin' for that?

I thought you were doing it pro bono?

[Ducky]

Now you wants payin' for that?

I thought you were doing it pro bono?


The kick to the nuts is free.

I'll just need legal fees paid after the nut-kicking.

[Roadtoad]

Jeez, Dude. You don't KICK him in the nuts. You use a winch bar. (Three feet long, steel, and if you get him with the box end, he'll hit those high notes in the "Star Spangled Banner" real easy...

(I still say save up your money so we can reshave that wombat. Assuming my bride lets me...)

[chris epic]

*clearing throat* anybody know how to put pictures beneath your name in "profile" and if so could you please share that helpful information? Thank you .

[Jon.]

*clearing throat* anybody know how to put pictures beneath your name in "profile" and if so could you please share that helpful information? Thank you .

They're called "avatars" and you do it in your control panel ("User CP"). I think you might have to have a minimum number of posts first, though.

[Ducky]

They're called "avatars" and you do it in your control panel ("User CP"). I think you might have to have a minimum number of posts first, though.



SHH!

Again:

Send me a hundred dollars.

[chris epic]

They're called "avatars" and you do it in your control panel ("User CP"). I think you might have to have a minimum number of posts first, though.

Thanks Jon. Yeah, I saw the edit avatar thing and its not enabled for me so I'll probably have to wait until I post a few more times, eh?

[Ducky]

Thanks Jon. Yeah, I saw the edit avatar thing and its not enabled for me so I'll probably have to wait until I post a few more times, eh?



50 posts, to be exact.


Now send me a hundred dollars.

[chris epic]

50 posts, to be exact.


Now send me a hundred dollars.

cool- give me your address, social security number, mother's maiden name, checking account and routing numbers and I'll have that hundred sent right off to ya :cool:

[Ducky]

cool- give me your address, social security number, mother's maiden name, checking account and routing numbers and I'll have that hundred sent right off to ya :cool:



You're not from Nigeria, are you? ;)

[Hutch]

Hi. I'm Amber. I feel a little intimated but I look forward to joining in on some of these great threads.

Well, after fowlsounds greeting, you should be over that intimidation problem (or in shock).

Welcome amber and chris and CapoKent (jeez, is it just me or are the new names becoming more creative these days?)

[slingblade]

You're not from Nigeria, are you? ;)

No, I know exactly where he's from, and it's a place brave men fear. Deep, dark, heavily forested....many men have gone in, but only two have come out....


You get it, right, Fowl? Fowl?

[Roadtoad]

No, I know exactly where he's from, and it's a place brave men fear. Deep, dark, heavily forested....many men have gone in, but only two have come out....

Must be Estonia. (http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?p=1509924#post1509924)

[Orangutango]

Hi. I'm Amber. I feel a little intimated but I look forward to joining in on some of these great threads.

Intimidated...? INTIMIDATED??? How can you possibly be intimidated by such a cutsie-wootsie baby orangutan such as myself??? We're cuddly and harmless!! Well... unless you count that one time I bit Fowlsound and gave him rabies... but he deserved it, I tell you!! He still won't pay me the $100 bucks he owes me, the cheap bastard...:cool:

Welcome to the boards, amber! :w2:

[Orangutango]

cool- give me your address, social security number, mother's maiden name, checking account and routing numbers and I'll have that hundred sent right off to ya :cool:

He's a fast learner, I'll give him that...:D

Welcome, chris! :w2:

Also, welcome to CapoKent and the guy with the frick'n long screen name... can I just call you "A. pulley" for short? ;)

[slingblade]

Must be Estonia. (http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?p=1509924#post1509924)

No, I made him from a kit one summer at camp.
Sheesh, you guys. :)

[Ducky]

He still won't pay me the $100 bucks he owes me, the cheap bastard...:cool:




Excuse me, dear, but that was for "services rendered." Normal people do not rent out their pets and expect payment back.

[Orangutango]

Excuse me, dear, but that was for "services rendered." Normal people do not rent out their pets and expect payment back.

So that's what they're calling paying a young, orange primate $100 an hour to dress-up in black, leather chaps and having them spank your behind with a wooden paddle while you shout out "I'm a bad monkey! I'm a bad monkey!" these days...:rolleyes:

:p

[DaGunnyz]

Hi, I'm a retired Marine and reformed republican. I've changed my political outlook to match my pragmatic skepticism and thus am now firmly an independent. I have three children that I am trying to raise as critical thinkers. My daughter made me proud the other day when she asked me to provide proof about a statement that I made.

I am amazed at how prolific some posters are, I rarely even feel the need to comment on anything.

[ambergeekgirl]

Thanks for the warm welcome. I'm sort of new to the whole skeptic thing. Well, I guess I have always been a little skeptical but then lost it for a few years when I became a super right wing christian. *sigh* Yeah, I don't really know what happened to me, I just sort of gave up all my critical thinking skills. So now, here I am, trying to figure it all out again.

[De_Bunk]

Ambergeekgirl...

Don't be intimidated...

JUST DON'T MAKE STUPID POSTS OR ASK STUPID QUESTIONS....OR THE SUPERIOR INTELLIGENCIA OF THIS BOARD WILL TEAR YOU TO PIECES...

Now...like i said...There's no reason to feel intimidated...:D


De_wonderin' why he has trouble getting a date_Bunk

[Roadtoad]

Hi, I'm a retired Marine and reformed republican. I've changed my political outlook to match my pragmatic skepticism and thus am now firmly an independent. I have three children that I am trying to raise as critical thinkers. My daughter made me proud the other day when she asked me to provide proof about a statement that I made.

I am amazed at how prolific some posters are, I rarely even feel the need to comment on anything.

Welcome, Gunny. You're not alone on that point, here.

As to prolific posting: Hang out in P&CE, or P&R for a few, and your reticence will be cured. Promise.

Oh, and we're having a little trouble catching a certain wombat. Don't suppose you could help, could you?

[wollery]

The wombat was last spotted in London just under a week ago.



Mind you, it could have been the wombot, you can never be too sure.

[Roadtoad]

Understandable.

Still, my wife insists I ought to leave him alone. Says it's unnatural to shave wombats.

[Orangutango]

Ambergeekgirl...

Don't be intimidated...

JUST DON'T MAKE STUPID POSTS OR ASK STUPID QUESTIONS....OR THE SUPERIOR INTELLIGENCIA OF THIS BOARD WILL TEAR YOU TO PIECES...

Now...like i said...There's no reason to feel intimidated...:D


:scared:

I think I just wet myself. I'm never gonna post again!!! :cry1
<runs from the room sobbing uncontrollably>

[Orangutango]

I am amazed at how prolific some posters are.

I believe the technical term is "diarrhea of the mouth"....:words:

Welcome! :w2:

[ambergeekgirl]

Ambergeekgirl...

Don't be intimidated...

