Welcome to the UK-Skeptics' forum.

[Admin]

Welcome to the UK-Skeptics' forum.

[Tony P]

Hello John.

Yes I managed to register first time no problem. O0

[Admin]

Yes, all seems to be working fine.

[Jessie]

Hello - yes, all seems to be working. Good to be here O0

[Admin]

Hi, Jessie.

Yes it all seems to hunky dory and working fine. Time to go live?

[Jessie]

Go for it ;D O0 O0 O0

[Admin]

It's still a bit bare but I'll get it going by this evening. O0

[Jessie]

O0 O0 looking forward to it ;)

[Muse]

Thanks for the welcome Admin.

Good luck with the forum and look forward to chatting with you all later. :)

[Admin]

Thanks for joining Muse. I look forward to hearing from you.

[Malamute]

Hi to All, and look forward to being part of the new site.

[Muse]

Hi Malamute - great to see you've found us.

Looking forward to chatting to you around the boards :)

[Admin]

Hi, malamute.

Thanks for joining the board. O0

It's still early days here but I hope you're enjoying it. I look forward to your input and opinions.

John

[Nucular]

Hello! I followed a link from the JREF forum and ended up here - nice to see a UK sceptics forum :)

I look forward to lots of sceptical, with a 'c', discussion, without interruption from Johnny Foreigner.

Oh, except it's the UK Skeptics board...

Anyway, hullo.

[Muse]

Hi Nucular - welcome onboard.

Looking forward to some great discussions with real soon. :)

[Nucular]

Cheers Muse, me too O0

[Admin]

Hi, Nucular.

And welcome.

It's still early days yet, but I think we're heading in the right direction.



Oh, except it's the UK Skeptics board...


Not in the Interesting Ian sense though. ;) ;D

We used Skeptic rather than Sceptic because:


Skeptic is internationally recognised.
It gets far better results with search engine placement and search results.
Which leads to more incoming links etc.


Points 2+3 being the most important.

[Nucular]

Ah, I see - that makes sense ???

I guess if II did drop by, it'd make for an interesting discussion...

*Looks around*

Certainly looks as if everything's heading in the right direction :)

[Mojo]

Oh, except it's the UK Skeptics board...


Not in the Interesting Ian sense though. ;) ;D Of course not! The "k" isn't upper case! ;)

[Nucular]

Mojo! Hello!

[Admin]

Mojo!!!

Welcome to you too. O0


Of course not! The "k" isn't upper case!

Yes that must mean it has yet another meaning. ;D

[Mojo]

Hi!

Like Nucular, I followed a link from JREF (probably the same one).

[Admin]

I think someone linked to David Colquhoun's post earlier today.

I must go and thank them. O0

[Darat]

Hello

[Admin]

Hi Darat.

Welcome to the best skeptics' forum in the world. :P ;D

Nice to see you here and I look forward to your input.

John

[Nucular]

Hello


Hi Darat, nice to see you here! Hope you're not just popping over to smash up the opposition's HQ ;)

[Admin]

Opposition? ???

I think we'd get trounced if we took the JREF on. :scared:

We're just a more UK-centric forum.

[Mojo]

Opposition? ???

I think we'd get trounced if we took the JREF on. :scared:
The JREF forum seems to be having technical trouble. I can view it if I'm not logged in, but as soon as I log in I get a "There seems to have been a problem with the JREF Forum database" message.

If anyone does manage to log in successfully there, could they post something about this in Forum Help, please?

[Admin]

It's been a bit hitty-missy for the last couple of days. It's still down by the looks of it.

Database connection errors usually result in an email being generated and sent to the forum admin.

[Mojo]

Quite odd: when logged in I can view the main index page, statistics, members lists etc, but not the sub forums or posts, which I can see if not logged in.

[Mojo]

And I've just found a nice feature on this board: when I tried to post that last message, it told me that while I was typing there had been a reply that I might want to read before posting.

[Admin]

Yes, this is a cracking board system. O0 Quite simple but fully featured.

I'm still getting the database error. :(

[Nucular]

(Shouldn't this be under 'General Discussion...?' :-X)

It won't let me in either, though it does say


An E-Mail has been dispatched to our Technical Staff, whom you can also contact if the problem persists.

so presumably they're aware.

[Admin]

Actually, we could do with an off-topic board.

I've got to get back to work but I'll put one up now. O0

[Nucular]

Nicely done!

Now I'm not sure whether to post this there or here, but JREF is back up.

[Alt Gr]

It's been suggested I lack imagination you know, I can't understand why.

What does the Alt Gr key do btw? I’ve held it down while poking things and nothing seems to change.
Hang on, I’ve just thought of another combination, I’ll try it and see what hap

[Jocky]

... pens

Wow, it's a cure sent from God for all known ills. Praise Be - I'll start marketing the Alt Gr miracle straightaway ;D

Welcome aboard!

[Admin]

What does the Alt Gr key do btw?


It's one of those keys that you get blind to. ;D

I found this: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP052590631033.aspx

Under the United Kindom section it shows a few handy uses for it. Like 'Alt Gr' + 'e' = é

Very handy for writing séance when not using MS Word. O0

Welcome btw.

[And Introducing... A Leg]

Hi!

