Skeptics' Guide - Episode #122

Recording Date: November 20th, 2007

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Panelists (in order of appearance)

- Steven Novella - Bob Novella - Rebecca Watson - Jay Novella - Evan Bernstein

Interesting Facts

- Everyone won Science or Fiction this week - Zam won last week's Skeptical Puzzle

Special Feature

Our day at the psychic fair

Science or Fiction**

- Jay* (36/74) - Rebecca* (47/74) - Bob* (55/93) - Evan* (42/89)

Funny Quotes

1. Rebecca (about Jay eating a Turducken): "Why not take the next logical step and shove it inside a pig? I guess you are actually." 2. Evan (about he blue ghost): "This myth is busted. Oh, sorry. Trademarked right? Sorry." 3. Steve (about the Panos Pappas and his energy device): "And he says physicists should forget E=MC2." Rebecca: "Done." 4. Evan (about the San Francisco 49ers using the PAPIMI device): "They're 2 and 8 this year by the way so.." 5. Steve (about the second news item about fraudulent therapies killing people): "The next news item is very similar." Rebecca: "Yeah it's a very cheery day here on the Skeptics' Guide. Happy thanksgiving everybody!" 6. Jay (doing the quote through a text to speech program that sounds like Stephen Hawking): "Stephen Hawking is a god damn robot."

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** - As of the conclusion of this episode's game. (wins/times played) * - won this week's game