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

[Monketey Ghost]

Allow me to introduce myself.

I'm only "The Godfather" because I couldn't think of anything else. Drew a complete blank. If names can be changed, I'd like to, this one is dumb.

I am looking forward to convincing you all that psi powers are real and Uri Geller is a genius of great magnitude. :p

[COLONEL]

Allow me to introduce myself.

I'm only "The Godfather" because I couldn't think of anything else. Drew a complete blank. If names can be changed, I'd like to, this one is dumb.

I am looking forward to convincing you all that psi powers are real and Uri Geller is a genius of great magnitude. :p
Welcome God father AKA what ever . Yes, once you decide on what you want to be called, just ask the powers to be and they will sometimes grant your wish. It really deends how much you are willing to bribe them. In the mean time have a glass of fresh goats milk, a grayman cookie and a famous MINTIE . Pat the goat on the head when you see it .

[Monketey Ghost]

Thank you. I prefer having a Stummies.

[Femke]

I guess I should have started here, but oh well. Hello everyone, I found this forum after seeing it mentioned quite a few times in researching various conspiracy theories regarding 9/11. A hunger for knowledge regarding the events of that day, and a need for personal understanding are being satisfied as I read through those threads; I must say it is an honor to be here. Hope you don't mind if I stick around awhile, and if I step out of line, feel free to rough me up, I welcome the learning experience.

Hi djlunacee,
Your post got tangled up with others, so nobody welcomed you. My sincere apologies, so: :welcome2 to you.
The honour is ours, as well. Please hang up your coat, take your shoes/flipflops/boots off, make yourself at home. I hope someone offered you a fresh glass of goats milk, and did the chef ask you how you like your complimentary hamster?
I don't approve of roughing up anyone, unless you troll for it and then I say 'go for it'. So, enjoy, pull up a thread of your liking, and start contributing to our little niche of rationality in a wood of woo.

[Roma]

Allow me to introduce myself.

I'm only "The Godfather" because I couldn't think of anything else. Drew a complete blank. If names can be changed, I'd like to, this one is dumb.



Welcome, and of course you can change your name.

If you still draw a complete blank you can always use the name of your worst enemy and tell people that you are a wanted felon.
Or just use wantedfelon , I don't think that has been taken, I don't know why.

[amb]

Thank you. I prefer having a Stummies.

Welcome Godson er Godfather. Roma has thought of a good name. I like it very much.

[little grey rabbit]

Hello, I am little grey rabbit.

I deny everything.

[Pluto1978]

Hi. Iam Dave a 31 year old British member of the Royal Air Force as a techie fixing aircraft.
From this you can see that I work in logic and science and rational thinking. I am an atheist and non believer in all matters of "special" abilities, especially the ones that seem to involve money! Iam here through my sheer bewilderment, frustration and amazement (no words strong enough) of some of the claims and posts I have read regarding some peoples beliefs and claims. I firmly believe self delusion, mental illness, obsessive attention seekers and habitual liars make up the most of what I read to be untrue.
That said, I am in awe of the physics of the universe and through science believe that there are many amazing natural things that are beyond human comprehension that occur. Non of which are down to any "god" btw!
I shall try to contribute my opinions here and try my hardest not to be to sarcastic which is hard from a UK upbringing and living in a military environment which usually involves lots of p*ss taking!!

[amb]

Hello, I am little grey rabbit.

I deny everything.
Did you have sex with that other rabbit? You can't deny it because this place is overrun with rabbits and hamsters. :D
Hi. Iam Dave a 31 year old British member of the Royal Air Force as a techie fixing aircraft.
From this you can see that I work in logic and science and rational thinking. I am an atheist and non believer in all matters of "special" abilities, especially the ones that seem to involve money! Iam here through my sheer bewilderment, frustration and amazement (no words strong enough) of some of the claims and posts I have read regarding some peoples beliefs and claims. I firmly believe self delusion, mental illness, obsessive attention seekers and habitual liars make up the most of what I read to be untrue.
That said, I am in awe of the physics of the universe and through science believe that there are many amazing natural things that are beyond human comprehension that occur. Non of which are down to any "god" btw!
I shall try to contribute my opinions here and try my hardest not to be to sarcastic which is hard from a UK upbringing and living in a military environment which usually involves lots of p*ss taking!!
Your aircraft experience may come handy here as we have some posters who are sometimes flying high on something. Welcome to you both. :p

[COLONEL]

Hi. Iam Dave a 31 year old British member of the Royal Air Force as a techie fixing aircraft.
From this you can see that I work in logic and science and rational thinking. I am an atheist and non believer in all matters of "special" abilities, especially the ones that seem to involve money! Iam here through my sheer bewilderment, frustration and amazement (no words strong enough) of some of the claims and posts I have read regarding some peoples beliefs and claims. I firmly believe self delusion, mental illness, obsessive attention seekers and habitual liars make up the most of what I read to be untrue.
That said, I am in awe of the physics of the universe and through science believe that there are many amazing natural things that are beyond human comprehension that occur. Non of which are down to any "god" btw!
I shall try to contribute my opinions here and try my hardest not to be to sarcastic which is hard from a UK upbringing and living in a military environment which usually involves lots of p*ss taking!!
Welcome Dave, we now have rabbit on our Menu


Hello, I am little grey rabbit.

I deny everything.
OH boy nothing I like better then baked rabbit :D

[mo_cuishle]

Long time lurker here, thought I'd do the obligatory-embarrass-yourself post, and then possibly chime in some. Or not. I haven't decided.

I can set up a very nice strawman, I'm an atheist, and I don't care who knows.

mo

[COLONEL]

Welcome Mo, being a lurker you know the drill, so have some goodies and wait for the Goat.

[The Man]

Hello, I am little grey rabbit.

I deny everything.

I imagine you'll deny even that.

Welcome little grey rabbit

[The Man]

Hi. Iam Dave a 31 year old British member of the Royal Air Force as a techie fixing aircraft.
From this you can see that I work in logic and science and rational thinking. I am an atheist and non believer in all matters of "special" abilities, especially the ones that seem to involve money! Iam here through my sheer bewilderment, frustration and amazement (no words strong enough) of some of the claims and posts I have read regarding some peoples beliefs and claims. I firmly believe self delusion, mental illness, obsessive attention seekers and habitual liars make up the most of what I read to be untrue.
That said, I am in awe of the physics of the universe and through science believe that there are many amazing natural things that are beyond human comprehension that occur. Non of which are down to any "god" btw!
I shall try to contribute my opinions here and try my hardest not to be to sarcastic which is hard from a UK upbringing and living in a military environment which usually involves lots of p*ss taking!!

Welcome Dave, don’t worry though, I think you’ll find some of the treads already replete with sarcasm as well as “p*ss taking” (usually the R&P and CT threads).


Dan “The Man”

[The Man]

Long time lurker here, thought I'd do the obligatory-embarrass-yourself post, and then possibly chime in some. Or not. I haven't decided.

I can set up a very nice strawman, I'm an atheist, and I don't care who knows.

mo

Welcome mo. I certainly hope you do eventually chime in. We don’t get that many very nice strawmen around here. Usually they’re pretty old, musty and already on fire. Enjoy yourself, the hamsters are free and ‘free range’ and the goat is very friendly.

[COLONEL]

First welcome to all the Newb's. Now for the weekend menue, This weekend along with the normal Goats milk, Grayman oat meal cookies and MINTIES, we will have rabbit cooked to your liking. Just tel the cook how you want it prepared.

[Hannibal]

I am not new but I have not posted in eons so hello...again

[The Man]

I am not new but I have not posted in eons so hello...again

Wow I guess so, welcome back Hannibal

[Hannibal]

It isn;t the same without Luci......hehehehe

[Foolmewunz]

Hello, I am little grey rabbit.

I deny everything.

Unfortunately, I think that's an inaccurate statement. I do know WHAT you do deny, though. And I look forward to seeing you being handed your butt on a silver platter like over on RODOH.

(Members - another holocaust denier following over to play with the lads and lasses in the 911 Investigator thread. If you haven't been there in a while, I recommend the reading of same. It's exhausting and sometimes very depressing that there are such idiots in this world, but there are some excellent debunkers in that thread - names that are not known in the general fora because they are rather dedicated to battling the out and out baditude that is Holocaust Denial/Revisionism.)

ETA: Welcome. I prefer to have anti-semites, bigots, and other such netizens out in the open and discussing their fantasies rather than plotting things in back rooms, so your thoughts and opinions are welcome, as are you. You will be resoundingly intellectually cut up into little pieces, though.

[amb]

It isn;t the same without Luci......hehehehe

Hold on a second. Is your surname Lector? :D

[Legend]

He would be a more scary character if his last name was "Lecture".

"Before I eat you, I am going to explain the full history of soup..."

Alex.

[PieLover]

Hello to all, first time ever posting anything on the internet. My wife has been a participant in the JREF for some time now. Last year my family received a scholarship to attend TAM7. I got to go but was unable to attend any of the events. Due to the kindness of people that I had never met, my family got to have a much deserved vacation. I personally was skeptical of the kindness of these unmet strangers, that would be willing to put up their own money so that my family could attend TAM7. Although the only event that I attended was the talent show, because of my wife's participation, I still had the opportunity to meet many others between the events. I particularly remember having breakfast in the Garden Buffet with iiwo and his Subaru having been broke down at the time. I didn't know what to expect of the strangers from the internet that my wife had befriended, but at that moment realized that my skepticism of all the time she had "wasted" talking to people that I thought we would never meet was unwarranted. I spent the majority of my time sitting in the hotel room, this year I plan to do otherwise. Whether or not we are able to get grants for this years' TAM we will figure out a way to attend. I look forward to making new acquaintances as well as meeting old friends, that without their help, we never would have had the opportunity to attend. I will not name the people responsible for that, as I found them to be extremely humble and not concerned with receiving credit for their contributions. There is one person that I will leave unnamed that not only made it financially possible for us to attend, but also greeted us at the airport when we arrived and said good-bye to us when we left. To him, especially, thank-you from the bottom of my heart.

[ConspiRaider]

Very cool opening post, PieLover! And WELCOME!!!

[Benesha]

Hello,

I've been lurking around here for a few months now, so I figured I'd finally say hello and whatnot. I'm currently employed as a counselor and hoping to pursue a PhD in psychology with a focus on clinical interventions and applied neuroscience. Beyond that, I enjoy solving puzzles, picking locks, and photographing historic buildings. I have a pathological love of empirical research, and take an almost obscene pleasure in debunking and debating irrational beliefs and statements.

That said, I'm relatively new to the 'organized' skeptical community. I'm usually that guy who you get casually introduced to who feels the need to argue with you when you say something like "I won't get a flu shot because that will give me the flu!". While that doesn't get me invited back to a lot of dinner parties, I'm hoping that will be received slightly more kindly here!

[SkeptiKhatt]

Hello to all, first time ever posting anything on the internet. My wife has been a participant in the JREF for some time now. Last year my family received a scholarship to attend TAM7. I got to go but was unable to attend any of the events. Due to the kindness of people that I had never met, my family got to have a much deserved vacation. I personally was skeptical of the kindness of these unmet strangers, that would be willing to put up their own money so that my family could attend TAM7. Although the only event that I attended was the talent show, because of my wife's participation, I still had the opportunity to meet many others between the events. I particularly remember having breakfast in the Garden Buffet with iiwo and his Subaru having been broke down at the time. I didn't know what to expect of the strangers from the internet that my wife had befriended, but at that moment realized that my skepticism of all the time she had "wasted" talking to people that I thought we would never meet was unwarranted. I spent the majority of my time sitting in the hotel room, this year I plan to do otherwise. Whether or not we are able to get grants for this years' TAM we will figure out a way to attend. I look forward to making new acquaintances as well as meeting old friends, that without their help, we never would have had the opportunity to attend. I will not name the people responsible for that, as I found them to be extremely humble and not concerned with receiving credit for their contributions. There is one person that I will leave unnamed that not only made it financially possible for us to attend, but also greeted us at the airport when we arrived and said good-bye to us when we left. To him, especially, thank-you from the bottom of my heart.

