Skeptics' Guide - Episode #94
Recording Date: May 9th, 2007
Link to the Official Episode Notes
Official Episode #94 thread on the forums
Episode #94 Skeptical Puzzle thread on the forums
Download Episode #94 MP3
Panelists (in order of appearance)
- Steven Novella
- Bob Novella
- Rebecca Watson
- Perry DeAngelis
- Jay Novella
- Evan Bernstein
Interesting Facts
- Steve was on the Beyond Reality Radio Show on Saturday, May 12th at 9pm Eastern about demonology - Download here
- Science or Fiction theme this week is Planetology
Interviewee
Barry Beyerstein
Science or Fiction**
- Jay* (19/49)
- Bob* (39/72)
- Rebecca (34/53)
- Evan (24/63)
- Perry (23/65)
Funny Quotes
1. Perry (after Jay and Steve praise the internet for being a great resource): "There's also alot of shit on the internet."
2. Rebecca (about nanotubes and the spider-man suit): "Do they give you spidey sense as well?"
3. Rebecca: "I think we need to throw billions of dollars at it."
Bob: "Absolutely! Does that even need to be said?"
4. Steve (about Mike Lake, Canadian MP): "He wants bigfoot to be listed as an endangered species, along with whooping cranes, blue whales, and red mulberry trees."
Evan: "He's crazy, whooping cranes?? Come on!"
5. Perry (about Mike Lake): "What it means is that guy is fired. You fired. Out!"
Evan: "Either that or he's the next Prime Minister"
6. Rebecca (about Lake's proof of bigfoot): "Maybe it's a bigfoot carcass and he's worried he's gonna be prosecuted under his own new law."
7. Jay: "I have an official Skeptics' Guide announcement. Ready? This is addressed to the guy, Mike Lake, who wants this done. Mike, grow the fuck up."
8. Jay (about Steve confusing Guyana and Ghana): "Because you were smoking ganja Steve? What's going on?"
9. Steve: "The goal post is so far out in left field, to mix my sports metaphors, that it's worthless."
10. Perry (about the rover Spirit discovering recent volcanic activity on Mars): "Hello skeptics don't believe in spirits!"
11. Jay (about the 3700°F planet): "Big and hot. Just like you Perry."
12. Bob (about the 3700°F planet): "I mean water would be almost boiling!"
13. Jay (about scientists saying the 3700°F planet is off the scale): "They said it's off the hizzie?"
14. Evan (about the hot planet): "It could melt steel."
Steve: "Oh you're crazy Evan! Don't get crazy."
15. Jay (about Mary Tofts claiming to give birth to rabbits): "Evan is that where the Easter bunny came from?"
Evan: "No, oh god no. The Easter bunny came from Easter Island we all know that."
16. Evan (announcing the Skeptical Puzzle winner): "Congratulations to Adam Price from Seattle."
Steve: "Oh a real name."
Jay: "That's just his board name, his real name is McPhillySwitz you know."
Steve: "127"
17. Steve: "I have a surgeon friend who likes to say, the only way to heal is with steel."
Evan: "I know a chiropractor who says the only way to heal is to steal."
18. Rebecca: "We need a Ctrl-Z for this podcast."
19. Jay (after Bob does the Skeptical Quote about Einstein): "He didn't say that."
Steve: "Did you validate that source Bob?"
Bob: "uuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......"
Perry: "You're fired."
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** - As of the conclusion of this episode's game. (wins/times played)
* - won this week's game