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[Shawn_Savage]

Originally Posted by Jaan

9 years ago I covered a meeting of the New England Skeptical Society for local TV. It got me fired, and it saved my life.

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Wow. That sucks about the firing but yes, it can change your entire life for the better or things similar. James Randi and Michael Shermer are the shiz

[Cook]

I'm speechless.

[fivestring]

3 minutes of my life that won't be returned.

[coyote]

Originally Posted by punkncat

You don't have kids do you?

"Like" is the new "uh". My daughter would not be able to communicate w/o "like". It drives me effing crazy, and in spite of pointing it out to her and her friends on a constant basis it is hard wired into their brain. I honestly believe that we are going to have a generation of 60 somethings down the road saying it every third word. "So, like, I went to like my heart doctor and he was like......."

Nope, no kids...

My vasectomy took the form of testicular terratoma in 1985. Even at the tender age of 14 (that year) I found classmates using similar language insipid.

Years later, when teaching other peoples children martial arts, I also taught them how to carry themselves (sneaky little "life lessons" that parents love).

I can't imagine my mother with the power of a cell camera and video back in the day. They would have sooooo much "evidence".

Molly however seems pretty proud of this (assuming it isn't a ruse, which is a stretch). She and sunglasses girl seem OK with letting the whole world see their advanced state of thought and language. I am not condoning violence, but "this is like, the back of my hand" seems a fitting game if I allow the evil side of me a voice.