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  1. UFO either 25 feet wide and moving at 18,000 or it is a bug really close to the camera thread - Greg on Mar 4, 6:43 AM
    1. Ball Lightning - Dragonfly on Mar 5, 2:13 PM
     
  2. oh brother <eyes rolling> ... thread - Al on Mar 2, 8:19 PM
    1. This guy is a nut .... - Ray Haupt on Mar 2, 11:40 PM
      1. Lamentable - Dragonfly on Mar 3, 2:11 AM
        1. Why not a giant laser projecting ... - Ray haupt on Mar 3, 1:19 PM
          1. this is probably technically possible now - Al on Mar 3, 10:59 PM
            1. But maybe it would pay ... - Ray Haupt on Mar 4, 12:23 AM
              1. This was an episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Greg on Mar 4, 6:49 AM
                1. please tell me someone told you about this - Al on Mar 4, 7:52 PM
            2. Coca Cola Ad - Truth or Urban Legend? - Dragonfly on Mar 5, 1:03 PM
          2. Someone already sort of thought of that - Dragonfly on Mar 5, 12:41 PM
    2. Re:oh brother <eyes rolling> ... - davidc on Mar 4, 12:49 AM
    3. "Do you believe in God?" - Brain on Mar 4, 11:59 AM
      1. Cripes, how many sequels to the Cube did they make and WHY??? - Greg on Mar 4, 2:15 PM
        1. In the video rental place it’s almost always rented out. - Brain on Mar 4, 4:28 PM
          1. They only way Cube was tolerable was... - Greg on Mar 4, 4:44 PM
            1. The Italians - Dragonfly on Mar 5, 1:54 PM
        2. The Cube - Dragonfly on Mar 5, 1:53 PM
     
  3. Autism rises in Japan despite MMR ban....hmmm... thread - Greg on Mar 3, 3:04 PM
    1. warmy-touchy-feely - Al on Mar 4, 8:39 PM
     
  4. Squidelicious shots of a 6-foot cephalopod thread - Greg on Mar 2, 11:02 AM
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  5. great website for all kinds of cool science stuff thread - Al on Mar 1, 12:38 PM
    1. I got another purpose you can use the radioactive rocks for - Dragonfly on Mar 2, 2:51 AM
     
  6. toad outperforms Medicare service reps thread - Al on Mar 1, 12:10 PM
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  7. what are the odds thread - Al on Feb 26, 11:28 AM
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  8. Time and its relationship to the speed of light thread - Dragonfly on Feb 16, 10:59 AM
    1. Dragonfly, I DO mean to be nit-picky on this occasion! - Dave, The Watcher on Feb 16, 5:23 PM
      1. And for the people ... - Bruce Williamson on Feb 16, 5:59 PM
        1. Welcome to the club! - Bill on Feb 17, 10:33 AM
      2. And, you are just being your unsufferable self all the time, aren't you? - Dragonfly on Feb 17, 3:13 AM
      3. You just love argument - Dragonfly on Feb 17, 3:15 AM
      4. Nitpickers - Dragonfly on Feb 17, 3:19 AM
      5. The real problem - Dragonfly on Feb 17, 3:23 AM
        1. Now wait a minute ... - Bruce Williamson on Feb 17, 1:36 PM
          1. A pissy mood - Dragonfly on Feb 20, 12:37 PM
          2. Bruce is sensitive to the same engineering... - Dave, The Watcher on Feb 23, 6:54 PM
            1. As I recall .... - Ray Haupt on Feb 24, 11:04 AM
              1. That's another... - Dave, The Watcher on Feb 24, 4:21 PM
            2. Ever read ... - Bruce Williamson on Feb 25, 1:33 PM
              1. No I haven't, Bruce, but thanks for the reference. - Dave, The Watcher on Feb 25, 1:54 PM
      6. Real root - Dragonfly on Feb 17, 3:26 AM
        1. Getting to know you,... - Dave, The Watcher on Feb 23, 6:41 PM
     
  9. Hypothetical 'X Area' thread - Dragonfly on Feb 16, 11:27 AM
    1. Actually, I think ... - Bruce Williamson on Feb 17, 3:27 PM
    2. There's nothing ... - Bruce Williamson on Feb 18, 10:40 PM
      1. Outside - Dragonfly on Feb 23, 10:08 AM
     
  10. Hey, Bill!!! thread - Ray Haupt on Feb 21, 11:27 PM
    1. Gotcha! - Bill on Feb 22, 12:16 PM
      1. Actually, most of what is on the court houe walls .. - Ray Haupt on Feb 22, 1:02 PM
     
  11. Darwin Has a Posse thread - Ray Haupt on Feb 20, 6:27 PM
    1. Re: Darwin Has a Posse - Greg on Feb 21, 12:13 PM
      1. Re: Darwin Has a Posse - Ray Haupt on Feb 21, 6:47 PM
        1. Re: Darwin Has a Posse - Greg Lester on Feb 22, 11:15 AM
     
