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

[Eos of the Eons]

I used to hang at nightly a lot, then the straight dope. Just found this place though. It's pretty cool here, not so many id***, I mean conspiracy theorists and homophobic sods. One can discuss something without being flamed for thinking things like evolution is a possibility/fact, etc.

Less crap information, you know.

Thanks for the welcome

:)

[DeliveringVito]

I'm on a posting spree! I'm bored at work and thought I'd just pop in here for awhile. Welcome to all the new people...not that I've read this thread past around page 3....nor am I a very frequent poster...oh well.

Sorry to Interrupt. Please go about your business.

Wishing I was drunk,
DV

[Teh Wiccan]

Im Teh Wiccan, The name is pretty slef explaining... I'll probably be active in the R&P forums, along with the community forum :D

[arcticpenguin]

Welcome to the forum, Teh!

[exarch]

I suppose I should introduce myself to all these nice folks here ...

I came upon this forum because I was looking for something to tease my brain with, and so I ended up in the puzzles section.

This is the first forum I've posted on since the DrDrew.com forum went kinda dead. Back there I posted mostly on the religion section, where we enjoyed shredding the occasional biblethumping fundie troll intent on saving our souls and unwilling to listen to our arguments. I loved thumper-thumping :D

I think I like all the rational people here, who seem to want to get to the bottom of a problem/mystery instead of opting out and going with the easy supernatural explanation.
I guess the puzzles section is where I'll be spending most of my time.

[bluestraveler]

Thanks for the welcome. I found this site while searching for info about my new religion agnosticism. I'm a corporate trainer in Miami. Travel alot and am very happy I found this forum. Hope you'll keep me honest! Later.;)

[homunculus]

Hello everyone. Click on my name for a profile.

Can't think of anything else to add, really....

This is a really classy site, isn't it? Been posting on and off for a while, but never really got into all the social chit-chatting....

Paul.

[figarot]

might as well give a bit of info on myself. I believe in God, it's people I doubt. Am 62 years old, retired (ex-fireman, festival organizer, restuaranteer), a loner (twice widowed), I live on my own in an old farmhouse fifteen miles from any semblance of community or civilisation. I first found this site two years ago by doing a search on magic and promptly forgot about it until about eight months later when I did another search on my brother (he's a well known writer who has several fans and twice that number of critics among the forum members) and, for reasons known only to search engines, was taken to this forum and a thread about LOTR that mentioned my brother. That was when I began reading various threads with great interest, enjoying many but also finding some to be asinine. There are many here whose thoughts and ideas are either brilliant, enlightening or downright hilarious. What made me post was simply to alleviate some of the boredom that's known to set in when you spend all your time with dogs, chickens and several bottles of beer.

[Sasha]

Originally posted by figarot
might as well give a bit of info on myself. I believe in God, it's people I doubt. Am 62 years old, retired (ex-fireman, festival organizer, restuaranteer), a loner (twice widowed), I live on my own in an old farmhouse fifteen miles from any semblance of community or civilisation. I first found this site two years ago by doing a search on magic and promptly forgot about it until about eight months later when I did another search on my brother (he's a well known writer who has several fans and twice that number of critics among the forum members) and, for reasons known only to search engines, was taken to this forum and a thread about LOTR that mentioned my brother. That was when I began reading various threads with great interest, enjoying many but also finding some to be asinine. There are many here whose thoughts and ideas are either brilliant, enlightening or downright hilarious. What made me post was simply to alleviate some of the boredom that's known to set in when you spend all your time with dogs, chickens and several bottles of beer.

You sound like my kinda guy (except maybe for the god part but enough beer and we can wipe that out), are you anywhere near Texas?(wink, wink, nudge, nudge) ;)


And hi everybody, I've been lurking for a long time, used to post a lot in the beginning (I too remember Bigfig's first post and even De_Bunks!), but got involved in other things.

[figarot]

Originally posted by Sasha


You sound like my kinda guy (except maybe for the god part but enough beer and we can wipe that out), are you anywhere near Texas?(wink, wink, nudge, nudge) ;)
(snip)
sorry Sasha, I'm miles away from Texas, I'm not even in the states anymore though I do have a grandson in Miami who has just recently learned of the benefits of drinking beer, if that helps.

[Phil]

Hello everyone.

You can call me Phil, since that's what I go by on this board. I'll admit though, that's not how I'm known to my family, nor is that the name whispered in my ear on occasion in the heat of the night.

I have been posting on the forum for a few months now, but never had a chance to introduce myself formally in this thread. And I'm just not in the mood to do any work today, so here I am.

I've been a skeptic all of my adult life, and a JREF member for a couple of years now. Attended TAM1, and am hoping to attend TAM2.

Up to just recently, I was reading the forum regularly, but never had enough time to join and post (lame excuse number 1). I was always too busy working (lame excuse number 2), or playing which I fit a lot of into my daily routine. Still a kid at heart, I guess.

Anyway, it's great to be a part of such an intelligent community. I look forward to making many more friends here.

[Girl 6]

Welcome to the forum to:

Teh Wiccan (Can you please explain that first name, Teh?)
exarch (nice to see you here outside of the Puzzles section)
bluestraveler (at first, I thought you might be part of a group)
homunculus (I've seen you around here! It's nice to have some more background on you)
figarot (I'm happy to see more believers join us!)
Sasha (Where have you been, woman?? I've missed you!)
Phil (It will be nice to meet you at TAM2 again!)

It's nice to see all of you join us here. I look forward to reading your posts. :D

Hmmm... I'm wondering if I should introduce myself again! :)

G6

[Teh Wiccan]

Most of the time "The Wiccan" is taken on a forum, so I use Teh instead... That and I think Teh is more fun to say:D

[exarch]

Originally posted by Girl 6
Hmmm... I'm wondering if I should introduce myself again! :)The least you could do is explain a thing or two about your avatar, it seems to cause a lot of commotion on the board ;)

And it also seems there are more interesting sections than the puzzles section ...

[Blondin]

Hello.

I've been lurking and occasionally posting for a few months now.

I can't remember what link I followed to find JREF but I certainly have been a fan of Randi's for many years.

I don't post very often because there just seems to be so many articulate members here who beat me to everything I want to say and usually say it so much better.

As an amateur astronomer I meet a lot of people at star parties and public observing sessions and I often hear a lot of nonsense being repeated by ill-informed individuals. I find a lot of ammunition in the form of links, quotes and very articulate statements/explanations in Swift and a number of the threads on this forum.

:D

[LuxFerum]

Welcome.
:D

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by exarch
The least you could do is explain a thing or two about your avatar, it seems to cause a lot of commotion on the board ;)

And it also seems there are more interesting sections than the puzzles section ...

:D

Yes, I do love my avatar and I'm happy to explain her. It's not a copyrighted picture, so I'm not risking any legal actions on the part of anyone by using her.

It's a reclining woman with crossed legs. I chose the avatar for a few reasons. One, it's a fabulous picture. Two, it's a close representation of my own legs. :) Three, I thought it would be fun to have her represent me on a skeptic board. And, yes, I like to cause a ruckus wherever I go. ;)

I'm glad that you have discovered more interesting sections other than the puzzles section. :D

Welcome again, to the forum! :D

G6

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by Blondin
Hello.

I've been lurking and occasionally posting for a few months now.

I can't remember what link I followed to find JREF but I certainly have been a fan of Randi's for many years.

I don't post very often because there just seems to be so many articulate members here who beat me to everything I want to say and usually say it so much better.

As an amateur astronomer I meet a lot of people at star parties and public observing sessions and I often hear a lot of nonsense being repeated by ill-informed individuals. I find a lot of ammunition in the form of links, quotes and very articulate statements/explanations in Swift and a number of the threads on this forum.

:D

Welcome to the forum, Blondin! So, where does your name come from? Are you familiar with one of our members, The Bad Astronomer? He has written a book that debunks a lot of those statements that you may be hearing at your star parties. It's a great book and very entertaining. I encourage you to check it out and also check out his forum at http://www.badastronomy.com.

And no, I'm not his publicity agent, but I am his number one stalker. ;)

G6

[Blondin]

Oh, yes, G6. I am very familiar with Phil Plait's site. In fact I can't remember if I first linked to JREF from there or the other way around. One of these years I hope to make it to TAM and possibly meet Phil (and Randi of course).

[KevG]

Guess I should introduce myself. I started out in the Religion and Philosophy forum. I'm currently entrenched in the Puzzle section. Which isn't really surprising since I've been a semi-regular poster on rec.puzzles for seven or eight years now. Unfortunately, the rest of the board intimidates me.:)

Not sure how I found this site. Probably a link in the Snopes message board forum. Once I found Randi's commentaries I made a point of going back and reading all of them. That was well over a year ago. As you can see, it took me a while to venture into the forums.

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by KevG
Guess I should introduce myself. I started out in the Religion and Philosophy forum. I'm currently entrenched in the Puzzle section. Which isn't really surprising since I've been a semi-regular poster on rec.puzzles for seven or eight years now. Unfortunately, the rest of the board intimidates me.:)

Not sure how I found this site. Probably a link in the Snopes message board forum. Once I found Randi's commentaries I made a point of going back and reading all of them. That was well over a year ago. As you can see, it took me a while to venture into the forums.

Welcome to the board, KevG! :)

Well, I hope that the board doesn't continue to intimidate you and the many others in this thread that have mentioned this. I know that there is a lot of great writing and discussion going on here, but all viewpoints are always welcome--even mine! :D

I'm glad that you decided to de-cloak and join the fray!

G6

[MoeFaux]

I'm new to the board; I just joined yesterday. I'll fumble around a bit to get the hand of the board, so forgive any mistakes I may make.

[Mr. Skinny]

Welcome, MoeFaux.

Love your screen name.:cool:

[MoeFaux]

Thank you, I'm quite fond of it.
I could speculate about the orgin of your name, but it would be decent of me not to.
You all are such fiesty posters, it's just wonderful.

[Mr. Skinny]

Originally posted by MoeFaux
Thank you, I'm quite fond of it.
I could speculate about the orgin of your name, but it would be decent of me not to.
You all are such fiesty posters, it's just wonderful.
No secret about my name. I'm a bit over 6 ft tall and weigh 132 lbs (dressed).

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by MoeFaux
I'm new to the board; I just joined yesterday. I'll fumble around a bit to get the hand of the board, so forgive any mistakes I may make.

Welcome to the forum, MoeFaux!! Your name is really cool! I like it! :D

Okay... So, you really should tell us a little bit more about yourself. How did you find the board? What do you do? Are you a skeptic or a believer? Dish it up!

:D

G6

[exarch]

Originally posted by Mr. Skinny

No secret about my name. I'm a bit over 6 ft tall and weigh 132 lbs (dressed). Hey, you weigh more than I do :) but I'm only 5' 7".

[MoeFaux]

Well, I'm a 22 year old female, and I enjoy long walks on the beach, candlelit dinners, and holding hands. If you're interested, you can write to me at...
What?
Oh, sweet evil jesus, I'm sorry, wrong board.

Reigning goddess Linda suggested I might have fun here on the board, so I joined.
I've been a skeptic for a few years now (after being raised in one of the Mediterranean death cults), and I've been getting pretty hardcore about it (the skepticism, that it) only this year.
I usually read Randi's weekly commentary, so I suppose it was only a matter of time before I scrolled down and clicked on the "forum" link, but after hearing such good things about you friendly folk, I stopped procrastinating and joined.
I'm glad to be here.

[Mark]

Originally posted by MoeFaux
Well, I'm a 22 year old female, and I enjoy long walks on the beach, candlelit dinners, and holding hands. If you're interested, you can write to me at...
What?
Oh, sweet evil jesus, I'm sorry, wrong board.

Reigning goddess Linda suggested I might have fun here on the board, so I joined.
I've been a skeptic for a few years now (after being raised in one of the Mediterranean death cults), and I've been getting pretty hardcore about it (the skepticism, that it) only this year.
I usually read Randi's weekly commentary, so I suppose it was only a matter of time before I scrolled down and clicked on the "forum" link, but after hearing such good things about you friendly folk, I stopped procrastinating and joined.
I'm glad to be here.

Your name is one of the better puns I have seen in a while. I like you.

[MoeFaux]

Thanks!
That doesn't mean we're dating now, does it?

[Mark]

Originally posted by MoeFaux
Thanks!
That doesn't mean we're dating now, does it?