Just learned this place existed. Please call me Leg it makes you feel more comfortable. :D

[Admin]

;D ;D ;D

Hello 'Leg' and welcome. Great name. :D

[Mongrel]

Hi guys :)

Another one from JREF so it's nice to see some familiar faces avatars

[Nucular]

Hi Mongrel, good to see you here O0

Hi also Alt Gr and Leg :) Do you guys post anywhere else too, or have you been waiting for the advent of a UK sceptics' board?

[Admin]

Hi, Mongrel.

I think I noticed you on the JREF earlier.

Welcome to this place. O0

[Mojo]

Hi Leg and Alt Gr, and hello again Mongrel!

I assume Leg is the same leg that's recently been introduced to the JREF forum.

[Druid]

Welcome to the best skeptics' forum in the world. :P ;D

John


2nd best mate, 2nd best :)

The best one is over on proboards ;)

http://(awaiting permission from Admin)

Druid. :)

[Admin]

Do you mean this one Druid? http://badpsychic.proboards53.com/

Nah - that's definitely 2nd best. ;D

It's good to see you here. O0

[Zendal Darkman]

Hi guys,
Been meaning to register but never got round to it.

I now noticed you were discussing the Selfridge's psychics before the JREF, so this means you must be better ;)

question
Is this board hosted in the UK or overseas?

[Admin]

Hi, Zendal.

Welcome to the forum. O0

Yes this site and forum are hosted in the UK.

[Blue Bubble]

A simple hello from me too :)

[Muse]

Hi Blue Bubble,

Welcome to UK Skeptics. It's great to have you on board. :)

[Admin]

Welcome Blue Bubble.

Great to see you here. O0

[Mongrel]

Heya Blue :)

[vbloke]

everyone can relax - I finally got round to registering here

hello!

[tkingdoll]

everyone can relax - I finally got round to registering here

hello!


VBloke is here
Let's all have a beer
Except for me, dear
I'm teetotal.

[Admin]

VBloke is here
Let's all have a beer
Except for me, dear
I'm teetotal.


Positions vacant.

Resident poet. :P


Welcome Vbloke - nice to see you here. O0

[tkingdoll]

I'm already resident Marketing Pro and resident Smarty Pants.

Does resident Poet carry a salary? I could be persuaded to knock out a haiku for a mere £100 per word.

[Mongrel]

I'm already resident Marketing Pro and resident Smarty Pants.

Does resident Poet carry a salary? I could be persuaded to knock out a haiku for a mere £100 per word.


Shouldn't you charge by the syllable?

[Mojo]

I'm already resident Marketing Pro and resident Smarty Pants.

Does resident Poet carry a salary? I could be persuaded to knock out a haiku for a mere £100 per word.


Shouldn't you charge by the syllable?
If you're going to charge by the syllable, you might as well just quote a fixed rate per haiku.

[vbloke]

everyone can relax - I finally got round to registering here

hello!


VBloke is here
Let's all have a beer
Except for me, dear
I'm teetotal.

not bad, but you're no William McGonagall

[tkingdoll]

I think that poem needs a second verse.

VBloke is here
Let's all have a beer
Except for me, dear
I'm teetotal.


Vbloke's a perv
He's got a real nerve
Do we really deserve
Full frontal?

[vbloke]

yes, yes you do.

[Lord Muck oGentry]

Greetings to all.

What a pleasure to find a board for UK skeptics!

[Admin]

Hello Lord Muck! ;D

Welcome to the forum.

[Hazen]

Hi all,
I followed a link over here from the JREF. Good to see a local board on the go.

[Muse]

Hi Hazen welcome to UK Skeptics. :)

[Blue Bubble]

Latest Member: James Randi

Woohoooo... Welcome Randi :)

[Admin]

Yes, it is the James Randi too. O0

Obviously he's a busy man and probably won't be posting a great deal, but it's great to know that we have such an eminent figure on board who's taken an interest in what we're doing here.

[vbloke]

I think that might have been my doing - I sent him a copy of the transcript and told him about the discussion on this board

[tkingdoll]

I think that might have been my doing - I sent him a copy of the transcript and told him about the discussion on this board



And have you seen the link to here on the JREF forum homepage? It has more hits than any of the other links - yay!

I guess that just goes to show what a huge need there is in the UK for this.

[Admin]

Yes the link from there is proving to be really popular. O0

[Hazen]

Hi Phaedra, thanks for the welcome.

[Admin]

Welcome to Hazen and Physiotherapist too. O0

[Nettles]

Hi! I sort of made my way here from Skepchick.org via JREF forum to here ...

[vbloke]

Welcome and enjoy!

[Admin]

Hi Nettles, and welcome. O0

I think I've seen you on the JREF before.

[Nettles]

Hi Nettles, and welcome. O0

I think I've seen you on the JREF before.


Thanks, John!

Perhaps it was on Badscience.net?

[Admin]

Ah! That could be it. I do read badscience a lot.

Ben does a fantastic job, it's a shame there aren't a few more like him in the media. :-\

[Aardvark]

Hello all and thanks to the invite from John

I will enjoy dropping in from time to time for a bit of a blather

[Admin]

Hello Aardvark and welcome. O0

[Mojo]

Hi there Aardvark. Good luck with the ASA!

[Dr B]

Hiya John

Nice Forum and website.... ^-^ Good to be here.

[Admin]

Thanks Dr B.

