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Dave W.
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 Posted - 04/29/2006 : 20:47:35
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marfknox
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Posted - 04/30/2006 : 00:13:41 [Permalink]
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Great article. Very well organized and with colorful statements like Now, I wonder how many of us would that fit like a catfish fits a skillet? thrown in here and there in typical filthy style. quote:
But Nostradamus was, and is, believed. In his interview with Catherine de Medici, he must have told her what she wanted to hear and had to quickly find out what that was. King Henri, as noted, was not impressed. Perhaps he'd seen it too often already. In his later years, the skill served Nostradamus well enough in casting personal horoscopes for the wealthy.
Interesting fact. This reminded me of how filthy also brought up Pascal's notable achievements in math and physics before he "drank the koolaid". |
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filthy
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Posted - 04/30/2006 : 07:34:22 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by marfknox
Great article. Very well organized and with colorful statements like Now, I wonder how many of us would that fit like a catfish fits a skillet? thrown in here and there in typical filthy style. quote:
But Nostradamus was, and is, believed. In his interview with Catherine de Medici, he must have told her what she wanted to hear and had to quickly find out what that was. King Henri, as noted, was not impressed. Perhaps he'd seen it too often already. In his later years, the skill served Nostradamus well enough in casting personal horoscopes for the wealthy.
Interesting fact. This reminded me of how filthy also brought up Pascal's notable achievements in math and physics before he "drank the koolaid".
 
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Dr. Mabuse
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Posted - 05/02/2006 : 22:06:56 [Permalink]
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The article reminds me of one time I was cold-reading a hairdresser I went to while still in school. I didn't know back then there was a term for what I did.
After some idle chat I asked her a couple of questions which indicated much more personal knowledge of her than she expected, since she thought she hadn't really told me such stuff. She was very freaked by it, until I told her how I deducted info from innocent comments, and made qualified guesses about her.
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Oh, and I almost forgot: Great article, Filthy. |
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| Edited by - Dr. Mabuse on 05/03/2006 21:37:24 |
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Ricky
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Dr. Mabuse
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Posted - 03/04/2007 : 03:35:03 [Permalink]
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Looking at the Skeptic Summary #132, I see that this article is up to fourth place in most viewed... Great going Filthy!
The most viewed article posted the last 3-4 years, I guess we need more articles written. |
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