Comments on: Hello? Are you a skeptic? http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/13/hello-are-you-a-skeptic/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:45:12 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dizzy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/13/hello-are-you-a-skeptic/comment-page-1/#comment-88980 Dizzy Wed, 14 May 2008 17:59:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/13/hello-are-you-a-skeptic/#comment-88980 A voice saying: "World's Greatest Psychic....tarot cards, palms read, future lives....think about it...I'll call you...." A voice saying: “World’s Greatest Psychic….tarot cards, palms read, future lives….think about it…I’ll call you….”

]]> By: FREQFORCE http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/13/hello-are-you-a-skeptic/comment-page-1/#comment-88979 FREQFORCE Wed, 14 May 2008 15:07:39 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/13/hello-are-you-a-skeptic/#comment-88979 The theme from "Cosmos?" The theme from “Cosmos?”

]]> By: Dorfl2 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/13/hello-are-you-a-skeptic/comment-page-1/#comment-88978 Dorfl2 Wed, 14 May 2008 13:32:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/13/hello-are-you-a-skeptic/#comment-88978 Folks, I am not a great techy when it comes to phones, but why should we not get a few of our famous skeptics to record something & sell it online* as donation for, say, Randi's organization? we could have - Randi harumphing - Randi saying "it's a call, you kow" - Rebecca claiming that she needs a drink, or that it could be a party invitation - Phil claiming that it is not aliens, or (if it's a spam call) that it's a moan hoaxer calling - the guys from SGU having some fun snipets from the podcast etc.. *However that is done Folks,

I am not a great techy when it comes to phones, but why should we not get a few of our famous skeptics to record something & sell it online* as donation for, say, Randi’s organization? we could have

- Randi harumphing
- Randi saying “it’s a call, you kow”
- Rebecca claiming that she needs a drink, or that it could be a party invitation
- Phil claiming that it is not aliens, or (if it’s a spam call) that it’s a moan hoaxer calling
- the guys from SGU having some fun snipets from the podcast
etc..

*However that is done

]]> By: MartinM http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/13/hello-are-you-a-skeptic/comment-page-1/#comment-88977 MartinM Wed, 14 May 2008 13:09:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/13/hello-are-you-a-skeptic/#comment-88977 <blockquote>I’d pay good money for Randi harumphing.</blockquote> I think that may be illegal in some states.

I’d pay good money for Randi harumphing.

I think that may be illegal in some states.

]]> By: Spiv http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/13/hello-are-you-a-skeptic/comment-page-1/#comment-88976 Spiv Wed, 14 May 2008 12:57:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/13/hello-are-you-a-skeptic/#comment-88976 I was actually hoping for "The sun is a mass of incandescent gas." Heck I may change my ringtone to that for the day. I was actually hoping for “The sun is a mass of incandescent gas.” Heck I may change my ringtone to that for the day.

]]> By: Gareth http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/13/hello-are-you-a-skeptic/comment-page-1/#comment-88975 Gareth Wed, 14 May 2008 07:35:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/13/hello-are-you-a-skeptic/#comment-88975 "Can you tell psychically who is calling? No, thought not..." “Can you tell psychically who is calling?

No, thought not…”

]]> By: Nemo http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/13/hello-are-you-a-skeptic/comment-page-1/#comment-88974 Nemo Wed, 14 May 2008 06:57:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/13/hello-are-you-a-skeptic/#comment-88974 I once got an ad inviting me to shop for "Discount Climate Change". I swear I am not making this up. I once got an ad inviting me to shop for “Discount Climate Change”. I swear I am not making this up.

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