The historic and original "Welcome new posters! Introduce yourselves here!" thread - Page 105

Marquis de Carabas · 10th November 2006, 07:08 AM

Originally Posted by Darat

Oh we have a lot more peculiarities then just 2 - I mean we have the Marquis for three... Welcome!

I'm worth at least two peculiarities on my own, thank you very much.

Pompeii · 10th November 2006, 08:06 AM

hcmom re anorexics

Thanks Pipirr and all, and welcome to the other newbies.

BrianSI: I think it was in Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters that a character said, "If Jesus came back now and saw everything being done in his name, he would never stop throwing up."

The original (1960s) Bedazzled is a favorite of mine.

Tanstaafl · 10th November 2006, 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by !Special

Well yes I do have some software background. What gave me away?

BTW, I am special. I just like to think I'm not that kind of special.

I took !Special as "not special". Too much C and C++ I guess. (May as well clue in the non-programmers.)

Pompeii · 10th November 2006, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by SusanB-M1

#218 Pompeii

Twenty years ago I had breast cancer but was very lucky with op and treatment and fell into the good statistics.

Congratulations, Susan. Twenty years is quite the run. After a recent X-ray revealed the beginnings of arthritis, I told my doctor: I should be so lucky that I live long enough to get geriatric diseases!

You're right about every day being a bonus. My stats are horrible (30 percent of stage IIIs make it to five years, but that number falls to 14 percent when you factor in my subtype) so I planned a funeral. Last month I passed my five-year exam. I take that as proof the universe hates you so much it will go to any lengths to foil your plans, even let you live.

I just read a wonderful cartoon book by a non-believer breast cancer patient: Cancer Made Me a Shallower Person.

!Special · 10th November 2006, 03:57 PM

Quote:

I took !Special as "not special". Too much C and C++ I guess.

I'm a C++ girl myself.

Quote:

(May as well clue in the non-programmers.)

Good idea. I'll eventually get around to putting something about it in my sig so that people will understand what my name means and don't think I just can't pass 1st grade English or something.

BrianSI · 12th November 2006, 03:37 AM

Originally Posted by Pompeii

BrianSI: I think it was in Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters that a character said, "If Jesus came back now and saw everything being done in his name, he would never stop throwing up."

The original (1960s) Bedazzled is a favorite of mine.

It's time to watch "Hannah ..." again, since I don't remember that line. And Netflix doesn't have "Bedazzled", except the 2000 version. I guess I'll try a video store

wahrheit · 12th November 2006, 03:45 PM

Darat Posts: 20,514
Marquis de Carabas Posts: 11,613

Wow, you guys have been busy! Since I've been absent for a year, I guess it's okay to post in here, just like new members do.

Stumbled upon this thread and noticed two familiar nicknames and felt like leaving a message and saying hello to you guys and of course the new registered members as well!

nolandda · 13th November 2006, 09:39 PM

I am here. This is a test/hello to everyone out there.

hcmom · 13th November 2006, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by nolandda

I am here. This is a test/hello to everyone out there.

What'cha testing? Did I pass?

Squishua · 14th November 2006, 06:58 PM

Greetings fellow skeptics!

My name is "Squishua" (for now...) and I've been interested in science and skepticism for years now.

It all began shortly after I first gained internet access back in the early 1990's. One of the first things I tried searching for was "atheism" (yes, even before porn and video games!

At the time I was living in a severely backward midwestern state called "Utah" and had few outlets for my doubting and inquisitive nature.

Back then, the few things I found were the skeptic listserv mailing list, a few personal websites with skeptical links, talk origins (of course!) and a transcript of Randi's lecture at Cal-Tech. These, of course, led to checking out publications from Prometheus Books, The Skeptical Inquirer magazine and CSICOP, many wonderful books by Carl Sagan, and more tinkering with a lifelong interest I've had in magic.

Even though I find that the "hard skeptic" view is more logical and honest, I like to think I am not a dogmatic skeptic.

I've even doubted things that I later proved to myself were real! For example, I was confused by the "Twins Paradox" of relativity (the special theory, that is) when I first heard of it and spent literally YEARS (off and on) trying to either "get it" or reject it as some goofy exaggeration. Granted, the context in which I learned of it was only a blurb in an ad for some Time-Life series of books, but it wasn't until I read Richard Feynman's "Six Not So Easy Pieces" that I had the "ah-ha!" moment and understood why (and how) it was true. Turns out my disbelief was due to my "common sense" belief in absolute time.

But enough about me. I look forward to reading and posting more here!

-Squish

Mr. Skinny · 14th November 2006, 07:15 PM

Welcome, Squishua. I got to this forum by a similar route re: web searches. Glad you stumbled in here like you did.

