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

[arthwollipot]

I am from Malaysia, now studying psychology in Australia.Whereabouts? I'm pretty sure we can hook you up with a local Skeptic's group.

:big: Just for that, I think we'll make you an Honorary Aussie! :)Noooooooooo!!!!

They are only found in Queensland.Don't pay any attention to him. I was killed by a drop bear on a bushwalk in the Namadgi in 1986.

What? I got better!

[COLONEL]

Oh, sure! Always with the Koalas 'cuz they're cute and fuzzy. You guys never talk about the Drop Bears, though, do you?
OK whats a Drop Bear

[Foolmewunz]

OK whats a Drop Bear

Not dissimilar to the Jackalope.

[COLONEL]

OK whats a Drop Bear

Not dissimilar to the Jackalope.
They have a lot of Jackalopes where the Grayman lives .When our dad went to visit him ,he got a mounted Jackalope head .

[Fiona]

http://www.worsleyschool.net/fun/dangerous/pic08.jpg

new mascot

[COLONEL]

http://www.worsleyschool.net/fun/dangerous/pic08.jpg

new mascot
I see the goat got loose and has been playing around again.:)

[Fiona]

Goats will be goats ...... though maybe not for long.

[Roadtoad]

Ahem...

The chant, folks. The CHANT.

[COLONEL]

Goats will be goats ...... though maybe not for long.Now you did it between this and the talk of puppeis .The goat is so upset she won't give any milk.It will take me all night just to get her calmed down .

[wexer9]

Hello, I am a high school student from Canada. I am an atheist and a skeptic, and a big fan of the The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, The Atheist Experience, and the Non-Prophets.

[Foolmewunz]

Hello, I am a high school student from Canada. I am an atheist and a skeptic, and a big fan of the The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, The Atheist Experience, and the Non-Prophets.

Hey Wexer9 and welcome to the forums.
Whereabouts in Canada? We have mucho Canadians on the forums. (By deint of my 10 years in Montreal and Canadian daughter who refuses to take up U.S. citizenship, they actually made me an honorary canuck.)

High school and you're already into skepticism. Cool! What's it like from a peer pressure perspective? What are the young buying into today? (I ask as a new parent - I spread my offspring out and said daughter is 30, but my son is 5 months so I'm preparing myself.)

I'd give the usual "settle in and make yourself at home" cheer, but I see you've already started to make your way around. So.... carry on, then.

[stickyfingers]

Hey, welcome T.R. - I'm not in Australia, but this forum is literally (yeah, literally) overrun with 'em. It's gotten so you can't swing a dead cat in here without knocking one of them off their pack kangaroos. For the most part, Aussies are a social bunch, and we've got just about every corner of that Edforsaken continent covered, so you can probably hook up with someone in your area. They have meet-ups occasionally, so mayhaps you can cure your social blues, too.

Any number of them lurk about in this thread, so watch for replies. And there's an Aussies Only thread ("others keep out", as if anyone would want to hangout with a bunch of crocodile wrestling, beer swilling, marsupial lovers) .


...fair suck of the sav!!!... you've gotta be a true blue, fair dinkum, dinki-dye grouse cobber, digger, sport, ocker maaaaaate before being allowed on the "Aussies Only" thread to get a fair shake of the sauce bottle with us!!!...

...what I mean is... us Aussies are flat out like lizards drinking putting up with Drop Bears,Funnel Webs,Monstor Blue-Ringed Octupussies,Vampire Kangaroos, Crocadilliacs and rabid Bunyips...and God forbid...getting gummied half to death by a Wobblygonger Shark...not to mention about the poor Banabenders having to put up with Koala Stampedes... it's a small wonder that there's enough of us in Oz left to even talk to you guys!!!!... :eye-poppi:D :yikes:

...strewth!!!!... it would be bonza to throw some tourists into the back of the ute and drive them into the bush and find a billabong to camp them next to and see how they react to a rabid Bunyip rushing out towards them to steal their tuckerboxes and billies... while trying not to accidentally fall into a Wombat killing nest at the same time!!!... (you'd be kacking your duds if that happened... believe me)!!!!!:jaw-dropp:boggled::covereyes... but hey... living in Downunder is ridgey-didge!!!!... it's truely grouse!!!!!...;):):D... anyhow cobbers... moving on... Stickyfingers.:D

[Foolmewunz]

...fair suck of the sav!!!... you've gotta be a true blue, fair dinkum, dinki-dye grouse cobber, digger, sport, ocker maaaaaate before being allowed on the "Aussies Only" thread to get a fair shake of the sauce bottle with us!!!...

...what I mean is... us Aussies are flat out like lizards drinking putting up with Drop Bears,Funnel Webs,Monstor Blue-Ringed Octupussies,Vampire Kangaroos, Crocadilliacs and rabid Bunyips...and God forbid...getting gummied half to death by a Wobblygonger Shark...not to mention about the poor Banabenders having to put up with Koala Stampedes... it's a small wonder that there's enough of us in Oz left to even talk to you guys!!!!... :eye-poppi:D :yikes:

...strewth!!!!... it would be bonza to throw some tourists into the back of the ute and drive them into the bush and find a billabong to camp them next to and see how they react to a rabid Bunyip rushing out towards them to steal their tuckerboxes and billies... while trying not to accidentally fall into a Wombat killing nest at the same time!!!... (you'd be kacking your duds if that happened... believe me)!!!!!:jaw-dropp:boggled::covereyes... but hey... living in Downunder is ridgey-didge!!!!... it's truely grouse!!!!!...;):):D... anyhow cobbers... moving on... Stickyfingers.:D

Does your head rotate 360 degrees when you write this? I think the speaking-in-tongues posts belong in the Religion and Philosophy sub-forum.:spjimlad::spjimlad:

[amb]

Hello, I am a high school student from Canada. I am an atheist and a skeptic, and a big fan of the The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, The Atheist Experience, and the Non-Prophets.

Welcome wexer. What took you so long to realise there's no big daddy up there looking at your every move? Man that could be creepy come to think about it. Imagine making out with a lover, and big daddy is perving at you.
:p

[stickyfingers]

Does your head rotate 360 degrees when you write this? I think the speaking-in-tongues posts belong in the Religion and Philosophy sub-forum.:spjimlad::spjimlad:


...oopsies!!!!:eye-poppi :jaw-dropp... what a faux pas on my behalf!!!!:eek:;):):D... crikey... you're right!!!:covereyes... no worries mate... **Sticky gives himself an uppercut** ... moving on... Stickyfingers.:D

[shandyjan]

I'm deeply offended. :( Wouldn't you like some Minties instead? Cookies, cookies.
What's the big deal? My minties are refreshing and leave you with a minty breath.
:p

Mints just make me hungry. And I know theres cookies, but I dont like my mints and cookies at the same time. Call me picky... But the kindness is appreciated. Wait a minute..are you saying theres something wrong with my breath :eye-poppi

[lionking]

...fair suck of the sav!!!... you've gotta be a true blue, fair dinkum, dinki-dye grouse cobber, digger, sport, ocker maaaaaate before being allowed on the "Aussies Only" thread to get a fair shake of the sauce bottle with us!!!...

...what I mean is... us Aussies are flat out like lizards drinking putting up with Drop Bears,Funnel Webs,Monstor Blue-Ringed Octupussies,Vampire Kangaroos, Crocadilliacs and rabid Bunyips...and God forbid...getting gummied half to death by a Wobblygonger Shark...not to mention about the poor Banabenders having to put up with Koala Stampedes... it's a small wonder that there's enough of us in Oz left to even talk to you guys!!!!... :eye-poppi:D :yikes:

...strewth!!!!... it would be bonza to throw some tourists into the back of the ute and drive them into the bush and find a billabong to camp them next to and see how they react to a rabid Bunyip rushing out towards them to steal their tuckerboxes and billies... while trying not to accidentally fall into a Wombat killing nest at the same time!!!... (you'd be kacking your duds if that happened... believe me)!!!!!:jaw-dropp:boggled::covereyes... but hey... living in Downunder is ridgey-didge!!!!... it's truely grouse!!!!!...;):):D... anyhow cobbers... moving on... Stickyfingers.:D
Welcome sticky, and very good post.

I just got back from a week in Sydney on business. That's two years in a row a business trip has co-incided with the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, and the kids are asking questions......

[lionking]

OK whats a Drop Bear
And you thought that crocodiles, sharks and deadly snakes were our biggest threats?

http://www.cfr.com.au/dropbears/index.html

[COLONEL]

I just got back from a week in Sydney on business. That's two years in a row a business trip has co-incided with the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, and the kids are asking questions......
mmmmmmm A business Trip ? Just a coincidence ? are you sure? :D:D

[arthwollipot]

OK whats a Drop BearVery dangerous (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_bear).

[Roadtoad]

Deadlier than a jackalope.

[Prometheus]

...and tastier. Yum!

[amb]

Welcome sticky, and very good post.

I just got back from a week in Sydney on business. That's two years in a row a business trip has co-incided with the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, and the kids are asking questions......

Two you will probably get away with. But if next year it falls on the same weekend, you will have some explaining to to do. :p

[stickyfingers]

Welcome sticky, and very good post.

I just got back from a week in Sydney on business. That's two years in a row a business trip has co-incided with the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, and the kids are asking questions......

...thankyou my friend... I appreciate your welcome:)... two years in a row eh?:boxedin:... hmmmmm!... if it happens again next time... three strikes and you're "OUT" I believe!!!...;):p:D:D:D cheers... Stickyfingers:D

[arthwollipot]

Once is an accident, twice is a coincidence, three times is a conspiracy.

[tim]

OK whats a Drop Bear


This is............


http://forums.randi.org/imagehosting/88249b3c74c88297.jpg (http://forums.randi.org/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=15577)

[Fiona]

Once is an accident, twice is a coincidence, three times is a conspiracy.

Not so much a conspiracy, I think: more a ....habit

[Roadtoad]

Not so much a conspiracy, I think: more a ....habit

Actually, three times would be pretty good. Of course, I'm not sixteen anymore... :(

[McLazy]

Hey all,
I'm a Government major at UT Austin (please take it easy on the young'n :D), skeptic, atheist and NWO assassin. I first came to this site a couple years back as a source to beat down a few 9/11 truthers here and there, and then quickly realized it was just useless venture to try to convince the unconvincable. I've lurked around the forum every once in a while since then, and finally decided to make an account.

[Orphia Nay]

This is............


http://forums.randi.org/imagehosting/88249b3c74c88297.jpg (http://forums.randi.org/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=15577)

That's got to be by Athon. Wow, he's an awesome artist!


Hey all,
I'm a Government major at UT Austin (please take it easy on the young'n :D), skeptic, atheist and NWO assassin. I first came to this site a couple years back as a source to beat down a few 9/11 truthers here and there, and then quickly realized it was just useless venture to try to convince the unconvincable. I've lurked around the forum every once in a while since then, and finally decided to make an account.