It's nice to see you here. I look forward to your input. O0

[Kat]

Hello there.
I'm pretty much just a lurker at the JREF forum, but I noticed the link in Nucular's sig line and thought I'd pop over.
Nice forum!
;)

[Admin]

Hello Kat and welcome. O0

[Nettles]

Welcome, Kat! 8)

[Lord Muck oGentry]

Welcome indeed, Kat!

[Kat]

I'd like to say that one of the reasons I am a lurker at the JREF is that I'm not a scientist and I have no expertise in any particular topic.

Due to the forum there being so large, I'm always hesitant to chime in with my take on something, because there's always someone more knowledgeable than me, and I tend to be shy.

I'm hoping to dip my toe in a tad here, if that's ok.
:)

[Zendal Darkman]

I'd like to say that one of the reasons I am a lurker at the JREF is that I'm not a scientist and I have no expertise in any particular topic.

Due to the forum there being so large, I'm always hesitant to chime in with my take on something, because there's always someone more knowledgeable than me, and I tend to be shy.

I'm hoping to dip my toe in a tad here, if that's ok.
:)

I think your comments will be more than welcome.

(...and 'hello')

[Kat]

Hello there. I love the skellington.
:)
And I'll try my best to meet expectations.

[Admin]

I'd like to say that one of the reasons I am a lurker at the JREF is that I'm not a scientist and I have no expertise in any particular topic.

Due to the forum there being so large, I'm always hesitant to chime in with my take on something, because there's always someone more knowledgeable than me, and I tend to be shy.

I'm hoping to dip my toe in a tad here, if that's ok.
:)


You're more than welcome Kat. You don't have to be a scientist to be a skeptic!

Yes, join in and if you're not sure about something just ask. We'll either explain it or reveal how ignorant we are. ;D

[Muse]

Hi Kat and welcome. It's great to have you on board. :)

Catch you later :D

[doubting thomas]

I'd like to say that one of the reasons I am a lurker at the JREF is that I'm not a scientist and I have no expertise in any particular topic.

Due to the forum there being so large, I'm always hesitant to chime in with my take on something, because there's always someone more knowledgeable than me, and I tend to be shy.

I'm hoping to dip my toe in a tad here, if that's ok.
:)

welcome Kat. I must admit i'm a little shy myself and not a scientist but i do shove my oar in occasionally and this forum can be quite addictive.

[Raphael]

Greetings All! My first post, and I'm still finding my way around here. I recognize a few names. Ooooh, I just saw all these tags...I'll have to see what they do.

Raphael

[Blue Bubble]

Hello there. I love the skellington.
:)
And I'll try my best to meet expectations.


Welcome Kat. "Skellington" ? Sounds like you're from Embra ;) (that's where I'm from originally).

[Nettles]

That or a Tim Burton fan.

[Admin]

Greetings All! My first post, and I'm still finding my way around here. I recognize a few names. Ooooh, I just saw all these tags...I'll have to see what they do.

Raphael

Hi there, and welcome. O0

Another JREF member? ???

[Kat]

*coughs*

Blue Bubble? Nettles?

Both. Plus a Pratchett fan.
:)

And hello there, Raphael.

[huw-l]

Hi Guys,

better introduce myself. I'm a former molecular biologist (I jacked in my PhD to go and work in the film industry) now pretending to be a computer scientist at the university in Cardiff. At my previous place of work I was always the guy who would reply to the dear-all email warning about glutamate (or whatever the scare of the week was) with the relevant link snopes.com . After four years of that I wasn't the only one who would shoot down things like that so I must have had a little bit of an effect.

Anyway it's really nice to have a skeptical hang-out in the UK. It'll give me another excuse not to do any work.

Cheers,
Huw

[vbloke]

Hello and welcome on board

*kills self for punnage*

[tkingdoll]

Hi Guys,

better introduce myself. I'm a former molecular biologist (I jacked in my PhD to go and work in the film industry) now pretending to be a computer scientist at the university in Cardiff. At my previous place of work I was always the guy who would reply to the dear-all email warning about glutamate (or whatever the scare of the week was) with the relevant link snopes.com . After four years of that I wasn't the only one who would shoot down things like that so I must have had a little bit of an effect.

Anyway it's really nice to have a skeptical hang-out in the UK. It'll give me another excuse not to do any work.

Cheers,
Huw


Welcome! There's a skeptic's day out in Birmingham on 17th June if you can make it, it's a little nearer Cardiff than the usual London events.

[Jocky]

Hi Huw and welcome :)

Look forward to hearing from you hereabouts

Jocky

[Blue Bubble]

Hi Guys,

better introduce myself. I'm a former molecular biologist (I jacked in my PhD to go and work in the film industry) now pretending to be a computer scientist at the university in Cardiff.

Cheers,
Huw


Welcome, Huw.

Molecular biologist , eh ? Whereabouts ? (I spent 14 years working at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory - 12 years in Heidelberg, 2 years at the Genome Campus in Hinxton, near Cambridge - just a mile up the road from where I now live). My background is comp science, not molecular biology.

And I worked at the University of Cardiff for a short while in the mid-1970's. We had to schedule a 4 Mbyte exchangeable disk drive to be mounted for an hour at a time. Those were the days - ICL System 4's running Multijob (which we termed Multiflop). Ask around if anyone still remembers them. Later replace by Multics (woohooo!!!)