Five years ago I was a newbie, and now I'm forum god, so opportunities abound here!

Slimething · 14th November 2006, 07:46 PM

Hello, I'm slimething but you can call me Luis (although those who know me revert to slimething too quickly).

I'm a chemist in the desert (Arizona) and a long-time admirer of The Great One. I am happy to be part of this forum although I'm not all that sure that I have that much to contribute. I spend my days fighting back pseudo-science but, the bureaucratic kind, not the woo woo kind. Still, I may surprise you one day.

I have a thirteen year old son who is growing up to be an admirable skeptic, though, and I'm already proud of him for being nobody's fool. He reads the Friday newsletter every week as well and rolls his eyes at what us grown-ups actually fall for.

Well, I don't want to bore you, yet. Just happy to be here.

Thanks,
Luis

Eos of the Eons · 14th November 2006, 08:12 PM

Welcome Slime! Another great parent.

Hey, since when is this thread only 7 pages long?

wollery · 14th November 2006, 09:36 PM

Since Darat mothballed the old one and started a new one.

Katana · 15th November 2006, 05:33 AM

Originally Posted by Mr. Skinny

Welcome, Squishua. I got to this forum by a similar route re: web searches. Glad you stumbled in here like you did.

Five years ago I was a newbie, and now I'm forum god, so opportunities abound here!

Delusions of grandeur apparently abound, as well.

Welcome, Slimething, Squishua (great name), nolandda,`wahrheit (welcome back), and all the rest!

Eos of the Eons · 15th November 2006, 06:30 AM

Originally Posted by wollery

Since Darat mothballed the old one and started a new one.

Well obviously

, but why, oh why *Sob*

Oh hey, a new squish! See you in the science threads Squishua!

Tanstaafl · 15th November 2006, 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by Slimething

I'm a chemist in the desert (Arizona) and a long-time admirer of The Great One.

Welcome!

It's always good to have a fellow Zoni in here.

MacDuff · 15th November 2006, 03:56 PM

Actually, MacDuff is my dog's name but mine was already taken. I was directed to this message board by a Mr. Perry Logan as I was concerned about some of the irresponsible lies of Alex Jones that were being spread about the Internet. I'm what one would call a hardcore skeptic but I'm not one of those guys who goes around upbraiding people and accusing them of making up perfectly reasonable things. I'm a Plasma Physics research assistant, which means I don't believe in the Big Bang, the Cosmic Microwave Background, nonbaryonic matter, dark energy, gods, souls, parallel universes or little green men. In my line of work that makes me a whacked out conspiracy nutjob because NASA and the scientific establishment tend to ignore any data that goes against the scientific orthodoxy which, I think, is largely a continuation of the Pythagorean/Platonic system of trying to fit data about the Universe into narrow, perfect laws of mathematics and almost metaphysical models. This is the same line of reasoning that led astronomers and mathematicians to the Ptolemaic model with the Earth and the center of the Universe and the stars embedded in crystalline spheres. I like to compare the Big Bang theory with the ancient myth about the hatching of the Cosmic egg. I am very excited to meet with other skeptics and I look forward to participate in this fine community. Thank you for allowing me to join.

jaydeehess · 15th November 2006, 04:16 PM

I am an electronic tech.

I actually found out about JREF at the new LC forums where since they have such a hate on for JREF that I just knew this would be a better place for me.

Mr. Skinny · 15th November 2006, 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by Katana

Delusions of grandeur apparently abound, as well.

Well, I've kept quiet for the last few months, but...

Silent, you NOOB! Don't make me send the EVIL SNARLET and LeFevre after you.

And to think I was beginning to like you. *sigh*

Mr. Skinny · 15th November 2006, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by jaydeehess

I am an electronic tech.

I actually found out about JREF at the new LC forums where since they have such a hate on for JREF that I just knew this would be a better place for me.

Welcome, jaydee.

Gotta admit your post gave me my third laugh of the day on this forum.

diamondmaster1 · 15th November 2006, 05:30 PM

... so I'm posting!

New member here, so please be gentle.

I tried to post something in the watch puzzle thread, but apparently I have to have a certain number of posts before I'm allowed to attach photographs or JPEG's. Pity. I had made a little examination of the watch dial that Mr. Randi posted, complete with circles and arrows, but I won't be able to post it.

For what it's worth, I'm a jeweler and watchmaker located in Texas; my beliefs and attitudes are a perfect fit for me and my lifestyle, your mileage may vary.

Now -- on with the show!!

hcmom · 15th November 2006, 06:13 PM

Originally Posted by diamondmaster1

... so I'm posting!

New member here, so please be gentle.

I tried to post something in the watch puzzle thread, but apparently I have to have a certain number of posts before I'm allowed to attach photographs or JPEG's. Pity. I had made a little examination of the watch dial that Mr. Randi posted, complete with circles and arrows, but I won't be able to post it.