JUST DON'T MAKE STUPID POSTS OR ASK STUPID QUESTIONS....OR THE SUPERIOR INTELLIGENCIA OF THIS BOARD WILL TEAR YOU TO PIECES...

Now...like i said...There's no reason to feel intimidated...:D


De_wonderin' why he has trouble getting a date_Bunk

Well, crap... I'm in trouble.

[Ducky]

Well, crap... I'm in trouble.



That's what the urologist said to his patient:



"Urine trouble."



Thanks! I'll be here all week. Tip your waitresses...

[Raphael]

Hello everyone. Like many others here, I am a long time lurker who has finally de-cloaked. I've posted a few times in the Top Ten thread, but I think it will be a while before I jump between Skeptic and Orwell over in Politics (maybe never).
I've never joined an internet forum before, but it seems like I check this place out every day, so I decided to become a part of it. Maybe in few years I'll have as many posts as CFLarsen (ha!).

Cheers

Raphael

[Ducky]

Hello everyone. Like many others here, I am a long time lurker who has finally de-cloaked. I've posted a few times in the Top Ten thread, but I think it will be a while before I jump between Skeptic and Orwell over in Politics (maybe never).
I've never joined an internet forum before, but it seems like I check this place out every day, so I decided to become a part of it. Maybe in few years I'll have as many posts as CFLarsen (ha!).

Cheers

Raphael


Impossible. No human can post the word "Evidence?" that often. CFLarson is obviously a terminator-type machine. That would account for the lack of pigment in his hair.


Welcome!

[Raphael]

thanks fowlsound. I feel I almost know you after weeks of reading your discourse with the strange xian lady. Strange thing this internet.

[wollery]

Hello everyone. Like many others here, I am a long time lurker who has finally de-cloaked. I've posted a few times in the Top Ten thread, but I think it will be a while before I jump between Skeptic and Orwell over in Politics (maybe never).
I've never joined an internet forum before, but it seems like I check this place out every day, so I decided to become a part of it. Maybe in few years I'll have as many posts as CFLarsen (ha!).

Cheers

Raphael
The real challenge is to outstrip fowlsound's post rate! :boggled:

If you do you may be elligible for the $1,000,000 challenge!! :p

[Ducky]

thanks fowlsound. I feel I almost know you after weeks of reading your discourse with the strange xian lady. Strange thing this internet.


Wait till you get to the thread with my CT and MRI scans. Then you'll know the true nature of my crankiness ;)

[chris epic]

Okay- now that I got 50 posts I was able to activate a pre-defined avatar from JREF. So how many posts do I need to activate a custom avatar

[Ducky]

Okay- now that I got 50 posts I was able to activate a pre-defined avatar from JREF. So how many posts do I need to activate a custom avatar



All you have to do is upload your own now. have at it.

[Roadtoad]

Okay- now that I got 50 posts I was able to activate a pre-defined avatar from JREF. So how many posts do I need to activate a custom avatar

Send me $100.

[Dr Adequate]

Hello everyone. Like many others here, I am a long time lurker who has finally de-cloaked. I've posted a few times in the Top Ten thread, but I think it will be a while before I jump between Skeptic and Orwell over in Politics ... When an unstoppable farce meets an immovable objection ...

[Raphael]

:) Dr A, I admire your spelling prowess.

[LUi]

Thanks Hutch for the warm welcome, oh by the way I did not recieved any gifts from anyone at all, so I guess you owe me something!!!

[LUi]

Thanks Miss Rourke for acknowledged me as a new member of this team. By the way i really admire your image,,,it's quit differrent...

[Orangutango]

Thanks Miss Rourke for acknowledged me as a new member of this team. By the way i really admire your image,,,it's quit differrent...

What can I say...? I'm all about individuality, baby! "Vive la difference"!! "Dare to be me" and all that jazz.:D

Oh... and thank you for your compliment on my photo. I was having a good.... errr.... fur day that day. Normally, I look more like this....
http://f6.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/cOIdRGRlv0AKwzvsrEdJfDeNljdIdkEdj4wrMNNOtNb-E_LwX_07LqkIgvGdxV-0KTTcFh8BrgfSp0LZl9ZlTg/221.JPG

It's amazing what a little conditioner can do for a bad hair day.:)

Also, welcome to Raphael! I must say that you have always been by favorite Mutant Ninja Turtle.... :w2:

[Raphael]

Thanks Orangutango. You were always my favourite great ape-dance style combo!

[Orangutango]

Thanks Orangutango. You were always my favourite great ape-dance style combo!

:D

Btw... since the pic in my previous post didn't work (thus, ruining the joke), here it is again:
http://xaa.xanga.com/132b63f63413243568273/s29513577.jpg

[trvlr2]

Thank you all for the welcome..I was over trying to read all of some of the other threads& lost a day or two.. Trvlr2

[Orangutango]

Thank you all for the welcome..I was over trying to read all of some of the other threads& lost a day or two.. Trvlr2

Did you try looking underneath the sofa cushions? I usually find my lost days there, along with about $1.40 in spare change and some stale Cheese Doodles...

[dawnmasulinancy]

Hello Everyone,
I am new to this forum and website,and have enjoyed both
alot,so far.I am interested in finding out any info on a woman who claims
she can heal people through Jesus.her nam is Lorraine Louvat.My family and i attended a healing mass at which several " miracles" occured.She lives in Maine,and says god spoke to her at age four,and said she would have the
divine gift of healing at some time in the future.She went to rome with her bishop,and met with Padre Pio,and he told her the same.I have looked for info about Ms.Louvat on the web and there isn't much on it pertaining to her.has any one ever heard of her? And if so,whatdaya think?? Thank you all.Dawnmasulinancy

[Hutch]

Hello Everyone

Howdy dawn (you confuse me, is that meant as the dawn of masculinity or you're a girl named dawn with hormone issues? ;) :p :)

As for your question, I think that if you post it on either the Religion or the Paranormal subforum (pick one, double-posting is frowned on by the mods) you may get some good info back.

As to the possibility that Ms. Louvat can perform healings, I would recommend reading James Randi's (you may have heard of him) "The Faith Healers", 20 years old but still a very good resource.

Welcome to the Forum

[chris epic]

All you have to do is upload your own now. have at it.

As far as I could see- it only allowed me to use a pre-defined avatar available by the forum- I couldn't see where it gave me an option to upload my own. Also, I still can't seem to copy/paste images either.... HELP! and no, I don't have 100 bucks...

[chris epic]

never mind. scratch that...reverse it ;)

[jesuspi]

Hi everyone:

I've been a regular visitor of Randi's website & commentaries, but only now have I chosen to join the forums. I'm a physics student at Simón Bolívar University in Caracas, Venezuela as well as a member of the local skeptics group the Asociación Racional Escéptica de Venezuela.