Well, I think we should let our relationship find its own level without trying to impose roles on it. :D

[Abdul Alhazred]

OK. I've been lurking here for about six months, but now I have decided to jump in.

I'm a long-time fan of Randi. I remember listening to him on WMCA in New York City, first on the Long John Nebel show (that's going way back) and also on his own show (that didn't last very long as I recall).

I have also been reading and often buying Randi's books for decades.

You can find out more about me by looking at my profile, but here is a bit about me by way of introduction.

<blockquote>
In the seemingly sleepy little Chicago suburb of ******** there are places whence the mind does not return. Places where even the most plaintive cries for help go disbelieved. In such a place stands Abdul Alhazred. He is tall, dark haired and well muscled, but with the sleepy eyes and loose mouth of the confirmed degenerate. An hideous rictus of utter imbecility mars his otherwise not unhandsome countenance. His manner and bearing exemplify the wretched lineaments of his despised and beaten race. A loud, low-pitched moron-laugh escapes his lips as his soul screams in horror through the empty corridors of his mind.
</blockquote>

[Rayn]

Well, I've been posting on some of these forums for a while now, but haven't made proper introductions. So here goes:

Hi, I'm Rayn.

I like humans, and most of the things that they do.

That's about it.

If you have questions please let me know. Thanks! :)

[Roadtoad]

Originally posted by Rayn
Well, I've been posting on some of these forums for a while now, but haven't made proper introductions. So here goes:

Hi, I'm Rayn.

I like humans, and most of the things that they do.

That's about it.

If you have questions please let me know. Thanks! :)

Okay. Where did you get the killer Mr. Natural avatar? (And where, oh where, is Devil Girl?)

[Kitten]

Hello Everyone,

Some of you already know me, but I suppose I might as well introduce myself to everyone.

I've been sucked into this Forum through my mom, Kittynh (I'm her eldest "kitten"). While I'm mostly attending to mom's duties here while she's down and out, I'm started to become interested in the forum myself and may stick around. Could lead to some interesting mother-daughter catfights, could it not? For now, though, mom is sick, so I must be nice.

As for my life when not taking care of sick mommy, I'm a college student working on a double major in Geology and Arabic. I love being outside and spend much of my free time whitewater kayaking, rock climbing, and hiking. I've always been very curious about the natural world and science, and my parents have raised me to ask questions and demand logical explanations for all I learn about the world.... I suppose that makes me a skeptic, doesn't it?

That's about all for now.

-Kitten-

[Roadtoad]

Kitten, please let your mom know we're thinking of her. Hope she feels better soon.

[Kitten]

Thanks, she is feeling much better today although she's still bed-ridden. She's only allowed out for doctor's appointments (rather depressing, no?)

She does appreciate all your support.

[arcticpenguin]

Originally posted by MoeFaux
Mediterranean death cults
I like that phrase.

[Cleopatra]

Damn!!!

Last time I logged-in , some hours ago, I wanted to tease petite MoeFaux about her previous relationship with the Mediterranean death cultures ( like dying from overeating I presume) but when I got back I saw that in the mean time she has become one of the bosses.


Faux pas postpone things...

[MoeFaux]

Oh, you can still tease me, I deserve it for being involved with those people. Tease away!
Besides, I'm not really a big boss...unless Linda tricked me into it, and that's a distinct possiblility.

[Cleopatra]

Shock and Awe!!!!:eek:

A "talking" administrator that responds to posts of members!!!!

Are you sure that you are one of them or are you a faux indeed? ;)

Show us your badge!!! :p

[MoeFaux]

Ah, yes, that's part of my heritage, you see, as part of the Shoqanauw Indian tribe.

[Cleopatra]

Of course if you didn't respond I'd start teasing Abdul Alhazred
the profile of whom, especially the location field, makes me believe that he must be an incarnation of Saint Paul...


That's nice Moe and interesting! You have an Indian heritage and you have been "raised in one of those Meditteranean Death cultures..."

Be careful with the words you will use ;)

We will have many interesting things to say, if you decide to remain a talking admin. :)

Welcome!

[Girl 6]

Hey! Hey!! A warm welcome to all of the new posters! :)

Abdul Alhazred (interesting description of yourself there... I think you need to fill us in on your hobbies! ;))
Rayn (so glad that you've posted away already!)
Kitten (wow! I like the idea of families posting together!)

It's really nice to check on this thread every so often to see new people coming through. I know you guys may *think* you have nothing to offer, but think again! Don't be too intimidated to post!

G6

[MoeFaux]

Well, we'll see how much I get to post. Because, you know, right now, the members of the Shoqanauw tribe are in the middle of a lawsuit with President Bush for using our name for his little adventure over in Iraq.
And if you believe that...well.

"Meditteranian death cult" seems perfectly appropriate to call any xtian religion, I think.

[Cleopatra]

Ohhhhh come-on Moe :) ( may I call you just Moe? )

You said it yourself :

I scrolled down and clicked on the "forum" link, but after hearing such good things about you friendly folk

We do not eat people,do not believe the other administrator, the silent one... ;)

Originally posted by MoeFaux

"Meditteranian death cult" seems perfectly appropriate to call any xtian religion, I think.

...especially if you have never visited Meditteranean and you haven't met its people but I know what do you mean; you are a skeptic that doesn't pray :)

[MoeFaux]

Let's see, the name has never been shortened before to Three Stooges level. And if I were going to be called a Stooge name, it would have to be Larry.
But, I'll let you call me Moe if you like, just because it's easier to type.

Back to the salt mine.

[Rayn]

Roadtoad said: Okay. Where did you get the killer Mr. Natural avatar? (And where, oh where, is Devil Girl?)

I took the background from:

www.crumbmuseum.com

Has quite a few pieces, but I'm not sure if there is a Devil Girl one. Glad to see Mr. Natural is well-known around these here parts.

[tonygraham]

About time I introduced myself, I guess, as I've been registered for ages (not that I've posted much). I am a 'resting' science teacher from the NE of England and have been pretty skeptical all my life, mostly thanks to having been born on a Friday 13th......

As a kid -
"Oooooohh, you must be really unlucky."
"Not really"
"But you were born on Friday 13th"
"Yeah"
"Friday 13th's really unlucky."
"Oh well, I'm not."

As an adult -
"Oooooohh, are you unlucky?"
"No"
"I bet if you really thought about it, you'd find you were unluckier than most. Have you ever won anything big [or some other BS]?"
"Nope, and neither have most people. But I do have a good job, a happy marriage, two great kids, etc."
"Oh, being born on Friday 13th must make you lucky"
"P*** off"

Honestly, when you're born can affect your life - it can put you right off being superstitious from an early age.

[Girl 6]

Welcome to the forum, tonygraham! What's your sign? ;)

G6

[jan]

Hi, this is my second post. My first post killed a thread (http://www.randi.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&postid=1870089243#post1870089243) . I hope this post doesn't have as fatal consequences.

(Well, strictly speaking, there have been other posts after my post, but you can clearly see that the thread lost its soul after my post. It is a mere p-zombie now...)

[Roadtoad]

Originally posted by jan
Hi, this is my second post. My first post killed a thread (http://www.randi.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&postid=1870089243#post1870089243) . I hope this post doesn't have as fatal consequences.

(Well, strictly speaking, there have been other posts after my post, but you can clearly see that the thread lost its soul after my post. It is a mere p-zombie now...)

But you never answered the critical question: Do you hate Marcia?

[Hydrogen Cyanide]

Well, I've been around for most of the summer, so perhaps I should say a bit about myself...

1) I'm a middle aged "stay at home" mom of three kids

2) I used to actually be an engineer... though if I went back to work the Human Resources folks believe I have forgotten everything and I would be a tech-aide at half the price... one of my "round-to-its" is to go back to school (especially to understand what JJ and Dr. Stupid have been discussing, I used to use some statistics to analyze random vibrations in structures... now I have been reminded how much I HAVE forgotten!).

3) I used to be an Army brat... which means when you ask me the question "Where are you from?"... I stare at you quizzedly and ask at what particular time you mean... it also means I graduated high school from the 11th school I attended (4 of those were before 2nd grade). Just today I was asked where I got my "accent"... it seems to come from learning Spanish at a certain stage of my life (though I doubt if I could carry on a conversation in anything but English).

4) Once upon a time I used to belong to CSICOP... but budget cutting after turning from a "Double Income No Kids" to "Single Income with Kids" cut out such things (plus, I found the Skeptical Inquirers were piling up without being read). I found my way back to the skeptical websites after trying to battle the alt-med folks at a listserv which pertains to one child's communication disorder.

5) My family likes to play games... from computer games like Sims, Warcraft, Masters of Orien, to Dungeons and Dragons and other games. I do not. I prefer to spend time on forums (I participate in about 4... including a sewing forum and the Ratbags.com forum).

6) I live in a house with 5 computers... one per family member. I am married to a computer nerd... and he is an ex-Canadian. When I give blood I answer many of the questions on sexual activities with "No, I am married to a Canadian computer nerd. We are very boring"

7) My hobbies include sewing, geneology, school PTA, reading and gardening... we live in house known in hte neighborhood as the "house with the apple tree fence". I am only just finding out about my family history, and have am learning there are skeletins in the closet. I sometimes help the school and PTA by sewing costumes for plays and the annual auction.

I've just written this after 3 lovely glasses of wine. So please do not hold this against me.

[jan]

Originally posted by Roadtoad


But you never answered the critical question: Do you hate Marcia?

Who is Marcia, and am I supposed to know her/him/it?

[Roadtoad]

Originally posted by jan


Who is Marcia, and am I supposed to know her/him/it?

Ah, someone who spends their time being productive, instead of sitting glued to the tube. Someone after my own heart...

[arcticpenguin]

Originally posted by jan

Who is Marcia, and am I supposed to know her/him/it?
I don't have a TV now, but did in my mis-spent youth. That is a Brady Bunch reference.

[Gator Mynah]

Originally posted by Girl 6
Welcome to the forum, tonygraham! What's your sign? ;)

G6


Who was it that, when asked that self-same question, said "I'm a No Entry sign"?

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by Hydrogen Cyanide
I've just written this after 3 lovely glasses of wine. So please do not hold this against me.

Hello Hydrogen Cyanide! I think you wrote quite well after 3 glasses of wine! :) I also see that you have a LOT going on in your household! I'm amazed that you get a chance to spend any time with us.

It's really great to have yet another skepchick on board here! We are in the minority here but I think our presence is really appreciated by the guys. :)

Welcome to the forum!

G6

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by Gator Mynah



Who was it that, when asked that self-same question, said "I'm a No Entry sign"?

I'm not sure who said that, Gator Mynah. But, nevertheless, welcome to the forum! Please take this opportunity to tell us a little bit more about yourself. :)

G6

[Hydrogen Cyanide]

Originally posted by Girl 6
...I also see that you have a LOT going on in your household! I'm amazed that you get a chance to spend any time with us.

..

Thank you... what I do is sneak in on my very slow laptop when the rest of the household are playing some computer game (including one that had some kind of killer cows!).

But only for a bit... it beats laundry.

[Mr Sensible]

Originally posted by Girl 6
Hey! Hey!! A warm welcome to all of the new posters! :)


G6

Hi! Thanks! :D

I'm a materialist atheist for whom nothing really matters :) We are all programmed automatons living out our meaningless lives in a meaningless Universe. :)

[Chaos]

Hi there, everyone!

Sorry I overlooked this thread at first. There´s a lot to see here...

Well, I´m Chaos. Or at least I like to be called that - makes for a lot of funny misunderstandings: "It´s all chaos around here." "Yeah, go on. Just keep blaming me...":rub:

I really look forward to lots of discussion here. I´m not a native English speaker, though, so you´ll have to forgive me if I make mistakes sometimes. (Just be glad you don´t have to put up with my accent as well...;) )

[Wudang]

hi
(feeling like I should be hopping a la Truly, Madly, Deeply). I'm a Scot, lived there until 25, moved to England 20 years ago but keep the accent. Been aware of Randi for some time beore I found this site. Interested in computing, SF, martial arts, language and various other things some of which I have a reasonable knowledge of and some not. Getting married again in 2 weeks (who says skeptics are cynics). Get amazed at people who can look at this world and think it's lacking something so they need to pretend it's something else. Still in mourning for "Calvin & Hobbes".
I suppose I should also make my side clear on the great debate topic : dogs.

[Girl 6]

Hello Chaos!

