Skeptics' Guide - Episode #19
Recording Date: November 16th, 2005
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Panelists (in order of appearance)
- Steven Novella
- Bob Novella
- Perry DeAngelis
- Evan Bernstein (see interesting facts for more info)
Interesting Facts
- The panelists are fans of Star Trek
- The Science of Fiction theme is mythical creatures
- Evan joined the episode very late for the final segment of the show
Science or Fiction**
- Perry (4/13)
- Bob* (8/12)
Funny Quotes
1. Bob (regarding James Doohan's ashes in space delayed due to engine trouble): "If Scotty was on the job that wouldn't of happened"
Perry: "Was it a problem with the dilithium chamber?"
Steve: "I think the dilithium crystals were cracked and the phase reversal was all out of whack."
Perry: "Damn harmonics."
2. Steve: "Another item that was sent to me by a colleague this week..."
Bob: "You have colleagues?"
Steve: "I do, they're out there somewhere"
3. Perry: "So there's a difference between holy water and celestial drops then."
Steve: "Yeah holy water's good against demons and devils. Celestial drops are good against citrus cankers apparently."
4. Steve: "They replaced the million dollar offer for a live bigfoot with a five thousand dollar for just the best photo, it's now a photo contest. Maybe we can send in some blurry photo of Perry in a gorilla costume. Make a quick five G."
Perry: "I wear size 12, I'll probably wear a 13 for the photo."
5. Perry: "The most powerful evidence I've ever personally encountered for evolution is the few humans around who are, in fact, more primate than human. Interestingly enough most of which have been elected to the Kansas board of education."
6. Bob: "For some reason I watched that season of the Surreal Life, for some reason I watched the first episode and um..."
Steve: "I'm sorry Bob, you're fired from the Skeptics' Guide."
7. Steve (after Bob says that Ron Jeremy is a good skeptic): "Once again we see the correlation between skepticism and pornography."
8. Evan (after Steve introduces him and announces that he is late): "Thank you very much, I would have been here earlier had I not been abducted by aliens on the way home from work tonight."
Perry: "You were able to wiggle off the probe?"
9. Steve: "Lloyd Pye by the way is what we technically refer to as a 'Looney Toon'."
10. Steve: "We'd have more DNA in common with a petunia than with an alien"
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** - As of the conclusion of this episode's game. (wins/times played)
* - won this week's game