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Storm
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 Posted - 01/04/2005 : 15:43:57
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http://www.tampabayskeptics.org/v15n2rpt.html
Pan down and you will see the Tampa Bay Skeptics review about me...
Wait that sounded weird like a ryhme? Anyway...
This is when I had been doing numerous lectures...
i have slacked for awhile because of my focus on grief counseling...
But I shall return this year hopefully to investigate an old house in Brooksville, fl.
So like my husband says Press is Press baby!!!!
Feel free to comment..
ALthough I can just hear everyone of you in my head write now saying.......
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Siberia
SFN Addict
Brazil
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Posted - 01/04/2005 : 16:06:20 [Permalink]
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All in all, that's a pretty cool name you've got.
As for the rest... well, ain't that exactly what we've been telling you over and over again? |
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Plyss
Skeptic Friend
Netherlands
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Posted - 01/04/2005 : 16:09:56 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Storm
http://www.tampabayskeptics.org/v15n2rpt.html
Pan down and you will see the Tampa Bay Skeptics review about me...
Wait that sounded weird like a ryhme? Anyway...
This is when I had been doing numerous lectures...
i have slacked for awhile because of my focus on grief counseling...
But I shall return this year hopefully to investigate an old house in Brooksville, fl.
So like my husband says Press is Press baby!!!!
Feel free to comment..
ALthough I can just hear everyone of you in my head write now saying.......
From the article:
quote:
Stone's toolkit for investigators includes a flashlight and extra batteries -- the extra batteries are needed because "an entity can steal energy from batteries." She stated that a compass will be affected by the presence of ghosts. And there are magical ways to dispel ghosts.
Now these are all claims that can be assessed by means of experiments.
The energy-output of a battery can be closely monitored and a compass is even easier to read. Now if only we know the proper magical way to dispel a ghost we could see if this would indeed make the compass perturbation stop (if any occurs in the first place).
Storm, have you ever encountered such phenomena in your investigations? If so, were they ever properly recorded?
I'd love to perform similar studies in my city to check these claims for their merits (Hey, a guy needs hobies). |
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'Yes' said Tiffany.
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'Yes..?'
'..and believe in your dreams...'
'yes?'
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'You'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy. Goodbye.' |
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Storm
SFN Regular
USA
708 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2005 : 18:53:52 [Permalink]
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Numerous times I have had equipement malfunction...
i.e. My compass, especially anything with batteries. Camera. emf meter, taperecorder. Somehow the energy getszapped. We went to Cassadega {spiritualist camp here in FLorida} and in one particular area I could not use my flash. I would repeatedly try but could not. Taking batteries out, putting them in..
Once we moved from the area it was fine...
Recordings, measurements, yes I do... |
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Ricky
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
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Posted - 01/04/2005 : 22:10:18 [Permalink]
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The only part of that article which surprised me in the least was this:A sophisticated lecturer... But that may just be because you're not at all comfortable nor patient with written text. |
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beskeptigal
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Posted - 01/04/2005 : 23:57:16 [Permalink]
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| So what do you think of the reviewer's comments? They are similar to the comments posted by many of TSFs. |
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Storm
SFN Regular
USA
708 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2005 : 04:33:10 [Permalink]
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Are you so surptised Dave. But you are right. Typing on a keyboard and giving a lecture are two different things...
But yes I am sophisticated.....The comments were expected....
In all actuality I had no idea this gentlemen was coming....
but that's o.k.
Great article
Press is Press.... |
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furshur
SFN Regular
USA
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Posted - 01/05/2005 : 09:29:06 [Permalink]
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I think the phrase "press is press" says it all. You will say or believe any absurd thing if it will allow you to be a celebrity and get your name in the paper. You clearly will never change your mind or accept scientific facts - that would ruin your gig. One piece of advice - learn cold reading - it is very easy to do and all of those people that you delude at your lectures would lap it up. You will get much more press and could even end up on that idiot Larry King's show.
I think you are on the same level as people who eat worms on the show Fear Factor so that they can see themselves to on TV.
I know that is a bit harsh but one of my pet peeves is America's love of famous people. Monika Lewinski and Scott Peterson are celebrities... I find it all very distastefull.
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Ricky
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USA
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
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Posted - 01/05/2005 : 15:16:52 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by furshur
I think the phrase "press is press" says it all. You will say or believe any absurd thing if it will allow you to be a celebrity and get your name in the paper. You clearly will never change your mind or accept scientific facts - that would ruin your gig. One piece of advice - learn cold reading - it is very easy to do and all of those people that you delude at your lectures would lap it up. You will get much more press and could even end up on that idiot Larry King's show.
Considering she's stated that she works as a grief counsuler (what was it, right?) then her psychology studies will help her go a long way. |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Posted - 01/05/2005 : 15:39:58 [Permalink]
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Cold reading would indeed, be a valuable tool. If Storm is as good a public speaker as noted, then she must ba able to think fast while on her feet. She could 'read' her audience's body language en mass and modify her presentation to suit them.
One wonders if the most articulate of our polititions aren't skilled in the art.
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R.Wreck
SFN Regular
USA
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Posted - 01/05/2005 : 17:30:36 [Permalink]
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In a wierd sort of way (which I don't really understand myself), I have to admire Storm for posting a link to an article that basically calls her out as a gullible chucklehead. I don't think I could do that to myself. |
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woolytoad
Skeptic Friend
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Posted - 01/05/2005 : 17:42:39 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Ricky
Sounds like Storm needs to learn how to use technology...
Let's be fair. I doubt she doesn't know how to use her own camera. More likely her equipment has failed on her on occasion and those times are stuck in her head more than the times it did work right. She may also not document things as well as she should.
Perhaps Storm, you could post your data and we can nit pick. You were brave enough to post that link :) |
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Storm
SFN Regular
USA
708 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2005 : 18:29:43 [Permalink]
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I knew you guys were going to say all of these things. But that is o.k. I am a tuff girl
As far as using a camra well I think I can handle that.
Cold reading...
No never did it...
I never bought into that philosophy...
Now Psycholgy I know about...
And Sociology...
Celebrity is nothing to me..
Scientific proof is what I am really out to prove
even though most of you do not agree...
but that is o.k. I know that I am honest and pretty damm smart
Despite my Press Ghosts have always fasinated me.. I know they exist...
So do many others..
i am not interested in Larry King...
Maybe Discovery... Next year...
Book this year...
I am not in touch with Abraham Lincoln...
I do not have much mediumistic abilities...
Although I am working on that...
It is all natural....
Natural parts of the brain functioning..
I do not think it is anything supernatural...
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Ricky
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