Wise decision, deciding not to try to convince twoofers. After over 3 years of debating them, these days I just give them this link and move on with my life: http://forums.randi.org/forumdisplay.php?f=93
Welcome! :) Glad to have you here.

[Roma]

Don't be alarmed by the number of Assies in this forum, we Canucks are balancing the other end of the world with polar bears and hockey players. http://www.topsmileys.net/smilies/char1/character0108.gif (http://www.topsmileys.net)

[arthwollipot]

Don't be alarmed by the number of Assies in this forumYeah. Those darned Assies always making fools of themselves.

But don't mess with the one wearing the hat.

[amb]

Yeah. Those darned Assies always making fools of themselves.

But don't mess with the one wearing the hat.

Arth. Have noticed all the sixes in your post. Now answer this truthfully. Are you the Antichrist?? :p :p :p

[Darkhole]

My name is Lance

Welcom, and good it isn't Chuck.:)


There was a Green Beret who had four daughters. He was in a habit of worrying about his daughters and always answered the door with a sawed-off shotgun. One night he hears a knock at the door and find a young man standing there. The young man says: "My name is Freddy, I've come to pick up Betty. We're going out for spaghetti. I hope she's ready."The Green Beret thought that was cute so he let them go out.Pretty soon another knock on the door and another young man was there. He sayd: "My name is Lance. I h've come for Nance. We're going to a dance. Is she ready by change?" Again the Green Beret thought it was cute and let them go, Soon another knock on the door with yet another young man standing there. He sayd:"My name is Moe. I'm here to get Flo. Whe're going to a show. Is she ready to go?" Once again the Green Beret thought it was cute and let them go. Again there was a knock on the door and a young man was standing there. He sayd:"My name is Chuck,"........The Green Beret shot him.

[wexer9]

Hey Wexer9 and welcome to the forums.
Whereabouts in Canada? We have mucho Canadians on the forums. (By deint of my 10 years in Montreal and Canadian daughter who refuses to take up U.S. citizenship, they actually made me an honorary canuck.)

High school and you're already into skepticism. Cool! What's it like from a peer pressure perspective? What are the young buying into today? (I ask as a new parent - I spread my offspring out and said daughter is 30, but my son is 5 months so I'm preparing myself.)

I'd give the usual "settle in and make yourself at home" cheer, but I see you've already started to make your way around. So.... carry on, then.
I have often been criticized for "not believing in anything" when I politely point out the flaws in astrology, Friday the 13th, alternative medicine, etc.
Some popular pseudosciences today with the kids are: Astrology, CAM, Psychics, Ghosts, and of course, Religion.
And thanks! :)

Welcome wexer. What took you so long to realise there's no big daddy up there looking at your every move? Man that could be creepy come to think about it. Imagine making out with a lover, and big daddy is perving at you.
:p
I was a Christian when I was young, then I became an apatheist around the age of 9, a casual atheist around 11, and a "fundamentalist" atheist after I read The God Delusion last year.

[Soapy Sam]

Hmm. The Force is strong in this one.
Throw him in the molten lead. If he floats, he's a witch.

[Niggle]

Go stand in the corner until the AMB,or Gayman lets you out. I have to go calm down our Goat, She is real mad about the talk of a newB wanting to replace her with a puppy.She probably won't give any milk for a week now :D

I'm very, very sorry for saying that the puppies were cute. Would the goat like some fudge, maybe? I make really good fudge. It would go really good with some nice...er...goat's milk. If she wanted to give any. Not to me, of course; I wouldn't dare to presume.

May I please come out and play now?

:(

[Niggle]

[QUOTE=orphia nay;4490839]Great introduction, Niggle! I especially liked that bit! :newlol You sound pretty self-aware, and with a great sense of humour. "Niggle" is a great name! (But watch out getting niggly in Politics or Religion... oops... that's the status quo there! :D) Welcome!

<snip>

I'll be staying FAAAARRR away from the political stuff, thanks. Neither my stomach nor my teeth can take the aggravation. As for religion, I've already butted heads with Kurious_Kathy in a couple of threads. I'm not sure how much more of that I can take, either, but I seem to be in good company.

See? "Butted heads?" I used a goaty analogy. Am I forgiven now?

[arthwollipot]

May I please come out and play now?Yes, of course you can. Just make sure to play nice with all the other kids.

I've already butted heads with Kurious_Kathy in a couple of threads.Now now now, I warned you about that.

[lionking]

Don't forget the Sports section you guys. Most intelligent of them all, particularly the Cricket and Rugby threads.;)

[amb]

I'm very, very sorry for saying that the puppies were cute. Would the goat like some fudge, maybe? I make really good fudge. It would go really good with some nice...er...goat's milk. If she wanted to give any. Not to me, of course; I wouldn't dare to presume.

May I please come out and play now?

:(

If the goat possese one thing, it's compassion. You are forgiven as long as you don't mention the war.......er...........the puppies.

[COLONEL]

Gee Niggle you've been standing there all that time . Well seeing as AMB let you out he must have figured you learned your lesson . Yes I know the goat for gave you ,she is very understanding but gets upset real easy .

(Colonel goes back to milking the goat)

[Roma]

[QUOTE=orphia nay;4490839]
I'll be staying FAAAARRR away from ..... As for religion,[/SIZE]

I keep telling myself to stay away from the religion threads but find myself sucked into them only to be tackled by angry atheists.

Will I ever be able to resist? :hit:

[The Man]

I keep telling myself to stay away from the religion threads but find myself sucked into them only to be tackled by angry atheists.

Will I ever be able to resist? :hit:

Darn those angry atheists. Agnostics, like myself, can be angry as well, but sometimes we just can’t seem to know whom to be angry with.

[amb]

Darn those angry atheists. Agnostics, like myself, can be angry as well, but sometimes we just can’t seem to know whom to be angry with.

I always point agnostics to a masterpiece work by physicist Victor J. Stenger,

God, The Failed Hypothesis How science can prove that God does not exist. :cool:
Oh! And welcome all newbies. Walk right in. Have a seat and relax. The goat will be along shortly to make your acquaintance. Meanwhile have a Mintie or cookie and a glass of goats milk that Colonel has been good enough to obtain from the said goat. :D

[COLONEL]

I hate to admit it , But there is something about AMB in drag that turns me on .

[th!nk]

Hi. Im new to the forums, but I love science and hate all this Newage Psuedoscience. I also love Magic (sleight of hand not the fake other kind) even though I can't seem to do any myself. After watching some videos of Randi destroying Uri Geller, everytime I see a magician perform an impressive trick, I spend the entire time with half of my brain observing the possible sleight of hand that is being used. Then afterwards, I start trying to debunk homeopathy again. I think I might have aquired Obsessive Compulsive Debunking Disorder :) .

[The Man]

Welcome, th!nk, and as far as disorders go I can certainly think of a lot worse ones to have. You will sure find plenty of enablers here to keep your AOCDD active. It’s like a compulsive gambler living in Las Vegas.

[UnrepentantSinner]

Hey all,
I'm a Government major at UT Austin (please take it easy on the young'n :D), skeptic, atheist and NWO assassin. I first came to this site a couple years back as a source to beat down a few 9/11 truthers here and there, and then quickly realized it was just useless venture to try to convince the unconvincable. I've lurked around the forum every once in a while since then, and finally decided to make an account.

Always good to have more Texans participating. Welcome.

[arthwollipot]

Hi. Im new to the forums, but I love science and hate all this Newage Psuedoscience. I also love Magic (sleight of hand not the fake other kind) even though I can't seem to do any myself. After watching some videos of Randi destroying Uri Geller, everytime I see a magician perform an impressive trick, I spend the entire time with half of my brain observing the possible sleight of hand that is being used. Then afterwards, I start trying to debunk homeopathy again. I think I might have aquired Obsessive Compulsive Debunking Disorder :) .Hi there Th!nk. Welcome to the JREF Forums, the best place on teh intarwebs. Leave your coat on your left and your goat on your right, have a cookie, settle in and enjoy yourself.

What, you were expecting to be grilled? We're nice folks here. Just ask all the goats!

[amb]

I hate to admit it , But there is something about AMB in drag that turns me on .

Welcome think. Colonel, I told you she would be back. I can't help myself, I'm in love with that woman. She's an example of perfect womanhood. :p

[amb]

Always good to have more Texans participating. Welcome.

The best thing about Texas is the size of their T-Bone Steaks. :)

[arthwollipot]

The best thing about Texas is the size of their T-Bone Steaks. :)...nah.

[LibraryLady]

Welcome to all the noobies here. Haven't made a greeting for a while, so here it is:

How do you feel about budgies?

Have you returned your library books?


There. Feel better?

[Foolmewunz]

Ahhhhh!

The budgie's in his kingdom and all's right in the world.

[LibraryLady]

Ahhhhh!

The budgie's in his kingdom and all's right in the world.

I'm hoping the budgie will be in his kingdom on March 21.

[Neverfly]

I recognize some of the names I have seen floating around the forum, but not very many.
Unfortunately for UnrepentantSinner, I, too, am from Texas and a former bauter.

[UnrepentantSinner]

I recognize some of the names I have seen floating around the forum, but not very many.
Unfortunately for UnrepentantSinner, I, too, am from Texas and a former bauter.

What do you mean unfortunately?

Yeeee! Haw!

[Neverfly]

What do you mean unfortunately?

Yeeee! Haw!

When we get back to the Moon, you will see the Lone Star Flag.

[LyTinWeedle]

Greetings, salutations, etc. to one and all.

After having been a lurker for a few months now, in the form of reading forum posts over my lovely wife's shoulder, I have decided to dip my foot in the pool in person.

The (very) short bio:
Sex: Yes, please. I mean male.
Marrital status: Very happily so
Age: Old enough to have a daughter who is out of high school. Of course, she's adopted so that says much less than it might otherwise.
Kids: 1 adopted, 1 biological.
Profession: Software engineer
Pets: 1 cat. I see a dog in my future because I'm outnumbered in the family.

A couple of interesting facts:
* I used to be involved in the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism). I did a little bit of everything: fighting, bardic, heraldry, costuming, etc. I still have about 60 bolts of fabric in a storage locker that were originally purchased with costuming in mind.
* I have a large number of brain cells wasted involved in remembering songs. Most of the time it expresses itself as being able to sing along with whatever happens to be on the radio, stereo, muzak, etc. However, when I am sick and run a high fever, I go into what my wife calls "jukebox mode," where I will sing pretty much non-stop and take requests. It amused the nurses the one time I was in the hospital with a fever.

I look forward to meeting you all directly after having had the chance to see many of you through my wife's eyes and interests.

LTW

[Foolmewunz]

Hey, Welcome LyTinWeedle.....

Frankly, you sound a little crazy. (You'll fit right in.)

