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shiantry · 12-13-2004

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I sometimes think my Tequila bottle calls me telepathically........

strange ...i have the same with my bottle of vodka absolute...gne...gne...

Ohw are we going

again...lol....but i believe in cosmic atomic's like telepathy and stuff...but i dont believe in fortune and future readings... I think you can make your own destiny...

My watch always stops running at a time something happend, even when we ware in PdC my watch stopped two time's at 10.00pm...the time MAX our other dog died...

Rissask · 12-13-2004

John Edward is a huge fake but more power to him for taking gullible people's money. :p Same with faith healers, and any other type of paranormal type people.

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I have a new one David Blaine????? comments?

Nothing paranormal about him though!! He is just an extremely talented magician. Amazing guy!!!

I don't believe in any of it. I do, however- believe in coincidences very much.

By the law of averages, from time to time, you will experience a coincidence. And once in a while, by the law of averages- it will be a big one that you will remember and be 'struck' by.

You will be thinking of someone you haven't seen in a while, and they phone you. You will say the same sentence as a friend at the same time, dream something and then it happens...coincidence.

The easiest explanation is usually the right one.

I DO believe in human 'intuition' and think there is a scientific explanation for it.

Unfortunately, we North Americans as a group are way too likely to believe in crap like this (alien visitation, UFOs, astrology, ghosts, angels, crop circles.... and more I won't say) much more than other developed countries.

And can I just add.....mmmm fried backstrap, YUMMY!!

Babaloo · 12-13-2004

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Originally Posted by jtm1631

Anybody remember the name of the guy who used to go around debunking all of these guys? He was a short fat guy with balding grey hair. He put up a million dollars or something to anybody who could actually show they had ESP. Can't for the life of me remember his name but he used to make the rounds on Letterman and Carson way back when.

The Amazing Randi. A great debunker of faith healers, psychics, fortune tellers, etc.

As far as David Blaine. Too much camera "trickery" in his specials and 75% of his tricks/illusions can be bought in a neighborhood magic shop. And what's with his stunts? Frozen in an block of ice? Sitting in a plexiglass box for a month? Go back to the card tricks David.

I'm a born-again skeptic.

Rissask · 12-13-2004

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As far as David Blaine. Too much camera "trickery" in his specials and 75% of his tricks/illusions can be bought in a neighborhood magic shop. And what's with his stunts? Frozen in an block of ice? Sitting in a plexiglass box for a month? Go back to the card tricks David.

I'm a born-again skeptic.

I agree with that, about the dumb stunts Rick....he was best when he stuck to the street magic stuff.

TAPPY · 12-13-2004

Rissask - I was waiting for you to come and debunk this thread !!!! :p

But hey...you DO believe in Santa Clause dont you ??????

Rissask · 12-13-2004

Hey Tappy- I couldn't bear to disappoint ya.

Santa- well of course HE exists!!

Doesn't he???

I still get a stocking Xmas morning, so I know he exists....

but come to think of it, I only get the stocking if we are at my Mom's for Xmas

...hmmmm.

TAPPY · 12-13-2004

Good ole Mama Clause !!!!

Stocking presents are the best !!!!!

Rissask · 12-13-2004

Yeah- even at 34....only child syndrome (that explains a LOT huh?

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squish · 12-13-2004

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Originally Posted by shiantry

strange ...i have the same with my bottle of vodka absolute..

EEEEEEEEK!

Yours too???

Rissask · 12-13-2004

Hey Squish- where did you get that cowboy hat?? I have been looking for a funky straw hat like that FOREVER.

They look cute with a bikini on the beach.

STOGEY · 12-13-2004

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Originally Posted by StephenB

All this talk about roadkill, compound bows, guns etc. is going to force me to come out of the closet and reveal my true redneck/hippy-Jeckyl/Hyde (politically incorrect) self

Just because a person is a hunter does not necessary mean that they are a red neck. Besides most people do not know what a real red neck is anyways.

Rissask · 12-13-2004

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Just because a person is a hunter does not necessary mean that they are a red neck. Besides most people do not know what a real red neck is anyways.

Surprisingly I will agree with Stogey.

I am as liberal as can be...yet I have killed a deer- and will be again next fall.

My husband is not a 'redneck' IMO, yet he hunts and ice fishes...he also golfs and play poker.

To me, a 'redneck' is someone who is prejudiced and coarse and possibly might marry his or her first cousin.:p

**sctx** · 12-13-2004

boy I can't wait to take Rissask on a Chupacabra hunt !!! (now that I know she guns down innocent Bambi's!).

Rissask · 12-13-2004

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boy I can't wait to take Rissask on a Chupacabra hunt !!! (now that I know she guns down innocent Bambi's!).

Scott Scott Scott....

Chupacabras.....bah humbug.

**denisea** · 12-13-2004

Well, I disagree with Rissak (imagine that, eh?)... however, I don't have time to get into the various "coincidences" and "intuititive" experiences that I've had right now. I also think that this type of conversation is best done in a relaxed atmosphere over some drinks and... So I'll leave it at that... until some of you have an opportunity to toss back a few tequilas with me. Did I mention that I worked for a traveling magic show for a year and a half back when I was a teenager? Yup, sworn to secrecy and all. "Magic" is not the same as "coincidences" or "intuitiveness" or even "paranormal" experiences. Magic is nothing more than an artform... some artists are merely more talented than others. The bigger the illusion, the easier it typically is. The best magician's are those that are exceptional at slight of hand.

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12-13-2004	#50 (permalink)
TAPPY añejo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Louisiana Posts: 15,120	Rissask - I was waiting for you to come and debunk this thread !!!! :p But hey...you DO believe in Santa Clause dont you ??????

12-13-2004	#51 (permalink)
Rissask Brit basher Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 19,646	Hey Tappy- I couldn't bear to disappoint ya. Santa- well of course HE exists!! Doesn't he??? I still get a stocking Xmas morning, so I know he exists.... but come to think of it, I only get the stocking if we are at my Mom's for Xmas ...hmmmm.

12-13-2004	#52 (permalink)
TAPPY añejo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Louisiana Posts: 15,120	Good ole Mama Clause !!!! Stocking presents are the best !!!!!

12-13-2004	#53 (permalink)
Rissask Brit basher Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 19,646	Yeah- even at 34....only child syndrome (that explains a LOT huh? )

12-13-2004	#55 (permalink)
Rissask Brit basher Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 19,646	Hey Squish- where did you get that cowboy hat?? I have been looking for a funky straw hat like that FOREVER. They look cute with a bikini on the beach.

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sctx political anarchist Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Body in San Marcos Tx....Tankah in my mind Posts: 27,793	boy I can't wait to take Rissask on a Chupacabra hunt !!! (now that I know she guns down innocent Bambi's!).

12-13-2004	#60 (permalink)
denisea Forum Goddess Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: On the road to ruins... Posts: 7,025	Well, I disagree with Rissak (imagine that, eh?)... however, I don't have time to get into the various "coincidences" and "intuititive" experiences that I've had right now. I also think that this type of conversation is best done in a relaxed atmosphere over some drinks and... So I'll leave it at that... until some of you have an opportunity to toss back a few tequilas with me. Did I mention that I worked for a traveling magic show for a year and a half back when I was a teenager? Yup, sworn to secrecy and all. "Magic" is not the same as "coincidences" or "intuitiveness" or even "paranormal" experiences. Magic is nothing more than an artform... some artists are merely more talented than others. The bigger the illusion, the easier it typically is. The best magician's are those that are exceptional at slight of hand.

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