Your English usage is great! Don't let anyone else tell you otherwise! And, I happen to love accents! ;)

Welcome to the forum and I look forward to seeing more posts from you. We need a little more chaos around here, by the way!

:D

G6

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by Wudang
hi
(feeling like I should be hopping a la Truly, Madly, Deeply). I'm a Scot, lived there until 25, moved to England 20 years ago but keep the accent. Been aware of Randi for some time beore I found this site. Interested in computing, SF, martial arts, language and various other things some of which I have a reasonable knowledge of and some not. Getting married again in 2 weeks (who says skeptics are cynics). Get amazed at people who can look at this world and think it's lacking something so they need to pretend it's something else. Still in mourning for "Calvin & Hobbes".
I suppose I should also make my side clear on the great debate topic : dogs.

Hello Wudang! So, we have yet another Scot among us! You should try meeting some of the gang on Paltalk one night! :)

Okay, I'm curious about your name. Can you tell us more about it?

How did you find the site? And, what's this about dogs? :D

G6

[Chaos]

Originally posted by Girl 6
Hello Chaos!

Your English usage is great! Don't let anyone else tell you otherwise! And, I happen to love accents! ;)


Well, now and then I realize I don´t know a word I would use in german, and I have to "phrase around it". I think it shows very much sometimes - but then, I am always my own harshest critic.

And, concerning accents, in Hollywood movies, only the bad guys ever have german accent :mad: (or arabic accent, for that matter).


Welcome to the forum and I look forward to seeing more posts from you. We need a little more chaos around here, by the way!

:D

G6

Okay, if it´s chaos you want, it´s chaos you´ll get *evil grin*

[Cleopatra]

Originally posted by Chaos
I really look forward to lots of discussion here. I´m not a native English speaker, though, so you´ll have to forgive me if I make mistakes sometimes. (Just be glad you don´t have to put up with my accent as well...;) )

Hello Chaos.

It's nice to have you here...errrrr... as a member and not as a status :D

Of course you will receive comments about the way you use the language. If such an event occurs you have two option: you either bring it to my attention and I will send my beloved pets to take care of the matter or you ask the nice member who made the comment to type something equally right in German :D

[Wudang]

Originally posted by Girl 6


Hello Wudang! So, we have yet another Scot among us! You should try meeting some of the gang on Paltalk one night! :)

Okay, I'm curious about your name. Can you tell us more about it?

How did you find the site? And, what's this about dogs? :D

G6
Wudang is a range of mountains in China and is the reputed home of several internal martial arts. It means "match the warrior" and is the name of the tai chi style I train in. I also use it on the stardock websites.
As to the other, there are a lot of cat fans on here, not necessarilly bad people of course, just lacking in judgement.
Love the avatar. Great photo.

[exarch]

Originally posted by Cleopatra
Of course you will receive comments about the way you use the language. If such an event occurs you have two option: you either bring it to my attention and I will send my beloved pets to take care of the matter or you ask the nice member who made the comment to type something equally right in German :D Actually, I don't mind if people tell me about a mistake I keep making (how else am I going to find out it's a mistake?)

And I don't do German (not very well anyway), but I can do Dutch, French and even a tiny bit of Japanese. I hope to add Spanish to that list some day ...

[Wudang]

Sorry Girl 6, dinner was served. I stumbled across the JREF some years back while looking for info on CSICOP. I was engaged in an argument with someone who claimed they could use "empty force" (action at a distance) and someone on rec.martial-arts posted me a copy of the Skeptical Enquirer which cover Randi's visit to China. Useful ammo in there for me. Our visit to the "empty force" master got a brief mention in SI as well.
regards

[Chaos]

I first read about Mr. Randi in...wait...´97, I think, in a book by Carl Sagan; he wrote about that Carlos story Mr. Randi did with the "60 minutes" (or was it "90 minutes") TV show in Australia(?). Sorry, that was long ago (6 years is almost a quarter of my lifetime!)

Then, a few days ago, read in another forum about the JREF website, remembered that old story (I think the book title was "Candle in the Dark" or something like that), and decided. I came across this forum, and the rest, as they say, is history :D

@Cleopatra:
Thank you. Try to keep your pets hungry, just in case...

And you´re right. Folks, if I do anything wrong, just tell me. If you want to taunt me, taunt me in German, else I´ll ignore it :p But on the other hand, you certainly won´t, because we are all civilized people, aren´t we?

[Shinytop]

I go by the net name of ShinyTop reflecting (pun intended) my follicly challenged head.

My name is Rick, I am 55 and my son introduced to this forum. I am retired from the military and currently unemployed as a network administrator and recovering from double bypass surgery.

I am liberal on most social issues and conservative on most Constitutional issues and crime related matters. I hope to enjoy many a lively discussion in here.

[Girl 6]

Welcome to the foum, Shinytop!

I see that you live in Florida. Have you had a chance to visit the JREF offices? Although, that might a bit of a distance for you, if I recall the geography of Florida correctly. :)

I would like to thank your son for introducing this website to you. Does he participate in the forum, as well?

G6

[Mark]

Originally posted by Shinytop
I go by the net name of ShinyTop reflecting (pun intended) my follicly challenged head.

My name is Rick, I am 55 and my son introduced to this forum. I am retired from the military and currently unemployed as a network administrator and recovering from double bypass surgery.

I am liberal on most social issues and conservative on most Constitutional issues and crime related matters. I hope to enjoy many a lively discussion in here.

Ah...bald faced punning! I'm glad you are here.

[Shinytop]

My son posts under the name JSFOLK. He posts mostly in the scientific forum. Thanks to all for the welcome.

[jallenecs]

I'm very new here, and this safely qualifies as my first post.

I post as jallenecs, but my real name is June (friends call me Jax). I stumbled across this site while searching for skeptical topics in general.

Pleased to meet you all.

Jax

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by Mr Sensible


Hi! Thanks! :D

I'm a materialist atheist for whom nothing really matters :) We are all programmed automatons living out our meaningless lives in a meaningless Universe. :)

Whoa... This escaped me!! I apologize to Mr. Sensible for not properly welcoming him/her to the forum. :eek:

Hmmm... The last time I checked, I wasn't a programmed automaton. ;)

G6

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by jallenecs
I'm very new here, and this safely qualifies as my first post.

I post as jallenecs, but my real name is June (friends call me Jax). I stumbled across this site while searching for skeptical topics in general.

Pleased to meet you all.

Jax

Welcome to the forum, jallenecs! We are pleased to meet you! And, especially so, if you're a female! We need more skepchicks! What skeptical topics are you interested in?

G6

[De_Bunk]

Jallenecs..

Welcome...

Never mind anything i post..:D

You will soon find that this board is addictive....

DB

XXX

[AfaintcoldcupofTea..]

Hi.

[De_Bunk]

Ho

Hi Ho...its off to work we go...

[AfaintcoldcupofTea..]

With a bottle of rum, and grope of snow whites bum hi ho hi ho.

[jallenecs]

Originally posted by Girl 6


Welcome to the forum, jallenecs! We are pleased to meet you! And, especially so, if you're a female! We need more skepchicks! What skeptical topics are you interested in?

G6

Some medical -- I have a major hate on for chiropractic quacks -- and the paranormal (ghosts and demon stuff, particularly).

While I agree that most of the New Age stuff is insidious and damaging. But, shameful truth be told, I never could get very worked up about it. They inspire not outrage, but an attack of the giggles in me. Go figure. I actually have a couple friends who are very into crystals, and channeling, and all that; I keep wondering what they're smoking! :rolleyes:

As for aliens, etc..... I do have a confession to make. I live in the country, and there's this one horse meadow.... One of these days, I'm going to get one too many vodka's into me, and I'm going to go make a crop circle! :roll:

[duotwr]

Yes, am new to the posting on this forum.

Have been reading the commentary for months now. Have got bored of the forum I used to frequent, was full of techies (not surpising, given that it was a technical forum). Like the sceptical outlook, so have decided this is the place to be!

K.

[Selvedge]

Hello all,

I've been an intermittent lurker for some time, but would like to start jumping into the discussions more. I've been questioning some of the political beliefs that I grew up with, and I'm looking forward to having you JREFers challenge my thinking.

I've always been your garden-variety touchy-feely/bleeding-heart/peacenik/progressive/liberal type. Now I want to sort out what part of that mindset comes from values and what part comes from assumptions about reality and the way the world works -- and then to figure out how accurate those assumptions are.

This forum is the only place I know where I might actually get useful feedback, rather than either a chorus of "me too!" or a torrent of abuse.

In other news, "selvedge" is a weaving term. Literally a "self edge," it's where the threads draw together on the sides of the cloth to make a strong edge that doesn't unravel. Any other weavers around here?

What else can I tell you about myself? I'm small, harmless, smarter than I look, and almost (but not quite) as naive as I sound. I don't make as much time for research as I should, but I recognize and appreciate good research when I see it. My sense of humor tends toward the dry side & doesn't always translate well to print -- if you're not sure, look for the winking smiley. ( ;) )

I'm a lifelong atheist -- at least I thought I was before I started reading this forum. (Now I'm not sure if I'm a weak atheist, a strong atheist, a Bright, a TLOP worshipper, a materialist. . . jeez, around here, not believing in god is so complicated that I'm considering converting to a religion just to make things simpler. ;) ) I'm female, but would really prefer not to be called a "chick." I prefer the term "skeptiger." ;)

Looking forward to yakking with you all,

--Selvedge

P.s. Would one of you kind folks fill me in on how to add an avatar? I checked the FAQ but didn't see any instructions. Thanks!

[MoeFaux]

Hi Selvedge,
Go to "Forum Help" and read the "avatars for dummies" section. The first post will have all the instructions you need.

Hang in the politics and current events section and you'll have some fun.

(edited to fix your name, I spelled it wrong because I'm an idiot)

[Selvedge]

Thanks Moe! (Smacks own forehead) I don't know why didn't look in Forum Help before.

[Eos of the Eons]

Originally posted by jallenecs


Some medical -- I have a major hate on for chiropractic quacks -- and the paranormal (ghosts and demon stuff, particularly).

While I agree that most of the New Age stuff is insidious and damaging. But, shameful truth be told, I never could get very worked up about it. They inspire not outrage, but an attack of the giggles in me. Go figure. I actually have a couple friends who are very into crystals, and channeling, and all that; I keep wondering what they're smoking! :rolleyes:

As for aliens, etc..... I do have a confession to make. I live in the country, and there's this one horse meadow.... One of these days, I'm going to get one too many vodka's into me, and I'm going to go make a crop circle! :roll:


Hey, I guess I'm not a newbie anymore, so I can say the 'newbies' sound really interesting!

Welcome all, and I look forward to seeing where you all post.

I love your sense of humor already Jallenecs! Call me when you want to do the crop circle, I've been itching to do one and see the response for years :D

I have the string, the sticks, the boards (different sizes for creativity), and a few other things I found on the list of things needed to really make a good one :D

I've always wanted to take some christmas lights and a blow torch, and make a really good 'landing' site too, on like new year's eve when everyone's nice and drunk and will really see the chrismas lights as 'there' and then 'gone' when I plug them in and unplug them. :wink8:

[TwoShanks]

Well I'm not exactly new, since I've been lurking around for some time now, but I don't think I ever introduced myself in this thread so I'll just do it now.

I'm TwoShanks, real name "Jon". The nickname is something I've been using for a few years, first came up with it for internet gaming. I'm a physics student in my third year (of four) of a masters degree. I'm in the UK, originally from Wales but studying in Lancaster, England.

I learned about the JREF from a friend after his father gave him a copy of "Flim Flam", and since I've always enjoyed a bit of argument about religion, psychics, etc, I decided to hang around the boards. Hopefully I can provide more than a few comments now and then, I'll do my best.

[extra sensory potato]

hello, I am extra sensory potato. I have psychic abilities on a par with those of Uri, Sylvia, etc. I only give free readings and psychic demonstrations and only when the beer bottles are alligned.
Am tired of arguing about woo-woo beliefs as I rented a cottage from a woman who was upto her neck in astrological books and friends, we argued over everything but there's no convincing lapsed Catholics. Found this site after seeing Randi on Larry King for the third time.
Best trick to play on an astrologer is to go see one and say you're an orphan, unsure of when you were born, can hazard a guess at the year but have no way of being sure about the month or day, though you would like to know, more than anything, when your birthday is. Then try getting the astrologer to agree to divine your birthday if you told her all about your life/habits/abilities,etc.

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by AfaintcoldcupofTea..
Hi.