Hope to discuss interesting topic in the forums, and I'm saving like crazy in order to eventually get to TAM(insert TAM number here).

Later

[Lynn]

Hi. I'm Amber. I feel a little intimated but I look forward to joining in on some of these great threads.
Welcome. I felt intimidated but everyone was quite gentle with me ..........................................at first:)
Be yourself and you will be ok,the wombat tried to change me but failed and they still let me post!-------for now:confused:

[Ducky]

Welcome. I felt intimidated but everyone was quite gentle with me ..........................................at first:)
Be yourself and you will be ok,the wombat tried to change me but failed and they still let me post!-------for now:confused:



Yeah, about you still posting...


...send me a hundred dollars.

[Ducky]

never mind. scratch that...reverse it ;)


I'll take this and that cool picture under your name to mean you figured it out?

Sweet.

[Orangutango]

Welcome, dawnmasulinancy & Jesuspi... welcome to the machine.
Where have you been? It's alright, we know where you've been.

That was my best Roger Waters/Pink Floyd impersonation. Hope you enjoyed it.:w2:

And now for something completely different: a dancing banana playing guitar...
:Banane08:

[Spidey13]

The banana bought a guitar to punish his ma. She hates him now.

[Orangutango]

The banana bought a guitar to punish his ma. She hates him now.

You, my friend, are a genius. (I wish I had thought of that line):D

[wollery]

Have a cigar!

[Orangutango]

Have a cigar!

If the next words out of your mouth are "Welcome, new posters! You're gonna fly high, You're never gonna die, You're gonna make it if you try; They're gonna love you!", I'm going to beat you senseless with a banana (Good thing I'm a pacifist, otherwise I woulda used the guitar):p

[Spidey13]

You, my friend, are a genius.

That is so going in my sig! :D

[Rcintron]

Hello everyone.
I'm from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. I've been a skeptic for the best part of my life (even though I was born and raised a catholic). Actually, I realized I was a "skeptic" when I started coming to the JREF, and reading Randi's commentaries. Before that, I was just someone who didn't believe (or questioned) most of the crap that people tend to believe.

[Spidey13]

Welcome, Rcintron! I was pretty much the same way as you. Before finding Randi's site, I didn't know how to refute most claims. I like to think I just a well developed B.S. Detector. This place is great for getting the information needed to actually show how or why things are crap instead of just saying "That sounds like B.S. to me."

[Lynn]

The wombat was last spotted in London just under a week ago.



Mind you, it could have been the wombot, you can never be too sure.
I've got him :) How much to keep him here til you can come get him?;)

[Lynn]

:D

Btw... since the pic in my previous post didn't work (thus, ruining the joke), here it is again:
http://xaa.xanga.com/132b63f63413243568273/s29513577.jpg
OOOOH how cute I want to adopt you:)

[Orangutango]

OOOOH how cute I want to adopt you:)

As long as you don't mind changing my diaper twice daily, I'm all yours.:D

And welcome to Rcintron!:w2: Now, how about lending Lynn a hand here... and please be liberal with the talcum powder. I have a delicate tushie...:o

[Ducky]

As long as you don't mind changing my diaper twice daily, I'm all yours.:D

And welcome to Rcintron!:w2: Now, how about lending Lynn a hand here... and please be liberal with the talcum powder. I have a delicate tushie...:o


Evidence?

[Orangutango]

Evidence?

http://x10.xanga.com/1dbb765a7913343958025/s29765111.jpg

Whatever turns your crank...:whistling

;)

[Raphael]

That looks about as delicate as Chuck Norris.

[Xen]

This is my first test post.

[Darat]

This is my first test post.

And I hope you enjoyed it.


:welcome4

[princesspoppy]

Hi everyone!!...
I,until last year was taken in by all the psychic twaddle and actually worked in a new age shop, thankfully the inevitable time came when I realised what a load of old toss it it was and I am very proud to be a evangelical atheist and anti paranormal.........
This place is a great resource and sanctuary from the freakiness of the supernatural and James Randi is a genius!!......

Thanks for reading!......I think it was probably quite boring!

xx

[Hutch]

Thanks for reading!......I think it was probably quite boring!


:s2: Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-umpm, er, Oh, not at all boring, princess. ;) :D

Welcome to the Forum. Looking forward to hearding your viewpoints for what you used to believe and why and what you think now.

[Orangutango]

This place is a great resource and sanctuary from the freakiness of the supernatural and James Randi is a genius!!......


As opposed to the freakiness of some of the posters here.:scared:

Don't worry, though... despite my, ahem... severe orange body hair problem, Spidey's hunchback, Hutch's narcolepsy and Fowlsound's interesting collection of scabs... we're all really nice people!:)

And this is a test welcome for Xen... testing... testing... :w2:

Test successful.

[princesspoppy]

Thanks guys....ah no worries....this is the kind of freakiness I feel at home with!:D

[Orangutango]

Thanks guys....ah no worries....this is the kind of freakiness I feel at home with!:D

And what do you consider "home"... a carnival side show???:eye-poppi

You'll fit in juuuuust fine....:D

[princesspoppy]

And what do you consider "home"... a carnival side show???:eye-poppi

You'll fit in juuuuust fine....:D


It already feels like home!!...............:D

[Spidey13]

...Spidey's hunchback...

I'm gonna get get get you drunk. Get you love-drunk off my hunch.
My hunch. My hunch, my hunch, my hunch.
:mdance: :monkeyr: :mdance: :monkeyr:

[Orangutango]

I'm gonna get get get you drunk. Get you love-drunk off my hunch.
My hunch. My hunch, my hunch, my hunch.
:mdance: :monkeyr: :mdance: :monkeyr:

Welcome home, Princesspoppy.... it seems Uncle Spidey's off his meds again...:eye-poppi :p

(Nice sig, btw...:D )

[Sir Arthur Mortal Coyle]

Hi everyone
I've been lurking here for a couple of years, but due to a recent I.T. loophole at work I can now post. So at last I am able to start my evil journey to take over the world, starting by userping the JRef forum and it's members into my evil cult and willing them to do my dastardly bidding. MWAAAHAHA

Also it gives me something to do when it's slack around here.

I'm of the "I won't believe it unless I see good evidence", persuasion, so don't believe in any of the current crop of Woo Woo stuff, oh, except for Fairies of course.

Now if I could just learn how to post pictures containing my subliminal messages. MWAAHAHAHAA cough cough croak ahem

[Orangutango]

Hi everyone
I've been lurking here for a couple of years, but due to a recent I.T. loophole at work I can now post. So at last I am able to start my evil journey to take over the world, starting by userping the JRef forum and it's members into my evil cult and willing them to do my dastardly bidding. MWAAAHAHA


And it seems that Uncle Spidey's not the only one who forgot his medication today... :cs: <slowly backs away from the computer>


Now if I could just learn how to post pictures containing my subliminal messages. MWAAHAHAHAA cough cough croak ahem

Now that's just plain silly! It's a well-documented, scientific fact that subliminal messages don't wor.....:hypnotize

I shall fetch you your strawberry daiquiri and a dozen scantily-clad Skeptchicks right away, my master....