Hearty welcome, pielover. Any lover of that particular pie is a friend of mine. See you in Vegas.

[amb]

Welcome to all new bloods. I hope your stay is fruitful and satisfying. A fun time can be had in community. Again, welcome. :)

[COLONEL]

Just got back from a weekend getaway, I see we got some NewB's in over the weekend . Welcome all you NewB's I am off to milk the goat, stick around and you will get your Glaas of milk to wash down the cookies, take a MINTIE from the bowl and don't forget to tell the cook how you want your Hamster cooked . AMB the MINTIE Bowl is getting empty .

[Chicken Pot Pie]

Some of you have figured out that PieLover is my hubby! He may not pop in often, but he will truly appreciate the welcome! Special thanks to all who have welcomed him, and welcome to Benesha and other new folks here!

[COLONEL]

Some of you have figured out that PieLover is my hubby! He may not pop in often, but he will truly appreciate the welcome! Special thanks to all who have welcomed him, and welcome to Benesha and other new folks here!
Tell him the cook said his Hamster is ready

[Foolmewunz]

Hello to all, first time ever posting anything on the internet. My wife has been a participant in the JREF for some time now. Last year my family received a scholarship to attend TAM7. I got to go but was unable to attend any of the events. Due to the kindness of people that I had never met, my family got to have a much deserved vacation. I personally was skeptical of the kindness of these unmet strangers, that would be willing to put up their own money so that my family could attend TAM7. Although the only event that I attended was the talent show, because of my wife's participation, I still had the opportunity to meet many others between the events. I particularly remember having breakfast in the Garden Buffet with iiwo and his Subaru having been broke down at the time. I didn't know what to expect of the strangers from the internet that my wife had befriended, but at that moment realized that my skepticism of all the time she had "wasted" talking to people that I thought we would never meet was unwarranted. I spent the majority of my time sitting in the hotel room, this year I plan to do otherwise. Whether or not we are able to get grants for this years' TAM we will figure out a way to attend. I look forward to making new acquaintances as well as meeting old friends, that without their help, we never would have had the opportunity to attend. I will not name the people responsible for that, as I found them to be extremely humble and not concerned with receiving credit for their contributions. There is one person that I will leave unnamed that not only made it financially possible for us to attend, but also greeted us at the airport when we arrived and said good-bye to us when we left. To him, especially, thank-you from the bottom of my heart.

Mmmm, Pie! (Old standard line 'round here, but with your particular pie, it's even more meaningful than it's original use.) And I'm pretty sure I know who you're referring to re the airport, and I concur, even having never met the man, that I've been tempted to turn to God just so I can have him canonized as the first skeptics' saint.

Hmmm? Saint H.... of the Roller Coasters....

[PieLover]

Mmmm, Pie! (Old standard line 'round here, but with your particular pie, it's even more meaningful than it's original use.) And I'm pretty sure I know who you're referring to re the airport, and I concur, even having never met the man, that I've been tempted to turn to God just so I can have him canonized as the first skeptics' saint.

Hmmm? Saint H.... of the Roller Coasters....

Me, being the analytical person that I am, how is it that from my original post, that you obviously knew of whom I was speaking? Especially since you said that you have never met him. How did you know who I was talking about?

I personally never met him before last July, and he continues to offer my family assistance that I am reluctant to accept.

My family has experienced losses and hardships for the last five years that I still can't come to comprehend. My wife "lost" herself in the internet, and therefore discovered the JREF community. I still don't understand why people that we have no connection to, other than an internet forum, would be so interested in the lives of the people in my life. I am extremely thankful for what the JREF has done for my wife.

Three days from today is the anniversary of me having to watch my son drown. It is also the anniversary of my faith in anything or anyone drowning. Whenever anyone reads one of my posts, please understand, I don't mean to offend. I am bitter and I still feel sorry for myself because of my loss. I don't want anyone to feel sorry for me. I will work through it on my own. Many people have to endure losses far greater than what I have had to learn to live with.

Once in a while, when you just don't think that you can take anymore, someone comes along and for an unknown reason, touches your life in a way that, they may never know, they are the one that makes you believe in the kindness of the human heart!!

[Foolmewunz]

Ya know, .....

My apologies! I awoke this morning with a wee hangover and I was sort of on auto-pilot. I really shouldn't have been speculating like that on line.

It's not ULTRA ULTRA embarassing, so I'll not ask the mods to delete it, but I shouldn't have spoken out of turn like that. (PieLover - see PM)

[amb]

Some of you have figured out that PieLover is my hubby! He may not pop in often, but he will truly appreciate the welcome! Special thanks to all who have welcomed him, and welcome to Benesha and other new folks here!

I should have guessed. :)

[The Man]

Indeed, welcome PieLover. What a world it is that we have made, yet what never ceases to amaze me is the simple power of human (and humane) contact. Even through such an astoundingly impersonal connective device as a computer and the internet. That one of the very technological devices that tends to separate us by distance can also bring us closer together in the one aspect we all share, our humanity.

[Chicken Pot Pie]

Indeed, welcome Pielover. What a world it is that we have made, yet what never ceases to amaze me is the simple power of human (and humane) contact. Even though such an astounding impersonal connective device as a computer and the internet. That one of the very technological devices that tends to separate us by distance can also bring us closer together in the one aspect we all share, our humanity.

The Man, believe me, it will just be a matter of time before hubby reaches the same conclusion. He will learn and grow! He is a good Man. After all, he puts up with me! :)

I hope this will make this year easier for him...

:hug5

[The Man]

The Man, believe me, it will just be a matter of time before hubby reaches the same conclusion. He will learn and grow! He is a good Man. After all, he puts up with me! :)

I hope this will make this year easier for him...

:hug5

We whish you both all our best. It had often been my habit, when down or depressed, to seek out others to tell my troubles to or hear and perhaps help them with theirs. The internet to me was just a convenient research tool and I had never even considered remotest possibility engaging in some discussion forum, until I found this one. My education as a result has been on many levels.

[amb]

Ditto CPP and Pielover. Nothing but the best from me as well.

[20vturbo]

Hello peeps, just a regular 27 year old ex-catholic that signed up to go listen to a bunch of really really smart people talk about the world at TAM8!!! Super excited and looking forward to using the forums. :D

[Femke]

Hi 20vturbo,
:welcome2
Very nice to meet you too. Is the ex-catholic thing still hurting, or have you shed it like some other regulars when you came to your senses?

Please tell the chef how you like your hamster. There is goats milk to go with it, I hope the Minties bowl has been replenished, and do help yourself to the cookies. And after that, just plunge in any thread of your liking and start reading and contributing.
Enjoy.
If you see the goat, pat it on the head, and it wil show you to your room.

[Allecher]

I am a newbie and I cannot find the initiation/hazing thread. I guess I'll just post here. ;)

Just registered for my first TAM and I am excited. Since I live in the bible belt I haven't been able to recruit anyone to go with me, so I'll just have to kick into extrovert mode and make new friends. Anyone have a suggestion where to start?

[wendyinthewind]

Welcome!

[COLONEL]

I am a newbie and I cannot find the initiation/hazing thread. I guess I'll just post here. ;)

Just registered for my first TAM and I am excited. Since I live in the bible belt I haven't been able to recruit anyone to go with me, so I'll just have to kick into extrovert mode and make new friends. Anyone have a suggestion where to start? First let me say welcome Allecher , Thie welcome thread is kind of where you get initiated and Hazed all in one . If you are still able to move after your first meal here the goat will take you to you room and once the goat does that and you pat it on the head , you will be made a probie after 50 post you will be a full member. So if you are ready here we go . First have a glass of fresh goats milk and a Grayman Oatmeal cookie next you may take a MINTIE out of the MINTIE bowl, next pick out a hamster(you may take two) and give it/them to our chef and tell him how you want it/them cooked.
Next return any and all over due library books or the library lady will be after you ,lastly bow toward Kent Washington makers of the
K Whopper .This goes for the rest of you NEWB'S also.

[20vturbo]

Hi 20vturbo,
:welcome2
Very nice to meet you too. Is the ex-catholic thing still hurting, or have you shed it like some other regulars when you came to your senses?

Please tell the chef how you like your hamster. There is goats milk to go with it, I hope the Minties bowl has been replenished, and do help yourself to the cookies. And after that, just plunge in any thread of your liking and start reading and contributing.
Enjoy.
If you see the goat, pat it on the head, and it wil show you to your room.

Lol thanks! No I 'came out' to my parents about a yr ago. And even though they are ultra catholic they think it's a good thing bc they think eventually I will come back to the church. I dont know how long it'll take before they figure out it's not likely. The biggest challenge is convincing them I feel soooo much more 'complete'/ 'fulfilled' without religion than I ever did with religion (they really don't understand how that's possible) and that atheism is just a lack of belief in something it has nothing to do with what I do believe or the morals I have (other than beiang able to base them on some sort of reason rather than a god). Once I get those ideas through to them I think they might understand it's more than a fad they claim they went through. I just think the morallity part might be the hardest to explain since when I got married as a catholic to an atheist they think it's her fault I'm atheist and since she turned out to lack much in morals they keep saying I'm going to end up like her!! I just some how have to convince them that my atheism didn't come from her 'convincing' me.

[Femke]

Lol thanks! No I 'came out' to my parents about a yr ago. And even though they are ultra catholic they think it's a good thing bc they think eventually I will come back to the church. I dont know how long it'll take before they figure out it's not likely. The biggest challenge is convincing them I feel soooo much more 'complete'/ 'fulfilled' without religion than I ever did with religion (they really don't understand how that's possible) and that atheism is just a lack of belief in something it has nothing to do with what I do believe or the morals I have (other than beiang able to base them on some sort of reason rather than a god). Once I get those ideas through to them I think they might understand it's more than a fad they claim they went through. I just think the morallity part might be the hardest to explain since when I got married as a catholic to an atheist they think it's her fault I'm atheist and since she turned out to lack much in morals they keep saying I'm going to end up like her!! I just some how have to convince them that my atheism didn't come from her 'convincing' me.

Ouch, it must hurt to find that they more or less think atheism comes with less morals. I know a lot of atheists who have better moral fiber in them than a lot of christians I can think of (and don't want to know). I hope you will find your niche in here, there are lots of great people in here, both atheists and theists, and we get along great, most of the time.
I really hope your parents will realise that being a good person just because you know that is a good thing and not because an invisible Sky Daddy wants you to, is the moral thing to do. Again, welcome, and great to meet you.

[20vturbo]

Ouch, it must hurt to find that they more or less think atheism comes with less morals. I know a lot of atheists who have better moral fiber in them than a lot of christians I can think of (and don't want to know). I hope you will find your niche in here, there are lots of great people in here, both atheists and theists, and we get along great, most of the time.
I really hope your parents will realise that being a good person just because you know that is a good thing and not because an invisible Sky Daddy wants you to, is the moral thing to do. Again, welcome, and great to meet you.

