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August 20, 2008

'Bigfoot' body turns out to be a hoax

Yeah, not even a little surprised by this. Notice how I haven't even mentioned this? Because it's not news. Why am I mentioning it now? Because there's an awesome video of a frozen Bigfoot costume encased in a block of...

August 07, 2008

Brian Sapient and EFF kick Uri Geller's ass

You may remember Brian Sapient, who uploaded an excerpt from a documentary that critiqued Geller's performances and abilities (it was a clip from the Tonight Show, with Johnny Carson). In an attempt to stifle criticism, Geller claimed copyright infringement, and...

Atheists and their toast

What, they didn't find anything? Not even butter? Last week I found nooks and crannies in my English muffin. Cynical-C Blog - Atheist Finds Nothing in His Toast...

July 08, 2008

Guide to Cold Reading

Excellent set of instructions to get you started on your new charlatan career track. Guide to "Cold Reading" 4. Gain the subject's cooperation in advance. Emphasise that the success of the reading depends as much on the subject's cooperation as...

July 02, 2008

Urban legend: Canadian flag symbolized 10 provinces

False.... Good Snopes.com article on the history of the Canadian flag. snopes.com: Canada's Maple Leaf Flag Many of these flags bore Union Jacks and fleur-de-lys. Quite a few featured a beaver, including one wearing a Mountie hat; another one showed...

June 23, 2008

Ken Ham is a ...

birdbrain, a blockhead, a bonehead, a boob, a bozo, a charlatan, a cheat, a chowderhead, a chump, a clod, a con artist, a crackpot, a crank, a crazy, a cretin, a dimwit, a dingbat, a dingleberry, a dipstick, a ditz,...

June 19, 2008

Fire the teacher; fire the psychic

This is the damndest thing I've heard, and it happened in Canada, no less. A parent of an autistic child is told by a teacher that a psychic said someone with a "V" for a name was molested. Ergo, her...

June 17, 2008

Teaching the controversy

I'm so going to buy all of these... Teach the Controversy - Intelligently designed t-shirts urging you to show both sides of every story...

Coffee: The New Health Food?

Skeptical because this article, like so many of these "health food" articles, goes on and on and on about how great coffee is. Look, it even absolves you of your sins! Whether or not the data supports this, it's a...

June 16, 2008

"The Happening" - ID movie of the year

After guessing the ending in The Sixth Sense 20 minutes into the film, I've been unimpressed with these ridiculous X-tian propaganda pieces, subtly disguised as films. The Happening Review: "The Happening" Is the Biggest Intelligent Design Movie of the Year...

June 12, 2008

Don Knotts v. "Buffalo Bill" Hawkins

Am I the only one who thinks that weird psycho cult leader Yisrayl "Buffalo Bill" Hawkins sounds exactly like loveable deceased comic actor Don Knotts? You decide:...

World didn't end today (again)

I wasn't even going to post this, but it's important to keep a living record of these wackos. Yes, I'm looking at you. TriStateHomepage.com - Texas Prophet Claims World Will End Tomorrow Nuclear war will be declared either [yesterday] or...

June 09, 2008

Scientology - Operation: Human Shield

I haven't seen this kind of human shield action outside of a Tokyo subway groping video. Operation: Human Shield - Scientology’s Latest Means of Suppressing Criticism - The Frame Problem In the ... absolutely hilarious video, OT (Operating Thetan) level...

June 02, 2008

God responds to "God is Dying in Canada" post

Leave it to the godless Canadians to joke about this poll. God is Dying in Canada - The Frame Problem...

May 28, 2008

Seven mysterious creatures of Japan

Very interesting list of mythical monsters from Japan. Seven mysterious creatures of Japan ::: Pink Tentacle Bigfoot. The Loch Ness Monster. The Abominable Snowman. Tales of unidentified mysterious animals have long intrigued and captured the imagination of people around the...

RationalWiki's response to Conservapedia's Atheism article

Sophmoric and full of fallacies, the Atheism article on Conservapedia has been declared (by Conservapedia, of course) the "article of the year". I'm not sure what it means, especially since we're only part way through the year, but if better...

May 26, 2008

OK to call Scientology a "cult"

In England, that is. BBC NEWS | England | London | No charges over Scientology demo The teenager held up a sign which read, "Scientology is not a religion, it is a dangerous cult", in May outside its headquarters in...

May 22, 2008

An anus made of chocolate

Yup, all they need is a special goatse limited edition chocolate. I can't tell if this is real or a joke. But I'll bet it tastes like ass.... YesButNoButYes: PS: Raisinets Make GREAT Dingleberries...

May 21, 2008

Crystal skull inspired Indiana Jones film

Great. One more Canadian kook with a crystal skull, riding on the media bandwagon of the new (and boring) Indiana Jones movie. Skull 'find' inspires Indiana Jones The late Anna Mitchell-Hedges -- a Port Colborne, Ont., orphan who was adopted...

May 08, 2008

Air Force commercial directed by Michael Bay

One missile could destroy all the satellites? Whoa. Where are Ben Affleck and Aerosmith when you need them? Air Force's Scare-Mongering Space Ad Shoves Facts Out of the Airlock | Danger Room from Wired.com No one expects commercials to be...

May 07, 2008

Why do politicians hate smart people?

Well made point from the Bad Astronomy guy. Scientists and other smart people are constantly being put down in politics, and even in popular culture. The elitist scientist is the bad guy, but the streetwise and resourceful everyman is the...

May 01, 2008

Anti-Defamation League rules on Expelled

The ADL has issued a statement on Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. Just so we remember who these guys are: "For 95 years, ADL has been combating anti-Semitism and bigotry of all kinds." So, presumably, they are authorities on stuff like...

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