[huw-l]

MRC Clinical Sciences Centre at Hammersmith Hospital in London's charming East Acton (right next-door to HMP Wormwood Scrubs).

Fortunately the computer systems have moved on somewhat since the 1970s :)

[Nettles]

Welcome to our hangout, Huw!

[righter]

hi everyone,
i am from the land of Thule otherwise known as shetland. also a lurker on JREF...occasional poster,but usually get ignored...not clever enough !!
so hopefully can contribute here...to avoid work as well ! :) :)

[vbloke]

Welcome aboard!
*puns badly again*

[Admin]

...not clever enough !!
so hopefully can contribute here...


What are you trying to say? :P ;D

Welcome, it's nice to see you here. O0

[Blue Bubble]

i am from the land of Thule otherwise known as shetland. also a lurker on JREF...occasional poster,but usually get ignored...not clever enough !!
so hopefully can contribute here...to avoid work as well ! :) :)



Welcome, righter. My ancestors were from Shetland. Anyone still around with the surname "Omond" ?

P.s. I was thinking of ignoring your post ;)

[Jocky]

Hi righter and welcome to UK-Skeptics,

BB and I are always pleased to see more fellow Scots coming on board :)

'Fraid I'm a lowlander though ...

Jocky

[Nettles]

Surely Zetlanders are Norse and not Scots.

Welcome, Righter!

[righter]

true..shetlanders consider themselves norse rather than scots.
I only married "in" so not for me to say really.

thanks for not ignoring me...i have 4 children to do that !!

don`t recognise that surname at all...checked phone book ...nothing..sorry

no,i`m not trying to suggest you are all stupid...merely user friendly!!?

[Jocky]

Surely Zetlanders are Norse and not Scots.

Yeah, OK then. We are going back quite a few hundred years ::) but certainly Shetland has a distinctive cultural identity.

They get to be Scots too though - two for the price of one :) or three if you count 'British' too.

Righter, do you get to take part in that ultimate expression of Norse identity, the boat-burning festival (?Uphellyah? - forgive incorrect spelling of the name).

IIRC it used to be for Shetland-born folk only, but they expanded it to cover all residents.

[Mongrel]

Righter, do you get to take part in that ultimate expression of Norse identity, the boat-burning festival (?Uphellyah? - forgive incorrect spelling of the name).

IIRC it used to be for Shetland-born folk only, but they expanded it to cover all residents.


Boat burning festival? Sounds cool :0

Taken part in a few of them in York as part of their yearly Jorvik festival - I'm guessing the Shetland version is a bit more cultural

[Jocky]

Taken part in a few of them in York as part of their yearly Jorvik festival

I used to live in York (left in 1993) and I don't remember them. Are they a recent innovation, or did I miss out on some cool pyromania :(

[righter]

i don`t take part in up helly ya( i can`t spell it either) because someone has to stay sober in the village.

my husband stewards the acts...that is scoops them off the floor and shoves them on stage...i serve supper.

I think the Lerwick (capital)lot, is stricter about squads being from shetland...but not the local festival.

the drinking is done over several days...so you can see it`s a serious business.

[Admin]

the drinking is done over several days...so you can see it`s a serious business.


???

I must pay a visit. ;D

I used to be in the RAF and I always considered a posting to the Shetlands a one to avoid ??? but talking to others who'd been there (usually 18 months at a time) they all loved it.

[Mongrel]

Taken part in a few of them in York as part of their yearly Jorvik festival

I used to live in York (left in 1993) and I don't remember them. Are they a recent innovation, or did I miss out on some cool pyromania :(


I took part in them for a few years running during the early-90s. I was a member of one of the largest dark ages re-enactment groups and the trip up to York was always a fun one and one of the most understanding police forces we'd met :)

[Zendal Darkman]

As I have been unexpectedly away (and I guess no one noticed :) ) I will announce my presence back on the forum by saying "hello" all over again:-

Hello.

Glad to be back!

(boy, you guys have been busy)

[tkingdoll]

I noticed Zendal!

I just didn't say anything cause I thought you'd be abducted by aliens and I didn't want them coming for me next.

[Admin]

Zendal, I was actually wondering where you were earlier today. Really!

I'm glad you're back. O0

[Dr B]

Are the above two posts not after-the-fact claims of paranormal ability???? Am I in the right place???? ;D ;D

[Admin]

You're right!

Perhaps we skeptics have been wrong all along. ???

:ghost:

[Yellow Bloom Tree]

true..shetlanders consider themselves norse rather than scots.
I only married "in" so not for me to say really.

thanks for not ignoring me...i have 4 children to do that !!

don`t recognise that surname at all...checked phone book ...nothing..sorry

no,i`m not trying to suggest you are all stupid...merely user friendly!!?


Was gossiping with an old Shetlander ,( geu ine guiser ), recently asked him if he would ever return " home". His reply was:- " Nae chance, they're 'o' English up there???

[tkingdoll]

Welcome Yellow Bloom Tree!

[Nettles]

Hi, YBT!



I too have been away ... suffering in American sunshine. It is, of course, wonderful to be back.

[tkingdoll]

Hi, YBT!



I too have been away ... suffering in American sunshine. It is, of course, wonderful to be back.


Gee, rub it in why don't you. We've had rain, rain, rain.

Hope you had a great time though :)

[Nettles]

It wasn't clear and sunny every day. We had two warm, humid days with an overcast.