[wollery]

It already feels like home!!...............:D
Cool, 'cause there's some washing up in the sink that needs doing... :p

[Spidey13]

Mmmm, scantily clad skepchicks. :homersimp

[Sir Arthur Mortal Coyle]

Mmmm, scantily clad skepchicks. :homersimp

Yes, and they've got Do'nuts Mmmm, Mmmm:jaw-dropp

[princesspoppy]

Cool, 'cause there's some washing up in the sink that needs doing... :p


Aah....a womans work is never done;) :p

[Ripley Twenty-Nine]

That looks about as delicate as Chuck Norris.
Hey! A fellow Londoner... And I mean the real London, not that sissy one in England.* Welcome!

* No offense, of course, to all of the sissies in England ;)

[Raphael]

Hey, are you the guy with the laser cannon on his roof that was going south on Wharncliffe Wednesday?

[Dr Adequate]

You guys have a "London" too?

That's sweet.

Welcome to the newcomers. Don't feed the unshaven wombats or lesbian orangutans.

[Roadtoad]

You guys have a "London" too?

That's sweet.

Welcome to the newcomers. Don't feed the unshaven wombats or lesbian orangutans.

Although the orangutans are pretty handy at baking cookies. :D

[Ripley Twenty-Nine]

Hey, are you the guy with the laser cannon on his roof that was going south on Wharncliffe Wednesday?
No, I wasn't... But now you've given me a splendid idea... Moohoohahaha!!

[Orangutango]

Although the orangutans are pretty handy at baking cookies. :D

True, true... in the wild, us orangutans have a diet consisting mainly of berries, fruits and Nestle Toll House Cookies...:)


Don't feed the unshaven wombats or lesbian orangutans.

Here in captivity, however, it seems we are starved to death. I'm sooo hungry... please, think of all of the starving baby lesbian orangutans next time you eat a double chocolate chunk cookie.... :mrocks

[curt]

Hi everyone!!...
I,until last year was taken in by all the psychic twaddle and actually worked in a new age shop, thankfully the inevitable time came when I realised what a load of old toss it it was and I am very proud to be a evangelical atheist and anti paranormal.........

I, for one, would love to hear about your experience of working in a new age shop. How you would give advice and the process of realizing what you were saying? How serious do you think people are when they would come in and shop for crystals, etc. What provoked your "conversion" insight. (assuming these questions are relevant for you)

oh, and welcome!
Curt

[BlackCat]

Hi, I'm BlackCat. I don't normally introduce myself on forums, but I figured since I might actually post instead of lurk that I should introduce myself.

I used to subscribe to religious beliefs, in particular, Christianity, a few years ago, but it fell apart when I logically and critically looked at the religion. Since then, I've become an avid atheist, and have tried to get other people in my life to look at their religious/supernatural/paranormal beliefs critically.

It's funny, because I didn't start out being against supernatural stuff until last year, when I read The Demon-Haunted World, and started watching Penn & Teller's ********!. I was always skeptical about "woo," but I didn't actively speak out when others would talk about it. Now, I do.

I like to think I'm pretty smart, but from what I've seen while lurking, my knowledge doesn't really match that of others. Fortunately, I love to learn, and have already learned a lot here.

Hope to see you around!
BlackCat

[Jon.]

This is my first test post.

Congratulations, you passed! Welcome to the forums.

[Orangutango]

Welcome BlackCat!:w2:


I like to think I'm pretty smart, but from what I've seen while lurking, my knowledge doesn't really match that of others.


It's all done through smoke and mirrors, really. You would be surprised at just how easily it is to sound like an expert on every topic you state your opinion just by having the right avatar.

Just look at mine, for example... I could declare right now that the moon in made of cheese, and no-one would ever even think to tell me I'm wrong, because as we all know, baby orangutans never fib. I mean, just look at it's cutsie-wootsie widdle face! Is that the kind of face that would lie to you?:)

Now as for Spidey13's avatar... that just practically screams "I'm a shifty-eyed con artist"....:p

[Spidey13]

I like to think of myself as more of a con auteur. It just sounds a little more arrogant.

[Storm Warning]

Hey! A fellow Londoner... And I mean the real London, not that sissy one in England.* Welcome!

* No offense, of course, to all of the sissies in England ;)
I guess I should raise my hand too at the other Londoners.

And no, it wasn't me going down Wharncliffe the other day. Since they moved the Home Depot to Wonderland, I have no reason to be there. *S*

[tim]

True, true... in the wild, us orangutans have a diet consisting mainly of berries, fruits and Nestle Toll House Cookies...:)



Here in captivity, however, it seems we are starved to death. I'm sooo hungry... please, think of all of the starving baby lesbian orangutans next time you eat a double chocolate chunk cookie.... :mrocks


Hang the orangutans, concentrate on the wombat! Steak tartare, chunky fries and a side salad, please. And beer. Lots of beer......

[Orangutango]

Hang the orangutans, concentrate on the wombat! Steak tartare, chunky fries and a side salad, please. And beer. Lots of beer......

You make a damn, good case for defecting from the orangutan camp. Can I be an honorary wombat...? :blush:

[tim]

You make a damn, good case for defecting from the orangutan camp. Can I be an honorary wombat...? :blush:

Of course! All you have to do is give up the opposable thumbs, walk on all fours, live underground during the day and be prepared to be shaved by skepchicks. Nothing to it!
:D :D :D

[Penny]

Hi everyone. I've been eavesdropping on this forum for a few months, so I thought it was about time I stuck my head out from behind the couch and startled you all half to death.

Okay, now that the heartrates have subsided a little, my basic intro - I'm a skeptic (of course), a computer geek, a private pilot, a campanologist and singer. I make a living by breaking things and then pointing out that they're broken, which is normally discouraged but I've got away with it thus far.

Although I currently live in the US, I am a fair dinkum true-blue skip sheila (translation: genuine Australian female), so if you would be so kind as to read my posts with an Aussie accent, I'd be much obliged. Thanks.

[Corpse Cruncher]

Welcome to your de-cloaking. :D

[wollery]

Hang the orangutans, concentrate on the wombat! Steak tartare, chunky fries and a side salad, please. And beer. Lots of beer......Okay, I'm concentrating...............




Nope, nothing's happening, sorry.

[Roadtoad]

Of course! All you have to do is give up the opposable thumbs, walk on all fours, live underground during the day and be prepared to be shaved by skepchicks. Nothing to it!
:D :D :D

You know, for someone who objects so loudly to having been shaved, you do spend a great deal of time on the mention of it. (Of course, I do to, but my bride keeps insisting that it shouldn't happen.)

