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Parody or Fake Science?
I was just looking at the IMDb reviews of 3 TV shows, one of which we think is hilarious and a couple of others we watch mainly because there’s nothing else on and we’ve already played cribbage for entertainment. In my opinion, one of the shows is a parody of science (and by extension fake…
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Mountain Monsters Mooners Mothballed
I just noticed that the Travel Channel may have cancelled the Bigfoot hunter parody Mountain Monsters show. There were 268 comments complaining about it and I don’t think any of them realized that the show is a parody. The first time we saw it about a month ago we laughed ourselves silly. The second time…
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Para-Debunking on Debunking Day
Today, in honor of Debunking Day, which is held on March 11 annually (starting in 2005) I thought I’d introduce a new word. It’s Para-Debunking and you won’t find it in the dictionary, at least not in our brand-new hardcover Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition. It was just delivered yesterday. We needed at least one…
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Be Kind and View Our Chicago Cribbage Antics Video
It’s a mystery why our Chicago Cribbage Antics video is not getting thousands of views on YouTube. It ranks right up there with the other Top 10 great mysteries: Bigfoot sightings are everywhere, including your backyard; yet there is a shortage of Bigfoot Personal Trainers. UFOs sightings are also on the rise, and they frequently…
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Proof Out There for Paranormal?
I get a big kick out of watching TV shows about the paranormal, and I’ve seen something weird happening in the past few weeks. I watch a couple of programs fairly regularly: The Proof is Out There hosted by Tony Harris, and Paranormal Caught on Camera. They both have roughly similar formats. They solicit videos…
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