Is the wife a regular here? You might as well tell us and break some hearts. Oh, not mine, of course,... I'm a dashingly handsome man about town and in a relationship and proud new papa and all that stuff.... It's those other nerds. Yeah, them. If there's a skepchick on the boards, someone's hitting on her!

There's usually something going on in the way of a music thread. The old standby, useful in building up post count so that you can get avatars and linking rights and cookies and discounts on the Forum Golf Course is "What Music Are You Listening To Right Now"... And since you seem to have earworm problems, you could probably just park there for a while. If you do requests... I've had this urge to listen to old Manfred Mann all day, for some reason.

Welcome aboard!

[amb]

Hey, Welcome LyTinWeedle.....

Frankly, you sound a little crazy. (You'll fit right in.)

Is the wife a regular here? You might as well tell us and break some hearts. Oh, not mine, of course,... I'm a dashingly handsome man about town and in a relationship and proud new papa and all that stuff.... It's those other nerds. Yeah, them. If there's a skepchick on the boards, someone's hitting on her!

There's usually something going on in the way of a music thread. The old standby, useful in building up post count so that you can get avatars and linking rights and cookies and discounts on the Forum Golf Course is "What Music Are You Listening To Right Now"... And since you seem to have earworm problems, you could probably just park there for a while. If you do requests... I've had this urge to listen to old Manfred Mann all day, for some reason.

Welcome aboard!

Manfred Mann? If I were you I'd make an appointment as soon as is humanly possible with a good psychiatrist. :eek:
Oh! and welcome to the crazyfarm lyTinWeedle. :)

[geonuc]

I'm a fan of Phil Plait, having met him at Dragon*Con. So, here I be. I won't cause any trouble, I promise.

geo = geology
nuc = nuclear

[Roadtoad]

I'm a fan of Phil Plait, having met him at Dragon*Con. So, here I be. I won't cause any trouble, I promise.

geo = geology
nuc = nuclear

You're already no fun.

Oh, well, give the goat a pat, say nice things about Kenworth Trucks, (don't forget the bowing three times in the direction of Kent, WA), have one of Grayman's cookies. You're coming in well behaved, honorable, and kind.

We'll fix that for you.

[LibraryLady]

Have you gentlemen returned your library books?

And what is your public stance on budgies?

[geonuc]

You're already no fun.
All right. :( I'll try to make unsubstantiated assertions, create strawmen to bolster my inane opinions and make wild assumptions about what everybody means but didn't actually say.

The statute of limitations has run on all my overdue library books.

Budgerigars should be held accountable for what they say, just like regular folk.

[LibraryLady]

All right. :( I'll try to make unsubstantiated assertions, create strawmen to bolster my inane opinions and make wild assumptions about what everybody means but didn't actually say.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

The statute of limitations has run on all my overdue library books.

There is no statute of limitations. There's only the waiting period before the library police execute justice.

Budgerigars should be held accountable for what they say, just like regular folk.

This, actually, is true.

[Roadtoad]

All right. :( I'll try to make unsubstantiated assertions, create strawmen to bolster my inane opinions and make wild assumptions about what everybody means but didn't actually say.

The statute of limitations has run on all my overdue library books.

Budgerigars should be held accountable for what they say, just like regular folk.

Your stance on Kenworth's sir?

[Roadtoad]

There is no statute of limitations. There's only the waiting period before the library police execute justice...

@geonuc: You can run, but you cannot hide... :jaw-dropp

[geonuc]

Your stance on Kenworth's sir?
Having been ushered into this present mortal incarnation just a few miles down the pike from where Harry and Edgar (re)formed their fine company, how could I not be a fan?

Unless you meant how I tend to position my feet and body while atop a Kenworth? In that case, I favor the Larry Craig wide stance. Better balance in the turns.

[Neverfly]

Standing on top is the easy part.

When you get stuck inside a K19 with a driver with one arm and a lisp, you realize just how interesting your day is about to become.

[rkzenrage]

Howdy, I'm Robert (rkzenrage) from Central FL.
I make YT pod-casts and post on a number of web-boards.
I'm an atheist, skeptic, rationalist, humanist and Pastafarian.
I'm looking forward to having discussions with all of you.
I enjoy Randi's posts on YT and his itunes pod-casts, need to get some of his books.

[Roadtoad]

Howdy, I'm Robert (rkzenrage) from Central FL.
I make YT pod-casts and post on a number of web-boards.
I'm an atheist, skeptic, rationalist, humanist and Pastafarian.
I'm looking forward to having discussions with all of you.
I enjoy Randi's posts on YT and his itunes pod-casts, need to get some of his books.

Hooo-boy. ANOTHER Pastafarian.

We need to talk.

See, there's a great number of us who have found great comfort in the ministrations of the Great Taco In The Sky. (Great is He in all his Taconess!) Remember, my friend, for this is true, for there is only the Great Taco In The Sky, and Elvis Is His Prophet.

Now, pat the goat, bow three times in the direction of Kent, WA, and remember that Kenworth builds the World's Finest Trucks, and have a cookie. And a Mintie. (Can't have enough Minties.)

[amb]

Here's me a bl......y Italian born Aussie and I had to look up what the heck was a Pastafarian. Oh the shame of it. :o

I'd rather eat it than worship it. :D Although I sometimes do worship it, especially in a rich Napolitan sauce.
A warm welcome rkzenrage and geonuc. Oh! I almost forgot. It's very important that you at least acknowledge the goat as you come into this forum.
Also. I hope all you overdue library books have been returned to their rightful place.

[COLONEL]

Your stance on Kenworth's sir? I have always been partial to Trash nationals Although I had a K Whopper for a while 18 rr with a 350 cum.. Petes are over rated .Now I am stuck in a freight shaker with a gutless Mercedes . I'll take a hummins Cummins anyday

[Roadtoad]

I have always been partial to Trash nationals Although I had a K Whopper for a while 18 rr with a 350 cum.. Petes are over rated .Now I am stuck in a freight shaker with a gutless Mercedes . I'll take a hummins Cummins anyday

An Inert National? Ew...

[Foolmewunz]

I have always been partial to Trash nationals Although I had a K Whopper for a while 18 rr with a 350 cum.. Petes are over rated .Now I am stuck in a freight shaker with a gutless Mercedes . I'll take a hummins Cummins anyday

I put that through BabbleFish and it seems that you want a short stack of pancakes with two eggs over easy, whole wheat toast - no butter - and a black coffee.

Did I get that right?

[Prometheus]

I put that through BabbleFish and it seems that you want a short stack of pancakes with two eggs over easy, whole wheat toast - no butter - and a black coffee.

Did I get that right?

:big: Nominated.

[geonuc]

A warm welcome rkzenrage and geonuc. Oh! I almost forgot. It's very important that you at least acknowledge the goat as you come into this forum.
Thanks. :)

To the goat: I become and remain, your most obedient and humble servant.

Now where's my cookie?

[Fiona]

To the goat: I become and remain, your most obedient and humble servant.


Steady!

[tim]

Thanks. :)

To the goat: I become and remain, your most obedient and humble servant.

Now where's my cookie?


Here you go.
http://forums.randi.org/imagehosting/thum_88249bb7cbf820d9.jpg (http://forums.randi.org/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=15679)

[geonuc]

Steady!
Don't worry. :) I just finished reading a book about the early 19th century and was amused how adversaries (captains of ships of opposing navies, for instance) would sign letters calling out the other with something like:

"I remain, sir, your most obedient and humble servant".

Yeah, right. Until you're in cannon range.

[geonuc]

Here you go.

:eye-poppi

I hate spiders.

[Fiona]

It was the standard way of signing letters in the civil service here until about the mid 1970's. Meant that you would apply for something and you would get back a letter which basically said "get lost" and it was signed "your obedient and humble servant"

They don't do it now though :(

[steffanie]

Good morning JREF:)

I'm Steff from Ireland, a very amateur astronomer, here to learn and hopefully contribute something along the way.

Steff.

[UnrepentantSinner]

Howdy Steff and welcome to JREF.

Now where's my cookie?

On your hard drive. Don't delete it!

[geonuc]

Good morning JREF:)

I'm Steff from Ireland, a very amateur astronomer, here to learn and hopefully contribute something along the way.

Steff.
Hi, Steff. ;)

[Foolmewunz]

:eye-poppi

I hate spiders.

:spjimlad::spjimlad::spjimlad::spjimlad:



These aren't just spiders. These are the Foolmewunz patented pirate spiders. They have the ability to detect woo when I'm not around. Plus they have cool bandanas and eye patches.

They also give us the added advantage that they scare the goat so much that her milk curdles so we're halfway to goat cheese without all the extra work.

BUT, there are usually eight spiders. Oh, Tim.... have you been mixing up cookies again near my locker? You know that the last time you did that we lost Jerome forever, don't you?

[COLONEL]

Here you go.
http://forums.randi.org/imagehosting/thum_88249bb7cbf820d9.jpg (http://forums.randi.org/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=15679)
Hey thats not a Graymans oatmeal cookie

[COLONEL]

I have always been partial to Trash nationals Although I had a K Whopper for a while 18 rr with a 350 cum.. Petes are over rated .Now I am stuck in a freight shaker with a gutless Mercedes . I'll take a hummins Cummins anyday

An Inert National? Ew... I had a Cabover first ,I loved Cab overs. My last one was an eagle .

[COLONEL]

I put that through BabbleFish and it seems that you want a short stack of pancakes with two eggs over easy, whole wheat toast - no butter - and a black coffee.

Did I get that right?I think the Toad would agree with me ,that your BabbleFish needs realigning as it was no where near close to what we were talking about . But that sounds like a real good Breakfast I like my coffee black , but have to have real butter on my toast ,none of that imatation garbage for me. :)

[COLONEL]

Welcome Steph and the other new b's I would stick around and show you what to do ,but I have had a long week and I am going back to bed and I am having the goat guard my door.so I won't be Disturbed . AMB will be along shortly and offer you a mintie ,go with him and do EVERYTHING he tells you to do.. Pat the goat as you walk by

[steffanie]

Thank you UnrepentantSinner, i like your avatar also:)

Hey Geonuc!:)

Colonel thanks for the welcome. Where's the goat?:confused:

[COLONEL]

Colonel thanks for the welcome. Where's the goat?:confused:

After watching over me so I could get some rest,I gave the Goat the weekend off.it will be back sometime tomorrow afternoon to be milked .

[Neverfly]

:confused:

Hey there psycho. Quit stalkin' me...

[Roadtoad]

I put that through BabbleFish and it seems that you want a short stack of pancakes with two eggs over easy, whole wheat toast - no butter - and a black coffee.

Did I get that right?

:hb:

No.

Allow me:

Trash National/Inert National: International, (aka International Harvester)

K-dub/K-whopper/K-wobble/KW/Kaddillac: Kenworth

Pete/Freakerbilt: Peterbilt

Freightshaker: Freightliner

Western Fart: Western Star

Heaven: Marmon (which is no longer built anymore, and it was handbuilt from the wheels up, which made it rare from the moment it was ordered.)