Hi AfaintcoldcupofTea! Phew!! That's a long name!! I think I will nickname you, teacup! :D

So, I'm guessing you like tepid tea. ;-) What else?

G6

[Girl 6]

Hi Selvedge!

Welcome to the forum! :) Thanks for the introduction. So, you prefer being called a "skeptiger". :D I'm not sure if that will go over too well given the recent string of events involving tigers. ;)

I actually sew and knit, so I was familiar with the term, selvedge.

Thanks for joining us and I am looking forward to seeing some of your posts. By the way, how did you find us?

G6

[Girl 6]

Hello TwoShanks! :) Welcome to the forum! I've always liked Physics. But, my heart will always stay with Statistics and Math.

You should get to know QuarkChild! She's one of our very valued Physics people.

G6

[Girl 6]

And, finally... welcome to extra sensory potato! I love the name since we can shorten it to ESP, quite appropriately! :)

So, you like playing evil tricks on astrologers! I would like to see the day when the whole thing just goes away. But, in the meantime, I think that this is a good backup plan. :D

G6

[extra sensory potato]

Originally posted by Girl 6
And, finally... welcome to extra sensory potato! I love the name since we can shorten it to ESP, quite appropriately! :)

So, you like playing evil tricks on astrologers! I would like to see the day when the whole thing just goes away. But, in the meantime, I think that this is a good backup plan. :D

G6
Thank you for the welcome G6. I too would like to see astrology thrown in the wastebasket once and for all eternity but I think the chances of that happening are about the same as Yellow Bamboo or anyone else ever winning the million.

[Selvedge]

Originally posted by Girl 6
Thanks for joining us and I am looking forward to seeing some of your posts. By the way, how did you find us?
G6

Hey Girl 6,

I think I may have stumbled on the JREF site while looking for critical thinking sites (back when I was in academia trying to enlighten the masses.) Or I may have heard about it at a convention a few years ago, where I heard talks by some folks from CSICOP and by the incredibly classy Michael Shermer.

I don't remember now for sure, but in any case, I'm glad to be here! Thanks for the welcome! :)

[Some Friggin Guy]

Okay, I just found this area of the forums tonight, so I'm a little behind.

And backwards, since I posted in some other forums first, then posted a photo, now I'm saying hello.

I'm just Some Friggin Guy. Nice to meet you all.

[Girl 6]

Welcome to Some Friggin Guy!! :D

So, how did you find us and how did you end up picking that unique screen name? ;)

G6

[Some Friggin Guy]

I found this place through the message board for Penn & Teller's show.

As for how I got my name, well...

I write, but like my privacy, so I came up with a pen name that could be anyone.

[Wyvern]

Hi there,
I finally got up the nerve to introduce myself. Some nerve, huh? I've been attending the Skeptics Society meetings in Los Angeles, which I find quite enjoyable. From there I learned of the upcoming TAMII which I wasn't planning to attend except that an acquaintance of mine kept mentioning it and so when I really looked at what it's all about I thought "That just sounds like way too much fun to miss". So I've signed up for that and started browsing around the forum, lurking, then registering, then lurking some more and finally inserting a comment here and there. I'm very shy and I find that I'm still shy when it comes to the forum but I'm really enjoying all of your commentaries. I've noticed that no matter how serious a thread starts out, it always degenerates into joking and puns and I enjoy that. Sorry, SquishyDave but most people DID vote FOR puns. It would be really nice to meet some of you punny people at the Skeptics meetings (I believe the next one is Oct 26) and at TAMII. Don't worry, I do much better one-on-one (less shy). :)

[Chareen]

Alright, I've been posting for a week or two, I guess it's time to get the introductions out of the way.

I've read JREF on and off for about a year, work has been slow recently so I've needed something to do thus the recent postings.

My boyfriend is a somewhat regular poster, or has been in the past but is currently distracted. I won't say who he is because I don't want you all to count that against me ;)

I live in Chicago, sell insurance for a living, but am looking for something DRASTICALLY different.

I'm rather skeptical, always have been. Though, I don't concider it skeptical so much a reasonable. Never bought the concept of God. Don't believe in metaphysics or the like.

I love joking and kidding. Sometimes my jest can be mistaken. I never mean to hurt feelings, but I might. I appologize proactivly. I'm pretty much an open book, ask what you like.


Happy posting!!!

Molly

[may flower]

Hello !!!!!

I have been lurking around for about four months now and I finally did it!!!!!, I am in !!!!!!!:)

I have a part time night work, I am an exotic dancer. :o
How can I post my avatar ? :confused:
I need your help !!!!!!!;)

May Flower

[Cleopatra]

Hi May Flower!

Welcome to the board, I am glad we have an exotic dancer in the forum :)

To be exact I am glad we have another exotic dancer because the one we used to have was banned :)

Looking forward to your posts.

[LuxFerum]

Originally posted by may flower
How can I post my avatar ? :confused:
I need your help !!!!!!!;)

May Flower
go here
http://host.randi.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19576&goto=lastpost
and post until you have 50 posts.

[AfaintcoldcupofTea..]

Originally posted by Girl 6


Hi AfaintcoldcupofTea! Phew!! That's a long name!! I think I will nickname you, teacup! :D

So, I'm guessing you like tepid tea. ;-) What else?

G6
Thank you Girl 6. I love your avatar.May I borrow it and show Mother?
By Mother, I mean the oldest member of my mis-matched socks group. It's our parody on her real name.

Teacup is fine.:roll:

Half correct.:D
I like.
Dogs and cats.
Comedy.
Literature.
Social changes and traditions.
My interest care of my profile are;

terminal velocity data (http://www.picotech.com/experiments/wind/results.html)
Weather (http://www.weather.com/)
History and its errors (http://www.history.ac.uk/)
History (http://www.blackhistory.com/)
Social changes and traditions. (http://tcs.ntu.ac.uk/)

[Girl 6]

Hi there, Wyvern! :D I'm thrilled that I will be getting to meet you at TAM2! Make sure to come up and introduce yourself! Last year, I did present a paper, but I don't think I'll be doing that this year. So, it was probably a little easier to spot me. Still, I look exactly like my picture in the picture thread, so don't be shy!

Oh... another way to spot me is that I'll be stalking The Bad Astronomer.... ;)

Thanks for introducing yourself to the forum!

G6

[Girl 6]

Welcome to the forum, Chareen! Perhaps, one day you will reveal your boyfriends' identity. But, it's not necessary. :) I like the mystery!

I see that you have already started contributing to the forum. Thanks for all of your posts! It's always nice to hear from new people. I wouldn't want it to get stale around here!

You will find that people on this forum are quite witty. So, you should fit right in.

One last thing... YOU'RE A SKEPCHICK!!! YEAH!!! :D

Guys, please line up to worship her... ;)

G6

[Girl 6]

Hey, hey!! Welcome to may flower! I think I just heard the sound of a lot of men running over to this thread to come and check you out! ;)

I will be interested to see your avatar! One of the neat things about this forum is that you can pick your own custom avatar. So, I think we have a great gallery of avatars.

Oh... need I mention... yet ANOTHER Skepchick! :D

G6

[MoeFaux]

Originally posted by Cleopatra
Hi May Flower!

Welcome to the board, I am glad we have an exotic dancer in the forum :)

To be exact I am glad we have another exotic dancer because the one we used to have was banned :)

Looking forward to your posts.

Are you sure that there's only one exotic dance on this board? You never know what people might be doing on the side. ;)

[Chareen]

Originally posted by Girl 6

One last thing... YOU'RE A SKEPCHICK!!! YEAH!!! :D

Guys, please line up to worship her... ;)

G6

Skepchick! I love it!!!

Thanks for the warm welcome.

Mystery is fun!

[Chaos]

Originally posted by Girl 6
One last thing... YOU'RE A SKEPCHICK!!! YEAH!!! :D

Guys, please line up to worship her... ;)

G6

:wow2:

:th:

*bows down before Chareen*


Praised be Chareen, latest of Skepchicks


Good enough, G6?

[Chareen]

Doesn't matter what G6 thinks *I'm* impressed!!!

[exarch]

Originally posted by MoeFaux
Are you sure that there's only one exotic dance on this board? You never know what people might be doing on the side. ;)$%£#*§!

How did you find out .. ?

[MoeFaux]

Originally posted by exarch
$%£#*§!

How did you find out .. ?

It was the way your avatar pranced around in that cute devil outfit. Big tip off.

[Psydox]

Hi :D

I really suck at self intro so I thought this might be one way to provide a little insight into what I'm like. :cool:

If you are into Astrology...I'm Scorpio
If you are into numerology....My life path is #7
If you are into Tarot.....my court card is The Queen of Cups
If you are into I ching.....I am both male and female...or maybe I have that confused with the Jungian anima-animus stuff *shrug*
Kabalarian Philosophy says I might suffer from constipation....do you suppose that's just their way of saying I'm anal ? :D
The Enneagram puts me in the Head Center as a #5 with a stress point of #7 and a security point of #8 but now that I think about it, the Kabalarians must be crazy cause when it's time for #2....I don't hold nothin' back .. know what I mean *grin*

I have not developed a preference for any single school of thought as of yet and doubt that I will because I enjoy a little of everything I suppose you might say. Other than that, I'm just me.

Psydox

[exarch]

Originally posted by MoeFaux
It was the way your avatar pranced around in that cute devil outfit. Big tip off.I heard similar things about your halloween costume from last year. Although, unfortunately, they already took down the pictures by the time I got around to reading the thread :)

Anyway ...

[/THREAD HIJACK]

[geni]

Attempted dehijack

Hi
I have been lukring on here for some time (I think the first thread that I read was the Hoax chess thread)
I think the best discription of me is harmless. I am curently trying to survive a chemisty degree so if I go insane it is probably due to some of the thing I keep breathing in.
I am aware that I have problems with spelling and I hope that this will not cause you too many problems.

[Denise]

Welcome Geni!

[Wyvern]

Hi Genie! Don't be breathing that stuff in. That was *supposed* to be one of the first things they taught you :D
But don't worry. My chemistry geek friends - of all different ages - are only slightly brain addled so there's hope for you too ;)
(And I suspect that's from all the post exam fluids labs)

[Flame]

Hello my name is Toni and I have a :eek:

wrong forum!

ahem... right well I came here because my husband Graham is of the opinion that it's interesting and informative
(and occasionally provocative - that's really why I'm here ;) )

Toni

[Chaos]

Originally posted by Flame

(and occasionally provocative - that's really why I'm here ;) )



Yes, you´re exactly right here. For the really violent...oops, no, I meant "lively"...discussions turn to the P,CE & H forum - just make sure you wear your bullet-proof vest before entering, as some posters there fire live ammunition.:eek:

[Evil_Jesus]

Hi all, I've lurked here at JREF for about 2 years now, decided to finally start posting. If you cannot tell by my name, I am not a fundamentalist. I generally tend to think of religion as harmful, it seems for the most part to be a crutch so you don't have to think too hard, and I take issue with not thinking. Anyway Don't wanna go to far into beliefs, gotta save some ammo for the other threads. A little more about me I am 27, Did my four years in the army, now attending college full-time to get a Bachelors degree in business administration. I am happily married and have a 3 year old son. I look forward to posting.:D

[Piltdown13]

I just found this forum a few days ago, via a link to one of the commentaries that was posted on DU (Democratic Underground) -- we've got a few skeptics over there, but they seem to have given up the battle, so to speak, with the astrologer community. (Not that any of that stuff is the main focus of DU anyway...but I digress...)

I'm a grad student working on my PhD in anthropology (specializing in paleoanthropology). I tend to post very little and lurk/read more -- I usually don't have much time to spend on boards and don't like to give the impression that I've abandoned a discussion.

This looks like a good forum so far...I look forward to getting involved in some discussions!

[Evil_Jesus]

Nice to meet you Piltdown. Look forward to hearing more from you.

[tim]

Originally posted by Piltdown13
I just found this forum a few days ago, via a link to one of the commentaries that was posted on DU (Democratic Underground) -- we've got a few skeptics over there, but they seem to have given up the battle, so to speak, with the astrologer community. (Not that any of that stuff is the main focus of DU anyway...but I digress...)

I'm a grad student working on my PhD in anthropology (specializing in paleoanthropology). I tend to post very little and lurk/read more -- I usually don't have much time to spend on boards and don't like to give the impression that I've abandoned a discussion.

This looks like a good forum so far...I look forward to getting involved in some discussions!

