Skeptics' Guide - Episode #134
Recording Date: February 13th, 2008
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Panelists (in order of appearance)
- Steven Novella
- Bob Novella
- Rebecca Watson
- Jay Novella
- Evan Bernstein
Interview
- PZ Myers
Science or Fiction**
- Jay* (44/84)
- Evan (49/100)
- Rebecca* (55/84)
- Bob (62/104)
Funny Quotes
1. Jay (after being introduced): "huuhhuhh.. Steve."
2. Jay (about the UK government hiring a medium): "Yeah or one of the cheapest things they could have done was basically just buy a baseball bat and beat the crap out of em."
Steve: "Yeah that would have been cheaper."
Rebecca: "Slightly more violent."
3. Bob: "There's no biological basis to claim that fasting, or enemas for that matter, can cleanse your body of toxins."
Steve: "Not even coffee enemas?"
Bob: "Oh it's gotta be decaf."
4. Rebecca (about the shark conspiracy): "I heard they found a shark and it was full of thermite.  The shark had molten steel in its stomach."
5. Bob (about the mice with the superior immune systems): "They were called Pinky and the Brain.  So one side effect is that they're gonna try to take over the world."
6. Jay (after doing a pretend high-five with Rebecca): "I just slapped Rebecca right in the f***ing mouth."
Steve: "Whenever you guys swear like that I get criticism from people because we have swear words in our podcast and I get criticism from other people because I censored the swear words in our podcast.  So I get it from both ends."
Rebecca: "We can't f***ing please these people."
Steve: "Ahh it's f***ing crazy."
7. Steve: "Alright Jay give us a quote.  Let's hear it Jay."
Jay: "From H R Pufnstuf.  I mean HL Menken."
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