[Orangutango]

Hi everyone. I've been eavesdropping on this forum for a few months, so I thought it was about time I stuck my head out from behind the couch and startled you all half to death.

:eek:
<thud>
:faint:

Oh my god! You killed Orangutango! You bastard!

Crap... forgot the Australian accent. Ahem...

Crikey, mate! The bloody orange, little fellah has carked it! You Drongo!

Oh, and welcome :w2:

[Penny]

:eek:
<thud>
:faint:

Oh my god! You killed Orangutango! You bastard!

Crap... forgot the Australian accent. Ahem...

Crikey, mate! The bloody orange, little fellah has carked it! You Drongo!

Oh, and welcome :w2:
Half to death, mate. Half!

Ah, bugger. Anyone free tomorrow to go to a funeral? There'll be cake. Maybe even beer.

[Aposeph]

Hi everybody. Long time reader, first time poster, eager to be active in a skeptic community, wondering why I didn't register earlier.

[This Guy]

Hi all!

New to these forums. Though I've been a reader of Randi's site for a year or so.

I'll probably mostly lurk.

But rest assured, I'll be sticking my foot in my mouth from time to time (have to give y'all something to laugh about don't I?;-)

Still finding my way around here. I know there is a 15 post min. for attachments. Does that apply to sigs as well? Couldn't find that option on the CP.

I'll prolly figure it out, but if anyone wants to give a hint, I'll take it :-)

[rastamonte]

I've been gone for about 8 months. Things have really changed around here. The forum looks great. Even when I was here, I didn't post that much. I'm mostly just a lurker. It's hard to find time to post.

I am a skeptic who is married to an incredibly woo wife. I plan to let you guys know about my trials and tribulations, and hopefully gain some insight into how to deal with her. And maybe some of you can learn from me. I have a lot of experience now in living with woo.

[Raphael]

This Guy:
You have to make 50 posts. It's easy. Start off in Humour and as you gain confidence, move to the more serious areas.

[This Guy]

Thanks Raphael!

[Katachresis]

This Guy, there is $20 American out there in Humor, should you choose find it.

[Jon.]

I'm a skeptic (of course), a computer geek, a private pilot, a campanologist and singer.

Campanologist, campanologist ... ah, here we are:

One skilled in campanology; a bell ringer.

I knew that word rang a bell! :D

Okay, I'll shut up now.

[Orangutango]

Welcome Aposeph and This Guy. :w2:

Please do not be <hic!> fooled by appearances... although I may outwardly appear to be an adorable, baby orangutan, I am really a <hic!> wombat in training, and currently drunk as a skunk on beer. :alc:

Now, if you'll <hic!> excuse me... I think I need to go piddle on Tim's shoes.

[Orangutango]

I've been gone for about 8 months. Things have really changed around here. The forum looks great. Even when I was here, I didn't post that much. I'm mostly just a lurker. It's hard to find time to post.

To quote Neil Peart and RUSH... Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.
The more that things change,the more they stay the same.

Actually.... we just put up new curtains, is all...:D

I am a skeptic who is married to an incredibly woo wife. I plan to let you guys know about my trials and tribulations, and hopefully gain some insight into how to deal with her. And maybe some of you can learn from me. I have a lot of experience now in living with woo.

I'd love to hear some of your stories... as for myself, I'm fortunate that my gf is also a skeptic and agnostic like myself (although now that I come to think of it... she still finds plenty of reasons to point out how I'm always wrong during one of our daily, ahem, "lively conversations")...:o

[Jon.]

Actually.... we just put up new curtains, is all...:D

... although you may occasionally hear them referred to as "flaps."

[wollery]

Welcome Aposeph and This Guy. :w2:

Please do not be <hic!> fooled by appearances... although I may outwardly appear to be an adorable, baby orangutan, I am really a <hic!> wombat in training, and currently drunk as a skunk on beer. :alc:

Now, if you'll <hic!> excuse me... I think I need to go piddle on Tim's shoes.Piddling on Tim's shoes probably isn't a good idea given his self-confessed job description......

[Lambda Ray]

Here it is, every journey start with the first step. A small step for the forum, a giant step for Lambda Ray.

I love to read here, but I am afraid to get hooked. Every time I check in I sit for hours and hours...

Basics: Male/38/Norwegian/working in US/skeptic since the day I was born (Sorry can't prove it)

I wave goodbye for the first time of many, admitting that I got a lump in my throat listening to Randi's soundbites from the hospital. I read Flim-flam as a kid, had the pleasure of attending a session with him at University in Norway 15 years ago, and regard him as one of my biggest heros in life.

Now I'd like to find a "get well soon" thread here on the forum and post my 2nd.

Then maybe one day I'll have enough posts to sprite up my avatar...

[Lynn]

As long as you don't mind changing my diaper twice daily, I'm all yours.:D

And welcome to Rcintron!:w2: Now, how about lending Lynn a hand here... and please be liberal with the talcum powder. I have a delicate tushie...:o
No probs-I work on a maternity unit, delivery suite so any amount of yuk I can deal with. :yahoo so get the adoption papers ready :)

[SPQR]

Well, I have never been good at introductions so here goes.
I am a Senior in high school attending a private high school(re:Catholic) in Las Vegas, Nevada. TAM 4 was my first such meeting but I have been reading Swift and living the skeptical lifestyle for about 3 years now. I have always been intrigued by the idea of a "forum" and I am very excited to be part of the JREF community.:D

[tim]

Welcome Aposeph and This Guy. :w2:

Please do not be <hic!> fooled by appearances... although I may outwardly appear to be an adorable, baby orangutan, I am really a <hic!> wombat in training, and currently drunk as a skunk on beer. :alc:

Now, if you'll <hic!> excuse me... I think I need to go piddle on Tim's shoes.

SLAP!
You dirty little bugger! Lynn, your new adopted child just pi**ed on my feet. And the little sod was drunk as well! For dog's sake, can't you even control a baby orangutan?
OK, brat, the wombat training is cancelled. You can go through life as a balding red ape - see if I care!

[Penny]

I realise I'm just an ignorant newbie, but I can't help noticing that something seems a little strange here. I wouldn't dream of questioning one of our illustrious moderators (blessed be), but I haven't heard of there being any species of wombat native to the UK.

I have a very strong suspicion that this "Tim" character may actually be an armadillo in disguise.

[tim]

I realise I'm just an ignorant newbie, but I can't help noticing that something seems a little strange here. I wouldn't dream of questioning one of our illustrious moderators (blessed be), but I haven't heard of there being any species of wombat native to the UK.

I have a very strong suspicion that this "Tim" character may actually be an armadillo in disguise.