For what it's worth, I'm a jeweler and watchmaker located in Texas; my beliefs and attitudes are a perfect fit for me and my lifestyle, your mileage may vary.

Now -- on with the show!!

Just head over to Community or Humor and post like crazy until you reach the limit... it's not tough to over there, since no real content is required. Or even expected....

Hutch · 15th November 2006, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by MacDuff

Actually, MacDuff is my dog's name but mine was already taken. I was directed to this message board by a Mr. Perry Logan as I was concerned about some of the irresponsible lies of Alex Jones that were being spread about the Internet. I'm what one would call a hardcore skeptic but I'm not one of those guys who goes around upbraiding people and accusing them of making up perfectly reasonable things. I'm a Plasma Physics research assistant, which means I don't believe in the Big Bang, the Cosmic Microwave Background, nonbaryonic matter, dark energy, gods, souls, parallel universes or little green men. In my line of work that makes me a whacked out conspiracy nutjob because NASA and the scientific establishment tend to ignore any data that goes against the scientific orthodoxy which, I think, is largely a continuation of the Pythagorean/Platonic system of trying to fit data about the Universe into narrow, perfect laws of mathematics and almost metaphysical models. This is the same line of reasoning that led astronomers and mathematicians to the Ptolemaic model with the Earth and the center of the Universe and the stars embedded in crystalline spheres. I like to compare the Big Bang theory with the ancient myth about the hatching of the Cosmic egg. I am very excited to meet with other skeptics and I look forward to participate in this fine community. Thank you for allowing me to join.

Welcome MacDuff. Just a suggestion, the Bad Astronomer has a site www.badastronomy.com, that has a Bulletin Board that discuss space and astronomical issues and you might want to join them also (but please, don't leave us, we'd enjoy having you around) as they discuss and disect the Big Bang on a regular basis there. Just a suggestion.

Treehuggerish · 16th November 2006, 06:23 AM

So, I've been looking for a place to debate diverse issues in a somewhat civilized and scientific matter for some time. And a guy I met at a party pointed this place out, so here I am

A proper introduction might be called for, so, My name is, as you can see, treehuggerish, don't read too much into it, I'm 23 years old, from Denmark and a medicine student.

Looking forward to some good debates, and I figure, some controversial ones too.

gebobs · 16th November 2006, 06:43 AM

Hi all...been a member for a while but have just posted for the first time here on the forum so here's my intro.

My name is Geoff. I live in Atlanta metro (GA, USA) although I am originally from Buffalo and have come to the south after swings through Troy, NY (undergrad) and Cleveland, OH (masters program).

I am an engineering manager, happily married, no kids. My turnons

are: hockey (esp. the Buffalo Sabres), the great outdoors, cooking, alt.atheism/talk.origins, travel, the Grateful Dead. Turnoffs: literal biblicists (is that redundant?), lite beer, jesus-fish and US flags on Hummers.

In my first post elsewhere on the forum, I guess I've already tipped my hand that I'm very opinionated. Sorry about that. I can't help it.

Cheers!

wahrheit · 16th November 2006, 06:50 AM

bamthwok · 16th November 2006, 03:46 PM

My introduction would be long, but especially uninteresting, so I will spare you any great detail (besides, I am sure at least some of you are capable enough to use my ISP address to find out my location, so if you really want to know...) I am currently procrastinating on a homework assignment, a sophomore at a college that I despise, and tall, with big feet and small hands. I have been into Foucault and Lacan for a number of years, however I don't consider myself deep enough into any literature base or subject to be thought of as knowledgeable (except perhaps late 80's punk music and hair color alteration). I like trains but not coal, expensive whiskey (and cheap whiskey, as I am typically light of pocket) and doing pretentious things like listening to Belle and Sebastian as I read the arts section of the Times, (I also have an affinity for parentheses.) Anything else, feel free to inquire.

hcmom · 16th November 2006, 03:57 PM

Originally Posted by bamthwok

(I also have an affinity for parentheses.)

A kindred soul! (I'm fond of ellipsis too...)

nolandda · 16th November 2006, 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by hcmom

What'cha testing? Did I pass?

I was testing my ability to post; and yes you, me, the forum software, and everyone else involved performed admirably.

Eos of the Eons · 16th November 2006, 08:50 PM

Quote:

which means I don't believe in the Big Bang, the Cosmic Microwave Background, nonbaryonic matter, dark energy,

Oh whew, I'm not the only skeptical about those things, and you're educated. I'll be stalking you in the science threads, okay?