[LibraryLady]

Also. I hope all you overdue library books have been returned to their rightful place.

HEY! That's my line!

[dezrah]

All newbies should be facing Kent, Washington, and take the time within their first fifty posts to bow three times, chanting, "Kenworth, World's Finest."


Excellent! I've been doing that anyways!

[amb]

Thank you UnrepentantSinner, i like your avatar also:)

Hey Geonuc!:)

Colonel thanks for the welcome. Where's the goat?:confused:


It's the black one.


http://www.sevenhillstallarook.com.au/media/catalog/category/live-stock.jpg

[steffanie]

Hey there psycho. Quit stalkin' me...

You wish Neverfly:p

[Neverfly]

You wish Neverfly:p

Uhhhh....


I was talkin' to Geonuc....

[steffanie]

Uhhhh....


I was talkin' to Geonuc....

No you weren't:p

[COLONEL]

Uhhhh....


I was talkin' to Geonuc....

No you weren't:p
Now ,now children if your going to argue you will be sent to the corner with out any milk ,cookies or minties and depending on whe AMB shows up to let you out could be a long time now be have :D

[Foolmewunz]

Now ,now children if your going to argue you will be sent to the corner with out any milk ,cookies or minties and depending on whe AMB shows up to let you out could be a long time now be have :D

But, da-a-a-a-d! He started it!

[Neverfly]

Not only did I start it...

I'll middle and finish it.http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/70.gif

[amb]

Children, for christ's sake, this thread is to welcome new members to the forum not a duel for supremacy forum. But if you must. Choose your weapons, walk twenty paces, turn and fire and may the best man/woman win. :)

[steffanie]

Indeed this is a welcome thread we don't want to put off the NB's...

Nev lets take this outside:cool:

[Tempest_Rage]

@ LyTinWeedle - a fan of Terry Pratchett! Nice.

[rkzenrage]

Here's me a bl......y Italian born Aussie and I had to look up what the heck was a Pastafarian. Oh the shame of it. :o

I'd rather eat it than worship it. :D Although I sometimes do worship it, especially in a rich Napolitan sauce.
A warm welcome rkzenrage and geonuc. Oh! I almost forgot. It's very important that you at least acknowledge the goat as you come into this forum.
Also. I hope all you overdue library books have been returned to their rightful place.

Hmmmm... I don't know if I'm as smart as a goat, I an't too bright none.
Thanks for the welcomes all.

[LyTinWeedle]

It's very important that you at least acknowledge the goat as you come into this forum.

I deny the existence of the goat. I am a goat-atheist. The non-existent nag can go chew on a metaphorical tin can somewhere.

LTW

[LyTinWeedle]

... I've had this urge to listen to old Manfred Mann all day, for some reason.

Blinded by the light,
Wrapped like a douche another rumor in the night,
etc.

[amb]

Oh no! The bl........d thing will refuse to be milked now you've upset it.
Maybe Colonel may be able to pacify it again.
Just for that, no Minties for you for a month. You just can't come here out of the blue and upset our goat. By the way, you sound as if you have not returned your library books yet. Please do so ASAP or the library police will break down your door and arrest your ass.
Apart from all that. A very warm welcome mate.

[Jackanory]

Hi all. Just to introduce myself. Its me. Been 'lurking for a while'.

[COLONEL]

I deny the existence of the goat. I am a goat-atheist. The non-existent nag can go chew on a metaphorical tin can somewhere.

LTW Just for that you get no cookies , or Goats Milk . and I am turning you over to the Grayman for this remark .Now I have to go convince her that your just a new b and like most newb's you were just so happy to be here ,you went foaming off at the mouth .

[COLONEL]

Welcome Jack as soon as I get the goat calmed down you can have a glass of milk to wash down Graymans cookie and the you can have a Mintie.

[Jackanory]

Thanks Colonel. Could i change that cookie and milk for a Tim Tam and tea please.

[COLONEL]

Thanks Colonel. Could i change that cookie and milk for a Tim Tam and tea please.
Sorry you would have to get that on your own . We just offer milk cookies and Minties ,although the Goat wants to try making cheese in the near future .So we may be offering cheese soon :D

[Fafara]

Hiya. Longtime skeptic, first-time poster. Looking forward to laughing at the woo with you all. :D

[Tumblehome]

Welcome. When it comes to woo, we laugh all the way to the bunk. The more, the merrier. :)

[amb]

Welcome Fafare. Welcome to the crazy house. If you sometimes get the feeling that the patients have taken over the nut-house, you're more than likely correct.
Now, bend over while..............! :D

[TimeStopper]

Hello people. What should I say here? I don't know. Skepticism is indeed useful for expelling all the superstitions, but I hope people aren't too overzealous that they kill a good idea, even if it does have flaws.

[Scientist Keith]

This is Scientist Keith. I'm a retired Chemist and a strong advocate of rational beliefs and critical thinking. I am a strong atheist and have no belief in anything supernatural or mystical.

Although I was once a fundamentalist Christian, my faith has been cured.

There were many factors leading to my departing my upbringing as a fundamentalist Christian, but one of the main contributors was that I actually read the Bible. Not just the usual passages Christians quote and are comfortable with, I finally got around to reading the whole Bible. It is an understatement of "Biblical proportions" to say that I was shocked and stunned at what the Bible said and at what it did not say (but I'd been led to believe it said).

Beyond the scientific errors and ludicrous claims, I was appalled at the morality that the Bible endorsed. I'd been taught that god was all-loving and forgiving, but I found commandment for parents to execute their children, to bash babies' brains out and to force women to marry their rapists with no possibility of divorce.

Except when I debate Christians, I no longer think much about the Bible or my former life as a Christian. I mainly spend time with my family and try to keep up on the latest advances in science and technology.

[lionking]

Welcome Scientist Keith. You will find a lot of members who have followed the same pathway as you.

[amb]

Welcome Scientist Keith and Time stopper. Lionking has already welcomed you to this best of the best forums. I just wish to add that you'll both enjoy been here, especially S K. Issac Asimov once said that ''Properly read, the bible is the most potent force for atheism ever concieved.''

[Kay]

I guess I posted elsewhere, but I'll do this.
I'm Kay, and while I registered recently, I've been reading here ever since early 2005, really, so I have a good idea of people here and so on. It is a fairly nice place, except that I'm now a member, I see that you guys have committed the most heinous crime of not having a NBA thread in your sports section. That is absolutely unforgiveable, but I guess I'll tolerate it :P

[LuvGodzilla]

Hello. Long time lurker. Decided to finally register when I felt it necessary to respond to a thread recently. JREF has many interesting topics of discussion covering a variety of my interests. As you can see from my screen name I'm a Godzilla Fan. :D

[Roadtoad]

Hello. Long time lurker. Decided to finally register when I felt it necessary to respond to a thread recently. JREF has many interesting topics of discussion covering a variety of my interests. As you can see from my screen name I'm a Godzilla Fan. :D

Welcome, LG. Given your affections for "the Big Guy," may I suggest you step carefully around the goat. (Please, withhold the atomic halitosis. We've grown fond of her.) Be sure to enjoy one of Grayman's cookies, perhaps a Mintie, and please feel free to stomp on a few Freightliners while you settle in.

[Prometheus]

Welcome, LG. Given your affections for "the Big Guy," may I suggest you step carefully around the goat. (Please, withhold the atomic halitosis. We've grown fond of her.) Be sure to enjoy one of Grayman's cookies, perhaps a Mintie, and please feel free to stomp on a few Freightliners while you settle in.

'Atomic Halitosis' should be a band name... :cool:

[lionking]

I guess I posted elsewhere, but I'll do this.
I'm Kay, and while I registered recently, I've been reading here ever since early 2005, really, so I have a good idea of people here and so on. It is a fairly nice place, except that I'm now a member, I see that you guys have committed the most heinous crime of not having a NBA thread in your sports section. That is absolutely unforgiveable, but I guess I'll tolerate it :P
Welcome (although I may have welcomed you in another thread).

As a fairly regular contributor to the sports section, feel free to open a NBA thread. I'll post there.

[Foolmewunz]

I guess I posted elsewhere, but I'll do this.
I'm Kay, and while I registered recently, I've been reading here ever since early 2005, really, so I have a good idea of people here and so on. It is a fairly nice place, except that I'm now a member, I see that you guys have committed the most heinous crime of not having a NBA thread in your sports section. That is absolutely unforgiveable, but I guess I'll tolerate it :P

Hey, Welcome Kay. Is that a female or male K? (Not that it matters, just curious....)

As to the NBA thread.... Hmm? I think they must have implemented a housekeeping protocol, as there was definitely an NBA thread last season of season before. As LionKing mentioned - start your own. It's a great way to appear to be an interesting person - just look at the duration of the Rugby thread I started - a couple of years back to discuss the Rugby World Cup. I'm now the proud papa of a gazillion post thread.

But feel free to drop in and kibbitz the REAL basketball thread. The NCAAs are on, as I'm sure you know. Too late to bet the pools, but you can cheer on (or boo and hiss at) all the great semi-pro teams competing there.

[COLONEL]

Welcome TimeStopper , Scientist Keith, Kay and LG and anyother newb's I may have over looked .
I am happy to report I have the Goat calmed down . She had a relapse but she is back to her old self again and along with some milk, she made some cheese . So everyone have a slice of fresh cheese.

[arthwollipot]

Oh no! The bl........d thing will refuse to be milked now you've upset it.Don't worry. I've done that thing that the goat really likes and she's all okay now.

Excuse me, I need to take a shower now. Welcome all newbies! :D

[Roadtoad]

Don't worry. I've done that thing that the goat really likes and she's all okay now.

Excuse me, I need to take a shower now. Welcome all newbies! :D

I have to wait to see if any of the new female members are hawt before I do that.

[HumdrumConundrum]

Hello I'm HumdrumConundrum,

I'm currently a postgraduate Philosophy student, here to procrastinate mostly!

Issues wise (Alt.Med, paranormal stuff, conspiracies, e.t.c, e.t.c ad nauseam...), I'm very much on the sceptic side of the line.

Faith wise, in a nutshell, theologically I'm an atheist, but philosophically, due to some epistemological technicalities and some very abstract definitions of 'God', I'm agnostic.

That's it for now!

HC

[Zim]

hello I AM ZIM!!!!!! if you hadn't guessed, I'm a fan of Invader Zim, the comic/cartoon! I've discovered (with JREF) a new word I've heard kicking around here and there, the word Myopic, well I should be in the dictionary under the word myopic, I am hopelessly narrow minded! I think in a good way!

[amb]

Hello I'm HumdrumConundrum,

I'm currently a postgraduate Philosophy student, here to procrastinate mostly!

Issues wise (Alt.Med, paranormal stuff, conspiracies, e.t.c, e.t.c ad nauseam...), I'm very much on the sceptic side of the line.