How dare you! You have only to look at my avatar to see that I am a Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat!
I would point out that the skepchicks are a highly intelligent bunch. When they seized and shaved me at TAM3 do you seriously suggest they could have been fooled by an armadillo?
:rolleyes:
Ha! These newbies. They don't know they're born.........
And bear in mind that I'm one of those moderators you mention, so have a care......

[Orangutango]

I realise I'm just an ignorant newbie, but I can't help noticing that something seems a little strange here. I wouldn't dream of questioning one of our illustrious moderators (blessed be), but I haven't heard of there being any species of wombat native to the UK.

I have a very strong suspicion that this "Tim" character may actually be an armadillo in disguise.

Well lookie here.... we got ourselves a "thinker", Tim. You know what happens to thinkers around these parts, right...?:cool:

Seriously.... do you know? 'Cause no-one will tell me.:(

I think it has something to do with getting lots of respect and praise for one's cognitive abilities by your peers... and cake. Cake definitely fits into the equation somehow....

[Orangutango]

Heya, Lambda Ray and SPQR... SPQR? What kinda name is that? I don't even have any idea how to pronounce it! Haven't you ever heard of "vowels", Mr. Capital Consonants Only? I think I willl just call you "Jerry".

So, welcome, Lamda Ray and Jerry! :w2:

[tim]

Heya, Lambda Ray and SPQR... SPQR? What kinda name is that? I don't even have any idea how to pronounce it! Haven't you ever heard of "vowels", Mr. Capital Consonants Only? I think I willl just call you "Jerry".

So, welcome, Lamda Ray and Jerry! :w2:

SPQR = Senatus Populusque Romanus - the senate and people of Rome. You see it on all sorts of Roman stuff, from drain covers to legion standards. See Wikipedia, here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPQR

[Penny]

How dare you! You have only to look at my avatar to see that I am a Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat!
I would point out that the skepchicks are a highly intelligent bunch. When they seized and shaved me at TAM3 do you seriously suggest they could have been fooled by an armadillo?
:rolleyes:
Ha! These newbies. They don't know they're born.........
And bear in mind that I'm one of those moderators you mention, so have a care......
Come now, let's apply Occam's Razor here. Which is the simpler explanation - that you fooled them by wearing some sort of fur coat, or that convergent evolution produced wombats independently on opposite sides of the globe, despite which, no-one has noticed any wombats in the UK throughout tens of thousands of years of human history, apart from some blurry photographs and unreliable witness claims?

Sir, I put it to you that you are lying. Lying, in fact, as armadillos are famous for doing on Internet Forums. The fact that you seem to have gained yourself some respect and power around here counts for nothing when you have gained it on the basis of a false premise.

To everyone else - I'm sorry. I know this may come as a shock. But sometimes it just takes a fresh pair of eyes and an objective viewpoint in order to see what has been in front of you all along.

[Orangutango]

SPQR = Senatus Populusque Romanus - the senate and people of Rome. You see it on all sorts of Roman stuff, from drain covers to legion standards. See Wikipedia, here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPQR

Oh? A foreigner, eh? Well... ok, SPQR. I'll cut you some slack, although you will always be Jerry in my heart....

(Btw.... I knew what SPQR stood for. I was just playing dumb to make the joke work);)

[Orangutango]

To everyone else - I'm sorry. I know this may come as a shock. But sometimes it just takes a fresh pair of eyes and an objective viewpoint in order to see what has been in front of you all along.

W... wait a minute. You... you mean that the critter that has been getting me drunk and helping me find my inner wombat-ness is... is an ARMADILLO???:jaw-dropp

I feel so... dirty! No... NOOOOOO!!!!:covereyes

<cue "The Crying Game" music and Ace Ventura shower sceen>

[tim]

Come now, let's apply Occam's Razor here. Which is the simpler explanation - that you fooled them by wearing some sort of fur coat, or that convergent evolution produced wombats independently on opposite sides of the globe, despite which, no-one has noticed any wombats in the UK throughout tens of thousands of years of human history, apart from some blurry photographs and unreliable witness claims?

Sir, I put it to you that you are lying. Lying, in fact, as armadillos are famous for doing on Internet Forums. The fact that you seem to have gained yourself some respect and power around here counts for nothing when you have gained it on the basis of a false premise.

To everyone else - I'm sorry. I know this may come as a shock. But sometimes it just takes a fresh pair of eyes and an objective viewpoint in order to see what has been in front of you all along.

Show me where I have ever claimed to be indigenous to Britain. Armadillos may well be famous for lying on internet forums, but wombats have the reputation for being scrupulously honest. And polite.
So watch it, smart arse - or you could be dans la ***** jusqu'a des oreilles.
:p ;)

[ludosv]

Hi everybody!

I'm a 56-year old skeptic and student of evolution and biology from Italy. Interested in following the debates in all sorts of a-theistic forums.

Ludosv

[Roadtoad]

Come now, let's apply Occam's Razor here. Which is the simpler explanation - that you fooled them by wearing some sort of fur coat, or that convergent evolution produced wombats independently on opposite sides of the globe, despite which, no-one has noticed any wombats in the UK throughout tens of thousands of years of human history, apart from some blurry photographs and unreliable witness claims?

Sir, I put it to you that you are lying. Lying, in fact, as armadillos are famous for doing on Internet Forums. The fact that you seem to have gained yourself some respect and power around here counts for nothing when you have gained it on the basis of a false premise.

To everyone else - I'm sorry. I know this may come as a shock. But sometimes it just takes a fresh pair of eyes and an objective viewpoint in order to see what has been in front of you all along.

I say we shave him, just to be sure.

ETA: What? Why are you looking at me like that, Tim?

[tim]

I say we shave him, just to be sure.

ETA: What? Why are you looking at me like that, Tim?

Sometimes truck drivers get run over as well...........

[tim]

Hi everybody!

I'm a 56-year old skeptic and student of evolution and biology from Italy. Interested in following the debates in all sorts of a-theistic forums.

Ludosv

Welcome! This is not an atheistic forum - some of our most respected members are theists. We are skeptics, but that doesn't mean all of us are atheists.
Have fun!

[GregC]

Come now, let's apply Occam's Razor here...

Tim getting shaved?

[GregC]

Hi everybody!

I'm a 56-year old skeptic and student of evolution and biology from Italy. Interested in following the debates in all sorts of a-theistic forums.

Ludosv

Glad to see you on board.

