Most Interesting Challenge Yet

[macgyver]

I just read this on McSweeney's:

http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2006/7/10dziura.html

I've forwarded it to Randi as well - I think she might have a shot!

[Donks]

I volunteer!

ETA: After seeing the applicant in question from pictures on her website, I'm even willing to provide the $5. Heck, make it $20.

[ToraUma]

Heh, funny but certainly not paranormal.

And seriously, who would buy a hamburger for a computer-distorted voice emanating from a leaden wall?

[Anti_Hypeman]

Mind control is not paranormal cults do it all the time.

[Spindrift]

I think there are some problems with this challenge.

How do we know it is her vagina that is controlling the subjects minds? It might be her breasts, but looking at her picture I kind of doubt it. (jenisfamous.com). With some guys it could be her feet.

She doesn't specify as to whether the subjects can actually see the vagina. Is that a requirement? She just says "visual proximity". Does the vagina have to be in plain sight?

I don't think this is a valid claim, after all, everyone knows that a lead wall does nothing to diminish the power of the vagina. It's kind of like the Force, don't underestimate it.

[macgyver]

Mind control is not paranormal cults do it all the time.

Of course, I was joking...

The cult requires considerably more time, and direct contact with the victim for the same effect.

She's claiming a significant result immediately just by being within proximity of her vagina.

I think the protocol would have to be significantly altered....

[macgyver]

I think there are some problems with this challenge.

How do we know it is her vagina that is controlling the subjects minds? It might be her breasts, but looking at her picture I kind of doubt it. (jenisfamous.com). With some guys it could be her feet.



I suppose some sort of shield could be constructed to only allow the test subjects to have "visual proximity" to her vagina, and no other body part. Also a control might need to be somebody else's vagina, perhaps even a lesbian's vagina?

If there's no statistical difference between the number of hamburgers obtained by either vagina, then she doesn't get the million....

[Spindrift]

Also a control might need to be somebody else's vagina, perhaps even a lesbian's vagina?


No, I think a lesbian vagina might have even more power! I think if there are 2 lesbian vaginas the power increases geometrically on most men.

Perhaps a 90-year old vagina? Surely that would have little or no power and would serve as a proper control.

[buffalocust]

I just read this on McSweeney's:

http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2006/7/10dziura.html

I've forwarded it to Randi as well - I think she might have a shot!

<Yawn> Her challenge sounds kind of boring. But her website (http://www.jenisfamous.com/) features this interesting device (caution adult content):

http://forums.randi.org/imagehost/714144b553371f7a8.jpg
If only someone would come up with a protocol to use this as part of the $1 million challenge application...

[macgyver]

No, I think a lesbian vagina might have even more power! I think if there are 2 lesbian vaginas the power increases geometrically on most men.

Perhaps a 90-year old vagina? Surely that would have little or no power and would serve as a proper control.


True about the lesbian....but you'd be surprised by the appeal of the latter for some....

"It" is just too powerful...

[rjh01]

I wonder how long before Jeff puts an entry in the log for her? Be the funniest application ever received. Also one of the few by someone that is not mentally disturbed.
this is one big spoiler you really do not want to know the truth do you?malybe you dogive up now[spoiler]


[spoiler] It is one big joke

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[Kenny 10 Bellys]

I think we should put her claim to more rigorous testing, and I for one would like to put my name forward to help design said rigorous test. While it may be redundant given that around 95% of women under 55 possess this power (and dont they know it) it might still be worth checking out scientifically.

[shemp]

I volunteer to, um, explore her vagina, you know, uh, just to be sure that it's really hers and is really a vagina.

[macgyver]

Just to let you know, I've tipped her off to the location of this thread...so she's "watching"....

[Spindrift]

Just to let you know, I've tipped her off to the location of this thread...so she's "watching"....

Uh oh! I wonder if the power of her vagina can transcend the internet?

[macgyver]

Uh oh! I wonder if the power of her vagina can transcend the internet?

I think it's quite obvious that it has. Several posts here are men scrambling to buy that hamburger....

Her powers seem oddly "Wimpy" like, from the Popeye the Sailor cartoons....I wonder if that's intentional?

And, as far as the internet goes, I think it's popularity has been largely founded on the vagina.

[The Atheist]

Spindrift said......... "How do we know it is her vagina that is controlling the subjects minds? It might be her breasts, but looking at her picture I kind of doubt it. (jenisfamous.com)."

What the hell is wrong with her breasts?

Big isn't always better - many of us connoisseurs adhere to the "more than a mouthful is a waste" philosophy.

Just to put one tiny spanner in the works, is one of the control groups going to be made up of male homosexuals to avoid any chance of contamination by hetero men's gutter minds?

Thanks for the humour - makes a pleasant change!

[Tricky]

Uh oh. I'm feeling controlled already.
http://www.jenisfamous.com/images/galante.jpg

[Donks]

Big isn't always better - many of us connoisseurs adhere to the "more than a mouthful is a waste" philosophy.
I had always heard that as "more than a handful..." I guess yours works too.

[George152]

I volunteer to, um, explore her vagina, you know, uh, just to be sure that it's really hers and is really a vagina.

Check her for a glass navel...
Could be a womb with a view..

[Ririon]

Uh oh. I'm feeling controlled already.
http://www.jenisfamous.com/images/galante.jpg
Dude. SOMEBODY buy her some food. Hamburgers or whatever...

I know how she feels. Hung over and in my underwear I open my fridge in the faint hope that there is some kind of food there. Maybe something salty, and not too much work to prepare. But no... :( OK, there is still coffee...