Skepticintraining · 17th November 2006, 09:32 PM

Hey everybody. I'm just a guy trying to make sense of the world as he approaches thirty. This looked to be a good place to start. I found the site from watching Penn & Teller's show, which I love. I'll probably just lurk for a bit while I get comfortable. Don't mind me...

Deranged1986 · 18th November 2006, 12:24 AM

hello my name is micheal most call me mike or by my last name landers but anyways im 20 years old and i have had clairvoyance and telepathy and psychic powers since i was about 5-6 years old since ive aged to 20 these powers have grown and have became powerfull and now i can see events happening in the future in my dreams and recall what is was in the future and act upon it accordingly another thing is... in a pitchblack room i can see energy fields outlining peoples hand or arms in certain color codes. also if i really concentrate i can make out the shape of the room through this vision.

hcmom · 18th November 2006, 12:49 AM

Why don't clairvoyant telepaths have shift and punctuation keys on their keyboards?

switchtech · 19th November 2006, 11:27 AM

Originally Posted by hcmom

Why don't clairvoyant telepaths have shift and punctuation keys on their keyboards?

HCMom: Be glad the post wasn't filled with the Cell Phone Texting speak common to so many 20 year olds!

Deranged1986 sounds like someone that should file for the challenge.

I have generally excellent night vision, but I sometimes step on the dog sleeping at the end of the bed. Being able to see aura's would be a wonderful talent and I'd never worry about stepping on living critters ever again.

Of course I would require extraordinary proof of such extraordinary abilities.

jbs

SezMe · 19th November 2006, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by Treehuggerish

.. place to debate diverse issues in a somewhat civilized and scientific matter ....

Oh boy. I hope you hang around here, anyway.

Eos of the Eons · 19th November 2006, 04:14 PM

Uh, welcome the clairvoyant that can imagine the commonly rectangular room? See you in the paranormal threads!

jkdisser · 20th November 2006, 08:13 AM

Hello,
Well, that's what I get for NOT reading everything about your site b-4 posting. I never wanted a geek war...just to raise my grandkids better. Your site is for pro geeks, not rank ametuers like myself.
I will find another site. Sorry for the hassle!
The "TROLL"

Katana · 20th November 2006, 01:09 PM

Originally Posted by Mr. Skinny

Well, I've kept quiet for the last few months, but...

Silent, you NOOB! Don't make me send the EVIL SNARLET and LeFevre after you.

And to think I was beginning to like you. *sigh*

Hush. You still like me.

Welcome, everyone! Now you can see what you can expect even after 6 months and 2000 posts. You'll always be a noob to some.

As I said, delusions of grandeur...

ottle · 20th November 2006, 01:31 PM

Hello all!

I have lurked on these forums before but never seem to be able to find the time to actually keep up! I was at TAM last year and had a fantastic time and my husband and I just decided to do it again this year (yay!). So I figured I'd join the forums and say hello.

Looks like a few folks got to the Amazing Cruise - how was it? Is there going to be another one? I was seriously bummed about not being able to do it!

About me - I'm a 'reformed' Catholic and fairly new to the skeptical world. TAM 4 really opened my eyes in a lot of ways and I have been doing a lot more non-fiction reading lately ;-)

We just watched "The God who Wasn't There" - the documentary by former fundamentalist Brian Fleming and I highly recommend it for anyone who hasn't seen it

Anyway - just wanted to say hello!
ottle

10th November 2006, 07:08 AM	#4161
Marquis de Carabas Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: vuori Posts: 27,106	Originally Posted by Darat Oh we have a lot more peculiarities then just 2 - I mean we have the Marquis for three... Welcome! I'm worth at least two peculiarities on my own, thank you very much.
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10th November 2006, 08:23 AM	#4163
Tanstaafl Unindicted Co-conspirator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 5,622	Originally Posted by !Special Well yes I do have some software background. What gave me away? BTW, I am special. I just like to think I'm not that kind of special. I took !Special as "not special". Too much C and C++ I guess. (May as well clue in the non-programmers.)
	__________________ To forgive is human, to condemn for eternity is divine. -- AudioFreak Truth is where evidence comes from, not where belief leads to. --yy2bggggs Expelled exposed! Sylvia Browne

10th November 2006, 03:57 PM	#4165
!Special New Blood Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3	Quote: I took !Special as "not special". Too much C and C++ I guess. I'm a C++ girl myself. Quote: (May as well clue in the non-programmers.) Good idea. I'll eventually get around to putting something about it in my sig so that people will understand what my name means and don't think I just can't pass 1st grade English or something.
!Special New Blood Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3