Yea, I used to be the theist in the forum. I was trying to understand how people could NOT believe in god...and then started reading their replies. Took me a good while to start understanding their posts.

I am hoping that they will see that I am still the moral person I was before the only difference being age.

[moebob]

Welcome all newbies! A special welcome to you PieLover! This is the only forum that I have ever posted on also! The Man is my other half, he got me started on this forum, and also using a computer! I post mostly on the humor threads. When I first started, I was using one finger on one hand! Now I'm using a couple fingers on both hands! I'm getting better! Everyone has been very patient with me. There's alot of good people on this forum! Again Welcome!

[Roma]

. When I first started, I was using one finger on one hand! Now I'm using a couple fingers on both hands! I'm getting better! Everyone has been very patient with me. There's alot of good people on this forum! Again Welcome!

Well that explains alot ! But Orphia Nay has already posted about you: ;)


http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=173245

[Granneman]

My name is Eirikur Granneman, long time listener first time caller. Newly registered, so I could post in the TAM8 Thread, since I'm finally going this year! Yay!

I discovered Randi and TAM a few years back, when I for some reason started listening to The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe. This is also the time I discovered that there were lots of people thinking like I did, and that I was in fact a skeptic.

I'm from Norway, half Icelandic, I have a a Darwin fish tattooed on my forearm and I'm a skeptic and an atheist. So I'm looking forward to taking a bigger part in the great community over here.

[COLONEL]

Welcome Granneman and the rest of you Newb's. Now, the weekend menue, Goats milk fresh this morning, Graymans famous OAT MEAL COOKIES , MINTIES, and fresh Hamsters . Now if you see the goat be sure to pat it on the head.



Hey Roma how have you been?

[amb]

Welcome all newbies! A special welcome to you PieLover! This is the only forum that I have ever posted on also! The Man is my other half, he got me started on this forum, and also using a computer! I post mostly on the humor threads. When I first started, I was using one finger on one hand! Now I'm using a couple fingers on both hands! I'm getting better! Everyone has been very patient with me. There's alot of good people on this forum! Again Welcome!

I've been here longer than you, and I'm still using one finger to type.:(

[Legend]

I've been here longer than you, and I'm still using one finger to type.:(

Bahahaha!

Just thinking of this old fella hunched over a keyboard pressing his index finger down on each separate letter.

Last I checked, I type 70 wpm :cool: . I did around 5 different tests and the average turned out to be 70.

Alex.

[Robo Sapien]

Hi everybody, JREF newb here. I hail from Orlando, FL and I'm an organic food loving catholic psychic detective homeopath anti-vaccinationist alien abductee. I sell MLM products and I'm a huge fan of Ben Stein. Please go easy on me, ok?

[COLONEL]

Hi everybody, JREF newb here. I hail from Orlando, FL and I'm an organic food loving catholic psychic detective homeopath anti-vaccinationist alien abductee. I sell MLM products and I'm a huge fan of Ben Stein. Please go easy on me, ok?
Welcome Robo, Sorry but we do not go easy on anyone You will be treated to Goats milk , Graymans OAT MEAL COOKIES , MINTIES, and HAMSTERS Like all other NEWB"S :D

[Sammus]

Hello!

I've been around for a little while on JRE just observing and trying to follow a few discussions on this forum.
It's been only recently since I've actually got knocked of my shiny hovering cloud of ignorance that I was, lightly, brought up on and found quite comfortable during my teen years.
Homeopathy was a well accepted "much more effective and less toxic" medicinal approach for various things. It was especially my mother that was quite active in this area and spread the beauty of the mysterious cloud titled "stuff science will never be able to prove" which was all that's euphorious.

My dad was a skeptic, but kept this to himself most of the time, fearing to start an argument.

Like my dad, I always had a feel for chemistry and physics which somehow lead me to studying Molecular Biology. Here, it was the introduction to the general scientific approach/mentality that caught my interest. My mom didn't quite like how things turned out for me and still tries to convice me to "keep an open mind".

We can still get along just fine though...

All Im here for is merely catching up, as I still hesitate to judge new woo-ish methods for being utterly placebo-based. I have my own reasons for that, from personal experiences. I'd like to go into that one a bit more but I'd rather just keep this intro brief.

- Sammus

[amb]

Welcome Sammus. You'll be right at home here. Head for the forum:) index and post to your hearts contentment.

[Roma]

Hey Roma how have you been?



Hi Colonel,

things are wet and dirty here,

oh let me explain that pleeeease :p

My yard is covered in fresh top soil and grass seed,
after I put the top soil down I always walk all over it when I sprinkle the seed and I don't want to get my shoes dirty so I do it with bare feet,
then I filled 12 garden pots with soil and poked in several different kinds of lovely flower seeds, so now my hands are completely covered in dirt.
Gardening gloves? Oh I have heard of them but it doesn't feel the same. ;)

Normally Winnipeg is still covered in snow at this time of year but this year it is very warm and I am taking the risk of planting seeds, otherwise I usually just wait until June and plant seedlings. As long as it stays this warm my yard should look great in a couple of months :)

(think warm thoughts)

[Jackson Skeptics]

Well hello JREF forum. I'm hailing from Jackson, Mississippi where I hamster herd a local gaggle of skeptics. I got interested in the whole idea because of the skeptics guide to the universe podcast - which was the first hint in years I had that other people in the world actually liked listening to Carl Sagan, and didn't just pretend to so that I would stop bugging them about it.

I'll have my hamster burned crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside and if you give me goats milk I will be compelled to make cheese from it. My browser does not accept cookies and any mint will be re-filled under "julep, mint"

Seriously, I am not.

Jackson Skeptical Society: Our motto is "unbuckling the bible belt." Okay, well, maybe I just made that up off the top of my head.

[amb]

Well hello JREF forum. I'm hailing from Jackson, Mississippi where I hamster herd a local gaggle of skeptics. I got interested in the whole idea because of the skeptics guide to the universe podcast - which was the first hint in years I had that other people in the world actually liked listening to Carl Sagan, and didn't just pretend to so that I would stop bugging them about it.

I'll have my hamster burned crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside and if you give me goats milk I will be compelled to make cheese from it. My browser does not accept cookies and any mint will be re-filled under "julep, mint"

Seriously, I am not.

Jackson Skeptical Society: Our motto is "unbuckling the bible belt." Okay, well, maybe I just made that up off the top of my head.

Welcome. Look's as if you've covered almost everything. But the biggie is, have you returned all you're overdue library books?

[The Man]

Jackson Skeptical Society: Our motto is "unbuckling the bible belt." Okay, well, maybe I just made that up off the top of my head.

Still It sounds good, and someone has to make up the mottos.


We have a motto where I work that I made up and try to impress upon all the new employees.

“Around here what doesn’t kill you is still probably going to **** you up really, really, really bad for a very, very, very long time.”

Welcome, Jackson Skeptics and everyone else.

[Turgor]

Now, alduce me to introlow myslef. I'm sorry. Alself me to myduce introlow myslef. Introme to lose mlow alself. Alme to you introself mylowduce. Excuse me a moment.
:bwall

Allow me to introduce myself. I'm afraid I must ask that no one leave the thread. Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Inspector Turgor.

Now calm down, there has not been a murder that I am aware of. I just wanted to say that I've been lurking here for quite some time now and wanted to let you know.

I was baffled when I first learned about osmosis -when i was about 14 or 15, during biology class- and spent the better part of a year entertaining fairly mystical explanations for why solutions of different concentrations would behave that way when separated by a semi-permeable membrane. When I finally got a good explanation (has to do with the 2nd law of thermodynamics) I remember feeling a great relief, and I promised myself that I would never waste my time on magical thinking again.

And that is the reason why I come to read this forum. I might even start posting now that I broke my silence.

[amb]

Inspector Tugor, you are here just in time. I think our forum goat may be the victim of foul play. Be a sport and see what you can find. Oh, and welcome to the forum. :)

[Chicken Pot Pie]

Well hello JREF forum. I'm hailing from Jackson, Mississippi where I hamster herd a local gaggle of skeptics. I got interested in the whole idea because of the skeptics guide to the universe podcast - which was the first hint in years I had that other people in the world actually liked listening to Carl Sagan, and didn't just pretend to so that I would stop bugging them about it.

I'll have my hamster burned crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside and if you give me goats milk I will be compelled to make cheese from it. My browser does not accept cookies and any mint will be re-filled under "julep, mint"

Seriously, I am not.

Jackson Skeptical Society: Our motto is "unbuckling the bible belt." Okay, well, maybe I just made that up off the top of my head.

Now, alduce me to introlow myslef. I'm sorry. Alself me to myduce introlow myslef. Introme to lose mlow alself. Alme to you introself mylowduce. Excuse me a moment.
:bwall

Allow me to introduce myself. I'm afraid I must ask that no one leave the thread. Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Inspector Turgor.

Now calm down, there has not been a murder that I am aware of. I just wanted to say that I've been lurking here for quite some time now and wanted to let you know.

I was baffled when I first learned about osmosis -when i was about 14 or 15, during biology class- and spent the better part of a year entertaining fairly mystical explanations for why solutions of different concentrations would behave that way when separated by a semi-permeable membrane. When I finally got a good explanation (has to do with the 2nd law of thermodynamics) I remember feeling a great relief, and I promised myself that I would never waste my time on magical thinking again.

And that is the reason why I come to read this forum. I might even start posting now that I broke my silence.

Two clever, well written first posts! Welcome, Jackson Skeptics and Turgor! Looks to me like you both will fit in nicely (likely in Corpse Cruncher's frying pan)! If I'm not mistaken, you both need to pet the goat before you forget. ;)

[AaronAlexander]

I'm new, but unlike some people on here I was never a believer in anything that I couldn't see. I was born so skeptical that I never even developed object permanence. Parties are awkward because sometimes I attack people when they turn around because I think that they are strangers who snuck into my house, but on the other hand peek-a-boo is still really fun.

I don't know what else to say. I'm a hypnotist (I don't believe in that either but since it works so well I use it) and I played the clarinet in grade 7. I wrote a book on learning how to give professional-seeming tarot readings with only a small amount of memorization. If you're nice I'll send you the cliff's notes, saving you even more time. I don't know what else to say besides that I'm upset that they have "celibate passions" and "nerd passions" and "large passions" and "scientology passions" dating sites but not a "polygamist passion" one. Oh, "hello", I guess. It will be a pleasure to meet those of you that I meet. I'm excited for all the discussion that I will partake in on this site.

[Hokulele]

A double-reed instrument in Grade 7? Color me skeptical...

;)

Welcome!

[Foolmewunz]

A double-reed instrument in Grade 7? Color me skeptical...

;)

Welcome!

No need to color you anything, Gidget! The clarinet is a single reed instrument. I guess all those urban legends about Band Camp are true, then. What were you doing when they went through the descriptions of the woodwinds, young lady?

AA, pay no nevermind to the SurferSkepChick. She's all jetlagged, poor thing. Just having jaunted half-way around the world and then having her flight to Oahu delayed! Yeah, our hearts go out to her..... sure. (What? Me? In HongKong living off the company dime? Well, uh.....)

[Mr. Skinny]

A double-reed instrument in Grade 7? Color me skeptical...

;)

Welcome!
Gee, I played Bb and Eb clarinet in grade school/high school and didn't even know I was playing a double reed instrument. I though only the oboes and bassoons were double reed.