A warm welcome to you, Piltdown!
As soon as I saw that name I thought "Dawson!"
Good to have a paleoanthropologist on the forum. Now I can ask you all those awkward questions about which fossil belongs where.............hope you have your "pig-proof helmet".



(actually you're probably too young for that joke......)

[Piltdown13]

Originally posted by tim


A warm welcome to you, Piltdown!
As soon as I saw that name I thought "Dawson!"
Good to have a paleoanthropologist on the forum. Now I can ask you all those awkward questions about which fossil belongs where.............hope you have your "pig-proof helmet".



(actually you're probably too young for that joke......)

Thanks!

I love those awkward questions -- although there's so little evidence for some of them that we tend to just go round in circles :-). Not sure I get the "pig-proof helmet" reference -- unless it has something to do with Raymond Dart's osteodontokeratic theory (there's some great footage of him doing a fake "hominid attack" with a hemimandible...lol).

[Pat Kelly]

Hello, I'm Pat Kelly!

[Girl 6]

Welcome to the forum, Psydox!! I think you just about covered a lot of the more contentious new-age concepts with your answers! ;)

And yes, please don't hold back on our account! :D

G6

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by Flame
Hello my name is Toni and I have a :eek:

wrong forum!

ahem... right well I came here because my husband Graham is of the opinion that it's interesting and informative
(and occasionally provocative - that's really why I'm here ;) )

Toni

:roll:

Well, hello, Flame! You've already made a splash here on the forums, I think. :D

I would like to thank your husband, Graham, for introducing you to our forum. And, thanks for introducing yourself so quickly to us here.

I am looking forward to seeing even more of your posts!

G6

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by Evil_Jesus
Hi all, I've lurked here at JREF for about 2 years now, decided to finally start posting. If you cannot tell by my name, I am not a fundamentalist. I generally tend to think of religion as harmful, it seems for the most part to be a crutch so you don't have to think too hard, and I take issue with not thinking. Anyway Don't wanna go to far into beliefs, gotta save some ammo for the other threads. A little more about me I am 27, Did my four years in the army, now attending college full-time to get a Bachelors degree in business administration. I am happily married and have a 3 year old son. I look forward to posting.:D

Evil_Jesus, eh? ;) I definitely KNOW where you stand on religion with that screen name!

So, do you use that alias elsewhere on other forums? And, if so, what has been the reaction?

Welcome to the forum, Evil_Jesus! :D

G6

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by Piltdown13
I just found this forum a few days ago, via a link to one of the commentaries that was posted on DU (Democratic Underground) -- we've got a few skeptics over there, but they seem to have given up the battle, so to speak, with the astrologer community. (Not that any of that stuff is the main focus of DU anyway...but I digress...)

I'm a grad student working on my PhD in anthropology (specializing in paleoanthropology). I tend to post very little and lurk/read more -- I usually don't have much time to spend on boards and don't like to give the impression that I've abandoned a discussion.

This looks like a good forum so far...I look forward to getting involved in some discussions!

Welcome to the forum, Piltdown13. Please continue to lurk/read, if you like. But, don't feel that you've abandoned discussions just because you can't keep commenting. Hit and run posting is okay if no one is directly talking to you or commenting on your posts. Besides, you never know what kind of maelstrom your posts can create unless you start posting! :D

Thanks for taking the time to decloaking yourself and letting us know that you are here!

G6

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by Pat Kelly
Hello, I'm Pat Kelly!

Hello Pat Kelly! I'm Girl 6 or usually referred to as G6! :D

Tell us a little bit more about yourself! How did you find the forum?

G6

[tim]

Originally posted by Piltdown13


Thanks!

I love those awkward questions -- although there's so little evidence for some of them that we tend to just go round in circles :-). Not sure I get the "pig-proof helmet" reference -- unless it has something to do with Raymond Dart's osteodontokeratic theory (there's some great footage of him doing a fake "hominid attack" with a hemimandible...lol).

Well P13, it was a while ago.
As I recall, Richard Leakey was claiming considerable antiquity for a particular skull (I think it was 1470) but others disagreed. It all depended on which stratum the fossil was found in relation to some pig teeth. A meeting was held on site and one guy turned up in what he claimed was a "pig-proof" helmet. It was all about 25 years ago.
I have to say my interest is purely amateur and was sparked by a friend of my fathers, Michael Day, professor of anatomy at St Thomas's hospital in London. A very nice bloke!
Anyway, enjoy yourself on the forum!

[Disco]

Glad to be here among fellow skeptics. I found this place many months ago & have been reading Randi's commentary ever since.

I haven't posted here before, mainly because I've been hanging out at IIDB. I have a lot of free time at work, so I found the discussions there very educational, and at least gave me something to do during the day.

Well, today I tried to log on and obviously the "chat room" demon had tracked me down. No longer did I have access to the fora.

So, I tried y'all. Grace be to Zeus, you guys are still under the radar. So now I'll be hanging out here - until they catch me again.

I'm what most would call a weak atheist. Married, childfree, mainly involved with my dogs, my homestead (4+ acres in the high desert mountains of CA), and whatever toys we decide to play with at the time.

I have been lurking around today and have noticed quite a few familiar faces from IIDB.

Thanks for a new place to hang out!

MHB

[Eos of the Eons]

But what qualifies a person as a weak atheist?

[Evil_Jesus]

Originally posted by Girl6
So, do you use that alias elsewhere on other forums? And, if so, what has been the reaction?

Unfortunately this is the only place I post and just started using the handle, so haven't got to piss alot of people off yet. In RL I am not so blunt...yet:D Thinking about getting more confrontational.

[DrMatt]

Originally posted by Eos of the Eons
But what qualifies a person as a weak atheist?

It's a technical definition.

A weak atheist is a person who lacks a belief in the existence of any god, and who does not embrace a belief in the nonexistence of gods.

There's nothing intrinsically *weak* in weak atheism, that's just what it's called. Weak atheists don't lack nerve, either. Many weak atheists are non-cognitivists, i.e. people who assert that the notion of god is too nonsensical to be the topic of a belief for or against it.

[DrMatt]

Originally posted by Girl 6

I'm Girl 6 or usually referred to as G6! :D
G6

I am number two, you are number six!

What do you want?

Information!

Well, you won't get any.

By hook
Or by crook
We will!
Ahahahahahahahahhahaha!

[arcticpenguin]

Originally posted by Pat Kelly
Hello, I'm Pat Kelly!
Hello, Pat!

Please do tell us more about yourself. 'Pat' is ambiguous, are you male or female? Mr. Sagan is curious about that.

[Eos of the Eons]

Originally posted by DrMatt


It's a technical definition.

A weak atheist is a person who lacks a belief in the existence of any god, and who does not embrace a belief in the nonexistence of gods.

There's nothing intrinsically *weak* in weak atheism, that's just what it's called. Weak atheists don't lack nerve, either. Many weak atheists are non-cognitivists, i.e. people who assert that the notion of god is too nonsensical to be the topic of a belief for or against it.


For or against? Just not believing in gods doesn't mean being against them for others. I'm against what some do in a god's name, but I don't care what people worship. I guess that makes me a weak atheist too. I never assumed atheists were 'against' gods, I just thought atheist meant not beleiving in the one christian god.

I'm still learning.

[arcticpenguin]

Originally posted by Eos of the Eons

For or against? Just not believing in gods doesn't mean being against them for others. I'm against what some do in a god's name, but I don't care what people worship. I guess that makes me a weak atheist too. I never assumed atheists were 'against' gods, I just thought atheist meant not beleiving in the one christian god.

I'm still learning.
Atheists are doing the work of Satan. Ask any fundy.

[Disco]

Originally posted by Eos of the Eons



For or against? Just not believing in gods doesn't mean being against them for others. I'm against what some do in a god's name, but I don't care what people worship. I guess that makes me a weak atheist too. I never assumed atheists were 'against' gods, I just thought atheist meant not beleiving in the one christian god.

I'm still learning.

Strong atheists, for the most part, do promote a "there is no god" attitude. I just don't see any evidence one way or the other. And that goes for all gods, not just the xtian one.

Thanks Drmatt for your wonderfully eloquent definition.
:cool:

MHB

[exarch]

Originally posted by Eos of the Eons
For or against? Just not believing in gods doesn't mean being against them for others. I'm against what some do in a god's name, but I don't care what people worship. I guess that makes me a weak atheist too. I never assumed atheists were 'against' gods, I just thought atheist meant not beleiving in the one christian god.Not just the christian god, all gods.

And there's also a difference between believing god does not exist, and not believing in god (apparently).

It's semantics, but one is believing god doesn't exist as much as christians believe god does exist, while the other is simply thinking god has no relevance, existing or not. There was a discussion about that a while back, and the conclusion was that one is atheism, the other is agnosticism, if I remember correctly?

[Electric Monk]

Originally posted by exarch
There was a discussion about that a while back, and the conclusion was that one is atheism, the other is agnosticism, if I remember correctly? Pardon me, but I must ask: You've actually seen an strong/weak atheist/agnostic semantics discussion that had a conclusion?? :eek:

I've only seen ones where everyone agrees that eveyone else is missing the point. :D

--James

[Disco]

Originally posted by Electric Monk
Pardon me, but I must ask: You've actually seen an (sic) strong/weak atheist/agnostic semantics discussion that had a conclusion?? :eek:

I've only seen ones where everyone agrees that eveyone else is missing the point. :D

--James

It's not that everyone is "missing the point", I've seen discussions where everyone agrees to the different distinctions.

MHB

[Eventually]

Well, it appears that this forum has not yet reached its quota of lawyers from Charlton Heights, West Virginia, so I figured I'd better join in. Also, you seem to be short of adverbs.

As you may already have suspected, Suddenly and I are an item. We've done it all up legal-like and everything. We celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversery last March.

I have (mostly) enjoyed reading the posts and can't wait to enter the fray!

[Eos of the Eons]

Awesome! So, what topics are best for a fray :D

I have some questions for a lawyer if you don't mind. About failed tubals.

[exarch]

Originally posted by Eos of the Eons
I have some questions for a lawyer if you don't mind. About failed tubals.But your daughter is so cute ...

;)

[Suddenly]

Just confirming that the above person claiming to be my wife is in fact who she says she is. I'm sure she will be a much better poster than me, 'cause she types way faster than I can ....

[Eos of the Eons]

Suddenly, Eventually...

Anyone thinking what I'm thinking...
Uhoh, I'm gonna get thwacked on the head again!

Yes, my daughter is cute and sweet, but now none of my kids will be able to go to college cause my bank account is in the negative every month cause childcare for 3 kids takes $1200.00 dollars a month from my $1500.00 a month take home pay. My bills can't be paid with $300.00/mos. And yes, I got $300.00 a month childcare subsidy so that I could keep that measly 300 dollars from my paycheque (which is actually high for what subsidy is available in this province).

If I stay home then I won't even get the $300.00 and we've seen what that's like already ***shudders***.



Okay, I'll stop hijacking with my whining now!

[Suddenly]

Originally posted by Eos of the Eons
Suddenly, Eventually...

Anyone thinking what I'm thinking...
Uhoh, I'm gonna get thwacked on the head again!

Yes, my daughter is cute and sweet, but now none of my kids will be able to go to college cause my bank account is in the negative every month cause childcare for 3 kids takes $1200.00 dollars a month from my $1500.00 a month take home pay. My bills can't be paid with $300.00/mos. And yes, I got $300.00 a month childcare subsidy so that I could keep that measly 300 dollars from my paycheque (which is actually high for what subsidy is available in this province).

If I stay home then I won't even get the $300.00 and we've seen what that's like already ***shudders***.



Okay, I'll stop hijacking with my whining now!

I'd have to beg off as 1) I try not to give out specific legal advice for ethical and malpractice insurance reasons and 2) I have about zero idea how the civil law system works in Canada.

In general, from what I remember in U.S. law, most jurisdictions will not allow a lawsuit for an accidental birth, even due to negligence, on the general moral principle that there are no damages, as life is some sort of blessing. Always struck me as slightly irrelevant moralizing, as it seems a simple matter that someone's negligence is creating an expense, but that is a topic for another thead.

[Eos of the Eons]

Totally what I've heard all along. Who the heck is going to feel sorry for me? I may feel angry that I can't give her what she'll need most (IMO), but she'll survive as I did. There has been some damage as far as my oldest acting up-he has tourettes and requires a lot of supervision and redirection to keep him from hurting himself or others. So far only a fish has died though.