[Orangutango]

Welcome, Ludosv. :w2:

[Dr Adequate]

The British don't have armadillos, we have badgers instead.
http://www.natureimages.co.uk/images/Limited%20Editions/NI111%20Badger%20in%20the%20Garden.jpg

[Lynn]

You make a damn, good case for defecting from the orangutan camp. Can I be an honorary wombat...? :blush:
don't yu dare go to the wombat camp,I live with him and he knows if he loves me he loves my orangutan :rolleyes:

[Lynn]

W... wait a minute. You... you mean that the critter that has been getting me drunk and helping me find my inner wombat-ness is... is an ARMADILLO???:jaw-dropp

I feel so... dirty! No... NOOOOOO!!!!:covereyes

<cue "The Crying Game" music and Ace Ventura shower sceen>

I tell you HE IS A WOMBAT.I promise

[Orangutango]

don't yu dare go to the wombat camp,I live with him and he knows if he loves me he loves my orangutan :rolleyes:

S'ok, my adopted mother and diaper changer. I found out he's really one of them dirty, lying armadillos, so all my illusions of growing up to be a "wombat" just like him have shattered! I'm an orangutan, and proud of it!:D

Errrr.... you're not another one of them dirty, lying armadillos, are you? I seem to have developed a little bit of paranoia...:boggled:

[Orangutango]

I tell you HE IS A WOMBAT.I promise

I just saw this post after posting my last post. Please disregard said last post.:blush:

(He may be a wombat... but he's a wombat with quite the potty mouth. I looked up what "dans la ***** jusqu'a des oreilles" translates to in English...);)

[Dr Adequate]

By the way, don't Americans have rubbish badgers?

http://www.municipiodenogales.org/images/BADGER.jpg

Call that a badger, eh?

You're only fooling yourselves.

Go UK!

:UK:

[Penny]

The British don't have armadillos, we have badgers instead.
<insert picture of badger here that I'm not allowed to quote yet>
That looks a great deal like an armadillo in a badger suit to me.

[tim]

"He may be a wombat... but he's a wombat with quite the potty mouth. I looked up what "dans la ***** jusqu'a des oreilles" translates to in English..."

And a bilingual wombat at that.............

Penny, have you been to the optician lately?

Dr A, couldn't agree more. Now these are proper British badgers........

[screw_dog]

Thanks. Now I've got that bloody awful "song" stuck in my head!

[Dakar]

Um, hello everybody. I've been reading the SWIFT column for a while now, and thought I would try to participate in the board. I try to remain as skeptical as possible while still being religious. (...I think I said to much... hey, look over there!)

[Dr Adequate]

Um, hello everybody. I've been reading the SWIFT column for a while now, and thought I would try to participate in the board. I try to remain as skeptical as possible while still being religious. (...I think I said to much... hey, look over there!)We have many distinguished posters with the same attitude. Don't worry, we're not going to lynch you. Relax. Enjoy.

And WELCOME!!!

[Orangutango]

... ok, I'm back with the rope you requested, Dr. Adequate. :)

Oh, hello Darat! I didn't recognize you at first through the tar and feathers. Welcome to the boards! :w2:

[olygal]

I am so happy to be here! I can't wait to get started, though i do want to catch up on everything that has happened so far...
humm... that may take a little while...
well until then, YAY for the JREF Forum!!!
:D

[Orangutango]

I am so happy to be here! I can't wait to get started, though i do want to catch up on everything that has happened so far...
humm... that may take a little while...

I'll save you the suspense... the butler did it. :D

well until then, YAY for the JREF Forum!!!
:D

Rah! Rah! Sis boom bah! JREF! JREF! Rah rah rah!! Goooooo JREF!!!

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[mauriciocrx]

hi to all, well, im from El Salvador, Central America, where also i live in.

im learning about how to investigate paranormal issues, so i hope i could bring somethings interesting to this forum.

[Dr Adequate]

... ok, I'm back with the rope you requested, Dr. Adequate.Excellent!

* rubs hands *

Now assume the position.

[tim]

hi to all, well, im from El Salvador, Central America, where also i live in.

im learning about how to investigate paranormal issues, so i hope i could bring somethings interesting to this forum.

Welcome, mauriciocrx! Enjoy the forum!
If we can help, please feel free to ask questions.

[rats]

Hi folks,

A truly exasperating conversation at the weekend has prompted me to finally participate in the forums. I've been reading SWIFT for many years, but am now becoming rather fed up with being treated like a freak because I don't believe in astrology or the latest healing fad.

** and breath **

So, hi! I'm looking forward to chatting with other people who at least consider critical thinking. In time I hope to discuss how best to handle the true believers, learn new things, and have a little fun in the process.

[Hutch]

Greetings rats and welcome to the forum. We've been a bit overun by various and sundry simians lately so I'm sure ratman_tf and rat and the Stainless Steel Rat will appreciate a new associate..

Enjoy.

[Orangutango]

Welcome, Mauricio and Rats. :w2:

[rats]

Thanks for the welcome messages!
Happy to increase the muridae family :)

[MichelQC]

Hello to everyone,
:)

After years of reading SWIFT I too decided to join the forum. I am looking forward to learn a great deal from all of you.

I was what you might call a closet skeptic. Born a Catholic I went from being a Bible carrying born-again Baptist Christian (some 20 odd years ago) to an atheist-bright-skeptic. But I feel very much alone at times, nowadays it seems that most of my friends (including my family and my wife!) are believers in one sort or another of supernatural new-ageish thing and I have more or less restrained myself to contradict them for many years up until recently when I started to become more and more vocal about this nonsense, :rolleyes:. Anyway I am pretty sure I am not the only one in this situation. I am hoping to use this forum to further my knowledge and get better arguments when I talk with my woo-woo friends ( I love them anyway :) )

Mt first language happens to be french even though my english is fairly good so I will apologize only this once for my spelling errors.

Looking forward to some stimulating exchanges,

[Dogdoctor]

Welcome mauriciocrx, rats and MichelQC.:welcome3
Sounds like you came to the right place.

[Coralius]

Greetings, one and all! I just noticed this thread, or I would have posted earlier. Ranson is to blame for my presence on this forum, since he kept sending me links to such excellent stuff and goings-on. So if I offend, blame him! :duck:

[William Meegan]

I am a new member and my interest are in the ancient mysteries and the hermetic sciences.

Cordially,

William Meegan

[Ta_erog]

Hi All!
This is my first post on the JREF forum.
I was brought up a Catholic and being quite active in the Church (The local group of Church’s of various denominations were VERY laid back and surprisingly open about alternate beliefs.) when I entered the “real” world :jaw-dropp and found out quickly that the greater scope of religion ended up being quite different from what I was brought up to think. (I also attended EVERY alternate religious gathering during collage to find out what the other “faiths” offered . . Not much . . but it did strengthen my critical thinking and data gathering skills :D )
I have been an avid Skeptic and have been since I dropped the religious madness and started with various sciences, learned some history and human psychology . . I came to the conclusion that people though out history LOVE to mislead themselves and others. (Again history is a wonderful teacher) The only defense is to learn as much as I could and be Skeptical of what others have said! Basically, most people are full of it! :oldroll:

I always has a experimental aspect and designed for fun and possably insight some “real evidence” for a UFO (A photograph) to show how easy it was to
1. spoof the expert know-it-all’s on UFO’s
2. how easy it is to get “followers” (really scary!)
3. (this was found out during the exercise) How pathological people can get over this crap. Ie they did not believe it when I happily did revealed it was all an experiment and it was all fake. I am a photographer and computer artist on the side and I DO good work . . too good it seems. :cool:

Now Many years later . .
I am a fan of Penn and Teller, Randi and even Myth busters for there fight over “common knowledge” Myths
A the moment the mumbo-jumbo Family members and the people I work with “beleave” in is driveling me crazy on a regular basis and this is a good place to feel welcome. (I have just “did the math” to prove to my Father that the earth did not grow ~40% due to accretion of space dust . . as some wackos have stated on there websites . . The morons never “did the math” ?!?! BTW ~66cm of dust over 4.5 billion years ;) )

It is good to find Randi’s site and this forum!