Faith wise, in a nutshell, theologically I'm an atheist, but philosophically, due to some epistemological technicalities and some very abstract definitions of 'God', I'm agnostic.

That's it for now!

HC
Welcome buddy. So you are a fence sitter hey? May I suggest a great book you should read. Victor J. Stenger. ''God, The Failed Hypothesis.''
The author [ a physicist] proves that science can and does dis-prove the god of moslems, Jewish and christian faiths.
And any other god you can imagine. Unless you wish to call the universe and all it's laws a god. :)

[katertje]

Trying to find out more about the US , and its politics and the different opinions among its people . I also hope to find some decent information on 9/11. On european forums there are still lots of conspiracy believers sometimes caused by the lack of information .

I found this forum through Mark Roberts website about 9/11

[Femke]

Hi Katertje,

Welcome to the forum, you can find information on any conspiracies to your hearts content. Check out other threads if you feel like it, there is a lot to enjoy here.
In the meantime, pat the goat, have a cookie or a mintie, and have fun.

Femke

[HumdrumConundrum]

Welcome buddy. So you are a fence sitter hey? May I suggest a great book you should read. Victor J. Stenger. ''God, The Failed Hypothesis.''
The author [ a physicist] proves that science can and does dis-prove the god of moslems, Jewish and christian faiths.
And any other god you can imagine. Unless you wish to call the universe and all it's laws a god. :)

No I'm not a fence sitter. For all practical purposes I'm a strong atheist. For me, the 'Problem of Evil' is the cast-iron decider for the Abrahamic religions, just no getting round it, and other conceptions of God fall foul of similar absurdities.

But God merely as an abstract 'first cause', or a purely transcendent entity, is often by definition epistemically inaccessible to us, thus forcing a very weak form of agnosticism. In the same way that if someone says to you that in the remotest vacuum of space, a particle winked in to existence for a few nanoseconds and then winked out again, having no cause, and no effect on anything else, even though there is nothing warranting a belief in the particle - apart from the nutter telling you about it, who has 'faith' that the particle existed - strictly speaking, and again in a very weak sense, you have to remain agnostic about the particle's existence, on nothing more than a technicality really, although of course on balance (due to the laws of physics, Occam's Razor etc.) you probably shouldn't believe in the particle!

It's important to keep in mind the distinction between the theological type descriptions of God (the miracle worker, smiter, the punisher etc.) and the more philosophical type descriptions of God (abstract, perfect, transcendent etc.) because they are pretty incompatible, but in debate, religious people (apart from very careful theologians) will switch between the two, and try and get you on the technicality!

As for pantheism, I agree, the whole debate becomes semantic!

HC

[Doug Higley]

Hi folks. I'm just an old fart who makes stuff.

I originally came here because I was mentioned in a couple of threads and it showed in Google. (doesn't everything?)

I usually hang out at TheMagicCafe.com, where I have friends & do business.

I don't know what the hell I'll do here but it looks like fun and I'm definately opinionated enough to participate with at least a batch of years of critical thinking and totally lack any residue of political correctness.

Two beliefs I haul around with me.

1. The Golden Rule of Confucious.

2. Congress is entirely made up of crooked self serving morons.

1a ammendment: A deep belief that there is only one comeback for somebody's PC rantings... "So what."


I hope to be of use here. If not, see 1a. :D

[The Man]

Hi folks. I'm just an old fart who makes stuff.

I originally came here because I was mentioned in a couple of threads and it showed in Google. (doesn't everything?)

I usually hang out at TheMagicCafe.com, where I have friends & do business.

I don't know what the hell I'll do here but it looks like fun and I'm definately opinionated enough to participate with at least a batch of years of critical thinking and totally lack any residue of political correctness.

Two beliefs I haul around with me.

1. The Golden Rule of Confucious.

2. Congress is entirely made up of crooked self serving morons.

1a ammendment: A deep belief that there is only one comeback for somebody's PC rantings... "So what."


I hope to be of use here. If not, see 1a. :D

Welcome Doug, I for one am glad to see someone of strong opinion (not to mention old farts) who is not interested in political correctness.

As the old saying goes “If ‘pro’ is the opposite of ‘con’ what is the opposite of progress?”

Please do not accept cookies from strangers (some are stranger then others) and pay no attention to the goat behind the curtain.

[Roadtoad]

Welcome Doug, I for one am glad to see someone of strong opinion (not to mention old farts) who is not interested in political correctness.

As the old saying goes “If ‘pro’ is the opposite of ‘con’ what is the opposite of progress?”

Please do not accept cookies from strangers (some are stranger then others) and pay no attention to the goat behind the curtain.

However, bowing three times in the direction of Kent, WA, is required, along with the appropriate mantra... :D

Welcome, Doug!

[Soapy Sam]

*sticks fiery sword into wall*

Right. I am your actual Demon on the Gate this evening. I prised that sword from cold, dead, angelfingers over 6000 years ago. Wish I'd thought to take the damn sheath.

Don't stand dithering in the way, get your little booties inside and start posting so the senior demons can rip the flesh from your quivering little arguments. Git along there, little doagies! No loitering!

Can anyone smell burning?

[Soapy Sam]

See? Handle 'em firmly, they don't give any trouble.

[Zim]

when I was 16, a guy tried to convince me that he had a flaming sword he carried with him to Denny's...

[Soapy Sam]

Wasn't me.
Get in line.

You any relation of Sergeant Zim?

[Roadtoad]

when I was 16, a guy tried to convince me that he had a flaming sword he carried with him to Denny's...

Hey, I'll have you know I'm not responsible for what I say when I'm drunk! :D

[Zim]

he was a hick from eastern Washington, in a green fishing cap aka trucker hat, wearing a green and brown flannel shirt and blue jeans, why Denny's? Hi anyway! and hahahahaha!

[Soapy Sam]

Yeah, but did he show you the evidence?

I reckon anyone with a flaming sword could have his own barbecue.

[Zim]

u needed hip waders around him ;)

[Darkhole]

I deny the existence of the goat. I am a goat-atheist. The non-existent nag can go chew on a metaphorical tin can somewhere.

LTW

Thats an A-goatheist. ;)

Welcom all.

[Soccergirl]

Hey everybody! I just got back from the Amaz!ng Adventure where everyone was talking about the forums nonstop. I felt like I was missing out hardcore.

[Phlebas]

Hey everybody! I just got back from the Amaz!ng Adventure where everyone was talking about the forums nonstop. I felt like I was missing out hardcore.

Sorry, soccergirl. Didn't know you were listening :)

[lionking]

Hey everybody! I just got back from the Amaz!ng Adventure where everyone was talking about the forums nonstop. I felt like I was missing out hardcore.

Welcome, as long as you don't regale us poor peasants with stories of how much fun you had on the Adventure.;)

[KSskeptic]

Hi everybody. I've been lurking off and on since I signed up for TAM 6. I'm a long time fan of James Randi. I remember seeing him show how psychic surgery is done on the Tonight Show. I think I was drawn in because I liked magic, but seeing Randi expose these frauds really got me thinking.

[arthwollipot]

Guys, guys, don't you know who Soccergirl is? She's famous, man! Let's have a better welcome than that, eh?

[jaywhat]

Originally Posted by jaywhat - over a year ago!! :o - about a historical Jesus or not.
>> He was either an imposter or he did not exist. I prefer the latter because the imposter bit makes him sound too damned intelligent.
Good luck in Western Australia, I live in West Yorkshire (UK) but I have relatives of various shapes and sizes in Perth, Bridgetown and Manjimup. I love that name - where else could you get a name like Manjimup except in Oz?

Reply by Amb - I agree. We certainly have some of the weirdest names for towns and other places. It's because they have gone and named a lot of these places by their aboriginal names or language. But on the other hand we do have a city named after the one and only Charles Darwin.
Beat that!

and here I am again - and having waited all this time I have nothing to say!
Except that Darwin is my favourite man. (Our cat is named 'Darwin' ) and having finished the Origin of Species I am now 200 pages into ' The Descent of Man' - fantastic :)

[lionking]

Guys, guys, don't you know who Soccergirl is? She's famous, man! Let's have a better welcome than that, eh?
C'mon, spill the beans wolli.

[minorwork]

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Retireded. I be 58 on the 27th of February. Don't have to kiss ass, uh, be politically correct anymore. Ok, near as much. 31 years worked for EXXon at a coal mine. 300 or so skydives made. 'Bout 300 hours flying. I soloed two students in my plane and really meant to get my pilot license. But, well, you know how shotgun weddings go.

Father, a Marine in WWII, discouraged thoughts of military. 2S deferred thru college till I flunked Calculus and had to go for pre-inductions physical 2 weeks before the draft was over. But was 6 pounds over weight. And they say obesity is bad for your health. I have a deep sense of gratitude for the veterans. Dropped all my physics and math classes. 17 hours of Philosophy for a year and a half and out with a BA. Pastor, Church of Gospel Ministry.

Much interest in physics, particularly electron stuff, comedic philosophy, deep base humor, self as revealed by that outside myself ( see Hegel), backgammon, illusions, fixation of belief (see C.S. Peirce), depth psychology (see Experiment in Depth by P.W. Martin), quantizing sanity, ecstatic visions, and ,uh, intellectual conversation (see gnawed.com).

The TV series "House" rules the doctor shows, soaps, and dramas. "Deadwood" superior for honesty.

Influences. Lensman series by E.E. "Doc" Smith. Read Heinlein's "Starship Troopers" in grade school and think his concept of citizenship at least sounds interesting. Dean Ing rules. Orson Scott Card has great stuff.
Religion (Mom made us go to church on sunday, bible school in summer.)

Family life. Too damn complicated for me to figure out. 3 stepkids (one from my ex stepping out and who I love dearly), 1 of my own making, one ex. Married now second time and I guess I've a stepson by her too. Whew!

Expertise. RS-485 networks at the mine. Radios there and phone system as well as anything electric. Solid state controls. PLCs. Certified welder (stick, eighth inch, flat, vertical, overhead), Illinois shot-firer, Mine examiner, Mine manager certification papers. Ham radio in high school. Four years of football.

Music. Trombone in grade and high school. Tuba. 6 years piano in grade school, but seems to have stuck only a little. Our band after high school was called the Plastic Axe. We couldn't get gigs as Beecher Meat Incorporated. I played lead guitar.

Driving.
Motorcycles. None now. Autocrossed a Suzuki Swift GT 2 years running at the SCCA Solo II Nationals.

Health.
I used to weigh 200 pounds...............When I was a fetus. I was catchin' some rays this spring in the front yard 'till the 5th grade ecology group tried to roll me back in the nearby creek.
Crushed by a heliminer in 1979. Broke my left femur. Lucky the tail of the damned thing wasn't up a few more inches. Today my left knee hurts when I walk. No cartilage left but I ain't a gonna do all the **** they want me to do to get a new one. Lose weight. Rebreak the broke femur to straighten out the mend. Screw it. Eyes Lasiked for monovision mode. And I sleep with a CPAP. A godsend I wished I'd had 30 years earlier.

