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GeeMack
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Posted - 06/26/2006 :  10:04:25  Show Profile Send GeeMack a Private Message
I was just looking at the television schedule for this evening, June 26, 2006. A show entitled Psychic History will be aired at 9:00PM EDT on The History Channel. Here's the blurb from the on-line TV listings...
Psychic History (60 Mins.) Psychic medium John Holland uses his ability to sense past events at historic locations.
It might appear to be quite a challenge to some people, but to me, describing past events at historic locations doesn't really seem like it would require much in the way of psychic skills.

You can visit the web site of John Holland: Psychic Medium to find out more about the "psychic" and to (surprise, surprise) purchase books, CDs, subscriptions to his newsletter, etc.

Oh, I did mention this television program comes on The History Channel, didn't I? Whatever it takes to boost the ratings, I suppose. Holy mackerel!

Valiant Dancer
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Posted - 06/26/2006 :  10:23:56   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit Valiant Dancer's Homepage Send Valiant Dancer a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by GeeMack

I was just looking at the television schedule for this evening, June 26, 2006. A show entitled Psychic History will be aired at 9:00PM EDT on The History Channel. Here's the blurb from the on-line TV listings...
Psychic History (60 Mins.) Psychic medium John Holland uses his ability to sense past events at historic locations.
It might appear to be quite a challenge to some people, but to me, describing past events at historic locations doesn't really seem like it would require much in the way of psychic skills.

You can visit the web site of John Holland: Psychic Medium to find out more about the "psychic" and to (surprise, surprise) purchase books, CDs, subscriptions to his newsletter, etc.

Oh, I did mention this television program comes on The History Channel, didn't I? Whatever it takes to boost the ratings, I suppose. Holy mackerel!





Not quite as funny as the Travel Channel's Haunted Places program. It keeps getting funnier every time I see it.

Cthulhu/Asmodeus when you're tired of voting for the lesser of two evils

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Ricky
SFN Die Hard

USA
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Posted - 06/26/2006 :  12:27:45   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Ricky an AOL message Send Ricky a Private Message
There will also be a psychic detectives show on CourtTV this wednesday at 10:30pm EST, which just happens to fall right into our chat time.

Why continue? Because we must. Because we have the call. Because it is nobler to fight for rationality without winning than to give up in the face of continued defeats. Because whatever true progress humanity makes is through the rationality of the occasional individual and because any one individual we may win for the cause may do more for humanity than a hundred thousand who hug their superstitions to their breast.
- Isaac Asimov
Edited by - Ricky on 06/26/2006 12:28:05
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard

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Posted - 06/26/2006 :  18:39:28   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Ricky an AOL message Send Ricky a Private Message
A quote from an interview after the show:

"He knew there was a way to get from the basement to the backyard."

Cut to a clip of it:

"Does behind this wall mean something to you?"
"Into the backyard, yes."

Why continue? Because we must. Because we have the call. Because it is nobler to fight for rationality without winning than to give up in the face of continued defeats. Because whatever true progress humanity makes is through the rationality of the occasional individual and because any one individual we may win for the cause may do more for humanity than a hundred thousand who hug their superstitions to their breast.
- Isaac Asimov
Edited by - Ricky on 06/26/2006 18:40:01
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JohnOAS
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Australia
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Posted - 06/27/2006 :  16:56:10   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit JohnOAS's Homepage Send JohnOAS a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Ricky

A quote from an interview after the show:

"He knew there was a way to get from the basement to the backyard."

Cut to a clip of it:

"Does behind this wall mean something to you?"
"Into the backyard, yes."



That second part seems like a bit of a non-sequitur to me, perhaps I'm missing something.

John's just this guy, you know.
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Ricky
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Posted - 06/27/2006 :  17:46:39   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Ricky an AOL message Send Ricky a Private Message
Ah sorry, I didn't even see that. It's not you, it's me.

In the basement, there was a "wall", which was really a wall of boxes. And behind it, there was a passage up to the backyard. So they psychic says, "Does behind this [wall of boxes] mean anything to you?" and the guy reflected on this as meaning that the psychic knew there was a passage behind it.

Why continue? Because we must. Because we have the call. Because it is nobler to fight for rationality without winning than to give up in the face of continued defeats. Because whatever true progress humanity makes is through the rationality of the occasional individual and because any one individual we may win for the cause may do more for humanity than a hundred thousand who hug their superstitions to their breast.
- Isaac Asimov
Edited by - Ricky on 06/27/2006 17:47:10
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