# James Randi Owes Me $1,000,000 & Czarcasm Closed My Thread Without Reason **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 2, 2004, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-owes-me-1-000-000-czarcasm-closed-my-thread-without-reason/222246 "2004-01-02T07:25:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-owes-me-1-000-000-czarcasm-closed-my-thread-without-reason/222246/81 "2004-01-02T18:19:54Z")
**Question** , you’re making another mistake in that most of those responses have been to those who have insulted you, not those who have genuinely tried to help you, including my humble self. Assuming you are new here, **justhink** was a poster who posted posts which were similar to yours in their incoherence. He has since been banned. “Justhought” was a reference to him. I’m pretty sure it was _not_ a compliment. Your posts are incoherent and nearly devoid of content. That’s not an attack; it’s a statement of fact. Your refusal to use capital letters, and correct spelling and grammar are just making things worse. Please, take the advice you’ve been given here. As for the issue of enlightenment, I can assure you there are people here who are just as enlightened as you are, although their enlightenment may take different forms. Respectfully for now, CJ ---
**Author:** ![Azael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a8b319/32.png) [@Azael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azael)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-owes-me-1-000-000-czarcasm-closed-my-thread-without-reason/222246/82 "2004-01-02T18:21:47Z")
I read through the original thread and I must say that Question is either a member of a species which dwells under bridges (and must not be explicitly named) or just **spectacularly** stupid. I’m hoping it’s the latter, though we are all wasting our time if either one is true. There is no “deeper truth” to be found at the bottom of an acid trip other than the fact that if you jack with the chemicals in your brain then you will not be able to think straight. Stepping outside of your normal cognitive frame of reference may have some limited recreational use but it **does not** give you the secrets of the universe you moron. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-owes-me-1-000-000-czarcasm-closed-my-thread-without-reason/222246/83 "2004-01-02T18:26:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jeff Olsen \* > **tdn is stuck in a loop.** No, it just took so long to post that I thought I was hunged up, so I hit submit again. No, it just took so long to post that I thought I was hunged up, so I hit submit again. No, it just took so long to post that I thought I was hunged up, so I hit submit again. No, it just took so long to post that I thought I was hunged up, so I _ **whap** _ ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-owes-me-1-000-000-czarcasm-closed-my-thread-without-reason/222246/84 "2004-01-02T18:27:22Z")
It’s all about 23. 2 2s and a 3 are 7, and that’s three numbers for the second three to make 23 twice. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-owes-me-1-000-000-czarcasm-closed-my-thread-without-reason/222246/85 "2004-01-02T18:40:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Azael \* > \*\*There is no “deeper truth” to be found at the bottom of an acid trip other than the fact that if you jack with the chemicals in your brain then you will not be able to think straight. Stepping outside of your normal cognitive frame of reference may have some limited recreational use but it **does not** give you the secrets of the universe you moron. \*\* LSD does, in fact, have a use. The mere effort of getting yourself to think upside down for a moment can unstuck you from a pattern of rigid thinking. Before it was declared illegal, therapists sometimes used LSD on patients. They characterised it as an extremely effective tool. Of course this was done under very controlled circumstances often not resembling a Dead concert in any way. And the point of using it was to help patients discover great truths about themselves and how they think. It didn’t help any patients postulate dark matter or black holes. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-owes-me-1-000-000-czarcasm-closed-my-thread-without-reason/222246/86 "2004-01-02T18:40:17Z")
Question, I recommend going to this website: [https://videos.somethingawful.com/oldflash/images/shutup.swf](https://videos.somethingawful.com/oldflash/images/shutup.swf) And listening to it until the message sinks in, mmkay? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-owes-me-1-000-000-czarcasm-closed-my-thread-without-reason/222246/87 "2004-01-02T18:56:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by E-Sabbath \* > \*\*It’s all about 23. 2 2s and a 3 are 7, and that’s three numbers for the second three to make 23 twice. \*\* [And 7\*13=28](http://www.pen.k12.va.us/Div/Winchester/jhhs/math/humor/mult.html)! ---