Records.
Autocross game on the old Race Car Drivin' arcade machine.
November of 2006 I broke the 2000 meter World record row for 80 year old women on my Concept II E ergometer rowing machine. Hey, you try beating them.

Dislikes.
Bible thumpers. Ex. Rhubarb.

Mistakes.
I thought I made a mistake once, but I was wrong. November 5th, 1994. But seriously, the way to choose the woman to marry by her being the first one I get pregnant, yeah, that technique could use some improvement.

'Nuff. Much love to all here.
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If the terrain and the map do not agree, follow the terrain. --Swedish army manual
The map is not the territory. -- Alfred Korzybski -- General Semantics
If it was so, it might be, and if it were so, it would be, but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic! -- Tweedledee

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[amb]

Originally Posted by jaywhat - over a year ago!! :o - about a historical Jesus or not.
>> He was either an imposter or he did not exist. I prefer the latter because the imposter bit makes him sound too damned intelligent.
Good luck in Western Australia, I live in West Yorkshire (UK) but I have relatives of various shapes and sizes in Perth, Bridgetown and Manjimup. I love that name - where else could you get a name like Manjimup except in Oz?

Reply by Amb - I agree. We certainly have some of the weirdest names for towns and other places. It's because they have gone and named a lot of these places by their aboriginal names or language. But on the other hand we do have a city named after the one and only Charles Darwin.
Beat that!

and here I am again - and having waited all this time I have nothing to say!
Except that Darwin is my favourite man. (Our cat is named 'Darwin' ) and having finished the Origin of Species I am now 200 pages into ' The Descent of Man' - fantastic :)

Welcome back buddy. You should check out a few of Richard Dawkins books as well. ''A River Out Of Eden,'' ''The Selfish Gene, The Blind Watchmaker.'' to name a few. Also these titles may interest you. John D Barrow- ''The origin of the Universe. Paul Davies- ''The last three minutes.'' [But remember this author received a Templeton Prize] Another great read is Richard Leakey's " The Origin of Humankind.'' A book I'm reading for the second time at this moment is a great read. Titled ''God The Failed Hypothesis'' by Victor J Stenger. [ a physicist as is Paul Davies]
Jesus? A mountain was built out of a molehill. :p

[arthwollipot]

C'mon, spill the beans wolli.http://soccergirlwp.mevio.com/

[arthwollipot]

And minorwork! Dude! An ex-trombonist just like myself! How you going, man?

[hcmom]

I felt like I was missing out hardcore.

No, you met me...
(that's what the "hc" stands for)

[Egil]

The name is Egil. I got it from Egil Skalagrimsson, a famous Icelander.

East Tennessean born, lived out west in New Mexico. But back living in East Tennessee where I do some work for a few major government contractors on the government jobs in the area, some work for TVA but mostly Fed work..

Me and my brother are Ironworkers and can pretty much do it all. I also got a couple of years University where I was majoring in Philosophy.

Dad is an Engineer, specialty in HVAC though he knows structural steel and he is extremely intelligent (and not a 9/11 Troofer).

I am an eternal Skeptic though I converted to Asatru because Vikings are uber-manly and its a cool religion that involves drinking alcoholic beverages.



I'll tell you what I hate more than ever, CTs specifically 9/11 Twooferists.

[arthwollipot]

Egil Skallagrimsson once tore someone's throat out with his teeth! He was totally badass.

Welcome Egil! Raise a horn to Thor with me!

[Prometheus]

Egil Skallagrimsson once tore someone's throat out with his teeth! ...

That's really not very polite. One should always use the proper utensils.

[Egil]

Egil Skallagrimsson once tore someone's throat out with his teeth! He was totally badass.

Welcome Egil! Raise a horn to Thor with me!

I'm drinking Sam Adam's Winter Lager.

That's really not very polite. One should always use the proper utensils.

And those utensils are your teeth. They are meant for it. :D

[amb]

There has been a sudden demand for goats world wide, for what I'm not sure, but please newbies consider our forum goat, give it a pat and reassure it it's safe from the clutches of carnivores and others who are up to no good.

[Egil]

There has been a sudden demand for goats world wide, for what I'm not sure, but please newbies consider our forum goat, give it a pat and reassure it it's safe from the clutches of carnivores and others who are up to no good.

Guess you never heard the story about A Norseman, a Scostman and a sheep.

[COLONEL]

I'm drinking Sam Adam's Winter Lager.
:D
SAM ADAMS ! :jaw-dropp man anybody that would drink Sam Adams would ...Oh never mind I'm not going there .

[JihadJane]

The name is Egil. I got it from Egil Skalagrimsson, a famous Icelander.

East Tennessean born, lived out west in New Mexico. But back living in East Tennessee where I do some work for a few major government contractors on the government jobs in the area, some work for TVA but mostly Fed work..

Me and my brother are Ironworkers and can pretty much do it all. I also got a couple of years University where I was majoring in Philosophy.

Dad is an Engineer, specialty in HVAC though he knows structural steel and he is extremely intelligent (and not a 9/11 Troofer).

I am an eternal Skeptic though I converted to Asatru because Vikings are uber-manly and its a cool religion that involves drinking alcoholic beverages.



I'll tell you what I hate more than ever, CTs specifically 9/11 Twooferists.

A special welcome to the forum, Egil, from all the JREF 911 Twooferists. We open our hearts to your hate.

[LibraryLady]

Welcome all of you. I have two simple questions:

Have you returned your library books?

What is your stand on budgies?

[Prometheus]

Welcome all of you. I have two simple questions:

Have you returned your library books?

What is your stand on budgies?

My budgies don't like it when I stand on them. :(

[arthwollipot]

My budgies don't like it when I stand on them. :(No, everyone knows that you're supposed to sit on budgies, but make sure you keep your knees out of the way of their wings, otherwise they won't be able to fly you to Magical Budgieland.

[lionking]

http://soccergirlwp.mevio.com/
Famous and cute. Double welcome to soccergirl.

[arthwollipot]

(Reminder to self - must get around to resubscribing to soccergirl. I unsubscribed because of bandwidth limitations and never got around to adding it back to my list of feeds.)

[amb]

Guess you never heard the story about A Norseman, a Scostman and a sheep.

They walked into a bar, and the barman on seeing them exclaimed.
''What is this some kind of joke?
Or. ''OK, I'll have no funny stuff in this establishment.''

[amb]

Welcome all of you. I have two simple questions:

Have you returned your library books?

What is your stand on budgies?
They're delicious done in a Napolitan 'Ragu' :D

[arthwollipot]

They're delicious done in a Napolitan 'Ragu' :DOoooh, you'd better dive for cover!

[LibraryLady]

*Alex the Wonder Budgie wanders into the thread and begins to observe.


Closely.

[Egil]

They walked into a bar, and the barman on seeing them exclaimed.
''What is this some kind of joke?
Or. ''OK, I'll have no funny stuff in this establishment.''

It is a dirty joke. Involving the sheep gettings its head caught in a fence, the Scotsman mating with the sheep and then asking if the Norseman would like a go and the Norseman replies that he doesn't think his head can fit through the fence.

[River]

Hello forum members. Ben River here to join the fray.

Good day

[Cayvmann]

Hello all,

Been a fan of JR for a while. I followed a link from bullshido(dot)net over here. Think I'll smartly lurk for a while before posting too much.

[Subliminal]

Hey people, the names Liam, i'm a musician, 21, atheist, live in the U.K and work the 9-5!

I've been keen on conspiracy theories and i've been scanning that section of these forums for quite some time now. It's good seing alot of critical thinkers and skeptics debunk alot of CT's, also giving valid points against them etc. It has saved me from the crazy world of the woo's and their persistant need to put the fear of God into people for money, their pessimistic kicks and just for the hell of it!

I can't tell you how glad i've managed to find out about Randi and this community. So cheers to all those intelligent, critical thinkers out there!

[Femke]

Hi River, Cayvman and Subliminal,

:welcome5
Please make yourselves at home, talk to any strangers you like, but don't forget to pat the goat, and wait for amb or colonel to offer you some refreshments.
Femke

[JoeyDonuts]

Welcome River, Cayvman, Subliminal, lurkers, Bagginses and Boffins, Tooks and Brandybucks, Grubbs, Chubbs, Hornblowers, Bolgers, Bracegirdles and Proudfoots!

I don't know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.

[Malkuth]

Hello everyone, Dave from Australia here.

I've come across JREF threads more than a few times in my meanderings around the web and found many of the conversations I've witnessed here to be both lively and informative, so I decided to pull up a seat and make it one of my regular stops.

Much of what I come across on the net nowadays seems surreal, glad to see a bunch of people dedicated to keeping things grounded and rational. Too many people I know either have their head in the clouds or buried in the sand, I find both of those positions distasteful and unenviable.

[arthwollipot]

Helloo Dave from Australia! Did you know that we have our own thread (http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=101318)? Drop over and increase your post count so you can get a cool avatar!

[lionking]

Hello everyone, Dave from Australia here.

I've come across JREF threads more than a few times in my meanderings around the web and found many of the conversations I've witnessed here to be both lively and informative, so I decided to pull up a seat and make it one of my regular stops.

Much of what I come across on the net nowadays seems surreal, glad to see a bunch of people dedicated to keeping things grounded and rational. Too many people I know either have their head in the clouds or buried in the sand, I find both of those positions distasteful and unenviable.
Hi Dave. Whereabouts in Oz?

[Malkuth]

Hi Dave. Whereabouts in Oz?

Brisvegas in recent years for work and study, considering a move to central NSW to be closer to family and get away from the city, not really my favourite place to be.

[amb]

It is a dirty joke. Involving the sheep gettings its head caught in a fence, the Scotsman mating with the sheep and then asking if the Norseman would like a go and the Norseman replies that he doesn't think his head can fit through the fence.

Yes, I know that joke. :D There's one similar to that, but this time it's a monkey. I better stop right now before I get banned. :)

[amb]

Hello forum members. Ben River here to join the fray.

Good day
Here, have one of these. OK, maybe have a couple. But it's imperitive you pat the goat. Welcome.



http://www.shopnewzealand.co.nz/images/Minties-Pic.jpg

[COLONEL]

Well for now I will just say welcome all New b's . I will check with the Goat to learn all about you. then tomorrow when I have time I will welcome you properly with the Goat :D . It's been a long week and I am tired .

[HannonRJ]

I'm 84 years old. A retired CEO and electronics engineer. During my 20 years in retirement, I have critically examined the origins of a few of the "fundamental theories" of "modern physics" and have found them open to serious question.

[Soccergirl]

Hey oh! Thanks to one and all for the warm welcomes. Wolli, you are a shining star.

[Saad]

Hi all, I've lurked around the JREF website for around 1 year. I decided to create an account in January but I never got around to actually posting so I think I'll start now :rolleyes:.