I'm just mad that the doc didn't tell me that failure was in the cards with what he told me he was going to do. He said it was permanent and irreversible and more effective than just clipping (cause I didn't feel that would be enough). So, I find out he just clipped. Then I find out that the failure rate is 1 in 500 for that (I don't know the rate for the cutting, cauterizing, and then clipping he said he was going to do). Then I have other doctors telling me that all three is never done, and I'm left trying to figure out why he would tell me was doing that then?

So, that's the whole sordid story. I will bow out.

Thanks for replying, and it's great to see you will be a regular around the forums!

[exarch]

Originally posted by Eos of the Eons
I'm just mad that the doc didn't tell me that failure was in the cards with what he told me he was going to do. He said it was permanent and irreversible and more effective than just clipping (cause I didn't feel that would be enough). So, I find out he just clipped. Then I find out that the failure rate is 1 in 500 for that (I don't know the rate for the cutting, cauterizing, and then clipping he said he was going to do). Then I have other doctors telling me that all three is never done, and I'm left trying to figure out why he would tell me was doing that then?The big question is, did he charge you for all three procedures?

When I was two weeks old, I had some surgery performed on me, and later my parents found out they had been charged double for a certain procedure, because the doctors had claimed they were for two separate occurances of that problem, but apparently, the health care only wanted to pay back one of those since they claimed you can't have that particular problem twice, and they were right.

(Problem is that I know how it's all called in Dutch but can't translate it properly to English since it's all medical terms).

[Chaos]

Originally posted by exarch

(Problem is that I know how it's all called in Dutch but can't translate it properly to English since it's all medical terms).

There is usually a Latin word for every medical term; that might be helpful if you know it.

[exarch]

Originally posted by Chaos
There is usually a Latin word for every medical term; that might be helpful if you know it.True, I could look those up ...

OK, after a little searching:
It seems I had a double "hernia inguinalis"(?), combined with a "hernia umbilicalis". The doctors wrote a double for both on their bill, and you can't have a double "hernia umbilicalis", since you only have one bellybutton (I know I do, and since we're talking about me here).

So it seems like my gut was trying to escape through any opening it could find in the "peritoneum"(?). I must be lucky I'm still alive ...

[Eos of the Eons]

Ouch, glad one doesn't remember too much from infanthood!

In my province our alberta health care, that we pay a hundred dollars a month for, covers tubals still. So I wasn't billed personally for either one. The province has to deal with the doctor billings. It also explains why it was like pulling teeth to get another tubal done. I'm costing the health care insurance lots of money. I was obviously still fertile, so I stuck in there and went to Calgary to find a doctor who would do another one. I had to have my first one done in my city, but I could get the second elsewhere since it failed.

[Doubt]

Originally posted by Suddenly
Just confirming that the above person claiming to be my wife is in fact who she says she is. I'm sure she will be a much better poster than me, 'cause she types way faster than I can ....

If the two of you had a kid and that kid posted here their screen name would be............"Not Yet"????

:D

[Girl 6]

Hmmm... I see that we've started a legal discussion of sorts! ;)

Anyway, I want to welcome ooh_child and Eventually to the forum!!

I had no idea that Eventually was involved with Suddenly. After Eventually's post, I was expecting ooh_child to be their kid! :eek: :D

Oh... and I'm finally getting around to putting on my Halloween costume on my avatar for the week! :D

G6

[sam catte12]

Not a "new" poster as I joined the forum in April 2001.

Due to long erratic work hours, and only really being able to read the board late at night I seldom post. Because of the time shift, I find often that when I would like to say something, the Northern Hemisphere posters have got in first and there's nothing more boring than a whole lot of "I agree" posts.

About myself. Lawyer in practice in my own firm with my husband doing general civil law - we do all the old fashioned Dickensian stuff. Wills, estates, family, land ,trusts, small business, minor life crises etc. My practice is much of the above plus I specialise in the Medico-legal area.

Frankly most of what we do is in fact the application of sheer common sense to problems the participants are way too close to.
:rolleyes:

[!Xx+-Rational-+xX!]

I may be half a troll but I'm a f***ing rational troll!

[!Xx+-Rational-+xX!]

I also have the best sig here.

[De_Bunk]

Traveller..

You may only be half a troll...

But upto now...you've not made any post's that anyone remotely cares about...and thats a whole sh*tload of members

So..

Before you get banned as a complete and utter troll...who just repeatedly posts the same thing over, and over again...

How about some real wise words...something tangible...

Because even though its different...its boring...

I think you may have something to offer...

So post like you actually have a point....

Or go visit the Shadowlands and piss them off...

Unusual...but boring...

Sorry..

DB

[exarch]

Originally posted by De_Bunk
Traveller..

You may only be half a troll...

But upto now...you've not made any post's that anyone remotely cares about...and thats a whole sh*tload of members

So..

Before you get banned as a complete and utter troll...who just repeatedly posts the same thing over, and over again...

How about some real wise words...something tangible...

Because even though its different...its boring...

I think you may have something to offer...

So post like you actually have a point....

Or go visit the Shadowlands and piss them off...

Unusual...but boring...

Sorry..

DBYou know, when I first came here I intended never to put anyone on ignore, but earlier this week I put Traveller on ignore, since the amount of screenspace taken up by his signature alone far (and I mean really, really far) outweighs anything he posts, and it isn't even interesting stuff at that.

I assume the only reason he hasn't been banned yet is because he hasn't broken any rules (yet).

Still, there is "The thread that will not die" to post nonsense in, so please don't junk up good discussion threads with it.

[Beckett]

This I will dub the "More Information Than You Might Want to Know About Me Post":

My username, Beckett, was inspired by a TV show.

I went to church as a child, usually on Sundays.

I now consider myself an agnostic.

I like Geisert and Futrell's noun "bright" and consider myself a bright.

I think "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" was a better movie than "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade".

There is no number 6... no, really, this isn't a numbered list.

I don't care for make-up on women, or clothes for that matter.

Despite the above, I find Goth sexy.

I'm a skinny bastard.

I collect 12" or 1/6 scale action figures based mostly on film and television characters.

I have liked and been an admirer of Mr. Connery, I mean Randi ever since childhood (I am approaching the big 30).

"The Far Side" was my favorite comic strip.

I believe there may be truth to a raw foods diet benefiting one's health.

Feeling helpless, and despite not believing it would work, I prayed for someone's recovery two years ago from a serious injury. I hadn't prayed for a number of years before, and while they did recover, which filled me with great joy, I hadn't prayed since.

If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is around to hear it, I think it still makes a sound.

During the past year, I have occasionally been working on a Shadow headsculpt (based on his appearances in pulp magazine covers) for a custom action figure I eventually intend to make.

It might have saved me a lot of money to brush my teeth properly and floss when I was younger and perhaps not eat as much junk food as I did.

My favorite fruit is watermelon.

I spend too much time at home.

My favorite film is Casablanca.

I truly enjoy listening to music, and try to avoid genre/style prejudice. Among my favorite artists are John Denver, Sarah Brightman, the Beatles, the Monkees, Nirvana, and Sarah McLachlan.

I never went to my high school prom but always wish I did.

Despite not believing in the paranormal or supernatural, I still enjoy science fiction and fantasy TV shows and films, as well as superhero comic books.

I believe things that go bump in the night should carry a flashlight at least.

Finally, this post took far too long to write.

[Eos of the Eons]

Awsome, and welcome!

I didn't go to my prom, and I'm glad. I do wonder what I missed sometimes though. Then I'm glad I didn't go, then I wonder...

Would you eat raw chicken?

[Girl 6]

Welcome to the forum, Beckett! :) Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us. Yeah, that prom thing... You know, that might be a great thread to start! :)

G6

[Beckett]

Originally posted by Eos of the Eons
Would you eat raw chicken?

A few years ago I used to eat food from Kentucky Fried Chicken if that's any indication.

Seriously, I'm now a vegetarian (but not yet [again] a raw foodist) so I would say no. However, it would really depend on the circumstances and what I come to believe, or hopefully know is right in the future regarding what and how to eat and applying myself thusly. At the moment, however, the thought of eating raw chicken isn't honestly appetizing, especially if it were to look like this:

[Chateaubriand]

Ahem, I haven't checked if there are other Swedes here but I'm pretty sure there must be at least one...

So, after some initial fuzz regarding my identity, I am finally a member of this forum. Don't really know what I hope to get out of it, except some input on issues of interest.

Anyway, it's good to be here!

/Chateaubriand

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by Chateaubriand
Ahem, I haven't checked if there are other Swedes here but I'm pretty sure there must be at least one...

So, after some initial fuzz regarding my identity, I am finally a member of this forum. Don't really know what I hope to get out of it, except some input on issues of interest.

Anyway, it's good to be here!

/Chateaubriand

Welcome to the forum, Chateaubriand... So, what was the fuzz all about regarding your identity? :)

I am glad that you've decided to join us and I look forward to seeing your input on various issues. Feel free to start posting!

G6

[Chateaubriand]

Hi G6 - and thanks!

Apparently my IP address was similar to someone who's been bothering the forum or the site - or something in that direction. But hopefully that's water under the bridge now - got a vibe of secterianism from the process but I guess you have to be careful nowadays...

Good to be here and thanks again!

/Chateaubriand

[Eos of the Eons]

Originally posted by Beckett


A few years ago I used to eat food from Kentucky Fried Chicken if that's any indication.

Seriously, I'm now a vegetarian (but not yet [again] a raw foodist) so I would say no. However, it would really depend on the circumstances and what I come to believe, or hopefully know is right in the future regarding what and how to eat and applying myself thusly. At the moment, however, the thought of eating raw chicken isn't honestly appetizing, especially if it were to look like this:

I'm just relieved to see meat isn't included among the raw foods :D


I love my meat though! We do have a meat appreciation thread around here. I guess we need a veggie appreciation thread too :)

[tim]

Nothing wrong with a bit of raw meat Eos! Blue steak, raw beef, just lightly scorched on the outside.
Or if your taste is for unusual food, how about this -

[Eos of the Eons]

Originally posted by tim
Nothing wrong with a bit of raw meat Eos! Blue steak, raw beef, just lightly scorched on the outside.
Or if your taste is for unusual food, how about this -


A bit canniballistic hey? Ewwwww, LOL

I like my steak medium rare to rare ****drools****

But wombat?

[tim]

Originally posted by Eos of the Eons



A bit canniballistic hey? Ewwwww, LOL

I like my steak medium rare to rare ****drools****

But wombat?

Well you Skepchicks are quick enough to threaten shaving us!
Anyway, nothing wrong with a bit of endophagy - we only eat our own familes and only uncivilized humans would put family members in the ground or burn them!
:cs: :cs: :cs:
Don't knock it til you've tried it, Eos!;)

Edited to change "exophagy" to "endophagy" - it's best to keep it in the family!

[Eos of the Eons]

Originally posted by tim


Well you Skepchicks are quick enough to threaten shaving us!
Anyway, nothing wrong with a bit of endophagy - we only eat our own familes and only uncivilized humans would put family members in the ground or burn them!
:cs: :cs: :cs:
Don't knock it til you've tried it, Eos!;)

Edited to change "exophagy" to "endophagy" - it's best to keep it in the family!

Too funny! Still, ewwwww
Oh sure, make me look a word up. I guess I'll stop hijacking this thread though....

:D

[tim]

Originally posted by Eos of the Eons


Too funny! Still, ewwwww
Oh sure, make me look a word up. I guess I'll stop hijacking this thread though....

:D

You're right Eos - let's leave the thread for the new folks. I'll insult you somewhere else later!;)

[Deimos]

New poster here of the forums, I've lurked a while but decided to post a little bit. I really enjoy the posts by some of you guys.

Deimos was the son of Ares/Mars, along with his brother Phobos, and represents dread while Phobos is Fright. Deimos and Phobos are the moons of Mars.

I'm a young lad of 19 in Canada, Victoria BC to be exact, and love it here.

Definitely an atheist and hate it when people are sucked into supernatural beliefs (at least the people I care about).

Used to believe in the occasional oddity like acupuncture, but usually only due to misinformation on my part.

I love movies, television, music, but my taste is very selective in that I can like a little from one genre that I normally despise and hate something everyone thinks is great.

[Cleopatra]

Hi <font face="symbol">DeimoV</font> :D

Welcome to the forum. I noticed your nick when you registered because it was properly spelled. (Just for the rest of the people, Deimos' nick is pronounced Demos. Why did you choose such a frightening nick? :)

Looking forward to your posts!

