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BearSquirrel2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 09:55 PM Original message |
Penn & Teller Bullshit is Bullshit ... |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
1. Penn Jillette is an asshole. |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 10:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Absolutely. I'd love to snip that ponytail |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 10:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. He is also a perv. |
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Naturyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
3. Libertarians are selfish jerks. |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 11:11 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. *cough* Bill Maher *cough* |
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Beelzebud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:02 AM Response to Reply #9 |
34. Oh yeah Maher is never a selfish jerk. lol |
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Morgana LaFey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 09:22 PM Response to Reply #34 |
90. He's also a Class A Misogynist -- |
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iamjoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
4. Haven't Watched It Yet |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 01:53 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. BULLSHIT!!!! |
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iamjoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 08:33 AM Response to Reply #15 |
30. But That's What I'm Saying |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 12:51 PM Response to Reply #30 |
72. I don't understand you objection... |
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iamjoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 03:48 PM Response to Reply #72 |
80. It's Different Here, I Guess |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:06 AM Response to Reply #15 |
38. I Have One |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 07:04 AM Response to Reply #4 |
19. If you have COPD one day |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 07:13 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. I Think We're All In Agreement |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 07:17 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. I read it wrong. Thanks. |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 07:21 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. A Couple of Dipshits Who Used to Be Okay Magicians |
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never cry wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 01:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
75. It depends on where you are, in Illinois the HC stalls have to be the closest |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
5. In NH, there's a mountain hut that's accessible - if someone carries you and your chair 4000' up. |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 10:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Man oh man, that's ridiculous... |
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friendly_iconoclast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 12:25 AM Response to Reply #5 |
13. No bullshit, it is *is* being used by disabled hikers |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 06:49 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. I don't know if you've been up to Galehead, but I have several times. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:07 AM Response to Reply #5 |
39. Laws don't take into account exceptional places like that. |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:34 AM Response to Reply #39 |
46. Do not put words in my mouth, ThomCat. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:39 AM Response to Reply #46 |
49. There there are guildlines for being exempt from a law |
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BearSquirrel2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 06:54 PM Response to Reply #39 |
83. Lets remember ... |
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eagler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
8. These guys are bigots on par with Imus |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 07:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
86. They're hypocrites |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
10. Disabled people are such a bother. |
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Bill219 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 12:03 AM Response to Original message |
11. ... |
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BearSquirrel2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 06:10 AM Response to Reply #11 |
17. I saw the Wal-Mart one ... |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:01 AM Response to Reply #17 |
33. that was my alderman in the walmart one. not the one in the fur |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:25 AM Response to Reply #11 |
44. ME TOO! P & T used to be fun to watch......not anymore. nt |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
95. They don't just disagree with people who have other opinions, |
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symbolman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 12:08 AM Response to Original message |
12. I had to turn it off |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 12:30 AM Response to Original message |
14. aren't these guys a magic act? wtf? |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 02:03 AM Response to Original message |
16. I don't "get" them.. I find them spectacularly unfunny , unattractive, and boring. |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 07:16 AM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Once upon a time, they were actually funny... |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 07:15 AM Response to Original message |
21. Perhaps they'd change their nazi toon if they became disabled suddenly |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 07:45 AM Response to Reply #21 |
27. My sentiments exactly! n/t |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 08:18 AM Response to Reply #21 |
28. It just takes one wrong step... |
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slampoet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:47 AM Response to Reply #21 |
54. you ever notice how vulnerable the kneecaps of people over 6 foot tall are? |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 07:18 AM Response to Original message |
24. Well hell---that's the reason I love handicapped people... |
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bbernardini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 07:42 AM Response to Original message |
26. I have to give Penn & Teller credit for a few things... |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
29. I, as a non-handicapped person, cannot think of a single incident |
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Marnieworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:23 AM Response to Reply #29 |
42. It's like getting annoyed when a legally blind person wears sunglasses on a cloudy day |
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slampoet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:38 AM Response to Reply #29 |
48. People that Curb slants and ramps also help besides the disabled....... |
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jumpoffdaplanet (676 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
31. They have some really strange blindspots |
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sutz12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
32. The early shows were pretty good. |
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Jokerman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
35. I figured out their formula long ago... |
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jollyreaper2112 (955 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #35 |