Hokulele - putting the E in JREF! :D

[Hokulele]

Blah. When I am wrong, I am spectacularly wrong. What would a skeptical trombone player know about woo-dwinds anyway? :D

[amb]

You play the trombone? :eye-poppi

[COLONEL]

OK just got done milking the Goat ,so now we have some fresh milk for the NewB's that have signed up. Looks like the hamster have been busy, we have a new batch .


Welcome to all you NewB's Have some fresh goats milk, a Grayman Oatmeal cookie and a MINTIE from the MINTIE bowl .You may take a hamster also just tell our cook how you would like it.

[bit_pattern]

Hey there, I've already made myself known in the science forum. I came to JREF out of curiosity, I've heard and liked a lot of what James Randi has said about various kook ideas and have long thought it applied to climate deniers, who I have a lot of experience arguing with in various internet forums and blogs, and wondered what the skeptic community actually thinks in that regard. So far I've been pleasantly surprised to find the weight of opinion firmly on the side of science, though mildly dismayed and bewildered that there are a few rusted on deniers flying the flag here. Oh well, I guess it wouldn't be much fun if there weren't the odd insane person to argue with.

So, hai!

P.S. Can anyone briefly explain the 'nominate' function?

[Hokulele]

The "Nominate" button will copy the post in question to a particular thread in Community.

http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?postid=2821875#post2821875

From this thread, a poor, overworked, underappreciated forum member will cull what she thinks are the posts that represent the best use of language, once a month, and post a poll where other forum members can vote for their favorite. The details are explained in that thread.

:)


ETA: I just realized that the Nominations thread is a bit weird this month, due to April Fool's and all. Ah well, it probably demonstrates the strangeness that is the JREF forum better than any welcome thread ever could.

[bit_pattern]

Odd concept. Not sure I get it yet but will have a read of the link. Thx :)

[bit_pattern]

Ahh, OK, I get it now! I like, good concept.

[bit_pattern]

Ooops

[samanthakayee]

I am a 30 something mom of three. I used to be a Mormon, Anti Vac and had a few other silly ideas. I found this page after watching a set of videos on youtube.

I have to say a life without all the Woo is so much nicer :D

[Sandman]

Evening all, I've had a few friends like Mongrel send me threads to this forum for a while now, so I thought it was about time I popped up and said hello.

I tend to be more of a reader than a poster, partly due to my pitiful typing speed, but I'm sure I'll surface occasionally :)

[Mr. Skinny]

Welcome, bit, samantha, and sandman. Good to have you among us.

I don't have anything witty to say, so I'll just leave it at that.



I guess I should mention that I'm forum god, but don't let that be off-putting. I'm a pretty nice guy, as long as you practice Skinnematics.

[Femke]

Hi Samanthakayee and Sandman,

:welcome2
It´s great that you found our little oasis of rationality in a desert of woo. There is always goats milk for our newbies, and cookies and Minties. Do help your good selves to a couple of hamsters, our cook will prepare them to your liking.
If you see the goat, pat it on the head, and it will take you to your room. After you´ve settled in, pull up a thread that tickles your fancy, and enjoy.

Femke

[The Man]

Gee, I played Bb and Eb clarinet in grade school/high school and didn't even know I was playing a double reed instrument. I though only the oboes and bassoons were double reed.

Hokulele - putting the E in JREF! :D

Heck, I used to play a 4 reed instrument in high school (the bagpipes) and trust me I couldn’t help but know exactly how many reeds were in there.

Welcome everyone.

[amb]

Evening all, I've had a few friends like Mongrel send me threads to this forum for a while now, so I thought it was about time I popped up and said hello.

I tend to be more of a reader than a poster, partly due to my pitiful typing speed, but I'm sure I'll surface occasionally :)

Welcome to the forum. I'll bet you are faster than I in typing. :)

[arthwollipot]

Jackson Skeptical Society: Our motto is "unbuckling the bible belt." Okay, well, maybe I just made that up off the top of my head.Well, the best I could come up with for my group was "Canberra Skeptics in the Pub: We Get Together And Doubt Stuff."

So I guess you're not doing too badly... :)

A double-reed instrument in Grade 7? Color me skeptical...I started playing the oboe in year 8.

[COLONEL]

Gee ! I come to welcome the NEW B's, and find we have a musician convention going on . Maybe we could start a JREF band .Ok guys strike up the band and welcome all New B's

[talkie toaster]

Hello.
Hope to post something mind blowingly brilliant, outstandingly erudite, awe inspiring in it's construction and content and well.....just.....fantastic, just as soon as I can copy it off someone.

So, until then, pass the Goat's milk and I'll take my hamster lightly grilled with a wild mushroom and red wine sauce.

As for the cookies, is there a gluten free option?.

[COLONEL]

Hello.
Hope to post something mind blowingly brilliant, outstandingly erudite, awe inspiring in it's construction and content and well.....just.....fantastic, just as soon as I can copy it off someone.

So, until then, pass the Goat's milk and I'll take my hamster lightly grilled with a wild mushroom and red wine sauce.

As for the cookies, is there a gluten free option?. No one knows what is in the cookies,You will have to ask the Grayman about the cookies ,he is secretive when it comes to his recipes. Welcome to the site

[Allecher]

OK, I clearly told the hamster how I wanted my minties cooked but the Gray goat has not patted me on the head yet. I'm in a bit of a hurry because I am waiting for my annual phone reading from Sylvia Browne. Will you guys please pray for me?

:D

[amb]

OK, I clearly told the hamster how I wanted my minties cooked but the Gray goat has not patted me on the head yet. I'm in a bit of a hurry because I am waiting for my annual phone reading from Sylvia Browne. Will you guys please pray for me?

:D

Any saints you would like me to pray to on your behalf? :p

[StrangeLoop]

I'm finally migrating from (what once were) the RichardDawkins.net forums. Something more conversational than philosophy forums is what I'm looking for, less rigorous but not casual.

I noticed there is a minimum post limit for adding details to the forum profile, which I actually find agreeable.

Hello.

[SkepticScott]

Welcome to the Forum, StrangeLoop.

[amb]

I'm finally migrating from (what once were) the RichardDawkins.net forums. Something more conversational than philosophy forums is what I'm looking for, less rigorous but not casual.

I noticed there is a minimum post limit for adding details to the forum profile, which I actually find agreeable.

Hello.

Welcome. Tell any friends you may have had on RDF to also migrate here where they really will be welcome. :)

[StrangeLoop]

Yep. Thanks for the welcome.

[girlygirl]

Thanks for the welcome. Look forward to the discussions.

[Nursedan]

Hi there - just saw this thread after posting a few times already. My name is Dan, I am a nurse and I'm not good at thinking of clever screennames!

Been lurking for a year or so, particularly interested in the psychology of the 9/11 people. Came into skepticism through many means, not the least of whom was James Randi. I learned what I could about him, read some of his books and have enriched myself greatly.

The critical thinking skills I've learned from this website have been invaluable in my work and education, and I only wish I had learned those skills sooner. I have to admit, I always thought I was a critical thinker, but after learning about Randi and his views and others like him, I realize that I was going through the motions more than anything - I wasn't really challenging my beliefs at all.

Glad to be here.

[arthwollipot]

Hey all newbies, listen up. If the goat does that... thing... you know, that thing that she does... well, if she does it to you, you'll know what I'm talking about... anyway, if she does that... thing to you, for God's sake don't tell anyone about it! I'm serious. Just keep it to yourself and no-one will ever have to know.

[Chicken Pot Pie]

Heck, I used to play a 4 reed instrument in high school (the bagpipes) and trust me I couldn’t help but know exactly how many reeds were in there.

Welcome everyone.

Cool, The Man! Bassoonist, here! Why did moebob never mention the pipes to me before? I must have a word with that sponge! ;)

Well, the best I could come up with for my group was "Canberra Skeptics in the Pub: We Get Together And Doubt Stuff."

So I guess you're not doing too badly... :)

I started playing the oboe in year 8.

I was in grade 7, but Zack started bassoon in 6th grade. I started on Flute in the summer before we started 5th grade. :)

Gee ! I come to welcome the NEW B's, and find we have a musician convention going on . Maybe we could start a JREF band. Ok guys strike up the band and welcome all New B's



I know of a couple of ukulele players here, too. JREF Band would so rock!

[arthwollipot]

I know of a couple of ukulele players here, too. JREF Band would so rock!Organising rehearsals would be a bitch though.

[nvidiot]

Hi all, found these forums via the skeptoid podcast and I'm thoroughly enjoying both. :)

[COLONEL]

Hey all newbies, listen up. If the goat does that... thing... you know, that thing that she does... well, if she does it to you, you'll know what I'm talking about... anyway, if she does that... thing to you, for God's sake don't tell anyone about it! I'm serious. Just keep it to yourself and no-one will ever have to know. Gee you just Gave all the NewB's a heads up and that bummed the goat out and she cut back on her milk out put.

Welcome NewB's have a glass of goats milk while you can .

[Lyrandar]

Well this will teach me to look around for a while before posting on a new forum. I didn't see this until I'd posted in two other places.

About myself... I'm a college student with a probably unhealthy obsession with Japanese anime, music, and computer games. I also enjoy most fantasy and science fiction, including many role-playing games. That's actually where my username is from - "House Lyrandar" is an organization in a Dungeons and Dragons world.

I also enjoy debates about politics, ethics, and religion, which is why I'm here. I tend to simply watch and look at the various sides of any argument as opposed to participating, though.

[Femke]

Hi Lyrandar,

Welcome, :welcome2
Thank you for finally introducing yourself, it is always good to know who we're dealing with. Did you have a glass of goats milk and some cookies? Please do not forget to get your complimentary hamster. Sorry, you may have to prepare it yourself, it is a bit quiet in the kitchen lately.
Once the formalities are over, just carry on watching and participating.
Enjoy,
Femke

[rubber_ritchie]

Hi guys :)

I'm Ritchie, perhaps the most flexible member of the forum? I am a contortionist (google Rubber Ritchie), a vegan and a lover of philosophy and politics. I have to confess my dirty secret is I used to be a '911 Truther'. Now I like to debate with conspiracy theorists which led me here.

x x x

[The Man]

Hi guys :)

I'm Ritchie, perhaps the most flexible member of the forum? I am a contortionist (google Rubber Ritchie), a vegan and a lover of philosophy and politics. I have to confess my dirty secret is I used to be a '911 Truther'. Now I like to debate with conspiracy theorists which led me here.

x x x

Welcome rubber_ritchie, I’m glad to hear that you bounced back from the ‘Truther’ movement.

Just checked out your website, here’s the link.

http://www.flexinthecity.com/gallery.htm


Wow, I must say I am beside myself with envy (much as you appear beside yourself in those pictures). My joints don’t even bend like they used to and they never bent like that.

[Yogzotot]

Hi all!

I finally made it to here as well. Had registered last year, but somehow never found the time to post. You can find me on twitter under the same name.

I am an occupational psychologist from Germany, working as strategist for an energy company in the UK. My wife (another psychologist) and I have been members of German GWUP for years, made it to DragonCon (AWESOME!) and TAM London (DIFFERENT KIND OF AWESOME!) last year. TAM8 will be my first.

Oh, and I co-host Leicester Skeptics in the Pub when our host Simon is off skiing for about half the year. :rolleyes:

[Lolly]

Hello, new people.

I've been posting for ages and never realized we were supposed to post here first. Sorry for being rude.

[Bell]

Hello, new people.

I've been posting for ages and never realized we were supposed to post here first. Sorry for being rude.

