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Prepare yourselves... =========================================== Dear Sir, Here is a link to my press release that I sent out that will give you a little information on my ability to call down UFOs and Spaceships. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/5/prweb243327.htm Also, I have attached a...

K.C. HAUGE, Return of the Psychic Swordsman As I, Kenneth C. Hauge. Have stated for the last 5 years and 3 notarized Apps. I am able to Send to and receive back a physical sensation of another person. Lady's only. The side effects are a mild sexual stimulation, and a warm and relaxed feeling...

This application arrived this morning with no accompanying claim letter of any kind, though it was accompanied by a clipping from a 1994 Ohio newsletter in which the applicant was pictured with a dowsing rod above the headline, OH WELL, IT'S WATER!!! I sent the following reply...

A new claim, the first in weeks, I think, from Oregon... Regarding the following statement made by James Randi in his Oct. 10, 2003 newsletter entry, titled, OREGON NO-VORTEX (PAGE 3 PARAGRAPH 2): "But the mysterious 'growing person' phenomenon is the one everyone gioes away with talking...

To whom it may Concern, I, Julli Ann Henning, can demonstrate that I have a form of telepathy - not clairvoyance. I can not see objects that are hidden from my eyes. Rather, I have a gift that allows me to "speak" to people telepathically. I cannot, repeat CANNOT hear or know what people are...

This one seems easy enough to test...(just in from ROMANIA) ============================================= My name is Racz Ferenc, I'm 48 years old, and I live in Romania... www.h3x.host.sk/magnetman I have paranormal abilities of human magnetism that consists of attracting with my chest or...

This just in, ALSO from Kerala, India, and also addressed identically to the previous applicant, Ms. McGuckin, c/o the Kerala India Post Office, General Delivery. Hmmmm...I wonder.... ============================================== Dear Mr. Randi, The Iron rod PH key anagrams are synchronized...

This just arrived from Kerala, India. =========================================== Dear Mr. Randi, I, Elaine McGuckin hereby apply to challenge James Randi by providing a demonstration of my link to a supernatural power by the ability to predict two events that cannot be predicted by any...

This latest paranormal claim is very exciting. Randi has recently written a lot in his weekly commentary about the "GSIC" chip, which allegedly improves the sound quality of a CD. One audio reviewer in particular was championing the effects of this chip with great enthusiasm. That same...

This just in (2-08-2005) from Germany... ============================================ Dear Madames and Sirs, I can talk to animals by telepathy which means, that they tell me about: special circumstances of life, psychological problems or physical diseases. Therefore I need at the beginning...

This just in (Jan.2005) from the Florida swamps. ============================================= It is my intention to demonstrate within the guidelines of your competent statistician the power to access the future through hypnosis. A positive or negative result will be easily determined within...

According to my research (and some research conducted by concerned forum members), Mr. Cooper has caused considerable problems down under. Restraining orders have been issued against him as a result of his harrassment and threats against Australian Skeptics. His last email to me, in my humble...

If this applicant hadn't called me a week before this arrived, I'd think it might be a joke. But, it's not a joke. "Haven't you heard of me? You've never heard the name Brett Seres? Ask around. Especially in NY where everyone has at least heard my name. Just ask. I'm Brett Seres." This one is...

Hang onto your seats, folks, cuz here it comes (I'm assuming by the tone of this email that an application is most surely forthcoming, and I just couldn't wait to post it here in the forum)... ============================================== Subject: Open Letter to James Randi Accepting JREF...

This claim came in (from Lubeck, Germany) in August, 2004. ============================================= Dear Mr. Randi, I read and signed the application. The documents on I become you in the original by Post Office send. For the answer I settle 5 Euros. I intend to make the remote...

Hi. My name is Gail. I am a born again christian. These are some of the things that I do while in our session: 1- I may sit and stare at you or I may not even look at you, so please do not let that bother you. 2- I may or may not give you names of people. Describe in complete description...

I'm rejecting this claim, as the JREF no longer accepts claims involving the existence of angels or deities. We also do not investigate Bible Code-related claims, as text intepretation is proof of NOTHING. ============================================== Dear Mr. Randi, ] I'll be taking that $1...

This latest claim just arrived this morning, from an applicant whose name I instantly recognized. This is his third application... ============================================== My proof of the paranormal is TK (telekenisis). Awkward sprites move an object when asked not to for a total of 'n'...

This came in on Friday, but I couldn't summon the fortitude to open the envelope because it looked "funny". I got up the nerve this morning, after a most restful weekend. ========================================= My name is pi yu,is the people of china yunnan kunming .write to you to tell I...

Paul Carey applied for the Challenge several months ago, but many problems stood in the way of his being tested. His caustic wit (manifest in his clear disdain for all non-believers) does not endear him to those with whom he hopes to communicate, least of all me. Upon acceptance of his claim...

This is my all-time favorite claim. It arrived in May, 2004, and I haven't stopped laughing since. ============================================ Dear Sir, This letter is concerned about my claim. I am: Male 37 years old Single Iranian Moved to England in 1976 Have a British Passport Have...

This claim arrived prior to my arrival here, in 2003. We could find no one interested in becoming involved in testing this claim, I finally got a response from NTS (north texas skeptics) who informed me that they had tested Mr. Shipp on several ocassions and offered him every opportunity to...

At first, one just doesn't know how to respond to a claim letter such as this one. I have omitted a long introduction which basically repeats several passages in the Challenge rules verbatim, and have skipped ahead to the actual claim: ============================================== Statement of...

Beth Clarkson is a very courteous, educated woman from Kansas who teaches math at WSU. I have exchanged emails with her for several weeks now, trying to explain to her the many ways in which self-deception can take hold and refuse to release its grip. She has given much thought and consideration...

In April I received an application from a gentleman in Germany on behalf of a "clairvoyant" named JACKOWSKI. I responded by informing him that Mr. Jackowski must submit his own application, and that no one may apply on behalf of another person. I received no reply. Today, I received an email...

IRWIN SPARKS, Exorcist This claim arrived in June of 2004. ========================================= I will "telepathically" cast a demon out of a person. Without prior knowledge, or even an understanding what is happening, the person will respond with some kind of audible or visual response...

As part of my continuing efforts to make daily additions to the Application section of the forum. Mr. Vaughn's correspondence ceased with the 3rd letter, received last week, after applying for the Challenge in June of 2004. ============================================= In 1970 on a journey...

This application came in a few months ago, and we have had several investigators decline to become involved in the testing of this claim. Only recently were we able to locate someone willing to put the time into this one. There have been several sticky issues in the protocol design, but we're...

Received today... ========================================== I wish to demonstrate "mind reading" by reading a closed box for the contents inside. Please if you can arrange: 1- Quiet room, well lit but not bright or distracting. 2- a uncrowded orderly atmosphere, probly with only several...

This guy's claim came in today, mailed from Belgium, last week. Talk about bad timing. ======================================== Dear Prof. Randi, I already have written you 4-5 times but you never answered. Does the Million Dollar Challenge really exist? Because I'd be pleased to enter the...