I had as good a time as one gets from work travel, and I had way more food than is good for me. The people I was with were very keen on maxing out their expenses every day and that seemed to mean masses of food. Any alcohol consumed was purely incidental.

[Admin]

I too have been away ... suffering in American sunshine. It is, of course, wonderful to be back.


>:(

Where've you been to?

Up here in the North East I think the hottest day we've had so far is around 57F ::)

When I was in the RAF I did 2 years out in Cyprus. Now there's nice weather for you.

And...

Welcome YBT O0

Are you from the Shetlands? If so, I'm sorry to talk about hot weather. Like 57F ;) ;D

[Dr B]

I would like to say a big welcome to new member Dave Wood - our future Prime minister!!!! I think we might start our own club of "AWOL ASSAP members" 8) :tongue2:

[Admin]

I thought I recognised the name.

Welcome Dave O0

[DaveWood]

Hey guys :D

I'm a bit woo... just kidding :-[

[Admin]

I can change your display name to DaveWoo if you like! ;D

[DaveWood]

;D ;D

I used to get that sometimes when forums used to be limited u/ns to 7 letters!

[Admin]

I hope you didn't join the JREF forum under those conditions! :scared: ;D

[DaveWood]

Done !

[Dr B]

Welcome Mr Pycroft - its nice and friendly round here. Watch out for 'dodgy john' and dont upset teek ;D, Only kidding (though john is dodgy ;D).

[Admin]

We had a few new members today O0

Welcome to:

Kochanski, Mr Pycroft, Big_Les, DeVega, and drfrank.

Nice to see some new (JREF ;D) names on here.

[Ginger Rogers]

Hi there

I hope this is the right place to post...
I'm Kristie, from the Isle of Wight, I'm new obviously ::) and look forward to some interesting discussions.

[Admin]

Hi, Kristie.

It's nice to see you here. O0

Post away :D although I suspect it may be quiet on here whilst the Germany v Argentina game is on. ;D

I've managed to get all my work done in time to watch it. 8)

[Jocky]

Well, I'm not watching it. You slacker, John :)

Hi Kristie, a warm welcome to UKS.

[tkingdoll]

Welcome, welcome!

I too am not watching the match, although hubby has it on the laptop behind me so I'm subliminally absorbing it. Or something.

[Ginger Rogers]

well I'm at work but it's on the tv in the other room.. I'm popping in to see the scores now and then. OH is at home and watching it no doubt!

Thanks for the warm welcome :)

[Nettles]

Welcome new creatures!

[Hazen]

Hi to all the new folks and welcome!
Kristie, good to have someone from my neck of the woods on the board (I'm just across the water from you)

[vbloke]

I go away for the weekend and loads of people sign up!

Welcome one and all!

[wollery]

I go away for the weekend and loads of people sign up!

Welcome one and all!


It could be worse.

I'm not even sure if I qualify as a UK Skeptic any more! :ponder:


Oh yeah, hello to the newbies. :wavey:

[Ginger Rogers]

Hi to all the new folks and welcome!
Kristie, good to have someone from my neck of the woods on the board (I'm just across the water from you)


Portsmouth, or southampton? or lymington?

[Dr B]

Hello Ginger and all newcomers

I remember hearing Ginger Rogers (the Hollywood star) saying she did everything Fred Astaire did, only backwards and in heels.... ;D ;D

[Hazen]

Portsmouth, or southampton? or lymington?

Actually, just up the road in old Winch

[brodski]

Hi there, a quick de-lurk from me. I've wandered this way from the JREF forums, like a lot of names I've noticed here.
It will be good for me to get a UK focus on skepticism, and also an opportunity not to hear any more about the bloody Middle East for a change ;)

[tkingdoll]

Hi brodski, welcome to the madness! This is the ideal place to complain about the weather and discuss which tea goes best with lemon. Oh, and some skeptic stuff of course!

[brodski]

Hi brodski, welcome to the madness! This is the ideal place to complain about the weather and discuss which tea goes best with lemon. Oh, and some skeptic stuff of course!
Do we get double blind trials of the lemon/ tea combinations?

[tkingdoll]

Do we get double blind trials of the lemon/ tea combinations?


Yes. We blind you with the lemon and forcefeed you the tea.

[Mongrel]

Yes. We blind you with the lemon and forcefeed you the tea.

...and then Teek posts the results on "See my Dinners"
The rest of us drink beer :)

[brodski]

...and then Teek posts the results on "See my Dinners"
The rest of us drink beer :)
with lemon?

[Mongrel]

with lemon?

Dunno - Badger brewery have been doing some odd fruit ones lately.

Damn, looks like I'll have to do some more 'research' ^-^

[brodski]

Dunno - Badger brewery have been doing some odd fruit ones lately.

Damn, looks like I'll have to do some more 'research' ^-^
I'm afraid that would only be anecdotal evidence to me, I may have to attempt to replicate your results independently. We could both end up double blind.

[tkingdoll]

Or seeing-double blind?

[Hazen]

Dunno - Badger brewery have been doing some odd fruit ones lately.

At a wedding I attended recntly, they were serving strawberry, raspberry and blackberry flavoured lagers, which sounds like a terrible idea, but were actually quite drinkable

[vbloke]

There's a local micro-brewery near me that did a pineapple beer recently.

It was so tart, I thought my face was going to implode.