You're from Australia. You can't help it.

[quadraginta]

You're from Australia. You can't help it.


She has a Monster Zombie Dog. :eek: Check out the avatar.

Rude is probably a survival mechanism. How else could she share a home with a Monster Zombie Dog. :eek:

[Bell]

She has a Monster Zombie Dog. :eek: Check out the avatar.

Rude is probably a survival mechanism. How else could she share a home with a Monster Zombie Dog. :eek:

It's a BAT Monster Zombie Dog even! Notice how it is using it's hind legs to hang from the ceiling?

[quadraginta]

It's a BAT Monster Zombie Dog even! Notice how it is using it's hind legs to hang from the ceiling?


Wow!

Good catch. I hadn't noticed that before.

That settles it. I wasn't worried about the drop bears or the great white sharks or the man-eating salt water crocs (in the fresh water) or the boxing kangaroos or the venomous everything else, but if they got Bat Monster Zombie Dogs :eek: flying around I ain't gonna visit. Mel Gibson can have the place all to himself

[Lolly]

Thank you for the warm welcome and all of the admiration for my dog. :)

[quadraginta]

Thank you for the warm welcome and all of the admiration for my dog. :)


You're welcome, of course. (...and your little dog, too.)

:D
















It's really a very cute dog, but I'll never admit in public that I said that.

[Lolly]

It's really a very cute dog, but I'll never admit in public that I said that.Ha! You just did. And I'll quote you so even if you edit it out, it'll always remain.....:D

[quadraginta]

Ha! You just did. And I'll quote you so even if you edit it out, it'll always remain.....:D


Curses! Foiled again.

:p

[Bell]

Thank you for the warm welcome and all of the admiration for my dog. :)

Bat Monster Zombie Dog.

[quadraginta]

Bat Monster Zombie Dog.


I just noticed that its eyes are glowing, too.

Do you suppose it's a Vampire Bat Monster Zombie Dog :eek: :jaw-dropp??!!!???

[Bell]

I just noticed that its eyes are glowing, too.

Do you suppose it's a Vampire Bat Monster Zombie Dog :eek: :jaw-dropp??!!!???

Yeah, well, Australia has some butt crap crazy animals :covereyes

[DocM]

Ehm, I seem to have missed this thread when I signed up. And again, when I started posting about a year later...

Anyway. Hello all. My (real) name's Michael, I'm German, actually still live in Germany, and am comparatively new to all this skeptical stuff. I'm one of those people who only found this community through podcasts. My own activities so far have been limited to being a member of the German GWUP, visiting TAM London and participating in online discussions when I should be working.

In Real Life(tm) I work at a university, where I solve other people's problems at an institute for chemical technology.

I do not have a Vampire Bat Monster Zombie Dog. I am owned by a cat, though, but she does not like me to publish her picture on the interwebs.

[Lolly]

Willkommen.

I do not have a Vampire Bat Monster Zombie Dog..We can't all be super lucky like me. :) A cat's a good start, though.

[COLONEL]

:D:D:D :D HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL THE MOTHERS OUT THERE IN RANDI LAND. :D:D:D:D Fresh goats milk for everyone .

Welcome NEWB's

[Yogzotot]

:D:D:D :D HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL THE MOTHERS OUT THERE IN RANDI LAND. :D:D:D:D Fresh goats milk for everyone .

Iä! Shub-Niggurath!

[amb]

Did you hear about the baby mouse that saw a bat?
He ran home and excitedly told his mother he'd seen an angel.

I've run out of Minties, so I give newbies a joke instead. :D

[arthwollipot]

Iä! Shub-Niggurath!Yeah, this one's a keeper.

[NormanDeArmond]

Helllo, it's Norm, found this spot with a place to chat about fixing the oil spill. Now I can't find that topic but here I am at a peculiar chatty site about food which is my 155 to 300 pound nemesis. I used to say the fat keeps me healthy till my navel hurt and i have a cold that won't quit. Here is the food my teen,his friends and i all like. butter a good nonstick pan well. heat wipe a flour tortilla on both sides in it set aside. wipe another on both sides leave in hot pan add string or shredded mozzarrella add sharp cheddar place other tortilla on top cover with glass cover wait to brown slightly don't get distracted (get a phone call, turn off flame, Hot pan will cook it fine) flip quesadilla. if last one turn off flame now. purist teen son will not tolerate meat in quesadilla. adventurrers like me would fry meat in the pan and use that oil to coat tortilla. Simple , like my oil spill fix if i ever find that title again. oh, Ive officiated 7.000 weddings, taken 175,000 wedding fotos, built a 500 page postmodern Christian and political commentary websiite and written the world's most depressing novel, Ameriacan King Protophorous. Hi

[amb]

Welcome to the forum Norman. I wonder how many of those 7000 weddings are still intact?
:)

[m-n-m]

Good day to all! Just wanted to say I have enjoyed following the site, on and off, for several years now. The interesting discussions surrounding the variety of topics keep me coming back. Although I am more of a reader than commenter, I registered in the off chance I have something worthy to add. Well, that and the fact that membership has its privileges, right? Like the free Goat! (it is free, isn't it)

Unlike some of the other noobs, I will not complain about the Goat. All I ask it be served with lots of onions.

erm... and perhaps extra garlic.... oh, and some tzatziki sauce if at all possible.:boxedin:

[SkepticScott]

Welcome to the Forum, m-n-m. I have bad news about the goat: TANSTAAFG!
There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Goat, boldly stolen from TANSTAAFL

[Nightmare060]

Ohai. I can has cheezburger?

I am here for 3 things;

1: Cookies
2: Destracting you long enough to sneak up behind you and steal your stuff.
3: Seeing what other information I can learn on supernatural and cryptozoology from other more educated skeptics.

I have a large interests in things like ghosts and bigfoot, although more in the sense of testing the claims and finding out what is the more likley answer behind it. My take on it; If we put the claims up to scientific scrutany and analyz every aspect of the claims, whatever we do take away or find out from them will be far more interesting than a fantasy ever will be!

I love fantasy fiction and mythology, but also science. I'll keep my dragons amd dark magic in World of Warcraft and power metal, rather than trying it impose them on the real world ;). Although I have to admit I still baught the zombie survival guide >.<'.

I look forward talking to you all. And blessed are the cheesemakers =).

[The Man]

Good day to all! Just wanted to say I have enjoyed following the site, on and off, for several years now. The interesting discussions surrounding the variety of topics keep me coming back. Although I am more of a reader than commenter, I registered in the off chance I have something worthy to add. Well, that and the fact that membership has its privileges, right? Like the free Goat! (it is free, isn't it)

Unlike some of the other noobs, I will not complain about the Goat. All I ask it be served with lots of onions.

erm... and perhaps extra garlic.... oh, and some tzatziki sauce if at all possible.:boxedin:


Well its milk and other excretions are free (or at least will only cost you a pat on the head or two).

Welcome m-n-m and everyone else.

[The Man]

Ohai. I can has cheezburger?

I am here for 3 things;

1: Cookies
2: Destracting you long enough to sneak up behind you and steal your stuff.
3: Seeing what other information I can learn on supernatural and cryptozoology from other more educated skeptics.

I have a large interests in things like ghosts and bigfoot, although more in the sense of testing the claims and finding out what is the more likley answer behind it. My take on it; If we put the claims up to scientific scrutany and analyz every aspect of the claims, whatever we do take away or find out from them will be far more interesting than a fantasy ever will be!

I love fantasy fiction and mythology, but also science. I'll keep my dragons amd dark magic in World of Warcraft and power metal, rather than trying it impose them on the real world ;). Although I have to admit I still baught the zombie survival guide >.<'.

I look forward talking to you all. And blessed are the cheesemakers =).


Welcome Nightmare060. I’m sure grayman will be around with some more cookies shortly. Enjoy a bacon cheese hamsterburger and pet the goat while you wait. I also enjoy fantasy, fiction, mythology and science, likewise finding a pragmatic approach to the afore mentioned to be more, well, useful (I think I’ll have to buy the zombie survival guide though).






*Hey, where is my wallet?*

[m-n-m]

Welcome to the Forum, m-n-m. I have bad news about the goat: TANSTAAFG!
There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Goat, boldly stolen from TANSTAAFL


Well its milk and other excretions are free (or at least will only cost you a pat on the head or two).

Welcome m-n-m and everyone else.

Booo....fine, I'll settle for whatever I can get!
Have a great night folks.

[COLONEL]

Ohai. I can has cheezburger?

I am here for 3 things;

1: Cookies
2: Destracting you long enough to sneak up behind you and steal your stuff.
3: Seeing what other information I can learn on supernatural and cryptozoology from other more educated skeptics.


Boy are you in for a treat the Grayman will give you all the oatmeal cookies you want and I have fresh goats milk to wash them down with .
Welcome to the site.

[COLONEL]

m-n-m just the goats milk is free, I do not put up with any messing with the goat. be sure to pet it on the head when you see it

[mwsmith]

Hi everybody. I think I goofed and gave myself a dumb username instead of a cool one like some of you have, but oh well. I'm new here, and to forums in general. The JREF forums seem like a neat place for exploring philosophy and human psychology, and engaging in healthy constructive argument.

I don't follow any religion, though I once was christian, then agnostic. Now I try to keep an open mind.
I'm not affiliated with any CT groups, but I'm fascinated by reading about different conspiracy theories. I used to be very impressionable, and overly paranoid about Illuminati, aliens, fluoride and everything else. Now I'm older, calmer, I can consider concepts rationally and without freaking out one way or the other.

I occasionally experiment with different belief systems, attempting to see the world in unconventional ways to see if there are grains of truth unobservable from the outside. I hope you'll forgive me if I happen to be playing with a system that seems ridiculous at some time when we interact in the future. I promise to be civil, respectful, honest, and I'll do my best to keep any wackiness out of places it doesn't belong.

I have to admit, I'm rather intimidated by this community based on what I've read about you. As I said, I study conspiracy theories, and while doing so I've encountered people labeled "JREFers" who seemed devoted to verbally abusing CTists of any sort. I'm hoping that isn't representative of the community on the whole.

Thank you all for being here, participating in this community, working to expand minds. I hope that I can contribute positively to your big ol' skeptical family.

BTW, I'm a vegetarian (for health reasons - I'm not a snob or anything), so I'm afraid I can't accept any goat or hamster. I'll gladly accept cookies, though.

[Rowan Grigg]

Been trying to figure out what's been going on around here since 1983. Still a work in progress. Never imagined I would end up in the space I am now, but they've finally worn me down into submitting to the idea that aliens are indeed messing with our heads. I find Hawking's vision that they're 'coming to get us' in spaceships, a strangely classical idea for someone so quantum mechanically minded. I am looking into means by which the universe's intelligent communities might talk to each other beyond merely sending photons to each other - how quaintly fin-de-siecle that idea was! I'm prepared to believe that given the world has been around for about 13.7 thousand million years, there is probably at least one civilization out there which has risen above the mindless self-destructive consumption that characterises human life on earth. At some stage in their evolution, 'intelligent' civilizations either destroy their home (another shocking Hawking prediction), or they get their excreta together. Everyone knows the deal – the gravitationally bound resources of the earth can be indefinitely reconfigured by inorganic intelligence, creating order out of chaos, up to a distant limit imposed by our capacity to capture the energy flowing from a hot place, the sun, to a cool place, the earth. Smart aliens don’t need to travel to another planet, because they don’t ever 'use up' their resources. Every alien kid knows that when stuff gets worn out or broken or dirty, you simply toss it down the chute of the universal solar powered recycler, and out comes shiny a replacement – for free. What a shame we don’t look like we're ever going to realize that.

