Comments on: Psychic garbage http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/10/23/psychic-garbage/ 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. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:37:05 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Daniel http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/10/23/psychic-garbage/comment-page-1/#comment-222398 Daniel Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:21:39 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=6447#comment-222398 My personal favorite are the posters for the local phychic fair. Shouldn't they already know about it? My personal favorite are the posters for the local phychic fair. Shouldn’t they already know about it?

]]> By: mike burkhart http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/10/23/psychic-garbage/comment-page-1/#comment-222111 mike burkhart Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:54:55 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=6447#comment-222111 The other stuff in that can is the debri from the high school Carie White destroyed at the prom they should'nt have dumped that pigs blood on her The other stuff in that can is the debri from the high school Carie White destroyed at the prom they should’nt have dumped that pigs blood on her

]]> By: Chas, PE SE http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/10/23/psychic-garbage/comment-page-1/#comment-222076 Chas, PE SE Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:34:39 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=6447#comment-222076 Years ago I saw an apology from a newspaper psychic/astrologer -- her forecast was late because her house had burned down. Tragic, yes -- but she didn't know it was going to happen??? Years ago I saw an apology from a newspaper psychic/astrologer — her forecast was late because her house had burned down.

Tragic, yes — but she didn’t know it was going to happen???

]]> By: mike burkhart http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/10/23/psychic-garbage/comment-page-1/#comment-222066 mike burkhart Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:02:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=6447#comment-222066 That can is full of predictions that did not happen every city needs one That can is full of predictions that did not happen every city needs one

]]> By: StevoR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/10/23/psychic-garbage/comment-page-1/#comment-222061 StevoR Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:49:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=6447#comment-222061 Hey, I've got a garbage wheelie bin just like that! Aside from the bumper sticker <i> (with which I agree - good question)</i> that could be *my* green (garden waste) wheelie bin! :-) Hey, I’ve got a garbage wheelie bin just like that!

Aside from the bumper sticker (with which I agree – good question) that could be *my* green (garden waste) wheelie bin! :-)

]]> By: Crewvy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/10/23/psychic-garbage/comment-page-1/#comment-222056 Crewvy Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:26:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=6447#comment-222056 Here is a ripper from Failblog in the same vein http://failblog.org/2009/10/20/church-sign-fail-2/ Here is a ripper from Failblog in the same vein

http://failblog.org/2009/10/20/church-sign-fail-2/

]]> By: Tom http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/10/23/psychic-garbage/comment-page-1/#comment-221971 Tom Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:41:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=6447#comment-221971 Psychics for hire don't claim to be able to read minds. They claim that they can contact the dead and foretell somebody's future. Being able to contact the dead would sure help with murder investigations. Similarly, being able to foresee the future should at least help them win bets. Psychics for hire don’t claim to be able to read minds. They claim that they can contact the dead and foretell somebody’s future.

Being able to contact the dead would sure help with murder investigations. Similarly, being able to foresee the future should at least help them win bets.

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