[Mojo]

There's a local micro-brewery near me that did a pineapple beer recently.

It was so tart, I thought my face was going to implode.
I remember having an apricot-flavoured bitter at the Battersea Beer Festival a few years back. I thought it was quite pleasant; Mrs. Mojo voted for it as her favorite beer of the festival.

I think it came from Hop Back.

[Dr B]

I would just like to say a BIG welcome to our new members of late....Skepticus Rex, Remote Viewer, and jack 007. I hope you all enjoy it round here O0 We are a friendly bunch

[Cuddles]

Hi guys, just found this linked from JREF. I was starting to think we might be the only country without any sane people.

The best fruit-flavoured beer is clearly Bananabread Beer. I think it's a local one near Swansea so I can't get it anymore :(

[tkingdoll]

Welcome Cuddles!

Are you named after Keith Harris's chimp?

[Mojo]

The best fruit-flavoured beer is clearly Bananabread Beer. I think it's a local one near Swansea so I can't get it anymore :(
It comes from Bedford: http://www.charleswells.co.uk/home/brands/ales/banana-bread-beer

I remember seeing it at the GBBF one year.

[Jack 007]

I would just like to say a BIG welcome to our new members of late....Skepticus Rex, Remote Viewer, and jack 007. I hope you all enjoy it round here We are a friendly bunch

Thanks very much! It's good to be here!
:)

[kath23]

Hello! I'm new too. Been enjoying consciously practicing skepticism for about a year now.

I like blogs such as http://thesecondsight.blogspot.com and the new quackometer project http://www.quackometer.net.

Hope to attend some sort of skeptical meeting in real life one day. Is there any such thing in the Midlands?
Love
Kath




Edit: fix quackometer link.

[wollery]

Greetings kath23,
You just missed a big get together in Birmingham, but it doesn't take too much persuasion to get a few people out to the pub.

If you can travel to London there's always Skeptics in the Pub http://www.skeptic.org.uk/pub/.

Anyhow, enjoy the forum.

[tkingdoll]

Hi kath,

I'm in Birmingham, and am always up for a skeptic get-together. I'll let you know if there's anything planned regionally, but as Wollery says, a lot of the get-togethers happen in London (although there was just one in Cambridge).

[Admin]

Welcome Kath.

Perhaps we should arrange some UKS get togethers. In Newcastle. :P ;D

Birmingham is actually probably the best place for most. Being central.

[tkingdoll]

Johnny my man, I do believe I will be in Newcastle on the evening of 14th Sept. Hubby is wining and dining a client, so I'll be at a loose end all evening.

[Admin]

You can come round mine and watch CSI with me.

Or...

Bring a boatload of money and you can take me out!! :D

We'll have to sort something. O0

[ceptimus]

Hello, everyone. :wavey:

[tkingdoll]

Hi ceptimus!

[Paulhoff]

Hi

I am new here, some of you may know me from other forums.

Paul

:) :) :)

[tkingdoll]

Hi Paul, welcome to UKS!

[Admin]

Welcome Paul and Ceptimus. Both JREF names I believe?

[Paulhoff]

Yes, and I am lucky to see James Randi at his end of month meetings, but not last month because he is on a boat cruise and the month before I was in Texas visiting friends. When I went to the meeting last month, I did not know that Randi as on a cruise and got to meet Carlos for a few minutes at the door of the foundation.

Paul

:) :) :)

[JonDonnis]

Hello! I'm new too. Been enjoying consciously practicing skepticism for about a year now.

I like blogs such as http://thesecondsight.blogspot.com and the new quackometer project http://www.quackometer.net.

Hope to attend some sort of skeptical meeting in real life one day. Is there any such thing in the Midlands?
Love
Kath




Edit: fix quackometer link.


I have been wanting to arrange a sceptic get together in the midlands for a while, I am in Brum, and could probablyget a few people together from my forum.

If anything happens let me know

[tkingdoll]

I have been wanting to arrange a sceptic get together in the midlands for a while, I am in Brum, and could probablyget a few people together from my forum.

If anything happens let me know


You missed one not long ago. I didn't realise there were more Brummie skeptics, I thought me and Dr B were a rare sort :D

I'm in Moseley, btw.

There's a skeptic day out in Leicester soon, looks like Sat 30th is going to be the date.

[asthmatic camel]

Um. Err, well, your shoes are nice.

[Admin]

Who's shoes are nice?

[tkingdoll]

MY shoes are nice! They are a sort of crochet slip-on summer thing. I bought them for my forthcoming holiday but I'm 'breaking them in'.

[asthmatic camel]

Who's shoes are nice?


Well, your shoes might be nice but so far, I've been unable to focus upon anything other than that rather delightful laminate flooring which surrounds them.

[Admin]

I live in slippers!!

I even have pair of special 'work slippers' for the days I venture to do something productive and go to my office. ;D

Should I have admitted that? :ponder:

[Cuddles]

I live in slippers!!


Any relation to that old woman who lived in a shoe? Where do you find slippers big enough?

[The_Fire]

*A vortex opens*

Ouch!
Now what?
*looks around*

Nice place!

[Jocky]

*A vortex opens*

Ouch!
Now what?
*looks around*

Nice place!


Hello and welcome, Fire :)

Don't I recognise you from JREF?