My name is Saad and I currently reside in Waterloo, Canada and am in my last year of High School. I am 17 years old and I would say relatively new to skepticism and critical thinking (though I guess I would have used it previously just not well) and both were inspired by my High School English class (The SWIFT blog helped me in understanding why critical thinking was important and in a way fun too).

My hobbies are magic and trying to build anything that I would see as a random object that perhaps not many people are interested in.

As for my religious views, I classify myself as not sure about God, but I find it improbable.

[The Man]

Welcome Saad, it sure is good to hear of today’s youth expressing skepticism and critical thinking. I can think of no better place to exercise those consideration. I'm sure someone will be along shortly to offer you a cookie or treat and the goats only bite if you want them to.

[Prometheus]

I'm 84 years old. A retired CEO and electronics engineer. During my 20 years in retirement, I have critically examined the origins of a few of the "fundamental theories" of "modern physics" and have found them open to serious question.

Welcome!

Which theories?

[arthwollipot]

Hey oh! Thanks to one and all for the warm welcomes. Wolli, you are a shining star.She noticed me!

*swoon*

[fatewilleatyou]

Hello guys, I dropped in here about the same time last year in anticipation of TAM 6. What an amazing year it's been for me since my first time. I've reentered higher learning and started the Philadelphia chapter of Drinking Skeptically. At the same time, the staff at work has been cut, so I'm working harder than ever, plus, it seems as I quickly approach 40 my body is falling apart! How has your year been?

[Tempest_Rage]

I joined a couple of weeks ago, after finding the forums through a search on google to back up and argument I was having with someone =(

I hadn't really heard of Skepticism before or James Randi or anything.

I just wanted to say that the past couple of weeks reading the forums and checking out things I heard of on the forums (like the Skepticality podcast) have been some of the best things to have happened to me in a long time.

I had given up hope that there were people out there who thought the way I did about a lot of stuff. I have to say, I appreciate the existence of all of you guys. *sniff*

I'M SO HAPPY! Thanks guys.

[fatewilleatyou]

I had given up hope that there were people out there who thought the way I did about a lot of stuff. I have to say, I appreciate the existence of all of you guys. *sniff*

It's a wonderful thing. Exploring skepticism and better understanding what leads peoples to silliness is amazing. No longer resigned to politely smiling and nodding, an informed skeptic is empowered to speak up and tell the truth behind our woo saturated culture.

[SusanB-M1]

I'm 84 years old. A retired CEO and electronics engineer. During my 20 years in retirement, I have critically examined the origins of a few of the "fundamental theories" of "modern physics" and have found them open to serious question.

A big 'Welcome' from one of the select few of us well past retirement age! (I'm 73.)

[Tempest_Rage]

It's a wonderful thing. Exploring skepticism and better understanding what leads peoples to silliness is amazing. No longer resigned to politely smiling and nodding, an informed skeptic is empowered to speak up and tell the truth behind our woo saturated culture.

Oh man, the politely smiling and nodding thing. I sort of resigned myself to that for awhile. :boxedin: But no longer!

[amb]

A very warm welcome to one and all. Especially HannonRJ. Very pleased to have a few here older than me. [I'm 60, soon to hit 61, in June] Have you all paid homage to our goat? If so help yourself to a minty and a cup of cold beer. :D

[Prometheus]

I'm tired of all the warm and fuzzy welcoming going on in here. Everyone go away! :a2:

[jedediah]

Hi all :) I'm Jennifer, I came here via the BadAstronomy site and lurked for a while, but then decided to register. It's so nice to know that there are people out there who think for themselves.
I'm a librarian, I read a lot and widely (although that is not strictly a job requirement), my favourite authors being Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Tad Williams, Franz Kafka, Truman Capote and Carl Sagan. I share my home with a lot of pets (feathery, furry, scaly and chitiny), I live in Germany, I'm 30 years old and I like pen and paper role-playing.
My skeptic act for the day: deleting some von Daeniken UFO-literature from one of the school libraries I work at. Muahaha. :D

[Foolmewunz]

I'm tired of all the warm and fuzzy welcoming going on in here. Everyone go away! :a2:

Wait! That avatar!

Noooooooooooo!

[Foolmewunz]

Hi all :) I'm Jennifer, I came here via the BadAstronomy site and lurked for a while, but then decided to register. It's so nice to know that there are people out there who think for themselves.
I'm a librarian, I read a lot and widely (although that is not strictly a job requirement), my favourite authors being Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Tad Williams, Franz Kafka, Truman Capote and Carl Sagan. I share my home with a lot of pets (feathery, furry, scaly and chitiny), I live in Germany, I'm 30 years old and I like pen and paper role-playing.
My skeptic act for the day: deleting some von Daeniken UFO-literature from one of the school libraries I work at. Muahaha. :D

Hey Jedediah, and welcome.
We actually have a few librarians here, most notably, of course my favoritest mod of all times and queen of the budgie appreciation threads - LibraryLady. So if one of those feathered critters you mention happens to be a budgie, I'm thinking.... Turf War!!!!!

Couldn't just reclassify von Daeniken as "Juvenille Humor"?

[COLONEL]

I'm tired of all the warm and fuzzy welcoming going on in here. Everyone go away! :a2:
Did you stop taking the little white pill again ? I know how you feel but it is just not right to tell the newb's to go away . Just send them to clean the Goats pen first and then you can tell them to go away in the mean time take your meds:D

[r-j]

I actually raise goats. And I have five ostriches as well.

[arthwollipot]

Hi all :) I'm Jennifer, I came here via the BadAstronomy site and lurked for a while, but then decided to register. It's so nice to know that there are people out there who think for themselves.
I'm a librarian, I read a lot and widely (although that is not strictly a job requirement), my favourite authors being Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Tad Williams, Franz Kafka, Truman Capote and Carl Sagan. I share my home with a lot of pets (feathery, furry, scaly and chitiny), I live in Germany, I'm 30 years old and I like pen and paper role-playing.
My skeptic act for the day: deleting some von Daeniken UFO-literature from one of the school libraries I work at. Muahaha. :DChitiny? Inquiring minds want to know!

[Roma]

Hi all :) I like pen and paper role-playing.


Ya that too ??
What kind of "role playing" are we talking about ?

[TokenMac]

Whoops been posting before I came here:o

Oh well, I found this forum not long after I watched Jame Randi talking about Homeopathy on YouTube. I lurked for a few days mostly around the 9/11 threads before I signed up to ask some questions, and to be a little bit of a stinker to the kooks (never mean about it).

I like this forum because I don't think I'm all that smart, so I have a lot of questions and lurking here (and other places) starts me on the path to answer a lot of them, and I work 12 hour a day from the late afternoon to the early morning so having something to do is good too.

I have read a lot of post from here that say all the debunking and fact checking that happens here isn't so much for the people lost in their beliefs, but for the lurker on the fence, well as a lurker (but not so much on the fence) I thank you for what you do.


TokenMac

[jedediah]

Roma Hart: at the moment a weekly round of Deadlands (Weird West, think Wild West meets a bit of Steampunk and quite a few weird monsters), a bi-weekly round of Cthulhu and the occasional Vampire evening. My favourite is 7th Sea, though, either the classic one or the 1880-7th Sea we've come up with. I've also played Vampire Dark Ages, Aberrant, Alternity, Star Wars and Shadowrun (didn't agree with me, though).

arthwollipot: a colony of hissing roaches and one of feeder roaches (Blaptica dubia), a colony of Assassin Bugs (Platymeris biguttata) and ten land hermit crabs (Coenobita clypeatus and compressus). Until recently I also had a Whip Spider (Damon variegatus).

Foolmewunz: actually, five of them. I think I'll go looking for that thread now :D
I wanted to buy Sagan's Science as a Candle in the Dark for the library instead of the Daeniken, but at the moment, there's no German edition on the market. I can't believe it.

[amb]

I actually raise goats. And I have five ostriches as well.

You Do???? Great! Our forum goat sometimes gets a little lonely. So perhaps you could arrange something? I warn you but, our goat sometimes gets a little frisky. Male or female, doesn't matter. :p Not sure how it would react with the ostriches though. :eye-poppi

[r-j]

Regarding the males, we have to keep them separate. Eric is very territorial, and will attack the ducks, geese, goats, cows and horses if we don't keep him in his own field. Emerson also becomes territorial if he is separated from Eric.

The females all get along together in their own field. We hire a stud for breeding the goats.

[Foolmewunz]

<snip>

We hire a stud for breeding the goats.

You may want to be careful with a line like that around here. You'll get applicants.

[Prometheus]

... Eric is very territorial, and will attack the ducks, geese, goats, cows and horses if we don't keep him in his own field....

We have a few members like that here, too.

[arthwollipot]

We have a few members like that here, too.I think we might have one or two hissing roaches, too.

[discoransom]

Hello hello. I found this place after watching some of Randi's videos. Spent a few days lurking and there seem to be some decent folks around here. I have been living off of online poker for a while, and basically spend my days on the net. Hope to bicker and laugh with you folks.

[amb]

''seem to be some decent folks around here.''
I wonder if you will still believe that in say, one month.
By the way. Have you patted the goat as you walked in? Also, there's a lady here who is very strict about returning your library books on time.

[Roadtoad]

I'm 84 years old. A retired CEO and electronics engineer. During my 20 years in retirement, I have critically examined the origins of a few of the "fundamental theories" of "modern physics" and have found them open to serious question.

Welcome, Hannon. :D

Just pat the goat, have a mintie, maybe one of Grayman's cookies, and make your obeisances in the direction of Kent, WA, paying homage to the greatness that is Kenworth.

[hcmom]

Welcome, Hannon. :D

Just pat the goat, have a mintie, maybe one of Grayman's cookies, and make your obeisances in the direction of Kent, WA, paying homage to the greatness that is Kenworth.

And if you have overdue library books, be afraid. Be very afraid.

[Estellea]

Cheers Everyone. I am Estellea and I also go by Science Mom on numerous other blogs and forums. I am currently an academic infectious disease researcher (part-time). I have been lurking for quite a while and really enjoy the intellectual level of disscussion here; after battling the anti-vax nutters, it's like settling down to a nice glass of cognac.

[COLONEL]

Welcome Estellea have a oatmeal cookie a glass of Goats milk and have a minty seeing as you have been lurking then you know the drill ,pat the Goat on the head when you see it .

[Estellea]

Welcome Estellea have a oatmeal cookie a glass of Goats milk and have a minty seeing as you have been lurking then you know the drill ,pat the Goat on the head when you see it .Oh dear, lurking but woefully ignorant of 'the drill'. Do I need to go through all of the Welcome posts?

[Roadtoad]

Welcome Estellea have a oatmeal cookie a glass of Goats milk and have a minty seeing as you have been lurking then you know the drill ,pat the Goat on the head when you see it .

