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00:00:00 unimportant blather over intro music
00:01:00 What are we talking about
Gregs at Skepticon follow him on twitter at mandogerg
00:06:30 Birthdays: Jack Kilby and Bram Stoker
00:11:30 Vampires rant
00:15:00 Dikikas Baby Salaam and some anatomy lessons
00:31:00 Action comics and Neil de Grasse Tyson
00:32:50 Another Bigfoot search this one trying to get a dirigible
00:42:45 Vigilantes in Cairo protect women
00:50:55 Former NASA employee loses religious discrimination lawsuit
Gregs at Skepticon follow him on twitter at mandogerg
And Calli and Maese enjoy having someone over after weeks of wondering what they did to chase everyone away....so they chase each other.
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And it's briefly back: the Big Board! Though it's not particularly relevant.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Friday, November 2, 2012
Episode 082 sings the praises of the coming election referendum and actually sings: SONG CHALLENGE
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00:01:00 Coffee Chat
00:06:45 Birthdays Jenny McCarthy, Larry Flyntt
00:18:00 Ballot issues and referendum
00:23:40 California and the Death Penalty
00:37:35 Physician Assisted Suicide in Massachussettes
00:47:45 Gay Marriage Initiatives
01:10:40 Song Challenge
Use the words: splanchnocranium, United Nations Day, Alfred Hitchcock
1:13:15 Gregs Song: Holding On
1:22:07 Garys Song: Donnaween
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And Harpo is upset that we cannot remember her name plus tries to explain her stance on gay marriage.
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Song Challenge Words
Greg Perrine- Holding On
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Holding On
How long
Can you hold onto a dream
Trying to grasp at the clouds
The details slip into ether
Sex Visions or Hitchcock horror
We can’t hold onto either
As real as they may seem
You gotta let go of those dreams
How long
Can you hold onto an idea
A straw can break the back
Of a conspiracy house of cards
Masons and United Nations
Are usually who they say they are
As real as you want it to be a
You gotta let go of those ideas.
How long
Can you hold onto a belief
It hits you in the splanchnocranium
That gods and ghosts are myths
Fantasies make great stories
Reality is what we live with
As real as a nice motif
You gotta let go of those beliefs
How long
Can you hold on to a love
Dreams, ideas, and beliefs
Were once the stuff of songs
But youre only hurting yourself
By holding on too long
As real as I ever knew
What do I do about you
As real as I ever knew
What do I do about you
How long---------------------------------------
Gary Laun - Donnaween
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Sometimes satellites can be seen flying through the night
Reflecting sunlight to the ground below
Other times theyre at my door demanding candy asking for
Tricks or treats then they go
Oh, Im playing dumb
I ask them what they are and where they come from
Werewolves Vampires skeletons displaying splanchnocraniums
Going door to door to door so eagerly
I’m waiting for the bell to show a pathway to the gates of hell
Watching Hitchcock on an LCD
Oh, Im not so smart
Snacking on the chocolate caramels and sweet tarts
Miniature politicians say United Nations Day was last
They’re scarier by far than the zombie aliens with oozing scars
I sometimes dress it depends but usually Im behind the lens
Making pictures independently
Other times Im on the mic fielding snarky comments left and right
And you can hear me Fridays at three
Oh its maybe make believe
Even if it fits in the realm of anthropology Ill make no apology
for my demagoguery and Ill end this song on cheese
Happy Sloth
<object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F65879320"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F65879320" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/skepticwire/happy-sloth-greg-perrine">Happy Sloth - Greg Perrine extra song for November</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/skepticwire">skepticwire</a></span>
Happy Sloth is
happy
Happy Sloth is
happy
He went to the
doc,
And he got his
shot,
|Happy Sloth is
happy
Brave Moose is
Brave
Brave Moose is
Brave
He didn't move
a bit
For that needle
stick
Brave Moose is
Brave
Da lady bug is
a lady
Da lady bug is
a lady
A nurse stuck
her arm
Now she's
protected from harm
Da lady bug is
a lady
Smart turtle is
smart
Smart turtle is
smart
She came for
her annual
Got her doses
on schedule
Smart turtle is
smart
Don't you
listen to mister Wakefield
Because his
data he fake-field
Just cause
McCarthy's on Oprah
Doesn't mean
you should lose hope-rah
If you don't
want the blues
Don't read the
Natural News
Cause the
science tells you facts
That it's a
good idea to get vaxed!!