  12. Let's give Gravity a hand. thread - davidc on Feb 20, 12:29 PM
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  13. continuation .... thread - Al on Feb 2, 9:05 PM
    1. Never mind...no matter... - Bill on Feb 4, 1:36 PM
      1. good title.... hehehe... I get it :) - Al on Feb 4, 5:51 PM
        1. Stop the hand-waving and get serious - Bill on Feb 6, 11:57 AM
          1. Jawohl!, Herr Professor ..... - Al on Feb 6, 1:36 PM
            1. What is right-side-up? - Dragonfly on Feb 7, 4:29 AM
            2. On the nature of consciousness... - Greg on Feb 7, 3:25 PM
            3. Please read and address my arguments! - Bill on Feb 9, 11:50 AM
              1. Whoops! - Bill on Feb 9, 1:21 PM
              2. if you mean your web article, then not quite yet (or ever, maybe) - Al on Feb 9, 6:01 PM
                1. Re: if you mean your web article, then not quite yet (or ever, maybe) - Bill on Feb 10, 2:14 PM
                  1. The problem of touting the mind/body duality is that... - Greg on Feb 10, 3:28 PM
                    1. I must also interject with a different perspective,... - Dave, The Watcher on Feb 10, 5:58 PM
                      1. Re: I must also interject with a different perspective,... - Greg on Feb 10, 8:16 PM
                        1. If you'll pardon a shameless play on words... - Dave, The Watcher on Feb 11, 3:22 PM
                          1. Re: If you'll pardon a shameless play on words... - Greg on Feb 11, 4:49 PM
                            1. I really wish... - Dave, The Watcher on Feb 11, 5:25 PM
                              1. I'll visit your frozen head and wave... - Greg on Feb 11, 6:37 PM
                                1. ... and maybe "accidentally" :) trip over the plug? - Al on Feb 11, 10:48 PM
                                  1. Things to inform Dave's frozen head... - Greg on Feb 13, 8:31 PM
                                    1. Just a reminder, lest ye forget: - Dave, The Watcher on Feb 14, 2:53 PM
                                      1. There is no return - Brain on Feb 14, 3:49 PM
                                        1. Hello Brain! - Dave, The Watcher on Feb 16, 2:56 PM
                                      2. Re: Just a reminder, lest ye forget: - Greg on Feb 14, 4:21 PM
                                        1. So then, you ARE a rigid, strident materialist like Al? - Dave, The Watcher on Feb 16, 3:13 PM
                    2. For Greg (*et al.*) - Bill on Feb 10, 6:06 PM
                      1. Agreeing and disagreeing - Greg on Feb 10, 8:02 PM
                        1. Fine! - Bill on Feb 10, 8:54 PM
                          1. the vorpal blade wanted to go "snicker-snack" - Al on Feb 10, 9:49 PM
                            1. Re: the vorpal blade wanted to go "snicker-snack" - Bill on Feb 11, 9:59 AM
                              1. Callooh, Callay! - Dragonfly on Feb 13, 9:17 AM
                            2. Snicker Snack - Dragonfly on Feb 13, 9:27 AM
                  2. once upon a time in America - Al on Feb 10, 10:52 PM
                    1. Re: once upon a time in America - Bill on Feb 11, 11:06 AM
                      1. later - Al on Feb 12, 7:36 PM
                        1. O.K. - Bill on Feb 13, 8:55 AM
      2. Bill, from years of experience,... - Dave, The Watcher on Feb 9, 5:45 PM
     
  14. Pop. Mechanics debunks 9/11 myths thread - Greg on Feb 14, 10:47 AM
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  15. Aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! thread - Ray Haupt on Feb 13, 11:41 AM
    1. Just to nitpick - Sue on Feb 13, 6:45 PM
    2. if it is possible, someone will do it .... - Al on Feb 13, 8:06 PM
     
  16. Tailor-made skin from 'ink' printer thread - Brain on Jan 24, 1:50 PM
    1. WOW!!! - Ray haupt on Jan 24, 2:43 PM
      1. Re: WOW!!! - Brain on Jan 25, 6:12 AM
        1. How do they come up with this stuff? - Sue on Feb 7, 7:21 PM
          1. Re: How do they come up with this stuff? - Brain on Feb 12, 12:27 PM
     