And don't forget to make sure you've turned in your library books, and make the all important three bows towards Kent, WA.

[Fiona]

Oh dear, lurking but woefully ignorant of 'the drill'. Do I need to go through all of the Welcome posts?

They have it pretty much covered in those couple of posts

Humour them ;)

[Prometheus]

Oh dear, lurking but woefully ignorant of 'the drill'. Do I need to go through all of the Welcome posts?

No, but you do have to answer all the questions here (http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=25851&highlight=Questions), here (http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=35192&highlight=Questions) and here (http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=131689). In writing.

[amb]

Dis-regard all Prometheus says. All you need to answer truthfully is this: Have you returned all your overdue library books?

[Chris_The_Archmage]

Hello there everyone. My name is Chris. I'm 26, from Canada. I've been a fan of James Randi for years, and watching videos of him helped me get over my own youthful delusions. It is nice to meet you all.

[arthwollipot]

Oh dear, lurking but woefully ignorant of 'the drill'. Do I need to go through all of the Welcome posts?Yes. You need to read each and every one in order to be indoctrinated into the Secret Circle. You may, of course, choose not to. But then you won't get access to all the Secret Stuff that we Secret Circle Members get access to. Believe me, it's... well, perhaps I shouldn't say any more.

Hello there everyone. My name is Chris. I'm 26, from Canada. I've been a fan of James Randi for years, and watching videos of him helped me get over my own youthful delusions. It is nice to meet you all.And are you a real Archmage?

[COLONEL]

Welcome Chris, Normally I would offer you milk ,cookies and minties ,But I am in one of my moods and decided to take the day off .

[thietanen]

Hello everyone! Thought I'd make my first post on the forums after registering 202 days ago.

A few words about myself: I've been interested in skeptical things for several years now. I originally found JREF and SWIFT through Bad Astronomy blog, and it has given me enormously (including a foster child through Plan, many of you may remember the SWIFT article called 'In Response to a Request'). I have mostly been a passive skeptic, but I hope to slowly be able to become more active in the community. And hopefully next year I'll be able to attend TAM, which has been a long time dream for me.

Lately I've been hanging around on the #jref IRC channel by the name timo, feel free to drop me a line.

Edit: Oh. My library books are constantly late.
--
"Danger" could be my middle name. But it's "John". — Eddie Izzard

[cymru1991]

Hi there everyone,
My name is James Ashton and I'm a 17 year old sixth form student and performing magician. My love of magic began at 6, and that in turn led onto an obsession with scams (thank to Darwin Ortiz' books) such as the 3 card monte and the shell game. Since my primary interest in magic is card magic, I fostered a keen interest in card cheats and their lives and methods. This led nicely onto an interest in all scam artists and scams in general. A few years ago, I discovered James Randi and the JREF-thanks to the JREF youtube page I was able to watch many of his 80s appearances with psychics such as Sylvia browne and Ellie Burnstein etc. Thanks to Randi, I was inspired to think critically about all around me, but with particular emphasis on so called psychics and mediums, as well as religion. I look forward to joining in on the discussion on the forum- see you on the boards!

[Prometheus]

Dis-regard all Prometheus says...

Still can't get over that episode with those two transvestites and the goat, can you amb? ;)

[COLONEL]

Still can't get over that episode with those two transvestites and the goat, can you amb? ;)
Why am I always finding out about things like this after they have happened ? I miss out on all the good stuff.

Welcome NewB's

[amb]

Still can't get over that episode with those two transvestites and the goat, can you amb? ;)
I can forgive almost anything. But that episode: No
Hi there everyone,
My name is James Ashton and I'm a 17 year old sixth form student and performing magician. My love of magic began at 6, and that in turn led onto an obsession with scams (thank to Darwin Ortiz' books) such as the 3 card monte and the shell game. Since my primary interest in magic is card magic, I fostered a keen interest in card cheats and their lives and methods. This led nicely onto an interest in all scam artists and scams in general. A few years ago, I discovered James Randi and the JREF-thanks to the JREF youtube page I was able to watch many of his 80s appearances with psychics such as Sylvia browne and Ellie Burnstein etc. Thanks to Randi, I was inspired to think critically about all around me, but with particular emphasis on so called psychics and mediums, as well as religion. I look forward to joining in on the discussion on the forum- see you on the boards!
Welcome mate. Your story could well be mine only I was around seven or eight when I started thinking criticaly. By the time I was around 12, I was a very strong sceptic. By age of 15, a militant atheist.
Hello everyone! Thought I'd make my first post on the forums after registering 202 days ago.

A few words about myself: I've been interested in skeptical things for several years now. I originally found JREF and SWIFT through Bad Astronomy blog, and it has given me enormously (including a foster child through Plan, many of you may remember the SWIFT article called 'In Response to a Request'). I have mostly been a passive skeptic, but I hope to slowly be able to become more active in the community. And hopefully next year I'll be able to attend TAM, which has been a long time dream for me.

Lately I've been hanging around on the #jref IRC channel by the name timo, feel free to drop me a line.

Edit: Oh. My library books are constantly late.
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"Danger" could be my middle name. But it's "John". — Eddie Izzard

There's a lady here who has a lot of pull who will have a fit knowing your library books are returned constantly late. :eye-poppi

[HannonRJ]

To Prometheus; Special and General Relativity, the Uncertainty Principal, The universal constancy of the speed of light in empty space, Fundamental Quantum Theory, Wave-Particle Duality.

[hcmom]

Edit: Oh. My library books are constantly late.


You'd better have lots of budgie food then.

[thietanen]

You'd better have lots of budgie food then.

I'll... have to get some first thing in the morning. There's a pet food store right next to where I live.

I don't do it out of spite, I'm just the most absent-minded person I know. Which, by the way, means I'll probably forget about the budgie food, too. :duck:

[Prometheus]

To Prometheus; Special and General Relativity, the Uncertainty Principal, The universal constancy of the speed of light in empty space, Fundamental Quantum Theory, Wave-Particle Duality.

Thank you. What's the problem with them?

[KellyG]

Hello everyone! I'm a twenty-something and I'll be graduating with my bachelor's degree in biology in December. I came to the JREF via Skeptic's Guide, to which I have been loyally listening for over a year. I am very passionate about psychology, biology, and astronomy and read every popular book on the subject that I can get my hands on. I follow the evolution/creationism "controversy" closely as I was a victim of a lack of comprehensive biology education at the high school I attended. I work on a volunteer basis in a Psych/Neuroscience lab in hopes of getting into a cognitive psychology graduate program.

I am a very sociable person and have just become socially active in skeptics/athiest groups locally. I already bought my plane ticket to TAM, but I will be traveling alone from the midwest so I joined the forums to attempt to make a few connections.

I have a really good friend from college who just turned to the "dark side", i.e. she's become annoyingly active in the far right libertarian movement, buying into all sorts of conspiracy theories, and is obviously unaware of all of the fallacies she uses in her reasoning.

I'm quite humbled by the amount of highly intelligent and quick-witted people on the forum and really look forward to meeting some of you!

[COLONEL]

I'm quite humbled by the amount of highly intelligent and quick-witted people on the forum and really look forward to meeting some of you!
Welcome Kelly and if you must know it's all an illusion to impress people like you . Now have a oatmeal cookie, a glass of our Goats milk , a Mintie and pat the Goat when you see it.

[Altered Statesman]

Hello folks,

My name is Jim and this is my first ever post and what better place to make it than the 'welcome thread'. I have been aware or Randi for years but never thought to visit this site, I actually found a link to this site from the humour site cracked.com and then wondered why I wasn't here a few years ago. I'm 27 (today as a matter of fact) and have had a healthy interest in the paranormal, science and debunking things in general for as long as I can remember. I also like music and sports but this is not the time or place to discuss them. :)

When I was a child (around 7 or 8) I used to read alot of magic books and remember going to Bernards Magic Shop in Melbourne with my dad quiet regulary (I wish I had kept the stuff I used to have, oh the memories). I'm not really into the magic side of things anymore and I now have more interest in mentalism and the psychology behind magic. I'm not sure how to put it but I hope you get the general idea.

Anyhow since today is my birthday, I'm going to try and find some beer.

Cheers

Altered Statesman

P.S - Sometimes my spelling and grammar are not the best, but I try my best dammit! :cool:

[Foolmewunz]

Welcome Altered Statesman and Happy Birthday Jim!

Well, if you're spending your birthday posting on a web forum, you're already one of us: A hopeless geek. Geekdom is cool (just ask Geek Goddess)!

We have a few people hanging around in Conjurer's Corner, but most of us just go there to learn how tricks are done, and there's a certain Mr. Randi who doesn't really allow that kind of info, so it's mostly guys comparing notes.

Join into the rest of the fray. There's pretty much something for everyone, ultimately.

I think you'll find another few Melbournites (Melbourneans?) around here. I'll let themselves make proper introductions. But you can head over to Humor and the "Aussies Only" thread. (Just tell 'em you're a Kiwi. You know how much all Aussies love and respect Kiwis. You'll make friends in a jiffy.)

Actually, I've been to Melbourne and a few other spots in Eastern Australia, and I think with your arrival we now have just about the entire population of Australia on these Forums (at least it seems that way.... it could just be the ungodly noise that Aussies make wherever they go).

[Foolmewunz]

And a Show Me welcome to KellyG, also. (Is Columbia home or is that your uni address? I had a friend who attended Missou many many years ago. He always said that Columbia was one of the places he'd like to have settled, but that you either worked at the University or delivered pizza. I'm sure he was exaggerating, though.)

We've had a number of people post threads on trying to keep friends or relatives from the dark side. If you want to delve into details, go post something in the CT section. Afficionados there are more than happy to offer their advice (usually whether you want it or not).

[arthwollipot]

Edit: Oh. My library books are constantly late.OOooh, not a good start.

I don't do it out of spite, I'm just the most absent-minded person I know. Which, by the way, means I'll probably forget about the budgie food, too.OOooh, and fails on the rebound.

[KellyG]

Welcome Kelly and if you must know it's all an illusion to impress people like you . Now have a oatmeal cookie, a glass of our Goats milk , a Mintie and pat the Goat when you see it.

I appreciate a good illusion from time to time, and will indeed pat the goat providing it's one of those illusory goats rather than the filthy creatures my parents owned when I was young.

And a Show Me welcome to KellyG, also. (Is Columbia home or is that your uni address? I had a friend who attended Missou many many years ago. He always said that Columbia was one of the places he'd like to have settled, but that you either worked at the University or delivered pizza. I'm sure he was exaggerating, though.)

We've had a number of people post threads on trying to keep friends or relatives from the dark side. If you want to delve into details, go post something in the CT section. Afficionados there are more than happy to offer their advice (usually whether you want it or not).

I do attend Mizzou and you're friend is right =) It is a nice liberal oasis in Missouri and while my bag is packed, it's been collecting dust because I'm really starting to like it here (as long as I continue to travel from time to time).