12th November 2006, 03:37 AM	#4166
BrianSI A Rebarbative Cyst Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: on the Ass of Idiocy Posts: 1,431	Originally Posted by Pompeii BrianSI: I think it was in Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters that a character said, "If Jesus came back now and saw everything being done in his name, he would never stop throwing up." The original (1960s) Bedazzled is a favorite of mine. It's time to watch "Hannah ..." again, since I don't remember that line. And Netflix doesn't have "Bedazzled", except the 2000 version. I guess I'll try a video store
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12th November 2006, 03:45 PM	#4167
wahrheit Pac-Man Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,591	Darat Posts: 20,514 Marquis de Carabas Posts: 11,613 Wow, you guys have been busy! Since I've been absent for a year, I guess it's okay to post in here, just like new members do. Stumbled upon this thread and noticed two familiar nicknames and felt like leaving a message and saying hello to you guys and of course the new registered members as well!
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10th November 2006, 08:06 AM	#4162
Pompeii New Blood Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kansas City Posts: 5	hcmom re anorexics Thanks Pipirr and all, and welcome to the other newbies. BrianSI: I think it was in Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters that a character said, "If Jesus came back now and saw everything being done in his name, he would never stop throwing up." The original (1960s) Bedazzled is a favorite of mine.

10th November 2006, 11:23 AM	#4164
Pompeii New Blood Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kansas City Posts: 5	Originally Posted by SusanB-M1 #218 Pompeii Twenty years ago I had breast cancer but was very lucky with op and treatment and fell into the good statistics. Congratulations, Susan. Twenty years is quite the run. After a recent X-ray revealed the beginnings of arthritis, I told my doctor: I should be so lucky that I live long enough to get geriatric diseases! You're right about every day being a bonus. My stats are horrible (30 percent of stage IIIs make it to five years, but that number falls to 14 percent when you factor in my subtype) so I planned a funeral. Last month I passed my five-year exam. I take that as proof the universe hates you so much it will go to any lengths to foil your plans, even let you live. I just read a wonderful cartoon book by a non-believer breast cancer patient: Cancer Made Me a Shallower Person.

13th November 2006, 09:39 PM	#4168
nolandda New Blood Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 2	I am here. This is a test/hello to everyone out there.

13th November 2006, 10:19 PM	#4169
hcmom Tagger Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Probably lost. Posts: 10,646	Originally Posted by nolandda I am here. This is a test/hello to everyone out there. What'cha testing? Did I pass?
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14th November 2006, 06:58 PM	#4170
Squishua Thinker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: California, USA Posts: 129	New to the Forum Greetings fellow skeptics! My name is "Squishua" (for now...) and I've been interested in science and skepticism for years now. It all began shortly after I first gained internet access back in the early 1990's. One of the first things I tried searching for was "atheism" (yes, even before porn and video games! At the time I was living in a severely backward midwestern state called "Utah" and had few outlets for my doubting and inquisitive nature. Back then, the few things I found were the skeptic listserv mailing list, a few personal websites with skeptical links, talk origins (of course!) and a transcript of Randi's lecture at Cal-Tech. These, of course, led to checking out publications from Prometheus Books, The Skeptical Inquirer magazine and CSICOP, many wonderful books by Carl Sagan, and more tinkering with a lifelong interest I've had in magic. Even though I find that the "hard skeptic" view is more logical and honest, I like to think I am not a dogmatic skeptic. I've even doubted things that I later proved to myself were real! For example, I was confused by the "Twins Paradox" of relativity (the special theory, that is) when I first heard of it and spent literally YEARS (off and on) trying to either "get it" or reject it as some goofy exaggeration. Granted, the context in which I learned of it was only a blurb in an ad for some Time-Life series of books, but it wasn't until I read Richard Feynman's "Six Not So Easy Pieces" that I had the "ah-ha!" moment and understood why (and how) it was true. Turns out my disbelief was due to my "common sense" belief in absolute time. But enough about me. I look forward to reading and posting more here! -Squish

14th November 2006, 07:15 PM	#4171
Mr. Skinny Alien Cryogenic Engineer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 8,192	Welcome, Squishua. I got to this forum by a similar route re: web searches. Glad you stumbled in here like you did. Five years ago I was a newbie, and now I'm forum god, so opportunities abound here!
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14th November 2006, 07:46 PM	#4172
Slimething Illuminator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Arizona USA Posts: 3,727	Glad to be here Hello, I'm slimething but you can call me Luis (although those who know me revert to slimething too quickly). I'm a chemist in the desert (Arizona) and a long-time admirer of The Great One. I am happy to be part of this forum although I'm not all that sure that I have that much to contribute. I spend my days fighting back pseudo-science but, the bureaucratic kind, not the woo woo kind. Still, I may surprise you one day. I have a thirteen year old son who is growing up to be an admirable skeptic, though, and I'm already proud of him for being nobody's fool. He reads the Friday newsletter every week as well and rolls his eyes at what us grown-ups actually fall for. Well, I don't want to bore you, yet. Just happy to be here. Thanks, Luis

14th November 2006, 08:12 PM	#4173
Eos of the Eons Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Alberta Posts: 13,894	Welcome Slime! Another great parent. Hey, since when is this thread only 7 pages long?
	__________________ Motion affecting a measuring device does not affect what is actually being measured, except to inaccurately measure it. the immaterial world doesn't matter, cause it ain't matter-Jeff Corey my karma ran over my dogma-vbloke The Lateral Truth: An Apostate's Bible Stories by Rebecca Bradley, read it!