I am usually not wearing shoes at this point and there might be some more dirty dishes around, but still. :)

[Soulend]

I think that last picture casts some doubt on the ability of her vagina to get hamburgers or any foodstuff for that matter. Somebody get this woman some food! And sunlight too, if possible.

[Robaato]

Quite honestly, I don't think there's a claim here. It is well understood by science that proximity to a vagina causes heterosexual males to generate excess testicular hormones, which then proceed to short-circuit the areas of the brain dealing with fiscal responsibility and common sense.

And no, I'm not bitter.

[Tricky]

Quite honestly, I don't think there's a claim here. It is well understood by science that proximity to a vagina causes heterosexual males to generate excess testicular hormones, which then proceed to short-circuit the areas of the brain dealing with fiscal responsibility and common sense.

And no, I'm not bitter.
I forgot who said it. "Large breasts don't make a woman stupid. They make men stupid."

[jimtron]

I assume everyone realized this was not a serious challenge, but fyi, she is a comedian (http://www.jenisfamous.com/comedy.shtml).

[Gr8wight]

I assume everyone realized this was not a serious challenge, but fyi, she is a comedian (http://www.jenisfamous.com/comedy.shtml).

As opposed to everyone who has posted in this thread, who only think they're comedians?

[rjh01]

The difference is that she earns money from being a comedian. Most of the rest of us do not.

The answer to the question is yes. I fail to see the point of the quesiton.

[hellaeon]

So is molly crabapple involved too?

[Gr8wight]

The difference is that she earns money from being a comedian. Most of the rest of us do not.

The answer to the question is yes. I fail to see the point of the quesiton.

I was simply trying to point out that all of us understood that she has made her claim with tongue firmly planted in cheek.

[GregC]

Curly fries or regular fries?

[macgyver]

Curly fries or regular fries?

How about short 'n curly fries?

[MWare]

The difference is that she earns money from being a comedian. Most of the rest of us do not.

The answer to the question is yes. I fail to see the point of the quesiton.

I dunno, many consider my work to be quite laughable.

[bighouse]

I believe the applicant can be dismissed under the last paragraph of the Challenge rules. In part:

JREF will also NOT test claims that are likely to cause injury of any sort...

The applicant's claim requires "volunteers in visual proximity of my vagina"; a possibly hazardous situation for the applicant. A medical professional could certainly be on hand to conduct such an exposition, but the condition of being "seated within a short walking distance of a hamburger stand" would likely preclude the clinical/hygienic conditions normally associated with such an operation when conducted under medical auspices.

Thus, I opine the applicant's application should be dismissed.

- bighouse

P.S. Yes, I "got" the joke.

P.P.S. The reason I made this post is my continued amazement at the ignorance by women of the proper name for their own anatomy! I can forgive men this lapse (we have lots of names for female anatomy, which are usually unrepeatable in polite company), but ladies? Come on!

P.P.P.S. If you're STILL confused by this post, search Wikipedia for "vagina" and "vulva" (WARNING: The results you find will contain graphic images of human female reproductive organs :jaw-dropp ). If you despise Wikipedia, there are certainly dozens of other resources available (check your local library or ask your parents) that will explain the difference between what Jennifer wrote and what she really meant.

[exarch]

Dude. SOMEBODY buy her some food. Hamburgers or whatever...
If you look too fat, it's unhealthy, if you look too skinny, you're unhealthy too. :confused:

People are always telling me I should eat more too. Until they see me eat, at which point they're asking me to eat less because they're finished and want to leave the restaurant ...

[Ririon]

If you look too fat, it's unhealthy, if you look too skinny, you're unhealthy too. :confused:

People are always telling me I should eat more too. Until they see me eat, at which point they're asking me to eat less because they're finished and want to leave the restaurant ...
Yes, I know. That came out wrong. Anyway, it is no better to comment on somebody being too skinny than on somebody being too fat.

I should have known better. I usually try to avoid making jokes that may be interpreted as being about somebody's appearance. I realised I had made a mistake when I read Soulend's post.:(

[exarch]

Yes, I know. That came out wrong. Anyway, it is no better to comment on somebody being too skinny than on somebody being too fat.

Well, I figure was the empty fridge you were talking about, although it did sound like the typical skinny-person comment.

[Doberman]

Yes, I know. That came out wrong. Anyway, it is no better to comment on somebody being too skinny than on somebody being too fat.

I should have known better. I usually try to avoid making jokes that may be interpreted as being about somebody's appearance. I realised I had made a mistake when I read Soulend's post.:(

FWIW, I thought your post was far & away the funniest thing in this thread. :) I didn't take it as a comment on her physical appearance. Just that we've all been in that situation. :)

And FWIW, I'd "buy the girl a hamburger." I think that's gonna become my new euphemism. :)

[Old man]

FWIW, I'd "buy the girl a hamburger.":)
I don't think that the applicant's claim is at all unusual. There's this little stripper girl I know that regularly causes me to act this way (in her case, though, it's boobies and steak hoagies).:D

[Ririon]

FWIW, I thought your post was far & away the funniest thing in this thread. :) I didn't take it as a comment on her physical appearance. Just that we've all been in that situation. :)

And FWIW, I'd "buy the girl a hamburger." I think that's gonna become my new euphemism. :)
:) Thanks.

[exarch]

Well, apparently somebody bought the girl some hamburgers (http://www.jenisfamous.com/2006/07/strangers-respond-to-my-powers-of-mind.html)
With fries!