(O-M-G this is so funny! I can't believe it! Let me join in too, I can make fun of myself here!)
Don't forget that you do have a
theory about how your powers work. You've been researching it, for three months now. But more work needs to be done. It is all Upcoming
TM. And it can be explained in terms of
Quantum Physics and energies. You've built a special box that does it. But it only works on Gosts. But only when they
want to be there, and not if someone from the JREF
stares the wrong way. It has to be
cacakoka.
Mr. Randi can't be there. Because his energy is wrong. It has to be people who don't know there is test. But you will
only talk to him, not the others. And tell him, that he can pay you the million dollars.
You don't really need the money. When you
patent your invention you will make much more money. You can't tell us how it works because it's top secret. Because it's worth a lot of money. You really can't tell us what it is, so we can't ask you about it. We will have to
wait. But then you tell us anyway, because it is soo exciting and we all want to know and the world needs to know. But you will only give us samples, there is
more. It will solve the world's energy problem, cure all illness and bring about all kinds of new technology. Tell us, "
You will have to be patient."
A protocol is designed based on your details. Everything you asked for is there. But then it isn't good enough for you anyway. You will need time. To prepare. You are busy with life right now. We make a new protocol and you agree to it. You say you will do it today. You don't do it and make excuses. You will have the test Eventually
TM.
After a few hundred posts there will be arguments. You say all of our objections come about because of our impatience. Then we call you delusional and a liar. We give examples of contradictions and both of us twist each others' words and take quotes out of context. Arguments about the exact definitions of words. References to dictionaries. You make up new words. Then we prove you wrong on some point and you promise not to come back. Ever.
You return the very next day. And finally, the test is arranged. It is all set up. The media will be there. Everything is ready. And you don't show up... And are never heard from again.
The next week a funny looking letter scribbled on a piece of cardboard arrives at the JREF, talking about some mystical magic box with the ability to make sound that answers all questions. But only you know what it is, because you have studied it, for many months, to understand the special technology. Only you know how to do that. Because it is very difficult, you need special technique.
(The TM is something Akhenaten started doing. It's fun.)