14th November 2006, 09:36 PM	#4174
wollery Protected by Samurai Hedgehogs! TLA Winner Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Land of Eternal Hope Posts: 10,317	Since Darat mothballed the old one and started a new one.
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15th November 2006, 05:33 AM	#4175
Katana Illuminator Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,894	Originally Posted by Mr. Skinny Welcome, Squishua. I got to this forum by a similar route re: web searches. Glad you stumbled in here like you did. Five years ago I was a newbie, and now I'm forum god, so opportunities abound here! Delusions of grandeur apparently abound, as well. Welcome, Slimething, Squishua (great name), nolandda,`wahrheit (welcome back), and all the rest!
Katana Illuminator Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,894	__________________ "I think Katana is as big of a perv as the rest of us." - Dragonrock "The rationality was there, and clear and concise. The condescention was hinted at and was like french onion dip on the perfect potato chip. Tasted like woo smackdown." - Fowlsound (aka Ducky, darnit) "Katana is one quick shut-yo-mouth!" - JonnyFive StopSylviaBrowne

15th November 2006, 06:30 AM	#4176
Eos of the Eons Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Alberta Posts: 13,894	Originally Posted by wollery Since Darat mothballed the old one and started a new one. Well obviously , but why, oh why Sob Oh hey, a new squish! See you in the science threads Squishua!
	__________________ Motion affecting a measuring device does not affect what is actually being measured, except to inaccurately measure it. the immaterial world doesn't matter, cause it ain't matter-Jeff Corey my karma ran over my dogma-vbloke The Lateral Truth: An Apostate's Bible Stories by Rebecca Bradley, read it!

15th November 2006, 10:16 AM	#4177
Tanstaafl Unindicted Co-conspirator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 5,622	Originally Posted by Slimething I'm a chemist in the desert (Arizona) and a long-time admirer of The Great One. Welcome! It's always good to have a fellow Zoni in here.
	__________________ To forgive is human, to condemn for eternity is divine. -- AudioFreak Truth is where evidence comes from, not where belief leads to. --yy2bggggs Expelled exposed! Sylvia Browne

15th November 2006, 03:56 PM	#4178
MacDuff New Blood Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5	My Name is MacDuff ... Actually, MacDuff is my dog's name but mine was already taken. I was directed to this message board by a Mr. Perry Logan as I was concerned about some of the irresponsible lies of Alex Jones that were being spread about the Internet. I'm what one would call a hardcore skeptic but I'm not one of those guys who goes around upbraiding people and accusing them of making up perfectly reasonable things. I'm a Plasma Physics research assistant, which means I don't believe in the Big Bang, the Cosmic Microwave Background, nonbaryonic matter, dark energy, gods, souls, parallel universes or little green men. In my line of work that makes me a whacked out conspiracy nutjob because NASA and the scientific establishment tend to ignore any data that goes against the scientific orthodoxy which, I think, is largely a continuation of the Pythagorean/Platonic system of trying to fit data about the Universe into narrow, perfect laws of mathematics and almost metaphysical models. This is the same line of reasoning that led astronomers and mathematicians to the Ptolemaic model with the Earth and the center of the Universe and the stars embedded in crystalline spheres. I like to compare the Big Bang theory with the ancient myth about the hatching of the Cosmic egg. I am very excited to meet with other skeptics and I look forward to participate in this fine community. Thank you for allowing me to join.
MacDuff New Blood Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5

15th November 2006, 04:16 PM	#4179
jaydeehess Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: I beedunk 40 miles from the border Posts: 10,821	I am an electronic tech. I actually found out about JREF at the new LC forums where since they have such a hate on for JREF that I just knew this would be a better place for me.