  17. Some much-needed lessons in critical thinking thread - Bill on Jan 19, 4:49 PM
    1. ... this grasshopper, for one, awaits enlightenment ... :} - Al on Jan 19, 8:53 PM
      1. Re: ... this grasshopper, for one, awaits enlightenment ... :} - Bill on Jan 20, 11:05 AM
        1. white boys on dope - Al on Jan 21, 10:46 PM
          1. Re: white boys on dope - Bill on Jan 22, 3:39 PM
    2. "Bizarre" (grotesquely odd: amusingly or grotesquely strange or unusual) or logical? - Brain on Jan 20, 7:37 AM
      1. Re: "Bizarre" (grotesquely odd: amusingly or grotesquely strange or unusual) or logical? - Bill on Jan 20, 11:39 AM
        1. Re: "Bizarre" (grotesquely odd: amusingly or grotesquely strange or unusual) or logical? - Brain on Jan 20, 3:40 PM
          1. Re: "Bizarre" (grotesquely odd: amusingly or grotesquely strange or unusual) or logical? - Bill on Jan 22, 1:44 PM
            1. Then, why was the government killing all boys up to two years of age? - Brain on Jan 24, 11:53 AM
              1. Re: Then, why was the government killing all boys up to two years of age? - Bill on Jan 26, 3:13 PM
                1. Is Christianity cherry picking? - Brain on Feb 12, 11:04 AM
    3. So what? - Dragonfly on Jan 22, 12:34 PM
      1. Re: So what? - Bill on Jan 22, 3:28 PM
        1. Obnoxious - Dragonfly on Jan 23, 2:08 AM
          1. Re: Obnoxious - Al on Jan 23, 10:48 AM
            1. And again, so what? - Dragonfly on Jan 25, 11:05 AM
              1. Re: And again, so what? - Al on Jan 25, 7:12 PM
          2. Re: Obnoxious - Bill on Jan 23, 2:20 PM
            1. there is no majority agreement on the definition of "God" - Al on Jan 23, 2:38 PM
              1. Re: there is no majority agreement on the definition of "God" - Bill on Jan 23, 5:32 PM
                1. Is Stalin in heaven sipping Stoli? - Al on Jan 23, 6:34 PM
                  1. Re: Is Stalin in heaven sipping Stoli? - Bill on Jan 26, 4:06 PM
                    1. reunited and it feels so good ... - Al on Jan 28, 7:49 PM
                      1. Re: reunited and it feels so good ... - Bill on Jan 29, 3:15 PM
                        1. Re: reunited and it feels so good ... - Alfred Erpel on Jan 30, 10:48 AM
                          1. "Omniscience"... - Bill on Jan 30, 11:48 AM
                            1. Re: "Omniscience"... - Al on Jan 30, 12:45 PM
                              1. Dear Humpty Dumpty: - Bill on Jan 30, 3:11 PM
                                1. all the king's men, couldn't, etc. - Al on Jan 30, 9:56 PM
                                  1. Re: all the king's men, couldn't, etc. - Bill on Jan 31, 1:02 PM
                                    1. go ask Alice, when she's 10 feet tall - Al on Jan 31, 9:01 PM
                                      1. Re: go ask Alice, when she's 10 feet tall - Bill on Feb 1, 10:51 AM
                                        1. Gedankenexperiment goes awry, millions die in aftermath  ! - Al on Feb 1, 12:50 PM
                                          1. "UNCLE!!" - Bill on Feb 1, 2:33 PM
                                            1. heyyyyy..., not so fast - Al on Feb 1, 3:53 PM
                                              1. Oh, all right! - Bill on Feb 2, 2:23 PM
    4. Response to Point #1 - davidc on Jan 24, 12:35 PM
      1. What comes to mind is: - Brain on Jan 24, 2:01 PM
      2. Re: Response to Point #1 - Bill on Jan 26, 3:39 PM
        1. Re: Response to Point #1 - Ray Haupt on Jan 28, 12:02 AM
     
  18. Man, I had forgotten I submitted this... thread - RayGavel on Jan 31, 9:01 AM
    1. what about the emails? - Al on Jan 31, 9:10 PM
      1. Re: Reincarnation emails - RayGavel on Feb 1, 9:44 PM
        1. If Reincarnation Were True - Dragonfly on Feb 7, 4:40 AM
          1. Dragonfly,... - Dave, The Watcher on Feb 7, 2:25 PM
            1. Nah - Dragonfly on Feb 9, 3:41 AM
            2. Tulku - Dragonfly on Feb 9, 3:55 AM
            3. Flying Monkeys - Dragonfly on Feb 9, 4:13 AM
              1. Thanks for... - Dave, The Watcher on Feb 9, 4:23 PM
    2. Great stuff, Ray. - Ray haupt on Jan 31, 11:21 PM
      1. The search for reincarnation - RayGavel on Feb 1, 10:07 PM
        1. A brief google of ... - Ray haupt on Feb 1, 11:33 PM
          1. Ray, here's what I know. - Dave, The Watcher on Feb 4, 3:44 PM
            1. Aha!!! - Ray haupt on Feb 4, 7:34 PM
            2. I doubt opinion will change to theory in my lifetime... - RayGavel on Feb 8, 7:46 PM
              1. I repeat: - Dave, The Watcher on Feb 9, 4:18 PM
                1. I respond: - RayGavel on Feb 10, 7:10 AM
              2. uh oh, he sucked you in - Al on Feb 9, 4:26 PM
                1. Al, some debates are useful... - Dave, The Watcher on Feb 9, 4:54 PM
     
  19. a fundamental truth (which I am not the first to note) thread - Al on Feb 6, 4:33 PM
    1. Some interesting things I remember from when I learned Electrical theory - Dragonfly on Feb 7, 4:19 AM
    2. Oh, yeah? - Dave, The Watcher on Feb 9, 8:26 PM
     
  20. A proposed solution to the teaching of ID in schools... thread - Greg on Feb 9, 1:49 PM
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