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jasonpopcrack
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Posted - 05/27/2007 :  16:28:24  Show Profile  Visit jasonpopcrack's Homepage  Send jasonpopcrack a Yahoo! Message Send jasonpopcrack a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Hello all,

I hope it's not too ill-mannered to plug our show on the forum. I just wanted to mention that the latest podcast episode is online at http://popularcrackpot.com (along with other goodies).

Highlights this week include:

* Why do crackpots believe what they believe?
* What about the social aspect of fringe beliefs?
* A Leprechaun hunt in Alabama.
* What the British know about TV that Americans should learn.
* Keen Eddie, Alan Partridge and more TV talk.
* Would you go on a chupacabra hunt?
* Finally, hate mail! Keep it coming!
* How you can use the A-Team to test your mental health.

Hope you folks enjoy.

Thanks a bunch,
Jason

You Won't Believe What People Believe ... visit popularcrackpot.com

JEROME DA GNOME
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Posted - 05/27/2007 :  16:54:12   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send JEROME DA GNOME a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Hey, I just missed hitting that Leprechaun with my shovel.


What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires -- desires of which he himself is often unconscious. If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way. - Bertrand Russell
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jasonpopcrack
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Posted - 05/27/2007 :  18:10:01   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit jasonpopcrack's Homepage  Send jasonpopcrack a Yahoo! Message Send jasonpopcrack a Private Message  Reply with Quote
It's hard to believe, but we keep getting reports of people going on Leprechaun hunts. Amazing...

You Won't Believe What People Believe ... visit popularcrackpot.com
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HalfMooner
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Posted - 05/27/2007 :  19:11:19   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send HalfMooner a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Originally posted by jasonpopcrack

It's hard to believe, but we keep getting reports of people going on Leprechaun hunts. Amazing...
You gotta admit that hunting the little buggers is more challenging than, say, shooting farm-raised quail on a Texas ranch. What weapons are people using, by the way?

Edit: I watched the video. The only weapon mentioned seems to be a magical flute.





Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
Here's a link to Moonscape News, and one to its Archive.
Edited by - HalfMooner on 05/27/2007 19:17:05
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jasonpopcrack
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Posted - 05/27/2007 :  20:01:47   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit jasonpopcrack's Homepage  Send jasonpopcrack a Yahoo! Message Send jasonpopcrack a Private Message  Reply with Quote
We've heard of everything from machetes to baseball bats.

I wonder if we can put leprechauns on the endangered species list...

You Won't Believe What People Believe ... visit popularcrackpot.com
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Dr. Mabuse
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Posted - 05/28/2007 :  07:01:41   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Dr. Mabuse an ICQ Message Send Dr. Mabuse a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Originally posted by jasonpopcrack

We've heard of everything from machetes to baseball bats.

I wonder if we can put leprechauns on the endangered species list...
Well, there certainly aren't many of them these days.

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Dave W.
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Posted - 05/28/2007 :  07:19:45   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Dave W.'s Homepage Send Dave W. a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Originally posted by jasonpopcrack

I hope it's not too ill-mannered to plug our show on the forum.
I would only ask that you put all your announcements in a single thread, instead of starting a new topic each time. And if you hadn't seen it, we're linking to your new stuff in our weekly Skeptic Summary (scroll down to "Elsewhere in the World").

- Dave W. (Private Msg, EMail)
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Why not question something for a change?
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jasonpopcrack
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Posted - 05/28/2007 :  08:09:53   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit jasonpopcrack's Homepage  Send jasonpopcrack a Yahoo! Message Send jasonpopcrack a Private Message  Reply with Quote
No problem at all Dave. We'll post only to this thread in future when we want to let folks know about a new ep.

And thanks for linking to us in the Skeptic Summary.

-Jason

You Won't Believe What People Believe ... visit popularcrackpot.com
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jasonpopcrack
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Posted - 06/05/2007 :  06:26:23   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit jasonpopcrack's Homepage  Send jasonpopcrack a Yahoo! Message Send jasonpopcrack a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Quick update: we've posted an interview with film-maker Zeb Haradon. Zeb is the director of a documentary called "Waiting for NESARA." The movie is a feature length fly-on-the-wall documentary which explores a group of ex-Mormon new age devotees as they wait for UFO helpers to abolish the IRS, prevent the Iraq war, and expose Bush as the perpetrator of the September 11th attacks.

Check it out at http://popularcrackpot.com/

Seriously, you guys should watch the trailer at the least. You'd be amazed at what these guys believe in. Or maybe you wouldn't.... At any rate, it's worth the wait.

I appreciate you guys letting me post about the show, we're still growing so any little bit of publicity helps :-)

Thanks all,
Jason
PopularCrackpot.com

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Dave W.
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USA
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Posted - 09/01/2007 :  20:31:44   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Dave W.'s Homepage Send Dave W. a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Unfortunately, it looks like the Popular Crackpot website has been taken down.

- Dave W. (Private Msg, EMail)
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Why not question something for a change?
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