15th November 2006, 04:37 PM	#4180
Mr. Skinny Alien Cryogenic Engineer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 8,192	Originally Posted by Katana Delusions of grandeur apparently abound, as well. Well, I've kept quiet for the last few months, but... Silent, you NOOB! Don't make me send the EVIL SNARLET and LeFevre after you. And to think I was beginning to like you. sigh
	__________________ U.S.L.S 1969-1975 "thanks skinny. And bite me. :-) - The Bad Astronomer, 11/15/02 on Paltalk "He's harmless in a rather dorky way." - Katana "Deities do not organize, they command." - Hokulele

15th November 2006, 04:39 PM	#4181
Mr. Skinny Alien Cryogenic Engineer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 8,192	Originally Posted by jaydeehess I am an electronic tech. I actually found out about JREF at the new LC forums where since they have such a hate on for JREF that I just knew this would be a better place for me. Welcome, jaydee. Gotta admit your post gave me my third laugh of the day on this forum.
	__________________ U.S.L.S 1969-1975 "thanks skinny. And bite me. :-) - The Bad Astronomer, 11/15/02 on Paltalk "He's harmless in a rather dorky way." - Katana "Deities do not organize, they command." - Hokulele

15th November 2006, 05:30 PM	#4182
diamondmaster1 New Blood Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2	They said to post... ... so I'm posting! New member here, so please be gentle. I tried to post something in the watch puzzle thread, but apparently I have to have a certain number of posts before I'm allowed to attach photographs or JPEG's. Pity. I had made a little examination of the watch dial that Mr. Randi posted, complete with circles and arrows, but I won't be able to post it. For what it's worth, I'm a jeweler and watchmaker located in Texas; my beliefs and attitudes are a perfect fit for me and my lifestyle, your mileage may vary. Now -- on with the show!!
diamondmaster1 New Blood Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2

15th November 2006, 06:13 PM	#4183
hcmom Tagger Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Probably lost. Posts: 10,646	Originally Posted by diamondmaster1 ... so I'm posting! New member here, so please be gentle. I tried to post something in the watch puzzle thread, but apparently I have to have a certain number of posts before I'm allowed to attach photographs or JPEG's. Pity. I had made a little examination of the watch dial that Mr. Randi posted, complete with circles and arrows, but I won't be able to post it. For what it's worth, I'm a jeweler and watchmaker located in Texas; my beliefs and attitudes are a perfect fit for me and my lifestyle, your mileage may vary. Now -- on with the show!! Just head over to Community or Humor and post like crazy until you reach the limit... it's not tough to over there, since no real content is required. Or even expected....
	__________________ JeffWagg> hcmom, you can feel that way if you want, but you're quite innocent. Curnir> Hcmom. taking reality into a wholly new direction

15th November 2006, 06:38 PM	#4184
Hutch A broken man on a Halifax pier, the last of Barrett's Privateers Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: About 7 Miles from the Saturn 5B Posts: 6,539	Originally Posted by MacDuff Actually, MacDuff is my dog's name but mine was already taken. I was directed to this message board by a Mr. Perry Logan as I was concerned about some of the irresponsible lies of Alex Jones that were being spread about the Internet. I'm what one would call a hardcore skeptic but I'm not one of those guys who goes around upbraiding people and accusing them of making up perfectly reasonable things. I'm a Plasma Physics research assistant, which means I don't believe in the Big Bang, the Cosmic Microwave Background, nonbaryonic matter, dark energy, gods, souls, parallel universes or little green men. In my line of work that makes me a whacked out conspiracy nutjob because NASA and the scientific establishment tend to ignore any data that goes against the scientific orthodoxy which, I think, is largely a continuation of the Pythagorean/Platonic system of trying to fit data about the Universe into narrow, perfect laws of mathematics and almost metaphysical models. This is the same line of reasoning that led astronomers and mathematicians to the Ptolemaic model with the Earth and the center of the Universe and the stars embedded in crystalline spheres. I like to compare the Big Bang theory with the ancient myth about the hatching of the Cosmic egg. I am very excited to meet with other skeptics and I look forward to participate in this fine community. Thank you for allowing me to join. Welcome MacDuff. Just a suggestion, the Bad Astronomer has a site www.badastronomy.com, that has a Bulletin Board that discuss space and astronomical issues and you might want to join them also (but please, don't leave us, we'd enjoy having you around) as they discuss and disect the Big Bang on a regular basis there. Just a suggestion.
	__________________ If sheer righteous fury could accomplish anything worthwhile, Wolverines would have inherited the Galaxy long ago." -Web DuHavel, David Weber's "Honorverse" Series

16th November 2006, 06:23 AM	#4185
Treehuggerish New Blood Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 14	Well, hi there. So, I've been looking for a place to debate diverse issues in a somewhat civilized and scientific matter for some time. And a guy I met at a party pointed this place out, so here I am A proper introduction might be called for, so, My name is, as you can see, treehuggerish, don't read too much into it, I'm 23 years old, from Denmark and a medicine student. Looking forward to some good debates, and I figure, some controversial ones too.
Treehuggerish New Blood Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 14

16th November 2006, 06:43 AM	#4186
gebobs New Blood Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Marietta, GA, USA Posts: 8	Hi all...been a member for a while but have just posted for the first time here on the forum so here's my intro. My name is Geoff. I live in Atlanta metro (GA, USA) although I am originally from Buffalo and have come to the south after swings through Troy, NY (undergrad) and Cleveland, OH (masters program). I am an engineering manager, happily married, no kids. My turnons are: hockey (esp. the Buffalo Sabres), the great outdoors, cooking, alt.atheism/talk.origins, travel, the Grateful Dead. Turnoffs: literal biblicists (is that redundant?), lite beer, jesus-fish and US flags on Hummers. In my first post elsewhere on the forum, I guess I've already tipped my hand that I'm very opinionated. Sorry about that. I can't help it. Cheers!