**Author:** ![Debaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-owes-me-1-000-000-czarcasm-closed-my-thread-without-reason/222246/88 "2004-01-02T19:08:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bluecanary \* > \*\*OK–on reflection some of you have :smack: \*\* 😃 It’s ok. Great minds thinking alike and all that. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-owes-me-1-000-000-czarcasm-closed-my-thread-without-reason/222246/89 "2004-01-02T19:30:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Left Hand of Dorkness \* > \*\*We all have the same hands. We have a hive hand. > > Daniel \*\* If we have a hive hand, is it okay to have it in our hive pants? Does that mean that I am any more or less of a wanker? Dude, did we get some last night? Oh, wait, I already know the answer. This is kind of like when John Malkovic went into the John Malkovic portal. Whoa. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-owes-me-1-000-000-czarcasm-closed-my-thread-without-reason/222246/90 "2004-01-02T19:31:49Z")
Help! My waveform has collapsed, and I can’t get up! ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-owes-me-1-000-000-czarcasm-closed-my-thread-without-reason/222246/91 "2004-01-02T19:35:37Z")
I _really_ hate people who think Really Deep Thoughts. ---
**Author:** ![Question](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ecc23a/32.png) [@Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Question)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-owes-me-1-000-000-czarcasm-closed-my-thread-without-reason/222246/92 "2004-01-02T19:40:28Z")
have you ever wondered about the significance of the pyramids? why were they built all those years ago and why are they pointed in such a manner? is is because they are a grouping of matter and matter represents truth. it is the difference between black and white. we are stuck between between the 3rd and 4th dimension. this state can be visualized as a corner. it is yin and yang hot and cold it is a duality. in order for you to exist within the cold vacuum of space you must generate heat. this is accomplished by constant shivering of the energy that is you. this process creates the illusion of difference. stare at the point of the pyramid and you will see truth. relax and focus your energy to this point until your body feels cool and remember that all that you know is conceptual. open a book and examine the energy. allow your mind to discern the energy. know that it is truth. feel the back of your head, it is a point. connect this point to your ears and a triangle is created. now you can visual the timecube. ---
**Author:** ![Master\_Wang-Ka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/master_wang-ka/32/3325_2.png) [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-owes-me-1-000-000-czarcasm-closed-my-thread-without-reason/222246/93 "2004-01-02T19:45:16Z")
Maybe the back of YOUR head is a point. Mine is round. ---
**Author:** ![carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrot)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-owes-me-1-000-000-czarcasm-closed-my-thread-without-reason/222246/94 "2004-01-02T19:45:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Question \* > **have you ever wondered about the significance of the pyramids? why were they built all those years ago and why are they pointed in such a manner?** Razor blade sharpening. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-owes-me-1-000-000-czarcasm-closed-my-thread-without-reason/222246/95 "2004-01-02T19:47:26Z")
> [@](#): > > feel the back of your head, it is a point. connect this point to your ears and a triangle is created. Ah, so that explains it – **Question** is a pinhead. :smack: Dammit, **ETF** – Must Resist Urge To Feed Folklore Character!! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-owes-me-1-000-000-czarcasm-closed-my-thread-without-reason/222246/96 "2004-01-02T19:48:01Z")
Dude, you have GOT to be shitting me. He’s shitting us, right? Daniel ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-owes-me-1-000-000-czarcasm-closed-my-thread-without-reason/222246/97 "2004-01-02T19:49:16Z")
> [@](#): > > have you ever wondered about the significance of the pyramids? Bla bla bla bla Gee, and you had people thinking that maybe, just maybe, you could stay on a single subject. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-owes-me-1-000-000-czarcasm-closed-my-thread-without-reason/222246/98 "2004-01-02T19:52:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Question \* > \*\*have you ever wondered about the significance of the pyramids? why were they built all those years ago and why are they pointed in such a manner? \*\* They _tried_ to build 'em wit thew points on the bottom, but they kept tipping over. ---
**Author:** ![Question](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ecc23a/32.png) [@Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Question)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-owes-me-1-000-000-czarcasm-closed-my-thread-without-reason/222246/99 "2004-01-02T19:55:13Z")
run your hand down the back of your head. do you feel the point? now you will understand the timecube. remember to keep an open mind, that is the key. ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-owes-me-1-000-000-czarcasm-closed-my-thread-without-reason/222246/100 "2004-01-02T19:55:27Z")
Unfortunately Mr. **Stibbons** , I suspect in his mind he _is_ staying on a single subject, which is of course, the universe. How about sending him some Dried Frog Pills? > [@](#): > > we are stuck between between the 3rd and 4th dimension. So _that’s_ why I can’t get that one window in my apartment to open. And here I thought the mandelbrot pattern in the glass was just caused by grease. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-owes-me-1-000-000-czarcasm-closed-my-thread-without-reason/222246.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-owes-me-1-000-000-czarcasm-closed-my-thread-without-reason/222246.md?page=6)