Happy Sloth is
happy
Happy Sloth is
happy
He went to the
doc,
And he got his
shot,
Happy
Sloth is happy
Saturday, October 27, 2012
I am unimpressed by Baumgartner's ability to think
What amount of respect I had for Mr. Baumgartner has been removed by his inability to keep his mouth shut when speaking about things of which he knows nothing. Tell me, Mr. Baumgartner: how much Red Bull pay to have you fall (including the research necessary to make sure you didn't die)? Did you create any new technologies? Did you push the boundaries of existing technologies? Did you try to do something different other than change the height from which you fell? Do you do any research yourself or is your sole job to fall at the earth and not perish? No, Mr. Baumgartner, you broke a world record but did you LEARN anything other than you can do it without dying...and that you can overcome your fear of enclosed spaces? I think not. Astronauts are at least scientists, NASA and the other space agencies around the world enhance, increase, expand, and disseminate knowledge. You, Mr. Baumgartner, are just an ignorant weight that is very good at avoiding hitting the surface of the earth after flinging yourself at it. Meh. [Gary "how's that for a rant?"]
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/9636188/Fearless-Felix-Baumgartner-Mars-is-a-waste-of-money.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/9636188/Fearless-Felix-Baumgartner-Mars-is-a-waste-of-money.html
Friday, October 26, 2012
Episode 081 Texas Freethought Convention Interviews and stuff
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00:01:31 Kathleen Johnson, Vice President, American Atheists
http://www.atheists.org/
00:05:25 Steven Joseph Arauza, Founder "Godless Patriots"
http://godlesspatriots.com/
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/godlesspatriots/godless-patriots-american-atheist-shirts
00:14:00 Kevin Butler, Regional Campus Organizer For Texas, Secular Student Alliance
https://www.secularstudents.org/
00:20:15 Emily Davis - freethinking musician
http://emilydavis.bandcamp.com/
http://www.youtube.com/2hamsters1couple
00:28:00 Darrel Ray
http://ipcpress.com/index.php?id=1
http://thegodvirus.net/
00:34:45 Weekend Recap
Special thanks to State Legislators who supported us being on the Capitol steps
00:39:10 Magic Sandwich Show
00:41:10 The big Debate
First version of abortion debate with Matt Dillahunty and Kristine Kruszelnicki (give it a few days and a better version with clean audio and video will be available):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCg8Kb2qpg0
00:50:10 Atheism+
And no dogs at the convention, on the Capitol grounds, or in the car so who the hell knows what they were doing. Probably barking at something.
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And here is a picture of the shadow of an atom.
00:01:31 Kathleen Johnson, Vice President, American Atheists
http://www.atheists.org/
00:05:25 Steven Joseph Arauza, Founder "Godless Patriots"
http://godlesspatriots.com/
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/godlesspatriots/godless-patriots-american-atheist-shirts
00:14:00 Kevin Butler, Regional Campus Organizer For Texas, Secular Student Alliance
https://www.secularstudents.org/
00:20:15 Emily Davis - freethinking musician
http://emilydavis.bandcamp.com/
http://www.youtube.com/2hamsters1couple
00:28:00 Darrel Ray
http://ipcpress.com/index.php?id=1
http://thegodvirus.net/
00:34:45 Weekend Recap
Special thanks to State Legislators who supported us being on the Capitol steps
00:39:10 Magic Sandwich Show
00:41:10 The big Debate
First version of abortion debate with Matt Dillahunty and Kristine Kruszelnicki (give it a few days and a better version with clean audio and video will be available):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCg8Kb2qpg0
00:50:10 Atheism+
And no dogs at the convention, on the Capitol grounds, or in the car so who the hell knows what they were doing. Probably barking at something.
