Episode 40

Skeptics' Guide - Episode #40

Recording Date: April 26th, 2006

Panelists (in order of appearance)

- Steven Novella
- Rebecca Watson
- Perry DeAngelis
- Jay Novella
- Evan Bernstein

Interesting Facts

- Evan was just returning from a trip to Las Vegas
- He won $1300.00 in the slot machines and saw the Penn & Teller show and asked them to appear on the SGU
- Bob was at a physics conference during the taping of this episode
- Rebecca answers the challenge to interpret a passage in the bible to show that it contains cheesy japanese monsters, Matthew 6:19 (4:48)
- The Kirk Cameron banana video is used in the new segment introduced in this episode called "Name the logical fallacy."
- Jay didn't participate in Science or Fiction in this episode.

Interviewee

Brian Trent

Science or Fiction**

- Evan (5/23)
- Perry* (9/28)
- Rebecca (2/6)

Funny Quotes

1.	Rebecca (about her picture being in Skeptical Inquirer with a few other guys): "Wait what are you suggesting? That I hang out in Vegas with a bunch of guys I don't even know who they are?" Steve: "Well there's the picture" Rebecca: "Uh huh, yeah thanks Steve. Thank you for besmirching my character on the podcast." Steve: "You're welcome, anytime."
2.	Perry: "Come on Steve, Occam's Razor. Miracle? Trick? I think trick gets cut off first."
3.	Perry (about John Edwards): "He's also the biggest douche in the universe."
4.	Jay (about the medium who channeled John Lennon): "Steve are they just like 'Is that you John Lennon?', 'Yes, it's me'."
5.	Evan (about channelling Princess Diana): "That's called English Channelling"
6.	Steve (about spirits contacting mediums): "I always thought they were playing charades! You know 'I see an M'."
7.	Perry (about John Lennon): "I imagine mostly what he does is think up ways to haunt David Chapman."
8.	Rebecca: "I love it when our listeners call us naughty."
9.	Perry (about being paid like a pro-basketball player): "I'd be willing to shoot a few hoops."
10.	Rebecca: "You can do whatever you want with the banana it will never squirt you in the face." Steve: "And I've tried."
11.	Jay (about the banana guy): "The guy is a total pervert, he's a pervert. 'I like the way the banana feels in my mouth.'"

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