[Rowan Grigg]

Hi there,

basically, my system now consists in an alien conspiracy, with each of us being prompted to do stuff, and each of us responding either obliviously, or by freaking out, or like you by chilling out, sitting back, and enjoying the show.

Nice to meet you, mwsmith
cheers,
Rowan:)

[amb]

Welcome to all newbies. Your hamster cooked the way you ordered it will be served soon.
Help yourselves to the Mintie bowl, but leave some for others. By the way, have you all returned any overdue library books? There's a lady here who won't tolerate not returning library books on time. Have fun, and again, a warm welcome to all.:)

[SKEPTICULAR ANSWER]

Greetings everyone, I am here.
This should be fun.

[COLONEL]

Welcome to all you NEWB's .
AMB it was about time you refilled the mintie bowl It was getting low

[ShadowSot]

Hullo, 'nother newbie here.

You can call me Shadow, Sot, "Hey You, smelly kid!", or some derivative thereof (Sot you, Smelly Shadow!).

A bit about myself.
I grew up blue collar, and I've done a few odd jobs over the years.
Currently I work tech support, a good job if you don't like people.

As far as it goes, I'm a incredible novice, and approach all things as if I'd never done them before, because I usually don't remember doing them the first time.

I've spent a lot of time reading books on ancient cultures and history, as well as basis about some of the other sciences, and have learned enough to know I know very little.
My other hobby is martial arts, I've spent a lot of time learning how to get beat up, and I think I've gotten pretty good at it.
The getting beat up, that is. I'll be getting my black belt in it soon.

On top of everything else, I have the mixed blessing and curse of being 21.

Good to be here!

[tensordyne]

Hello! Seriously, how do you set your icon image or is that buried in some email text or instruction or something somewhere. What is it with this New Blood thing. That needs immediate changing...

[Homemade psycho]

You need at least 50 post for an avatar and sig. As for the New blood thing, you'll have to take it up with the Title pixies (http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=45138)

[arthwollipot]

Hello! Seriously, how do you set your icon image or is that buried in some email text or instruction or something somewhere. What is it with this New Blood thing. That needs immediate changing...Yes, it's all in the introductory email you received when you signed up. 15 posts before you can post links, 50 posts before you can have an avatar and a sig. Your custom title can be updated by petitioning the fairies, but until you get more posts, I wouldn't expect to have your wish granted.

So what are you waiting for? Get posting!

[amb]

Hello! Seriously, how do you set your icon image or is that buried in some email text or instruction or something somewhere. What is it with this New Blood thing. That needs immediate changing...

It's to advise the vampires who inhabit this forum, and who who really prefer vintage blood to leave new bloods alone until at least three years is up. :p

[COLONEL]

Hello! Seriously, how do you set your icon image or is that buried in some email text or instruction or something somewhere. What is it with this New Blood thing. That needs immediate changing...
It's a test to see how bad you want to be a member, the first thing you must do before you post is eat your hamster drink the goats milk have a Grayman oatmeal cookie and take one MINTIE then start posting until your fingers bleed .

[Jammerml]

Very good then.... That took far too long.

My name is JammerML. I am a musician, and Sys Admin amongst other myriad things.

I am also an agnostic/deist ever so leaning toward atheism, but in either camp, certainly a skeptic. You may from time to time hear me say things that sound paganistic....that's mainly to annoy the fundamentalists.

I have 4 children. 3 girls one boy. I, in part, decided it was ok to have many children because I read an article about how fundamentalist families could end up taking over in the next few generations due to their tendency to have large families. It was grueling work :D, but I did my part.

My wife is more or less a skeptic as well, and the oldest of my children at 7 has an uncontrollable "snurl" when she finds out that someone believes in sky daddy, yet has a firm belief in Santa Claus. I encourage this because it irritates the fundamentalists I grew up around. You know, keeping the Christ in Christmas and all.

I lived in rural KY for a long period. That was hell to grow up in, yet I feel a strong attachment to the abundance of natural beauty and folk culture from there, and continue to shun the other idiocies. My time there only served to confirm my thoughts on the church culture, and willful ignorance often exhibited by them. I was one to embrace knowledge and thought, and promptly realized I was better off somewhere else.

I suppose I have thank Mr. Geo Hrab, and a friend of mine for bringing me here.....They will likely never be forgiven for this.

[SkepticScott]

Welcome to the Forum, Jammerml. Don't worry, as long as he keeps making skeptical music, we cut George Hrab a lot of slack, so we won't hold your presence against him. :D

[Jammerml]

Welcome to the Forum, Jammerml. Don't worry, as long as he keeps making skeptical music, we cut George Hrab a lot of slack, so we won't hold your presence against him. :D

Yeah, I guess he's MILDLY Entertaining.....:)

[sunnichka]

My name's Sunny and I was raised in a cult, ugh. Getting 'out' was a fairly painful experience, and I'm glad to be on the other side of it now. (I'm 24.) Anyways, I've got a lot of personal experience with the kinds of myths and scams commonly debunked on this forum so I look forward to taking part. I'm going back to school right now, lots of math and physics and biology, and I'm hoping to get into medical school. I won't feel totally "cured" of my cult-upbringing until I have a good science education to rely on.

[COLONEL]

Welcome to all you NEWB's
Good luck on your education Sunnichka.
The Hamster cage is stocked, there is fresh goats milk in the fridge ,we have plenty of Grayman cookies and MINTIES ,I would say we are ready for any NEWB's that show up this weekend.

[amb]

My name's Sunny and I was raised in a cult, ugh. Getting 'out' was a fairly painful experience, and I'm glad to be on the other side of it now. (I'm 24.) Anyways, I've got a lot of personal experience with the kinds of myths and scams commonly debunked on this forum so I look forward to taking part. I'm going back to school right now, lots of math and physics and biology, and I'm hoping to get into medical school. I won't feel totally "cured" of my cult-upbringing until I have a good science education to rely on.

So. You can start by practicing dissection of your hamster before we cook it to your specifications. :p
Welcome pre-doc.

[Taki]

Hi, I just wanted to introduce myself. Nice to meet you all.

[quarky]

wow.

So much fresh blood!

Is this why so many of the oldsters are bailing lately?
Population controls?

Jammerml, there's quite a few hillbillies here.
My wife accuses me of being a Renaissance hillbilly.
I hate a dog fight, but I've been known to put a brown recluse and a scorpion in a jar together.

(Let them out after one month of zero action; it was getting cruel.)

A few old hippies here too. Good to ignore them. And me.

[psychointegrator]

Hail,

I have come here to kick ass and chew bubblegum...and I'm all out of kick ass, well bubblegum too.


By good ole chance, I do have something for any who dare endure it. I was hunting down an article on Belief's site and well, look below:

This is over on Belief dot Net
How God Overcame My Fear
Author Beth Moore describes how God taught her to defeat fear, worry, and insecurity.

A couple of years ago God put me through a peculiar exercise that caused a total earthquake in my long-held perception of trust. I'd like to replay it to you in the form of a dialogue because when it occurred, it was as if God spoke every word concretely and audibly to me.

God saw me in inner turmoil (again) about a relentless relational challenge, and while I was wrestling before Him in prayer, my stomach twisted like a wrung-out wet rag, He interrupted. .................


It's probably more than I'm rather tired, but that story... for some reason hearing such free and matter of factly "GOD SPEAKS TO ME." Creeps me out.

I must say, if a voice was talking to me - I would HOPE people would commit me or send me to get med help.
P.S. I heard a voice that was not my own, although I had some rather serious weeks of no seep for 2-3 days at a time and only my second week of using a mood stabilizer called Depakote.

I was at work, alone and some male voice asked me a question (wish I could remember what it was) in a calm average deep voice. I turned to the right and answered by actually speaking speaking.

The following morning I did a short visit with the doc and it seems if I hear a voice, it wasn't god. It was from too much lack of sleep and a side effect of the acclimation to the Rx lists possible aud hallucinations (very low chance).

There was a reason for mentioning this.
...
Oh yea, that was amazing. Although it was very short lived, there was not one way I could know it was just in my head, other than turning to see no one there.

My goodness, I can't imagine myself not visiting the doc IMMEDIATELY or very soon if I fcking hear voices.

Oh well.

At least we have Randi to keep us safe.

FLIM FLAM!

[quarky]

Having no health insurance, I self medicate the voices in my head.
One of them prefers whiskey. He's a dick.

[sunnichka]

Actually, I'm from Kentucky, too :)

[Foolmewunz]

Actually, I'm from Kentucky, too :)

Well, what are you blue-grassers doing here - get out there and vote against Rand Paul. Not registered? Bah! We're from the Chicago school - Vote Early and Vote Often.


Welcome to all the noobs (well, except for that one - you know who you are). I notice that many of you have a post or two, solely in this thread. Get on out there and spread your wings.

If you need avatars and signatures and stuff? Go to HUMOR (and we use the term in its loosest sense) or FORUM COMMUNITY and slip into one of the nonsensical threads that'll allow you to ratchet up your post count in a hurry.

Alternately - just wade on into the "meat" of the Forums, and pick a side, any side. There's something for everyone.

Oh, and there will be a mass blinding for approximately the tenth time in 9 years. Paul Bethke has promised to call down the wrath of the Great Hairy Thunderer and blind us non-believers. The schedule calls for a number of us to have to go out and learn braille and walk with white canes after June 11th, so mark your calendars. He's been wrong so many times before that Paul's our own Five O'clock Charlie. (Sorry, but blinding is not open to the general public. I had to squeeze my way onto the list by getting my mohle to vouch for me as a wayward heeb.)

[amb]

How long is a piece of string?
Hail,

I have come here to kick ass and chew bubblegum...and I'm all out of kick ass, well bubblegum too.
Welcome. I can't help you with any bubblegum, but will a couple of Minties do?
There's also some oatmeal cookies to be had as well. :D

[COLONEL]

Well, what are you blue-grassers doing here - get out there and vote against Rand Paul. Not registered? Bah! We're from the Chicago school - Vote Early and Vote Often.


Yup, but some of you could not read and instead of vote often thought it said vote OBAMA

[AnnieJ]

It's to advise the vampires who inhabit this forum, and who who really prefer vintage blood to leave new bloods alone until at least three years is up. :p

Thanks amb. I was beginning to think that I needed to hide in a corner somewhere. First I read in a forum that newb's shouldn't post for a year or until they have read every post on this site.

Then all of a sudden newbie blood seemed to be in demand. At least now I feel safe for the first three years!:)

I post on another site and there NO ONE is exempt from the attacks of vampires!

[AnnieJ]

Hail,

I have come here to kick ass and chew bubblegum...and I'm all out of kick ass, well bubblegum too.




Psycho...I don't do kick ass(I have been told I am not to good at that-too nice) but I found some bubblegum stuck on the bottom of my chair...will that do?

[Legba]

Bonju.
Hola
Hello
Malo
Konnichi wa

[NormanDeArmond]

There is a conspiracy podnah. More insidious than you think, plagued all the great minds of humanity. Sits on and squashes suckers like you and me. Neo almost caught on to it. Our universe is just a plaything like a balloon or an aquarium in a ten dimensional creativity studio. Look your best. You're being observed. I guarantee it. Wrote a Kindle book about it. American King Protophorous, better to sample it free on heypcs. Shalom

[namowal]

When I was a kid I was fascinated with the paranormal and devoured every library book I could find. Ghosts! UFOs! Aliens and monsters.
By twelve or thirteen I began to grow skeptical. I realized that a lot of the wild stuff reported as truth was, in fact

*stories that couldn't be substantiated
*misinterpretation of natural events and phenomena
*exaggerated and embellished versions of otherwise explicable events
*Pranks, scams, and hoaxes.