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And here is a picture of the shadow of an atom.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Episode 080 takes a flying leap from space nearly landing on a small child who should have known better but doesn't because she didn't
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00:02:00 Birthday
00:12:00 WOT infowars.com
00:16:15 Court rulings
DOMA unconstitutional
Kountz TX cheer leaders allowed to have Bible versus on their football sign things
00:28:00 Free Speech
00:33:00 Help Greta Christina
http://freethoughtblogs.com/greta/2012/10/18/bad-news-good-news-and-asking-for-help/
00:34:20 A leap from the edge of space and binders full of women
00:38:00 Child Abuse and perpetuation of behavior
01:05:30 Donna's Dinesh D'Souza Divorce Discussion snark
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/big-love-king-s-college-dsouzas-mistress-was-also-married
01:11:45 Lightning Round
And Harpo barks at the pizza guy, ignoring the pizza placed on an easily accessible table: good girl!
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No Big Board so here is the Dvorak Keyboard, which is supposedly more efficient than the QWERTY:
00:02:00 Birthday
00:12:00 WOT infowars.com
00:16:15 Court rulings
DOMA unconstitutional
Kountz TX cheer leaders allowed to have Bible versus on their football sign things
00:28:00 Free Speech
00:33:00 Help Greta Christina
http://freethoughtblogs.com/greta/2012/10/18/bad-news-good-news-and-asking-for-help/
00:34:20 A leap from the edge of space and binders full of women
00:38:00 Child Abuse and perpetuation of behavior
01:05:30 Donna's Dinesh D'Souza Divorce Discussion snark
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/big-love-king-s-college-dsouzas-mistress-was-also-married
01:11:45 Lightning Round
And Harpo barks at the pizza guy, ignoring the pizza placed on an easily accessible table: good girl!
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No Big Board so here is the Dvorak Keyboard, which is supposedly more efficient than the QWERTY:
Friday, October 12, 2012
Episode 079 sheepishly responds to questions asks....yeah right...sheepishly
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00:04:45 Corrections updates
Vitamin D, Sputnik
00:05:45 Listener Mail exclamation mark
But very rambling replies
Daniel: Liberals and anti-science
and
Jack:
1: veganism,
2: trying to convince others their woo is bad
3: feminism
00:53:00 Birthday
01:01:13 Lightning Round
And Harpo dictates a sternly growled letter to the editor about...something.
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Still no Big Board so here is a classic sketch from the Two Ronnies
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00:04:45 Corrections updates
Vitamin D, Sputnik
00:05:45 Listener Mail exclamation mark
But very rambling replies
Daniel: Liberals and anti-science
and
Jack:
1: veganism,
2: trying to convince others their woo is bad
3: feminism
00:53:00 Birthday
01:01:13 Lightning Round
And Harpo dictates a sternly growled letter to the editor about...something.
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Still no Big Board so here is a classic sketch from the Two Ronnies
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Friday, October 5, 2012
Episode 078 prevaricates and pivots and ponders and pontificates and prints
...not really different from any other episode really, except for some slightly different words in slightly different order with slightly different meanings and inflections.
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00:04:30 Birthday Christian Sorensen Longomontanus
and Geo Helio Centricism yes I know that is spelled wrong
00:15:30 How do politicians avoid the question and do we care
http://www.npr.org/2012/10/03/162103368/how-politicians-get-away-with-dodging-the-question
00:37:10 New York Times on Retracted papers and fraud
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/02/science/study-finds-fraud-is-widespread-in-retracted-scientific-papers.html
00:57:00 Lightning Round
And Harpo gets her digs in on Greg for ignoring her for a couple of hours.
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No big board so here is a picture of a selectively bred goldfish.
(found on http://www.thisblogrules.com/2011/01/bubble-eye-goldfish-the-funniest-fish-in-the-aquarium.html)
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00:04:30 Birthday Christian Sorensen Longomontanus
and Geo Helio Centricism yes I know that is spelled wrong
00:15:30 How do politicians avoid the question and do we care
http://www.npr.org/2012/10/03/162103368/how-politicians-get-away-with-dodging-the-question
00:37:10 New York Times on Retracted papers and fraud
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/02/science/study-finds-fraud-is-widespread-in-retracted-scientific-papers.html
00:57:00 Lightning Round
And Harpo gets her digs in on Greg for ignoring her for a couple of hours.
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No big board so here is a picture of a selectively bred goldfish.
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