Episode 22

Skeptics' Guide - Episode #22

Recording Date: December 14th, 2005

Panelists (in order of appearance)

- Steven Novella
- Perry DeAngelis
- Bob Novella
- Evan Bernstein

Interesting Facts

- First time Steve refers to the panel as "skeptical rogues"
- Second time Bob hosts Science or Fiction
- Fourth time no one wins Science or Fiction
- In high school Perry was suspected to have been hyperactive and was sent to Yale to get tested
- Perry was in demolition derbies as Dr. Demo

Science or Fiction**

- Evan (3/12)
- Perry (4/14)
- Steve (0/2)

Funny Quotes

1.	Perry (about killing Santa Claus): "That's Santacide."
2.	Bob (about bats): "Some of them if they have huge.... a huge package their brains are small and vice versa"
3.	Evan: "I thought that was an old song, 'I saw Germans killing Santa Claus'"
4.	Bob: "But COME ON! Who beats up Santa Claus?"
5.	Bob: "The bats and BALLS one."
6.	Bob: "Which I roughly equated to a 180 pound man having 15 pounds between his legs." Perry: "That's about right." Bob: "Which is big, I mean inordinately big." Perry: "Speak for yourself."
7.	Perry: "So more holiday cheer from the New England Skeptical Society."
8.	Bob: "Yeah Perry I agree with Stsve. I mean the only thing that we can conclude is that you're a FREAK!" Steve: "Right and your memory's totally flawed. But we knew that."	Download
9.	Steve: "They thought you were hyperactive? You torturing cats or something?"
10.	Perry: "I have an awkward mouth."
11.	Perry (about John Mack): "So his occam's razor was dull."
12.	Evan (about sleep paralysis): "That old chestnut"

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