[The_Fire]

Dang....Tagged!
Yup. that would be me. ;)



*A vortex opens*

Ouch!
Now what?
*looks around*

Nice place!


Hello and welcome, Fire :)

Don't I recognise you from JREF?

[Jocky]

Excellent - good to see you here :)

[sonofajoiner]

Hello. Another new sceptic here for you. At the risk of sounding pervy, I will say that I mainly like to watch, but I'll attempt to join in some sceptical discussions in my own semi-informed way!

Cheers.

[Dr B]

welcome all, watch out for 'dodgy john' and his pervy slippers.....(is that a band?)

[Dr B]

Welcome all recent newcomers. We are a friendly bunch around here....honest..... >:D

[median]

And tactful.... :angel:

[Jocky]

... not to mention sober :booze:

[median]

... not to mention sober

Don't ever mention sober :D

[Jocky]

Don't ever mention sober

Sorry median - didn't mean to swear at you! :D

[koolg]

Hi its koolg ( truthseeker) Im back been away far too long O0

[Jocky]

Hi Koolg, and welcome :)

Are you by any chance the very same 'truth seeker' who was last seen here (http://www.ukskeptics.com/forum/index.php/topic,462.msg6216.html#msg6216)?

If so, would you like to pick up the discussion from where we left off?

[koolg]

Hi Koolg, and welcome :)

Are you by any chance the very same 'truth seeker' who was last seen here (http://www.ukskeptics.com/forum/index.php/topic,462.msg6216.html#msg6216)?

If so, would you like to pick up the discussion from where we left off?


I am afraid that is not me Jocky

[Admin]

Koolg from the badpsychics forum?

Liverpool supporter? :-X

We all support Newcastle Utd on here. 8)

[Lord Muck oGentry]

We all support Newcastle Utd on here. 8)


*cough*

Just remind me, what are football?

:)

[Jocky]

Hi Koolg, and welcome :)

Are you by any chance the very same 'truth seeker' who was last seen here (http://www.ukskeptics.com/forum/index.php/topic,462.msg6216.html#msg6216)?

If so, would you like to pick up the discussion from where we left off?


I am afraid that is not me Jocky


OK koolg O0

Sorry for the mistaken identity :-[ I mistook your use of the phrase "truth seeker"!

[koolg]

And that is supposed to mean what Jocky

[Jocky]

And that is supposed to mean what Jocky


There was a poster here recently who used "truth seeker" as his/her username - hence my confusion

[koolg]

Koolg from the badpsychics forum?

Liverpool supporter? :-X

We all support Newcastle Utd on here. 8)


Hey John can I not be a member of both forums :(

[Mojo]

We all support Newcastle Utd on here. 8)

No we don't. See avatar. 8)

[Dr B]

Newcastle are shit......... :eek: :tongue2:

[Admin]

Hey John can I not be a member of both forums :(


Absolutely. O0

Sorry, I was trying to be amusing, not rude.

You're more than welcome - just jump straight in.

[Admin]

Newcastle are shit......... :eek: :tongue2:


>:( >:( >:( >:( >:(

Yes, but you didn't have to point it out. :'(

[wollery]

You think you've got it bad John? I support QPR! ::)

[kath23]

Sorry I neglect this thread for some reason, and didn't welcome you before. But I mean a welcome for you :)

Hi Fire, Sonofa and Koolg :)

[Dr B]

Welcome to all new members of UKS (2007). We look forward to speaking to you all soon. Introduce yourself here and see you in the fourm O0

[median]

Cordial greetings to Rez, Ann and Alexburton

O0

[bindeweede]

Welcome to the UK-Skeptics' forum.

Just joined - this looks an interesting place to be.
I've just started reading "Don't Believe Everything You Think" by Thomas Kida.

Has anyone else come across it?

[Dr B]

Hello Bindeweede and welcome.

I have not read that book but I can imagine the sorts of things it covers. I would recommend "Why people believe weird things" by Shermer and "Flim Flam" by Randi for other good reference examples of these texts O0

[bindeweede]

Hello Bindeweede and welcome.

I have not read that book but I can imagine the sorts of things it covers. I would recommend "Why people believe weird things" by Shermer and "Flim Flam" by Randi for other good reference examples of these texts O0


I looked for "Why people believe weird things" by Shermer on Amazon - they want £36 for it. It must be very, very good for that sort of money!
Perhaps I looked in the wrong place.

Edit. That must be the hardback. I found the paperback for £7.46! That's more like it.

[Blue Bubble]

Hello Bindeweede and welcome.

I have not read that book but I can imagine the sorts of things it covers. I would recommend "Why people believe weird things" by Shermer and "Flim Flam" by Randi for other good reference examples of these texts O0


I looked for "Why people believe weird things" by Shermer on Amazon - they want £36 for it. It must be very, very good for that sort of money!
Perhaps I looked in the wrong place.

Edit. That must be the hardback. I found the paperback for £7.46! That's more like it.


Welcome. Try looking in your local library. That's where I got all the Randi books to read.

[Admin]

Don't forget the UKS bookstore. ;)

http://www.ukskeptics.com/bookstore.php

It's in there for £7.46 and we make a 4% commission. :D

[bindeweede]

Don't forget the UKS bookstore. ;)

http://www.ukskeptics.com/bookstore.php

It's in there for £7.46 and we make a 4% commission. :D

Yes, I noticed that. I ordered it, plus the SKeptics Dictionary via the bookstore yesterday.
Every little 4% helps.

[Admin]

Thanks Bindeweede. O0

We actually made about £25 last quarter from Amazon sales which isn't too bad.

BTW, the money belongs to UKS, not me, as UKS is a registered non-profit organization.

[Dr B]

Dont believe a word of it ;D

John - I am sure I saw you in a Ferrari the other day....not that £25 would get you far. :D

[Admin]

Shhhhhhh!

I'm now saving for a yacht. ;D

[bindeweede]

Don't forget the UKS bookstore. ;)

http://www.ukskeptics.com/bookstore.php

It's in there for £7.46 and we make a 4% commission. :D

Yes, I noticed that. I ordered it, plus the SKeptics Dictionary via the bookstore yesterday.
Every little 4% helps.


Excellent service from Amazon - I had an email today saying the books had been despatched.
Even better service from Amazon.....the books actually arrived YESTERDAY!

[Admin]

The books arrived before they were dispatched!! :o

What sort of paranormal claim would this be? :ponder:

Pretty good service though. ;D

[H3LL]

Just saying hello.

So...Erm...Hello all

Carry on.


.

[Mongrel]

Hello and welcome :)

[median]

Good day to you, H3LL.

Mine's a large single malt :)

[Dr B]

Welcome all recent newbies....... 8)

[CatWoman]

Hello - nice to meet you all O0

[vbloke]

Welcome, Catwoman.

Pull up a comfy chair and make yourself at home.

[Jocky]

Hello - nice to meet you all O0

Wow, it's Michelle Pfeiffer - all my fantasies are about to come true :-[

Hello CatWoman, and welcome :)

[crabsallover]

I look forward to being part of UK-Skeptics discussions.

crabsallover

WASPS
World Atheist Secular Proselytiser of Science
http://waspofscience.blogspot.com/

[tkingdoll]

Welcome, crabsallover. Interesting username you have there!

[CatWoman]

Thanks for the welcome O0

Think of me more of a woman with cats - I do also have a dog, but DogWoman doesn't quite have the same ring to it ;D

[Jocky]

Thanks for the welcome O0

Think of me more of a woman with cats - I do also have a dog, but DogWoman doesn't quite have the same ring to it ;D

In that sense of Catwoman, I am Catman! That has a bit of a ring to it too ...

[Admin]

I keep bats. ???

Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na...... BaseballMan.

[bindeweede]

Hello Bindeweede and welcome.

I have not read that book but I can imagine the sorts of things it covers. I would recommend "Why people believe weird things" by Shermer and "Flim Flam" by Randi for other good reference examples of these texts O0

Well, I recently finished reading "Why people believe...", and it was an impressive read, especially for my non-scientifically trained, and definitely non-brilliant mind. I did find myself skipping the odd paragraph when the author went in to the details of the American legal system in relation to the teaching of Creationism, and the section "Dr Tipler Meets Dr Pangloss" was a bit above my head!
The section which probably had most efect on me was "Twenty-five Fallacies That Lead Us to Believe Weird Things" - a list of common errors in logical thinking. But I would recommend the book to anyone who has not already read it.

I might move on to something by Randi, only having read a few articles I downloaded from his site. "FlimFlam" is quite an old publication now, I think, although I don't suppose some of the tricks he might describe will have changed much. But we now have the glories of Psychic TV and the internet , of course.

I wonder if anyone else can recommend a book they were impressed by - in relation to threads in the forum.

What about a "Recommended Reads" thread? (I hope I'm not suggesting something that already exists.)

[Admin]

What about a "Recommended Reads" thread? (I hope I'm not suggesting something that already exists.)

We're one step ahead with this. We'll soon have our own on-line skeptics' book store with books reviewed by fellow skeptics. O0

It should be a great resource once it builds up.

[Mash]

Hi everyone, just found this forum through the James Randi foundation boards and thought I'd sign up. Looking forward to some good discourse.

[tkingdoll]

Welcome Mash! Make yourself at home and have a couple of biccies. Not the chocolate Hob Nobs though, they're mine.

[ReverendNick]

Permission to come aboard!
I found a skateboard at the bottom of my stairs this afternnon. I believe it to be the kids. My girlfiend dont Sk8, mate!

[tkingdoll]

welcome reverendnick. Perhaps the skateboard was a booby trap and someone is trying to do away with you.

[Cuddles]

Nah, that's single roller-skates you're thinking of.

[ReverendNick]

Excuse me for the short post... I have alot of reading to do!

Thanks for having me everyone!

[Matt]

Tap tap

This thing on?

One two one two.

Ahem!

Erm hi folks.

That is all.

[Admin]

Hi Matt, Nick et al.

Welcome to the forum. O0

Activity on here seems to go in cycles of high activity followed by relative quietness. I think we're due for another active spell...

It's nice to see a lot of new members signing up. Feel free to let us know how you found us etc.

Oh yes - and post away!! ;D

[ReverendNick]

John... I like the picture;D

I see Matt has gone for a Happy Young Randi look , while your more "climb a tower and shoot someone" Charles Whitman image scares me!O0

[Admin]

John... I like the picture;D

You mean my avatar?

Yeah - I found it on uglypeople.com ;D

I use it to frighten the woos away!!

[Dr B]

welcome all newbies.....O0 O0