It wasn't disappointing. If anything it made the "supernatural" more fun because I still got to enjoy a good yarn, and then I had the fun of trying to figure out what was really going on.

[Bell]

When I was a kid I was fascinated with the paranormal and devoured every library book I could find. Ghosts! UFOs! Aliens and monsters.
By twelve or thirteen I began to grow skeptical. I realized that a lot of the wild stuff reported as truth was, in fact

*stories that couldn't be substantiated
*misinterpretation of natural events and phenomena
*exaggerated and embellished versions of otherwise explicable events
*Pranks, scams, and hoaxes.

It wasn't disappointing. If anything it made the "supernatural" more fun because I still got to enjoy a good yarn, and then I had the fun of trying to figure out what was really going on.

Hello Namowal and welcome to the JREF forums! Nowadays I usually tell something similar when asked about woo:

"I used to believe in ghosts, flying saucers and Nessie. Then I grew up." :)

The last piece of woo I believed was the JFK conspiracy. I quickly knew that it was not true, after learning, via the 9/11 conspiracies, how conspiracies work and how they are constructed.

[COLONEL]

Oh boy 3 new NewbS, we can hold a group incitation for them .Welcome Namowal,Annie,and Legba help your selves to a hamster and tell the cook how you want it , you also get a customary glass of fresh goats milk , an outmeal cookie and a MINTIE.

[AnnieJ]

Oh boy 3 new NewbS, we can hold a group incitation for them .Welcome Namowal,Annie,and Legba help your selves to a hamster and tell the cook how you want it , you also get a customary glass of fresh goats milk , an outmeal cookie and a MINTIE.


Thanks Colonel! I will pass on the hamster...I think I just turned vegetarian!!!

Just exactly what is this initiation for Newbs? Should I dress up or come as I am? Oh dear, maybe I should be afraid!

[COLONEL]

Thanks Colonel! I will pass on the hamster...I think I just turned vegetarian!!!

Just exactly what is this initiation for Newbs? Should I dress up or come as I am? Oh dear, maybe I should be afraid! No need to dress up just come as you are .

[amb]

Except if she just stepped out of the shower. Some here, like yours truly, the excitement would be too much to bear. :D

[AnnieJ]

Except if she just stepped out of the shower. Some here, like yours truly, the excitement would be too much to bear. :D

I promise to at least wrap a towel around me! :)

[noreligion]

Hi, my real name is Phil and I hope to enjoy my stay here.

[Legba]

Raw please, however, if substitutions are allowed I would prefer Penguin?
I hates’ Penguins.

[namowal]

Thanks Colonel! I will pass on the hamster...I think I just turned vegetarian!!!

I don't eat much meat either- how 'bout a catnip mouse?;)

[namowal]

"I used to believe in ghosts, flying saucers and Nessie. Then I grew up." :)


Exactly. It's a shame there weren't any ghost/monster/ufo/conspiracy books aimed at kids that pointed out how and why these things were, in fact, not true.

[COLONEL]

I don't eat much meat either- how 'bout a catnip mouse?;) :D This is not Buger King ,you don't get it your way ,you get what we offer or you can fend for your self :D Now eat your Hamster and go to your room.

[Bell]

Exactly. It's a shame there weren't any ghost/monster/ufo/conspiracy books aimed at kids that pointed out how and why these things were, in fact, not true.

Having a father who believes in all that doesn't help either. He had stacks of semi-populair science magazines, that indeed dealt with science, but also with ghost, UFO's and the like. He also had books by Von Daniken, Adamski, books about JFK, all sort of nonsense. All this stuff is really exciting when you are a young kid, starting to learn about the world.

[arthwollipot]

I envy those people who discovered critical thinking at age 12 or 13. For me it took until I was into my 30s, after dabbling with Pentecostalism and Neo-Paganism.

[amb]

Jeezus. I started wondering around 10. I was agnostic very young, not bad for a guy brought up a catholic. I did have a father who hated priest with a vengeance though. I never did find out why. But my mum is still a strong catholic today.

[AnnieJ]

My story is much the same Amb. I was raised by a Methodist preacher and from a very early age...I doubted. Didn't make sense to the little curly red-headed girl over in the corner!

[AmIReallyThatBad]

Hey everyone. I'm a former conspiracy nut turned skeptic. But conspiracy theories still scare the crap out of me. I'm looking to find some sanity and discussion here.

[Bell]

Hey everyone. I'm a former conspiracy nut turned skeptic. But conspiracy theories still scare the crap out of me. I'm looking to find some sanity and discussion here.

Mmm... sanity... If you find it here, let us know ;)

Maybe you want to share in the Conspiracy Forum what made you turn away from conspiracies? A lot of us would be very interested to hear your story.

Welcome onboard!

[namowal]

...stacks of semi-populair science magazines, that indeed dealt with science, but also with ghost, UFO's and the like.

Sounds like the Discovery channel :)

[namowal]

:D This is not Buger King ,you don't get it your way ,you get what we offer or you can fend for your self :D Now eat your Hamster and go to your room.

My hamster vanished. (Obviously the work of either the Freemasons or the Bermuda Hamster Wheel)

[COLONEL]

My hamster vanished. (Obviously the work of either the Freemasons or the Bermuda Hamster Wheel)
Well we will give you an extra Grayman oatmeal cookie. but be warned you eat it at your own risk.

[Bell]

Sounds like the Discovery channel :)

But with less explosions :)

[amb]

Today is bonus day. All New Bloods get an extra Mintie. Get in while the offer stands. :)

[COLONEL]

Today is bonus day. All New Bloods get an extra Mintie. Get in while the offer stands. :)
:jaw-dropp OK they either had a sale on them or the ones you have are going bad , which is it ? this is not like you to give out extra MINTIES

[amb]

If a giant supermarket chain was giving away Minties, no questions would be asked. A little man who is feeling slightly generous does so, and everyone is suspicious. :D

[AnnieJ]

Today is bonus day. All New Bloods get an extra Mintie. Get in while the offer stands. :)

Aaaw...how sweet. Here's a hug for ya. (((HUG)))

[arthwollipot]

Aaaw...how sweet. Here's a hug for ya. (((HUG)))Oh, no, please don't encourage him.

[COLONEL]

Aaaw...how sweet. Here's a hug for ya. (((HUG)))
Now you've done it , You don't know what you have started, his head will swell and there will be no living with him .

[AnnieJ]

Oh, no, please don't encourage him.

Now you've done it , You don't know what you have started, his head will swell and there will be no living with him .

LOL He bribed me...said I could have all the Minties I could eat for the next year!

Besides...I couldn't resist...he smells good!

[COLONEL]

Besides...I couldn't resist...he smells good!


:jaw-dropp WHAT :shocked::eek::yikes: Did you eat more then one of graymans cookies?

[quadraginta]

Maybe she likes the smell of goat.

OTOH, maybe it was an impostor.

(Who'd pretend to be amb? :confused:)

[AnnieJ]

Maybe she likes the smell of goat.

OTOH, maybe it was an impostor.

(Who'd pretend to be amb? :confused:)

That was a goat?:confused:

Maybe I did eat too many of grayman's cookies.

BTW...what is in those cookies???

[COLONEL]

Annie if you ever get to meet the Grayman you can ask him what is in his cookies.
It is a family recipe our mom handed out , but I think he adds something else to them .

[Cactus]

Hi, I've read a fair few topics on this forum and felt it was time for me to introduce myself.

I'm still young in my philosophical skills, but I look forward to debating (and most likely losing, at least at first ;)) with all of you!

[AnnieJ]

Hi, I've read a fair few topics on this forum and felt it was time for me to introduce myself.

I'm still young in my philosophical skills, but I look forward to debating (and most likely losing, at least at first ;)) with all of you!

Beware of the cookies Cactus...they will make you think goats smell good!

Welcome from another Newbie.

[CelticRose]

Hi, I've read a fair few topics on this forum and felt it was time for me to introduce myself.

I'm still young in my philosophical skills, but I look forward to debating (and most likely losing, at least at first ;)) with all of you!
Welcome, Cactus. :)

Being a cactophile myself, I highly approve of your username. Bonus points if you can name the flower in my avatar. ;)

Oh, yeah, and help yourself to a cookie and a Mintie, tell the cook how you would like your hamsters prepared (sorry, only 2 to a customer, and no substitutions), pat the goat if you see it, and return all overdue library books immediately.

[amb]

LOL He bribed me...said I could have all the Minties I could eat for the next year!

Besides...I couldn't resist...he smells good!

Not to mention, I'm a Latin lover as well. :p

[AnnieJ]

Not to mention, I'm a Latin lover as well. :p

Now you have my attention...an Australian Latin lover! Be still my heart.:faint:

[amb]

I thought that may impress you. ;)

[arthwollipot]

Besides...I couldn't resist...he smells good!Wow. That's the first time I've heard that.

Now you have my attention...an Australian Latin lover! Be still my heart.:faint:Make sure you check his teeth before you commit to anything... :D

[Cactus]

Cheers AnnieJ and CelticRose!

I'll try a cookie, but I'm afraid I can't accept the hamsters, I'm trying to give them up.

Can't say I'm good with flowers, so I'll cop out and say "A pink one" :p

[COLONEL]

Not to mention, I'm a Latin lover as well. :p I don't want to start any rumors ,But I think you would love any one or thing for the right price or deal :D

[ebart]

Another newbie here; hello from Italy.
Sory in avance fo mai eenglis.

[Lolly]

Ciao!

[AnnieJ]

I don't want to start any rumors ,But I think you would love any one or thing for the right price or deal :D

You mean he requires payment? He had better smell REAL good if it is going to cost me!

[Foolmewunz]

Raw please, however, if substitutions are allowed I would prefer Penguin?
I hates’ Penguins.

You might want to watch out for Orphia Nay and her penguins, then. You'll know they're attacking when you here the bone curdling (or is that blood chilling) commands she shouts, "Oy, Spod! You. And you too, Spod! And you three over there, yeah you, Spod, Spod and Spod.... Get 'im!"

[CelticRose]

Can't say I'm good with flowers, so I'll cop out and say "A pink one" :p
No bonus points for you, then! :p

It's a Mammillaria rhodantha.

[amb]

Another newbie here; hello from Italy.
Sory in avance fo mai eenglis.

Another bloody north Italian!!!:)

[Cactus]

"Mammillaria rhodantha", Rainbow Pincushion... interesting, well at least my Google-fu is better than my plant recognition. :)

Also hello ebart, from another newbie!

[ebart]

Another bloody north Italian!!!:)

How can you tell I'm *north* Italian? It's because of my accent, isn't it?

[AnnieJ]

How can you tell I'm *north* Italian? It's because of my accent, isn't it?

Ebart...I learned real fast that Amb is good. He knew right off that bat that I would get excited by an Australian Latin lover!:blush:

BTW...welcome!:)

[quadraginta]

Ebart...I learned real fast that Amb is good. He knew right off that bat that I would get excited by an Australian Latin lover!:blush:



...and goats?

