general skepticism humor

A New York witch has cast a spell on Supreme Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-kavanaugh-witches/new-york-witches-aim-hex-at-supreme-courts-brett-kavanaugh-despite-death-threats-idUSKCN1MU019 Now, there are clearly two options here: to burn the witch at...

There's no way the paper didn't recognize these, imo. I guess being able to put Trump in the title was worth looking silly? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6136563/Four-UFOs-spotted-flying-presidents-Scottish-golf-course.html

Today is the 23rd. Isn't the world supposed to end today? How are Asia and Europe doing? This signature is intended to irritate people.

Example: "Raiders of the Lost Ark" Which of the world's known governments (did or would do) today or historically is/was likely to be sending, or have sent, their forces out across the world looking for old stuff whether on land (like antartica) or underwater? Such as govt forces looking...

The 'shroud of Turin' has been taken out of its box for the first time in five years. Now you too can go see the magic sheet! https://www.facebook.com/topic/Shroud-of-Turin/104041699633270?source=whfrt&position=3&trqid=6139464680114314861 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32368134

Sorry, "science-based" thinkers, you've been lied to since you were kids. z6bM-FHdBfY

Fantastic puff piece (with a tiny soupçon of skepticism) from the once respected Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2014/jan/18/susan-miller-astrologer-interview Make note: Though there is this: The comments are great! Not too many believers in the Guardian's readership. :D

In the "Isn't it Ironic" Department: In a commercial for the upcoming episode of "Long Island Medium". Theresa Caputo says that she loves her father, but that he is sometimes "a little gullible".

Psychics really make my blood boil. The way they prey on the desperate and weak minded just digs under my skin like you wouldn't believe. I can take or leave the nutters who believe in the UFO's, ghosts, or crazy conspiracy stuff. But Psychics? :mad: So, I give you this...

A good read - but warning: DO NOT READ if you believe in ghosts.. or fish :D Why ghost hunting is like fishing ..as i posted at another critical thinking forum.. If a believer reads it, do you think they will "get it" ?

Well, last year's predictions didn't go so well... ...but gonna' take another shot at it this year, see if I can't do a little better! * Lady Gaga will announce her retirement from the music industry, after converting to Scientology. * A small, relatively unknown country will have a...

For a while now I've been trying to come up with a scam product that is completely safe and delivers exactly what is promised, and today I think I cracked it. Nomeopathy What We Do: Unlike conventional homeopathic remedies, where a tincture is diluted in water, shaken ("succussed") and then...

No need to spend any more time on devising complicated protocols for the paranormal or alternative medicine, the excellent xkcd has provided the answers. (If you follow the link to the site, you also get the mouse-over punchline.) ETA: For anyone wondering, the link to the image is...

Yes, I am telephonic and can prove it. I actually communicate with people at varying distances from me every day through metal electron pathways/plastic light movers and movements of the very same air we breathe!! It's real, it's actual, it satisfies me!!!:):):)

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2010/05/weapons-of-mass-dilution.html The homeopathic emergency... ;)

Don't be spending or giving away all your assets in this lifetime - you CAN take it with you. http://www.reincarnationbank.com/index.html Check out the terms and conditions - what a hoot. Someone has a great sense of humour.

I thought everyone here would enjoy this. Nearly fell off my chair laughing. I think this video goes to show that one of the best ways to get across skeptical ideas is with humor. HMGIbOGu8q0 EDIT: As a bonus, here's one where they poke fun at religious pareidolia: Xfqht0LEOWQ

A buddy I actually have to see on a regular basis set his homeopathic sights on me as a reply to a hilarious video I linked on Facebook (thanks to the Respectful Insolence blog): HMGIbOGu8q0 My wife tells me I need to find a kinder gentler way and to try really hard to not scare the real...

This is good stuff - it was just on TV here in the UK. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lj87g/That_Mitchell_and_Webb_Look_Series_3_Episode_4/ If not in the UK, I'm sure someone will soon Youtube it. There's also a great little sketch along the lines of atheist pareidolia - very "The...

I came across a wonderful take on the top six 2012 end of the world theories. I think my favorite line comes from the end of the article when answering the question, "How did they settle on 2012?" Take a look its good for a laugh. Some of the advertising is NSW and there are cuss words so put...

http://www.cracked.com/article_16671_6-famous-unsolved-mysteries-with-really-obvious-solutions.html Sure, cracked.com is a humour site, but the writers seem to have a pretty healthy skeptical worldview, which really comes through in articles like this one. A fine example of how to look at...

Found by my 9 yr old son....A future JREF member!:D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dyeOlelE8E

I just noticed that in my Date and Time Properties application in MS Windows, the year goes no further than 2099!!! The programmers at Microsoft are very wise and successful. Not much is known about them. Why would they stop making their calendars on 2099? I feel that this is fairly...

With a near infinite list of ailments in this world, there should be, conversely, a near infinite list of homeopathic preparations to "cure" them. Be creative. -Schizophrenia: dilution of LSD and PCP. -Overactive Bladder: dilution of caffeine (Caution: may cause drowsiness!) -Dehydration...

From some Australian skeptics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usbNJMUZSwo Good for a chuckle.

Check it out. :) http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/The_Secret

These giant crystals are made of GYPSUM, which as we all know is made up of the BONES of ancient GYPSIES, who forged the secret of ETERNAL life by GIVING their bones to the crystal in a spirit of NATURAL LOVING SEXYTIME. They can cure amputated limbs and ERECTILE dysFunCtion and other...

Imagine you are watching a man. All of your knowledge about this man comes from three TV screens, all transmitting from different cameras, which view this man from different angles. If this man moves, you may in fact think, based upon the three TV screens, that there are three identical men...

I have discovered I have the ability to levitate and fly across the room. I have also discovered that I can leave my body and influence events at distant places and I can talk to the dead. These abilities would transform our perception of reality, but I have decided not to demonstrate them for...

Nothing worse than a ghost that doesn't believe in itself.