[Cleopatra]

Originally posted by Doubt


If the two of you had a kid and that kid posted here their screen name would be............"Not Yet"????

:D

Damm this deserved a language award nomination! I am sorry I haven't noticed it during October.

Just for the record, when I noticed Eventually, I sent a PM to Suddenly because I wanted to warn him that this "Eventually" guy might attempt to parodize him :D :p

Welcome to the forum Eventually!!

[Deimos]

I chose my nick because I needed one... and also because I live with dread all the time, aka anxiety. Plus I just like learning about different mythologies, they can be quite entertaining.

[Chaos]

Originally posted by Deimos
I chose my nick because I needed one... and also because I live with dread all the time, aka anxiety. Plus I just like learning about different mythologies, they can be quite entertaining.

Right. If you know what to make of them, all the mythologies (including the bible) make great fantasy literature.

By the way...welcome, Deimos.

[Girl 6]

Welcome to the forum, Deimos! Although, there is nothing to dread here. :)

G6

[Chaos]

Originally posted by Girl 6
Welcome to the forum, Deimos! Although, there is nothing to dread here. :)

G6

Oh no?

I remember having VERY vivid nightmares about a certain whip-wielding skepchick for the first week or so... :D

[Deimos]

Thanks for the welcomes. And I know what to make of the nice mythologies, although I don't really like the bible... too many boring "so-and-so begat so-and-so" rambles and other things. I've never believed in any mythology.

[Cleopatra]

And yet! It's amazing on how many ancient myths the Bible is based on :)

Maybe we should have this discussion once :)

[tim]

Originally posted by Chaos


Oh no?

I remember having VERY vivid nightmares about a certain whip-wielding skepchick for the first week or so... :D

Those weren't nightmares those were.........nah - forget it, it'll only get edited out anyway!
:D

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by tim


Those weren't nightmares those were.........nah - forget it, it'll only get edited out anyway!
:D

:D

[Archer17]

Hi all. My name is Steve. I'm from Pittsburgh, Pa and have checked out the Randi site for some time now. I'm a regular on the Bad Astronomer's bulletin board where astronomical misperceptions/woowoo ideas are addressed and look forward to adding my 2 cents here as well.

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by Archer17
Hi all. My name is Steve. I'm from Pittsburgh, Pa and have checked out the Randi site for some time now. I'm a regular on the Bad Astronomer's bulletin board where astronomical misperceptions/woowoo ideas are addressed and look forward to adding my 2 cents here as well.

Hi Archer!

I, too, cruise the BA's site. But, I'm too chicken to post anything there since youi guys are all so erudite and knowledgeable about astronomy. :)

Welcome to the forum!

G6

[Mr. Skinny]

Welcome Archer,

I'm signed up over at the BA site under the same screen name, but have never posted on the forum there. I really don't know much about astronomy outside of a 3 credit hour college course I took nearly 30 years ago.

Maybe if us Buckeye JREF'ers ever get together, you can drive over to Columbus and join us.

[Mushinronsha]

Hi,
I'm a newbie here. My name is Mushinronsha, and I don't have enough posts to have an avatar yet. However, when I do get to have one, I promise not to use it for any evil purpose. My freinds call me Mushy, but it is pronounced "mooshee". Well, actually, most of them don't call, because I pissed off many of them with my disbelief in deities, and most of the rest don't have my unlisted number because their deities need money and don't hesitate to call and ask for donations. And this is one more post to avatardom!
Mushy

[Eos of the Eons]

Welcome! A fellow skeptic spited for not being a woo woo.

I've posted "woo woo" a hundred times tonight. I guess I'm still bittered about losing my friends to wooism.

[geni]

Welcome. I hope you enjoy yourself here.

[Archer17]

Thanks for the welcome :)

Girl 6 don't be shy. We at the BABB don't bite so next time you're over there say "hi"

Mr. Skinny you're on. Columbus is not that far, I'll be glad to hook up .. let me know. Like I told Girl 6, the BABB is a friendly place so next time your over there don't be a stranger.

[De_Bunk]

Hi...

Im Jesus, the son of God...

You may know me from the best seller "The Bible" and from films such as "The Ten Commandments"...

I've been lurking a while but finally decided to proclaim my second coming on this board..

Forget De_Bunk...My dad, who has taken to looking like Alanis Morissette, has just made his head explode..

Peace...Off..

J "H" Christ...

XXXXXXX

[Archer17]

You seemed to have failed my God-test, I'm afraid , Mr Bunk.. I'm sure you have to know what I mean, being the Son of God and all, eh? ;)

[Skeptoid]

Dear Je_Bus,

I do remember you from the Bible but you weren't you just a gleam in your daddy's eye when He did The Ten Commandments with his pal, Moses? Of course it must be confusing being part of a Trinity and all. BTW, what's the Holy Ghost up to these days? You don't hear much about him these days.

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by Mushinronsha
Hi,
I'm a newbie here. My name is Mushinronsha, and I don't have enough posts to have an avatar yet. However, when I do get to have one, I promise not to use it for any evil purpose. My freinds call me Mushy, but it is pronounced "mooshee". Well, actually, most of them don't call, because I pissed off many of them with my disbelief in deities, and most of the rest don't have my unlisted number because their deities need money and don't hesitate to call and ask for donations. And this is one more post to avatardom!
Mushy

Hi Mushinronsha! So, would you like to tell us what that name means? I have a feeling that it's Japanese, but I'm probably wrong.

And, Mushy, as a nickname is cool! :) Do you give out hugs? I'm a big on hugging!

Welcome to the forum!

G6

[Scoobmaster]

Howdy!

(waves to all!)

I guess I should have looked up at the top of this topic yesterday when I posted my greeting as a seperate thread of its own.

*shrugs* oh well.

Hello again anyway!

:)

[Eos of the Eons]

Scoombmaster :D That one has my imagination running wild.

Welcome welcome:)

[Cindy Windy]

Hello.

I'm another Newbie who's been lurking for a while. I found the Randi site while googling information about John Edward and Houdini. While down and vulnerable with back woes, I watched Crossing Over about 2 years ago. Then my son had a report due on Houdini, and since I like to get involved in his projects (so we can discuss the information) I checked out a Houdini book for myself, written by a magician. Mr. Randi was quoted. I don't recall the exact quote, but the one that comes to mind is his insistence Houdini had a key. I believe it implied Houdini had it hidden in his "special place."

After reading the arguments on Edward, I chuckled over the banter section. The reason I returned to the site, was the discussions reminded me of the conversations between my father and brother. They are two highly intelligent people I admire and miss since I've moved away. I chose "Cindy Windy" as my screen name because that's my Dad's nickname for me.

I am a Mommy of 2 sons (one at CAL, and the other my precious angel who helped me through the worst parts) a wife, and before the back injury, I was an educator. But though my body's weak and keeping me from employment, I'm trying to keep my mind sharp and love to read and hear the 2, 3 sometimes 4 sides to an argument. Lately, I lead a cloistered life and need some heroes and role models. On this Forum, I greatly admire a moderator with the initials h.b., as well as G.6's goodness.

Cindy Windy

[Girl 6]

Awwww... {blushing} Thank you for that lovely introduction, Cindy Windy! That's a great nickname, by the way!

Welcome to the forum! And, I'm glad that you've decided to de-cloak and join the community. Don't be too shy to post!

G6

[Tanja]

I am a very new member - I just registered yesterday.

I am a very creative individual, so my user name is Tanja because...well, because my name is Tanja. I promise I am very creative anyway.

About a year ago I was browsing a bookshop and found a copy of Martin Gardner's Science, Good, Bad and Bogus. I enjoyed the book very much so I continued reading about skepticism, and came across this site. I have never been a member of any internet forum, so I thought I better become a member of this one, as there is (hopefully) no danger that in the middle of a discussion somebody will ask me for my star sign or ask me to rearrange my house according to Feng Shui or something like that.

I often worry about the widespread presence of woo-wooisms (I like the woo-woo word very much). Just recently a colleague of mine started an expensive course in astrology and my elderly aunt was prescribed acupunture by her GP. Some of my friends won't eat strawberries because they heard they have been crossed with tuna fish, and almost everybody I know thinks if something is herbal it is good for you and if it is a "chemical" it is bad for you. I find it refreshing to find there is a large group of people somewhere who think otherwise.

See you around,

Tanja

[Craig]

Originally posted by Tanja
I am a very new member - I just registered yesterday.

Welcome to the forum. :)

[arcticpenguin]

Welcome, Tanja,

What's your star sign?

[Tanja]

I knew somebody was going to ask....;)

...and it reminds me of the worst chat up line anyone ever tried on me.
It was something like: "What is your star sign? Because if it is Virgo, I would like to help you change it." (not really translatable into English, in my language "Virgo" and "virgin" are the same words).

[Chaos]

Originally posted by Tanja
I knew somebody was going to ask....;)

...and it reminds me of the worst chat up line anyone ever tried on me.
It was something like: "What is your star sign? Because if it is Virgo, I would like to help you change it." (not really translatable into English, in my language "Virgo" and "virgin" are the same words).

It is the same in German, too. Here, the line goes: "So you are Virgo? I can change that."

[exarch]

Same in Dutch.

That is so lame and old I can't believe people still have the guts to use that line.

[arcticpenguin]

Originally posted by Tanja
I knew somebody was going to ask....;)

...and it reminds me of the worst chat up line anyone ever tried on me.
It was something like: "What is your star sign? Because if it is Virgo, I would like to help you change it." (not really translatable into English, in my language "Virgo" and "virgin" are the same words).
Failure to answer the question noted.

[thornhill]

I am new to the forum but I have been reading the commentary for about a year now. When I convinced my wife that a) I wanted to go to TAM2 and b) I wasn't going to blow the mortgage payment in Vegas, I figured I should introduce myself or suffer the fate of sitting quietly in a corner at the Meeting not talking to anyone.

I found the website originally by following up a note in a Penn and Teller book about supporting Randi and although I have no background in science, I learned skeptical thinking at the knee of my father. It was sometime just after his statement that "the Shah would never fall" that I determined that maybe I should start checking things out for myself, rather than just accepting what other people told me.

I think it would be best to describe myself as saying that I am an anarchistic skeptic (if that makes any sense). I'm not out to change anyone else's belief system, just don't ask me to change mine unless you can offer proof that yours is better.

Hope to see you at the Meeting. If you see me there, please come up and talk to me. I'll even buy the first round.

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by Tanja
I am a very new member - I just registered yesterday.

I am a very creative individual, so my user name is Tanja because...well, because my name is Tanja. I promise I am very creative anyway.

Welcome to the forum, Tanja! :) I'm impressed that you've started posting right away! That's great! I'm looking forward to seeing some of your posts.

And, I won't ask you what your sign is. Although, if you're a Virgo, you're in good company with me! :D

G6

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by thornhill
I am new to the forum but I have been reading the commentary for about a year now. When I convinced my wife that a) I wanted to go to TAM2 and b) I wasn't going to blow the mortgage payment in Vegas, I figured I should introduce myself or suffer the fate of sitting quietly in a corner at the Meeting not talking to anyone.

{snip}

Hope to see you at the Meeting. If you see me there, please come up and talk to me. I'll even buy the first round.

Hi thornhill! I see that you've posted that you are a bit shy at one of the other subfora. There's no need to be apprehensive, although, as you're probably guessed, I will hug you! :D

I doubt that you will be sitting quietly in a corner if I'm anywhere near it... ;)

It will be great to meet you at TAM2! And, I am looking forward to more posts from you, as well.

G6

[Eos of the Eons]

double

[Eos of the Eons]

Hey, can we all hug the newbies? They sound so wonderful I have to hug somebody :) Welcome Tanja and thornhill

[exarch]

Originally posted by exarch
Same in Dutch.

That is so lame and old I can't believe people still have the guts to use that line.Quoting myself here but:

Dohh !!
... for only realizing right now that Tanja is actually from the Netherlands and therefore speaks Dutch by default. How embarassing :o

[Tanja]

Exarch wrote:
Dohh !!
... for only realizing right now that Tanja is actually from the Netherlands and therefore speaks Dutch by default. How embarassing

(I copied and pasted exarches' text as I have no clue how to quote properly)

Actually, I only live in the Netherlands, I am originally from Croatia.
And to be honest, although I have been living here for the last three and a half years, I did not learn much Dutch, as I work in an English-speaking environment. So please don't be embarrassed, if anyone I should be embarrassed for not speaking Dutch.