16th November 2006, 06:50 AM	#4187
wahrheit Pac-Man Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,591
wahrheit Pac-Man Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,591	__________________ For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen. D. Adams -- THHGTTG You're a sick man. The Atheist

16th November 2006, 03:46 PM	#4188
bamthwok New Blood Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1	Saalam! My introduction would be long, but especially uninteresting, so I will spare you any great detail (besides, I am sure at least some of you are capable enough to use my ISP address to find out my location, so if you really want to know...) I am currently procrastinating on a homework assignment, a sophomore at a college that I despise, and tall, with big feet and small hands. I have been into Foucault and Lacan for a number of years, however I don't consider myself deep enough into any literature base or subject to be thought of as knowledgeable (except perhaps late 80's punk music and hair color alteration). I like trains but not coal, expensive whiskey (and cheap whiskey, as I am typically light of pocket) and doing pretentious things like listening to Belle and Sebastian as I read the arts section of the Times, (I also have an affinity for parentheses.) Anything else, feel free to inquire.
bamthwok New Blood Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1

16th November 2006, 03:57 PM	#4189
hcmom Tagger Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Probably lost. Posts: 10,646	Originally Posted by bamthwok (I also have an affinity for parentheses.) A kindred soul! (I'm fond of ellipsis too...)
	__________________ JeffWagg> hcmom, you can feel that way if you want, but you're quite innocent. Curnir> Hcmom. taking reality into a wholly new direction

16th November 2006, 08:13 PM	#4190
nolandda New Blood Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 2	Originally Posted by hcmom What'cha testing? Did I pass? I was testing my ability to post; and yes you, me, the forum software, and everyone else involved performed admirably.

16th November 2006, 08:50 PM	#4191
Eos of the Eons Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Alberta Posts: 13,894	Quote: which means I don't believe in the Big Bang, the Cosmic Microwave Background, nonbaryonic matter, dark energy, Oh whew, I'm not the only skeptical about those things, and you're educated. I'll be stalking you in the science threads, okay?
	__________________ Motion affecting a measuring device does not affect what is actually being measured, except to inaccurately measure it. the immaterial world doesn't matter, cause it ain't matter-Jeff Corey my karma ran over my dogma-vbloke The Lateral Truth: An Apostate's Bible Stories by Rebecca Bradley, read it!

17th November 2006, 09:32 PM	#4192
Skepticintraining New Blood Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 13	Hey everybody. I'm just a guy trying to make sense of the world as he approaches thirty. This looked to be a good place to start. I found the site from watching Penn & Teller's show, which I love. I'll probably just lurk for a bit while I get comfortable. Don't mind me...

18th November 2006, 12:24 AM	#4193
Deranged1986 New Blood Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3	hello hello my name is micheal most call me mike or by my last name landers but anyways im 20 years old and i have had clairvoyance and telepathy and psychic powers since i was about 5-6 years old since ive aged to 20 these powers have grown and have became powerfull and now i can see events happening in the future in my dreams and recall what is was in the future and act upon it accordingly another thing is... in a pitchblack room i can see energy fields outlining peoples hand or arms in certain color codes. also if i really concentrate i can make out the shape of the room through this vision.
Deranged1986 New Blood Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3

18th November 2006, 12:49 AM	#4194
hcmom Tagger Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Probably lost. Posts: 10,646	Why don't clairvoyant telepaths have shift and punctuation keys on their keyboards?
	__________________ JeffWagg> hcmom, you can feel that way if you want, but you're quite innocent. Curnir> Hcmom. taking reality into a wholly new direction

19th November 2006, 11:27 AM	#4195
switchtech Thinker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 129	Punctuation and Shift Keying Originally Posted by hcmom Why don't clairvoyant telepaths have shift and punctuation keys on their keyboards? HCMom: Be glad the post wasn't filled with the Cell Phone Texting speak common to so many 20 year olds! Deranged1986 sounds like someone that should file for the challenge. I have generally excellent night vision, but I sometimes step on the dog sleeping at the end of the bed. Being able to see aura's would be a wonderful talent and I'd never worry about stepping on living critters ever again. Of course I would require extraordinary proof of such extraordinary abilities. jbs