70. I just got a brainflash |
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minkyboodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 10:51 PM Response to Reply #35 |
93. ding ding ding |
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Beelzebud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
36. Penn Jillette has been on Glenn Beck's show a few times. |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
37. I've seen a few of their shows...color me unimpressed. |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
40. They make some interesting points |
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IChing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:24 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. These people obviously agreed with you. |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:41 AM Response to Reply #43 |
50. Ha!! you lost |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:44 AM Response to Reply #50 |
53. Was the Civil Rights law also unnecessary? |
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IChing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:52 AM Response to Reply #50 |
56. "laws aren't really needed" |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:58 AM Response to Reply #56 |
60. Do have any evidence to prove contrary? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 06:55 PM Response to Reply #50 |
84. Have you ever stopped to think... |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:43 AM Response to Reply #40 |
52. What were the interesting points they made? |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:53 AM Response to Reply #52 |
58. Well you can see it here |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:58 AM Response to Reply #58 |
61. Really? People with disabilities are second class citizens by the laws of physics? |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 12:13 PM Response to Reply #61 |
63. No, it's saying that there are limits of what you can do to help the disabled |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 12:29 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Are you listening to what you are saying? |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 12:40 PM Response to Reply #64 |
68. We all have a disability for one thing or another |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 12:41 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Define bending over backwards for people with disabilities. |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 12:29 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. Does the ADA exceed the limits of what "we" can do to help the disabled? |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 01:16 PM Response to Reply #58 |
73. Reasonable accommodations are all the ADA requires. |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 01:32 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. That's a good point |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 01:40 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. "When one side has too much power, then the system is going to be abused." |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 01:55 PM Response to Reply #76 |
78. so those with disabilities have too much power? |
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BearSquirrel2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 07:03 PM Response to Reply #58 |
85. They went well beyond ... |
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Marnieworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
41. I'm sure their next show will depict them in wheelchairs and finding access everywhere right? |
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slampoet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:43 AM Response to Reply #41 |
51. Amen. I was on crutches twice in a year once. Changed my point of view...... |
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Marnieworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:51 AM Response to Reply #51 |
55. well thank god you made it to her room! |
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slampoet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
45. Everyone will become handicapped if they live long enough, especially Tall dudes like Penn |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
47. From the four episodes I've seen, I have to agree. |
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salib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
57. Anyone see their Bullshit episode on 9/11? |
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salib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 12:00 PM Response to Reply #57 |
62. Now that I think of it this formula could indeed be a common Libertarian path |
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slampoet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 12:49 PM Response to Reply #62 |
71. The lazy janitor (did not get ahead) Why is it.......... |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 03:50 PM Response to Reply #57 |
81. They did a great job calling bullshit on the 9/11 conspiracy nutjobs. |
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salib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 06:52 PM Response to Reply #81 |
82. Exactly! |
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IChing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 07:34 PM Response to Reply #82 |
88. Exactly! Just like they debunked Global Warming. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-05-07 01:39 AM Response to Reply #88 |
100. great links |
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file83 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 10:27 PM Response to Reply #82 |
91. It's a magic trick. The "illusion" of an argument when there really is none. |
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Little Wing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
59. That show is like someone holding a book to your head and pounding |
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AnnInLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
66. Saw their act in Vegas 11 days ago |
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jollyreaper2112 (955 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
67. they're sort of like south park |
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minkyboodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-05-07 12:45 AM Response to Reply #67 |
99. brilliant post |
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Monk06 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
74. They should change their act so they're both mute. All mime all the time !!!! n/t |
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Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
79. I caught a marathon of Bullshit last year |
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ryanmuegge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
87. The show's funny and entertaining, but I agree with you. |
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Paladin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
89. I Gave Up On These Clowns With Their Gun Control Episode |
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nam78_two (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
92. Yup-libertarian loons |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
94. If there are handicapped parking spaces empty, |
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bbgrunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
96. My favorite quote: "Libertarians are anarchists who want police |
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ryanmuegge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 11:57 PM Response to Reply #96 |
97. Awesome quote. |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-05-07 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
98. The first season was awesome |
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