[geni]

Originally posted by Tanja
(I copied and pasted exarches' text as I have no clue how to quote properly)

Actually, I only live in the Netherlands, I am originally from Croatia.
And to be honest, although I have been living here for the last three and a half years, I did not learn much Dutch, as I work in an English-speaking environment. So please don't be embarrassed, if anyone I should be embarrassed for not speaking Dutch.
You click on the quote button at the end of the post. Since this is a sceptics board lets see you right some Croatian:) . Other than welcome to toe forum.

[exarch]

Originally posted by Tanja
(I copied and pasted exarches' text as I have no clue how to quote properly)

Actually, I only live in the Netherlands, I am originally from Croatia.
And to be honest, although I have been living here for the last three and a half years, I did not learn much Dutch, as I work in an English-speaking environment. So please don't be embarrassed, if anyone I should be embarrassed for not speaking Dutch.You could also use the quote button from the vB Code section

[UnrepentantSinner]

Originally posted by Tanja
Exarch wrote:
Dohh !!
... for only realizing right now that Tanja is actually from the Netherlands and therefore speaks Dutch by default. How embarassing

(I copied and pasted exarches' text as I have no clue how to quote properly)

Actually, I only live in the Netherlands, I am originally from Croatia.
And to be honest, although I have been living here for the last three and a half years, I did not learn much Dutch, as I work in an English-speaking environment. So please don't be embarrassed, if anyone I should be embarrassed for not speaking Dutch.

Wilkommen Tanja.

Many of our American members are quite cosmopolitan and love that we have members from other countries {sarcasm} I am not one of them - I hate you outsiders {/sarcasm}.

I've been to both the Netherlands and Croatia, though I only passed through Croatia on my way to Bosnia-Herzegovina. I did stay the night in Lybilyana (that is so spelled incorrectly, but I can't remember), but that's in Slovenia.

When I was in Holland I visited Zollendam and the Zuider Zee. We stayed in a house with a dutch family and I ate eels. I'm compressing a weeks worth of trip in to two sentences, but I have fond memories of both Yugolavia and the Netherlands.

Ever been to Texas?

[Tanja]

Originally posted by UnrepentantSinner


Wilkommen Tanja.

I've been to both the Netherlands and Croatia
(...)
We stayed in a house with a dutch family and I ate eels.

Thank you (hvala, hvala) and everyone else for a warm welcome!

I am glad you enjoyed your stay in the former Yugoslavia - our countries must seem ridiculously small for American standards - you can drive through Slovenia and Croatia to get to Bosnia and Herzegovina in an hour or so if you go where the border is the narrowest!

I have never been to Texas. I lived in New York for two years as a toddler (my parents were also quite cosmopolitan), and last year I visited New York and San Francisco and enjoyed my stay very much.

[Tanja]

I forgot to comment on eating eels - they are yummy.

[UnrepentantSinner]

Originally posted by Tanja
I am glad you enjoyed your stay in the former Yugoslavia - our countries must seem ridiculously small for American standards - you can drive through Slovenia and Croatia to get to Bosnia and Herzegovina in an hour or so if you go where the border is the narrowest!

I took the train from Llubilyana (sic again..) to Sarejevo. And at the time, 1984, I was there for the Olympics, it was just one country, but these days I could see what you mean.

Of course when I was in Europe, my parents and I drove to Lichtenstein and crossed the border from Switzerland to Lichtenstein to Austria to Switzerland to Austria to Lichenstein to Switzerland to Austria to Lichtenstein.. all in about 45 minutes.

I enjoyed my eels, but liked my Indonesian food better.

Welcome to the forum, and it's great to have more Skepchick participating.

[Chaos]

Llubilyana (sic again..)

I think the correct (or at least, less incorrect) spelling is "Ljubljana". I had reason to practice such names a few years ago, as in the company where I did my vocational training, the HR employee in charge of dealing with apprentice matters was also from Yugoslavia (though I don´t know which part). Most of us tried in vain to pronounced her name, so she was mostly just called "Milo".

Wilkommen Tanja.

That is not Dutch, that is German.



Of course, Liechtenstein is the example for European mini-states. The Duke of Liechtenstein rules the land as far as the eye can see from his castle - only that castle is located in a mountain valley...

[MoeFaux]

Hmmm. I always thought that was the name of a great artist and nothing more. Shows what I pay attention to.

[UnrepentantSinner]

Originally posted by Chaos
I think the correct (or at least, less incorrect) spelling is "Ljubljana". I had reason to practice such names a few years ago, as in the company where I did my vocational training, the HR employee in charge of dealing with apprentice matters was also from Yugoslavia (though I don´t know which part). Most of us tried in vain to pronounced her name, so she was mostly just called "Milo".

That is not Dutch, that is German.



Of course, Liechtenstein is the example for European mini-states. The Duke of Liechtenstein rules the land as far as the eye can see from his castle - only that castle is located in a mountain valley...

F***ing pedant. ;)

Yes, Ljubljana... Loo-bil-yah-nah. I had a very nice dinner and night there on my way to the Olympics to see Steve and Phil Maher win Gold and Silver in Sarejevo.

And I'm fully aware that Wilkommen is auf Deutsch, not Dutch. I was too lazy to google the proper Dutch word. Side note... Pennsylvania "Dutch" are acually German.

But anyway, back to the main topic.. Vaduz is a beautiful city that I shall never forget. Have you stayed the night in Vaduz Chaos? I have. ;) :p

[Why A Duck]

Greeting folks, the name's Why A Duck. I'm new in town and looking for some action. Oh sure, I could've lurked for a while and tried to get to know the place. But not me. I just barged on in, registered and started rearranging the furniture (Hildy St. Tomas is my decorating idol).

So, where's the lounge?

[Mark]

Originally posted by Why A Duck
Greeting folks, the name's Why A Duck. I'm new in town and looking for some action. Oh sure, I could've lurked for a while and tried to get to know the place. But not me. I just barged on in, registered and started rearranging the furniture (Hildy St. Tomas is my decorating idol).

So, where's the lounge?

"Why a Duck?" I see you are planning to make your Marx here. :D

[Why A Duck]

I think I might like this place. It usually takes a day or two before someone get the name.

[geni]

You are in the lounge at the moment. The action is in R&B (warning posters have been know to use live amunition) the politics fourm is slightly less deadly but you may wish to be careful. Other than that welcome to the forum.

[Why A Duck]

Ah. That would explain the peanut shells on the floor. For a moment I though it might have been Hal's pet elephant, but that was before I saw the "No Pets" sign.

Religion and Politics huh? Sounds realtively safe for a leftist agnostic who has all the answers.

[Mark]

Originally posted by Why A Duck

Religion and Politics huh? Sounds realtively safe for a leftist agnostic who has all the answers.

...and some tootsie frootsie ice cream.

[Chaos]

@UnrepentantSinner:

No. Never staid Vaduz; I was only there on a day trip from the Bodensee.

What brought you there? Were you visiting you money laundering scheme? :p

@Why a Duck:
Welcome! Help yourself with the drinks. The peanuts are 2$ a bag, however, payable to Girl6. No credit cards, please.

O, by the way, I didn´t get your name. Care to explain?

[Why A Duck]

Ask and ye shall receive... (http://www.whyaduck.com/info/movies/scenes/whyaduck.htm)

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by Chaos
I[/i] didn´t get your name. Care to explain?

Welcome to the forum, Why A Duck! :D

Yes, I'm collecting the money for the peanuts. Although, if you notice, the peanut gallery is over to your left. They've been quite lively lately. ;)

G6

[UnrepentantSinner]

Originally posted by Chaos
@UnrepentantSinner:

No. Never staid Vaduz; I was only there on a day trip from the Bodensee.

What brought you there? Were you visiting you money laundering scheme? :p


Heh, no. My parents were big on travel and we took a week driving through the Black Forest area, and down into Switzerland, Austria and Lichtenstein for a day or two so we spent the night in Vaduz.

[Keziah Mason]

Hi all, another newbie.

I'm an atheist and skeptic.
I'm an huge fan of HP Lovecraft (hence my screen name).
I love horror movies.
I love DVDs. (oooh,,, little shiny discs!)
I live in California.

I guess I'm a bit boring too, since I can't think of anything else right now ;)

[geni]

Welcome to the forum

to get you used to how things work here I have had a look at your introduction.
Originally posted by Keziah Mason
Hi all, another newbie.
No your not. look at your title

I'm an atheist and skeptic.
Do you have proof to back this up?
I'm an huge fan of HP Lovecraft (hence my screen name).
I love horror movies.
love is posion disguised as candy
I love DVDs. (oooh,,, little shiny discs!)
I live in California.
Arnie. What more can I say?

I guess I'm a bit boring too, since I can't think of anything else right now ;)

Ok it's not normaly quite that bad. Have fun:D

[exarch]

Originally posted by geni
No your not. look at your titleHuh? When did Hal change that? I hadn't even noticed ...

[Frankie]

Some will know me from my board. Some will know me from other boards. Hal knows me through my offering of advice.

A brief introduction.
Name: Frankie

Pet hates:
Swearing. I see no reason for it in posts, other than the poster has nothing educational to say in the first instance.
Bickering. Take it to the PM or a specific forum and leave it there.
Ill manners. Unless you are a real pig, don't act like one.
Politics. I have no actual Political affiliation. Though I do use my vote wisely.
Fools. I do not suffer childish behaviour in adults lightly.
PM's. Are by invite only, unless I have broken a forum rule. In which case the moderators or admins can do so as per requirement.

Pet likes:
Politeness. Doesn't cost a penny, but is invaluable.
Compassion. Ditto above.
Classical music. Mozart especially.
Educational debates. I like those that can teach and be taught, without resorting to name calling and hair pulling. Leave that to the children please.


The rest you will learn about as time goes on.:p

Frankie.

[arcticpenguin]

Welcome to the forum Frankie. You might notice you get some odd glances at first due to your chosen user name being superficially similar to another poster who has earned a reputation. Just be true to yourself and people will adjust to you.

[geni]

Welcome Frankie.

[Frankie]

Originally posted by arcticpenguin
Welcome to the forum Frankie. You might notice you get some odd glances at first due to your chosen user name being superficially similar to another poster who has earned a reputation. Just be true to yourself and people will adjust to you.

I would have hoped that people, specifically adults, were above such behaviour. I shall endeavour to make allowances for such just this once.

I have my own reputation. I have no need of another's who has some vague similarity to that of my name.

Thank you for the welcome and for the advice.

[Frankie]

Originally posted by geni
Welcome Frankie.
Thank you also for the welcome geni.:)

[ludo]

HI! Ludo here:)
Been lurking since last year. Pointed in this direction by my best friend.. (Reginald):)

[geni]

Originally posted by ludo
HI! Ludo here:)
Been lurking since last year. Pointed in this direction by my best friend.. (Reginald):)

Clearly a good friend. Welcome

[ludo]

Thanks geni:)

[Reginald]

Hi Ludo,

At last you venture out!!

Welcome:D

[bestservedchilled]

Hi JREF Forum

My name is David from Cornwall in England and I've just joined the forum. I have been a fan of Randi for a while and finally did something to track JREF down after I saw a number of TV programs airing the skeptics viewpoint with Randi's face peering from behind the beard.

I'm a musician - have a look at our website if you're really bored - www.best-served-chilled.com but I earn money by designing and selling conservatories here in Cornwall.

From what I've seen of the forum so far, this looks like it could be a wild ride! Thanks for the opportunity to introduce myself and you can see my first posting here:

http://www.randi.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=31172

Look forward to the intercourse with you all, in the nicest possible way.:D

David

ps. I agree with others about the bad language - it's hard on the eyes tryng not to see the swearing......:(

[geni]

Welcome bestservedchilled. Did you get to see the 2000(?) eclipse?

[tim]

Hi BSC ('cause that's what you're gonna get called - who's gonna bother typing out the rest?)
I voted for Geller to get stained (although I had to force myself not to pick on that bloody green duck).
You'll find quite a few Brits here - it's not totally Yanks. (erm, sorry folks)
We also have strong representation by Antipodean criminals. They can't help being what they are, so we take pity on them Especially after Saturday.
This is a great forum, in all seriousness. It's intelligent, witty, caring, the lot. Beware - once you get sucked in it may be hard to escape.......................