:confused:

[Slybat]

Hi folks!
I think I might enjoy this forum. I'm apolitical and open minded until I'm not.:D

[COLONEL]

Hi folks!
I think I might enjoy this forum. I'm apolitical and open minded until I'm not.:D
Then again with people like me you might not . Welcome to the forume relax have a glass of goats milk and a gray man cookie and a MINTIE your BBQ hamster will be ready shortly and before you ask there are no substitutes .

[Slybat]

ETA: Originally posted by Colonel
Then again with people like me you might not . Welcome to the forume relax have a glass of goats milk and a gray man cookie and a MINTIE your BBQ hamster will be ready shortly and before you ask there are no substitutes .

I'll try anything once.;)

[Bell]

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Don't go with the system, fight against it!

[AnnieJ]

...and goats?

:confused:


Aaaw...he plied me with grayman's cookies and a whole bag of minites...by that time I believed anything he said...he convinced me he was a puppy dog.:(

[Slybat]

Quote:
Last edited by Slybat; Today at 09:01 PM. Reason: I'm still learning the system.

Don't go with the system, fight against it!

Huh? What? Who? Where? Why? When? :confused: :D

[quadraginta]

Aaaw...he plied me with grayman's cookies and a whole bag of minites...by that time I believed anything he said...he convinced me he was a puppy dog.:(


:D

You'll do well here.
















(For your own peace of mind do not check out this link (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=minties#) on the definition of "minties". Especially #2.)

[Zguy1217]

Hi everyone. I'm new today and I guess getting started. I caught a video on wimp.com from when JR opened up a verbal can on the idea of talking with the dead and some other topics, and I thought I would take a browse around this website.

I'm a bit of a scientist by nature so I really like looking for fact that proves existence and other such things, so I guess I'll fit in here. Anyway, nice to meet you all and hopefully we'll see each other in other threads.

Zach

[Foolmewunz]

Hi folks!
I think I might enjoy this forum. I'm apolitical and open minded until I'm not.:D

Another Ottawan? What the ---- ? Have they closed the bridge to Hull? I think Ottawa has got to be, pro rata, one of our most densely populated member cities.

[Slybat]

Another Ottawan? What the ---- ? Have they closed the bridge to Hull? I think Ottawa has got to be, pro rata, one of our most densely populated member cities.

I did not know that. Gee, I feel humbled. Do you want to know that I'm teaching a lady in DanDong City, Liaoning Province, China English too?:)

[DrKarlKid]

Just found this topic i'm kinda new and before you ask no i am not the child of Dr Karl

[amb]

How can you tell I'm *north* Italian? It's because of my accent, isn't it?

Of course, what else? :p :)

[amb]

Just found this topic i'm kinda new and before you ask no i am not the child of Dr Karl

Are you sure? There is a striking resemblance you know! :)

[ebart]

How can you tell I'm *north* Italian? It's because of my accent, isn't it?
Of course, what else? :p :)
I don't know, psychoquantic precognition, holistic telepathy, or just common tarots.And, since your knowledge seems to be beyond human limits, please.. how can I easily "double quote" or whatever you call it? I mean here for example, quoting myself + you (which I did but spending 1.5 hours on that). Help didn't help me. It must be either language or IQ problem, or both.:(

[ebart]

Ebart...I learned real fast that Amb is good. He knew right off that bat that I would get excited by an Australian Latin lover!:blush:

BTW...welcome!:)
Thank you. By the way, Never trust Australian Latin lover, if they are really Australian they can't be really Latin (or the other way around). Instead, Italian Latin Lover, for example...:D

[amb]

I don't know, psychoquantic precognition, holistic telepathy, or just common tarots.And, since your knowledge seems to be beyond human limits, please.. how can I easily "double quote" or whatever you call it? I mean here for example, quoting myself + you (which I did but spending 1.5 hours on that). Help didn't help me. It must be either language or IQ problem, or both.:(

I've been here for quite some time as you can see by my post count, and I have not mastered multi quoting as yet. :o

You click on the quotation marks of the post you wish to respond to.
The marks are in between quote and reply.

[AnnieJ]

I've been here for quite some time as you can see by my post count, and I have not mastered multi quoting as yet. :o

You click on the quotation marks of the post you wish to respond to.
The marks are in between quote and reply.


The way that I understand it...

Hit the *"* marks of all the posts that you want to include and then on the last one hit the QUOTE button. Then you can insert your response in between them or at the end. But what do I know...I am still just a "student".

There are directions somewhere in all of this mess...if you can find them.

[AnnieJ]

Thank you. By the way, Never trust Australian Latin lover, if they are really Australian they can't be really Latin (or the other way around). Instead, Italian Latin Lover, for example...:D

An Italian Latin lover...hmmmm. :)

[arthwollipot]

There are directions somewhere in all of this mess...if you can find them.Help menu, top right.

[ebart]

The way that I understand it...

Hit the *"* marks of all the posts that you want to include and then on the last one hit the QUOTE button. Then you can insert your response in between them or at the end. But what do I know...I am still just a "student".

There are directions somewhere in all of this mess...if you can find them.

Ok, but I was wondering if there's a comfortable way of quoting quotes (i.e. here including the message from amb you were quoting...) Something like
What's the point of quoting quotes?...Yes, why do you evn bother?
It doesn't really matter, thank you both.

[arthwollipot]

Ok, but I was wondering if there's a comfortable way of quoting quotes (i.e. here including the message from amb you were quoting...) Something likeSingle-level quoting is easy. Just use the "quote" or """ buttons on a post. Nesting quotes inside quotes pretty much has to be done manually, using tags.

[CelticRose]

Ok, but I was wondering if there's a comfortable way of quoting quotes (i.e. here including the message from amb you were quoting...) Something likeSingle-level quoting is easy. Just use the "quote" or """ buttons on a post. Nesting quotes inside quotes pretty much has to be done manually, using tags.
Nesting quotes can be accomplished by right-clicking on the on "Quote this post in a PM" button (the little envelope in the lower left corner of the post), opening the link in a new tab or window, and copying and pasting the resulting code and text into a new reply.

[Foolmewunz]

I've been here for quite some time as you can see by my post count, and I have not mastered multi quoting as yet. :o

You click on the quotation marks of the post you wish to respond to.
The marks are in between quote and reply.

The way that I understand it...

Hit the *"* marks of all the posts that you want to include and then on the last one hit the QUOTE button. Then you can insert your response in between them or at the end. But what do I know...I am still just a "student".

There are directions somewhere in all of this mess...if you can find them.


That's pretty accurate. I did just that.

ETA: Oops. Hadn't seen that there was a page turnover and better/fuller answers.

So... um... er.... Welcome anyone I've missed.

[edona7]

i've been lurking on these forums for a while, and have become a bit more active in a few threads. So, I thought I'd introduce myself. I'm an ex-homeopathy/alt-med 'believer' who found holding one too many nonsensical and contradictory ideas caused a breakdown in denial mechanisms and critical thinking finally began. Thankfully, this occurred as I started medical school. Both my parents, especially my mother, were heavily into New Age woo-ness, and mother practiced 'magick' - with a k, as opposed to some other magic, I assume. She also had all sorts of books by and about Eileen Garrett, Ruth Montgomery, Arthur Ford - and a few by Annie Besant. So, I had a quite a few nonsensical ideas to overcome, with the help of this and other sites.

[Foolmewunz]

i've been lurking on these forums for a while, and have become a bit more active in a few threads. So, I thought I'd introduce myself. I'm an ex-homeopathy/alt-med 'believer' who found holding one too many nonsensical and contradictory ideas caused a breakdown in denial mechanisms and critical thinking finally began. Thankfully, this occurred as I started medical school. Both my parents, especially my mother, were heavily into New Age woo-ness, and mother practiced 'magick' - with a k, as opposed to some other magic, I assume. She also had all sorts of books by and about Eileen Garrett, Ruth Montgomery, Arthur Ford - and a few by Annie Besant. So, I had a quite a few nonsensical ideas to overcome, with the help of this and other sites.

Yeah, yeah, sure..... You have to answer the most important question, because hoops start up again in just about 160 days. (Not that stuff they're playing this week. REAL basketball.)

Duke or UNC?

(Oh, and yeah, sure, Welcome!)

[arthwollipot]

Nesting quotes can be accomplished by right-clicking on the on "Quote this post in a PM" button (the little envelope in the lower left corner of the post), opening the link in a new tab or window, and copying and pasting the resulting code and text into a new reply.Yeah, but that's complicated!

[amb]

The way that I understand it...

Hit the *"* marks of all the posts that you want to include and then on the last one hit the QUOTE button. Then you can insert your response in between them or at the end. But what do I know...I am still just a "student".

There are directions somewhere in all of this mess...if you can find them.

You got it! :)

[amb]

An Italian Latin lover...hmmmm. :)

You do realize that us Italian born individuals are originally from Latin stocks?

[COLONEL]

You do realize that us Italian born individuals are originally from Latin stocks?
Don't you mean Latin STOCKADES, not stocks :D

[amb]

Now, now. This is a welcome thread for new members. Let's not get into the politics of South America where nearly all the Latinos are today. [ you must admit though. Some of those Brazilian women are something, are they not ?] ;)

[COLONEL]

Sorry but I could not resit that . :):D

[Femke]

Hi AnnieJ, ebart and edona7 (and any other newbies I might have missed),

:welcome2 to you all. Has anyone offered you a hamster yet, did you find the milk and Graymans cookies, and most importantly: have you patted the goat on the head? If so, make yourself at home, plunge into a thread of your liking and post away!

edona, it is wonderful to hear you came back from the woo side. What conflicting information in particular made you stop and think, if I may ask?

Femke

[AnnieJ]

Hi AnnieJ, ebart and edona7 (and any other newbies I might have missed),

:welcome2 to you all. Has anyone offered you a hamster yet, did you find the milk and Graymans cookies, and most importantly: have you patted the goat on the head? If so, make yourself at home, plunge into a thread of your liking and post away!

edona, it is wonderful to hear you came back from the woo side. What conflicting information in particular made you stop and think, if I may ask?

Femke

Thanks Femke, actually yes...I had my hamster...that is all I will say about that. According to some I ate way too many of Grayman's cookies since I thought Amb smelled pretty good mistook him for a puppy dog instead of a goat. But hey...I like him anyway since he gave me all the minties I could eat!

[AnnieJ]

You do realize that us Italian born individuals are originally from Latin stocks?

So...you are an Italian Australia of Latin descent???:confused:

That would make you an Italian Aussie Latin love.:faint::faint:

On another forum where I post I had some friends teach me some Australian!

WHINGE WHINGE BLOODY WHINGE (they used to say that to me all the time...along with a few other things that I might not should post here)

[COLONEL]

So...you are an Italian Australia of Latin descent???:confused:

That would make you an Italian Aussie Latin love.:faint::faint:

I really don't know what that makes him ,but if he were a dog ,he would be called a mongrel. :) Sorry AMB I just could not help my self , it must be something in the grayman cookies having an effect on me :D

[Lolly]

I don't know why new members get offered hamsters. I'd like to offer some fish and chips and chocolates.

Welcome everyone.

[Slybat]

I would just like to wish all of my American cousins a happy and safe Memorial Day weekend.:)

Oh,and to Foolmewunz:
ETA: Oops. Hadn't seen that there was a page turnover and better/fuller answers.

Yesterday 04:02 PM


I like your style. You could have edited that out.:)

You should see my bloopers on the PI thread.:blush:

Have a great weekend everybody!

ETA: Oh my, I've been at the keyboard for way too long today. I'm goin' home.