[Katachresis]

Once again I am all called upon to answer three consecutive Newbies. Hutch and Orangutango must be back at Freecell or selling stuff on Ebay.

Coralius. I hold you accountable for all your actions. You blame Ranson if you'd like. That's just how it works around here. Welcome.

William Meegan. Nice first post, short, to the point, and polite. Other posters could learn a lesson here, but I won't name names. They know who there are. Welcome.

Ta erog. Cool name. Interesting stuff. Care to give us a picture of your handiwork?

There are rules as what you can do here until you have made 50 posts (e.g. avatars and links to other pages.) so be patient.

All in all, I think we have a great new class of Freshman. Now do my laundry.

[Deus Ex Machina]

well I finally got around to registering so I could post.. interested in medieval history, critical thinking and making fun of idiots like John Edward and the rest of those "cyclics'

[di Malebranche]

*tap tap*

So, this thing on?

Hello, folks. My name's Jason. I'm an office manager by day and graphic designer/artist by night, with an affinity for science fiction. I've been a skeptic about as long as I can remember, and it's absolutely terrorized my dogmatic irish catholic father and my self-healing spiritalist Noni Juice drinking mother, but somehow I've made due. I love reading Swift and decided to finally join the forums.

I've always had a strong interest in the past, particularly the celtic civilization and its ties to the other developing cultures of the European and eurasian continental region.

At the completely opposite end of the spectrum, I have developed an interest in recent years in theoretical astrophysics, quantum theory, and most anything involving something beyond material nature as it is currently understood.

Anyhow, that's about my entire piece for this thread.

Howdy.

[Jon.]

Hi Jason! Great forum name, by the way!

[di Malebranche]

Thanks very much. "...with saints in church, with guzzlers in the tavern!" The punishers of the corrupt politicals and defrauders...

[Dr Adequate]

Ooh, more history buffs.

For a combination of history and critical thinking, follow the link in my sig ... I love Thomas Ady.

And :welcome2

[jon]

um, hi. Forum looks interesting, so thought I'd sign up. Am interested in politics/philosophy/science, so lots of the threads here look good :)

Jon

[Roadtoad]

um, hi. Forum looks interesting, so thought I'd sign up. Am interested in politics/philosophy/science, so lots of the threads here look good :)

Jon

Be afraid, Jon. Be very afraid.

[Orangutango]

Wow.... it seems that JREF is gaining new members by the truck load lately. Were you guys promised a free toaster by James Randi for joining or something? Only cuz' I got diddly-squat.... hrumph!

A warm welcome to Jon, Di Malebranche, Deus Ex Machina, Ta erog, <deep breath> William Meegan, Coralius, and MichelQC. :w2:

Now, if you'll excuse me... I'm in the middle of a game of Freecell....:D

Oh, hello Darat! I didn't recognize you at first through the tar and feathers. Welcome to the boards! :w2:

I meant "hello Dakar"... no wonder I've been sent a dozen dead roses by Darat...:o

[AmyWilson]

Hi, my name is Amy. :)

It's true. :)

[Roadtoad]

Wow.... it seems that JREF is gaining new members by the truck load lately. Were you guys promised a free toaster by James Randi for joining or something? Only cuz' I got diddly-squat.... hrumph!

Not really, but man, that's one tough load to secure. And you can't tighten the straps too much, otherwise, they chafe.

[Longstreet]

Greetings, one and all.
I have not been sent by the people who really run the world to monitor you all, I'd like to make that perfectly clear. I mean, they're not even really people.

I've been viewing with skepticism for a lot longer than I really knew there was a term for it, which irritated my...well, just about everyone, really. And so at last, I have come in from the metaphorical cold.

I look forward to obfuscating and circumlocuting in order to show the facts in sharp relief. And to using words like that in sentences.

As an atheist and general skeptic, I have a great love of conspiracy theories and new-agey woo-woo because I think, of my great faith in humanity. I have faith that human beings, acting in concert, can resoundingly botch any cooperative project, no matter how simple or obvious, and then blame it on someone else. Clearly an effect of natural selection.

I'll be around.

SteveJ

[morningstar2651]

Hello everybody!

I'm a skeptical Pagan, and thought that it's about time I joined this community.

I've dealt with my fair share of nutters. I've been told by too many people that I am an "Indigo", I had someone call me a "stoner" & "drug addict" because I use prescription medication to tread my Attention Deficit, and I've even heard grandiose claims such as "I am God and I have created World Peace and ended Hunger!" and "I predicted September 11th!". Needless to say, I believe that I need to instill a lot more skepticism in my students than most Pagans do.

I'm currently attending college at the University of Advancing Technology working on getting a BA in video game design.

[morningstar2651]

[Deleted] This was a double post.

[Katachresis]

morningstar2651 post once, posts twice, then deletes the second post because it is a double post, yet gets credit for Zero posts. Who is to blame?

[di Malebranche]

The government, of course.

.....they're out there, you know.

[Hutch]

What's this; Katachresis impunging my good name? I'm nonplussed!! My Non has never been this plussed before!!!

Oh well, anyway...

Welcome Longstreet, are you named after a Civil War General or a Blind Police detective? (only two other Longstreets I've ever heard of)

Just be careful with those big words--there are lots of folks here armed with dictionaries and are not afraid to use them.

And welcome morningstar, a skeptical Pagan will fit right in on this forum--somewhere (I think zaaydragon is skeptical pagan, but it may be somebody else I'm thinking of)

[Orangutango]

Greetings, one and all.
I have not been sent by the people who really run the world to monitor you all, I'd like to make that perfectly clear.

He is speaking the truth... I would have remembered giving the order to have you all monitored.:cool:

I mean, they're not even really people.

You are correct... they're orangutans.:cool:

Welcome to the boards! :w2:

I had someone call me a "stoner" & "drug addict" because I use prescription medication to tread my Attention Deficit,

Your name, adress and phone number will be forwarded immediately to Tom Cruise. ;)

Welcome! :w2: