because they have to remain vague, lest we have another Michael Fish incident.
Like how psychics are always really vague. Well, I suppose it's effectively nearly the same thing.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 10:44, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

fuck off.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 10:48, Reply)

*Adds "being mean to Kitty" to list*

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 10:54, Reply)

She's comparing people who spend their entire life
doing a very complicated thing for the good of mankind, predicting tornadoes and floods and quite literally saving lives.
To people who con the stupid, emotional and grieving out of money using cheap tricks.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 10:56, Reply)

Woah, chill out
ONLINE
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 10:57, Reply)

NO, THIS IS IMPORTANT
also kitty knows I don't mean it, and I'm pretty sure her post was designed to get a rise out of someone.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 10:59, Reply)

I know it's a rare occurence,
but this is one of those occasions on which I do wholeheartedly agree with Chompy...
(LongJohnBaldry, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 11:05, Reply)

I would never try and upset you by mocking SCIENCE

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 12:14, Reply)

speaking of which
I read Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks by Christopher Brookmyre the other day. Which covers the latter topic. Worth a read.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 10:58, Reply)

this TED talk is worth a watch if you're interested
b3ta.com/links/James_Randi_on_Psychic_Fraud
youtube link so worth waiting until you get home.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 11:02, Reply)

I'll check it out
have you seen any of the recent "Derren Brown investigates" series?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 11:04, Reply)

I saw the first, it rocked
But I can't get channel 4 at home (shit aerial), so missed the others.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 11:05, Reply)

4OD

(PsychoChomp, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 11:05, Reply)

I know it's a rare occurence,
but this is one of those occasions on which I do wholeheartedly agree with Chompy...
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 11:12, Reply)

Ooo I've been meaning to pick that up
I finished 'A snowball in hell' by him the other month, loved it!
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 11:04, Reply)

I've read One fine day in the middle of the night
a tale etched in blood and hard black pencil
and another one whose name escapes me, in addition to the above.

all thoroughly enjoyable
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 11:05, Reply)

I reckon he's a b3tan
He namechecks b3ta and a couple of memes in the one I read.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 11:06, Reply)

oh really?
nice

in the one I just read one of the characters is a massive geek who loves firefly. there's also a bit in it at the end that says there's only one impossible phenomenon in the book on pages 151 and 152 or something, and if you get it forgive him for being uber-geeky and self-indulgent.

I flicked to the page and was appalled at myself for having noted it when I read it the first time.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 11:08, Reply)

I shall definitely pick up some more by him
After I've finished these Charles Stross books.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 11:08, Reply)

I'd like to get some new books
to take on holiday. But I've got no space. This is a time when an e-reader would come in handy
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 11:09, Reply)

Got a fancy phone?
You might be able to get an ereader app for it.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 11:10, Reply)

I just got a Blackberry curve
which probably doesn't count as fancy
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 11:11, Reply)

I might go and grab a copy of that.
I love reading things like that.
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 17 Jun 2010, 11:04, Reply)

in case you were mildly confused
it's fiction, funny and quite well-written if you account for the scottish-isms ;-)
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 11:14, Reply)

I gathered it was fiction - I googled it. ;)

(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 17 Jun 2010, 11:20, Reply)

good

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 17 Jun 2010, 11:24, Reply)