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LostAngeles

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Let it be known that I remember everything that happened during my accidental drunkness on Friday night, including tkingdoll's confession of her undying love for me at the PP. ;)

I missed meeting a few of the posters I think. I heard Brown was there on Sunday so I must have missed more than just that. Judging from my experience with the other posters, I regret to say that you probably kicked ass.

CFLarsen smiles and is a dirty old man. Keep that in mind the next time he posts, "Evidence?" three hundred times. (And yes, there is evidence of this.)

Regardless of what Moe might claim, I am still of the opinion that either she bought Murray Gell-Mann an ice cream or he bought her one and I am jealous.

Regardless of knowing better and never saying it, I said, "irregardless," twice at TAM.

Penny slots are such sluts and force you to slide that dollar into their slutty slot slit.

Penn is the exact same size as my best friend who I grew up with. He's not huge. Unless y'all were talking about something else.

The Royal Bar is the hotel bar that more forumites choose to live at. Why did we have rooms again?

I got to go with Jeff Wagg to pick up the Mythbusters at the airport.

I got to ride with Jeff Wagg as he dropped of Murray Gell-Mann at the airport.

Terry does not stop smiling. Also, WHORES

I do not stop ****ing talking and it's even worse when I'm drunk. This is either entertaining or no one has the rudeness to stop my rudeness.

I owe several ****ing rounds next year.

I will be there next year.

So, possibly, will my mom. When she found out that James Randi ran it, she commented that she thought he was great and a, "sharp ****."

Also, my boyfriend, so yes, there'll be evidence of that!

TAM is the goddamned bomb.

Any of you I missed saying, "Goodbye," to this morning, I'll just say, "Hello again," here. :p

All forumites I met were some of, if not the coolest people I'd ever met, including even, "Iacchus." All non-forumites I met also fell into that category.

And I think that's all I can think of. As soon as I find my cable, I'll post pictures.
 
Oh and don't play the slot machines that say crap like, "Ghost Hunter" or "Zodiac blah blah fishcakes." They know what we are.

THEY KNOW.
 
*grumble* Stuck in the Pittsburgh airport. Bored and I think I'm coming down with a cold. Sat next to two stupid girls who giggled the whole way here from Las Vegas. That's the closest I've come to murdering anyone.

That said, TAM was worth even these horrors. LostAngeles is hilarious when drunk, and her wisdom regarding the subject of what to do should the rapture occur is invaluable. When the documentary "Left Behind" becomes a reality, I suggest you contact our resident raptureologist.
 
Just got home myself.
I'd like to say a big "hello" to all the forumites who were there and man, some of you guys can drink...
Nice to finally put faces to names and headaches to alcohol - hope to see you all again soon.

ENVY ME
 
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delphi_ote said:
*grumble* Stuck in the Pittsburgh airport. Bored and I think I'm coming down with a cold. Sat next to two stupid girls who giggled the whole way here from Las Vegas. That's the closest I've come to murdering anyone.

That said, TAM was worth even these horrors. LostAngeles is hilarious when drunk, and her wisdom regarding the subject of what to do should the rapture occur is invaluable. When the documentary "Left Behind" becomes a reality, I suggest you contact our resident raptureologist.
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The Pittsburgh airport sucks. As does Pittsburgh.

Sigh! We didn't get to meet! I'm sad about that. Oh well; there's always TAM5 :)
 
LostAngeles said:
I do not stop ****ing talking and it's even worse when I'm drunk. This is either entertaining or no one has the rudeness to stop my rudeness.
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Definitely the former. Highly, highly entertaining. So was the blue hair.
Although I still think you're a guy, no matter what your chromosomes lead science to conclude!

- Highly advanced knowledge of Star Wars
- Supreme check-balancing skills no matter what level of blood alcohol you have
- Cool military jacket

No wonder you had such a harem!
 
We had a medical emergency on my flight to Hartford. Older gentleman onboard was on the verge of passing out from possibly a blood sugar level imbalance. The flight continued on so it couldn’t have been too serious. I also caught a cold. One of the risks of hanging out in large groups I guess, but it was worth it.
 
I just got home... And I'm pleased to report that at 0230 hrs this AM I won a $3200 jackpot at the Stardust... So - I'm hereby committing to a TAM5 scholarship donation for next year - note to Paul. (Since they withheld $960 of my winnings for US withholding taxes - when I get the US tax refund, it will be like winning all over again!)

Truly - I NEVER play slot machines. (Well - almost never.) But it was sure exciting to WIN as opposed to having money hoovered out of one's pockets.

Other pithy notes about TAM4:

- What a complete riot.
- Alcohol and skeptics DO mix.
- Need more time - a full week may not even be enough.
- Need bigger nametags.
- What a complete riot.
- Losing your luggage for a couple of days sucks.
- Always demand a separate check when dining in a restaurant that starts with a 'P'
- Paul Provenza swears a lot. He should tell an 'Aristorats' joke.
- 'The Star Trek Experience' can bring out the inner geek in everyone.
- If there were such a thing as angels, Linda would be the definition.
- Plan to get no sleep at TAM5.

Have to run, but big 'hellos' to everyone I met at TAM4 - it was certainly a blast and I look forward to a years worth of chatting on the forum and then... TAM5!!!!!!!!!!

-AH.
 
Antiquehunter said:
But it was sure exciting to WIN as opposed to having money hoovered out of one's pockets.
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Er, how long were you at the poker tables on Thursday night? Hmmm?

And I'm rocking the houndstooth pashima! Thank you again....I owe you several drinks. I'm upset that I didn't get to say goodbye to you though.
 
Glad you're enjoying the pashmina! There was a mixup with the last dinner event - and I don't know your last name so I couldn't call reservations to get a message to you... But goodbyes suck anyways - hellos are much nicer.

Poker on Thursday - up $161 for 5 hr session. :)

-AH.
 
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So, can anyone report on the presenters and such!?
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Fine. Bearing in mind that I was going to report on my personal highlight -- being appointed as, and subsequently carrying out the duties of, the Official Pajama Party Masseuse -- I'll now refrain from commenting further on such trivial matters1 which obviously hold no interest for serious-minded skeptics2, and will focus instead on what was said by some people standing behind a podium3.

Actually, make that just one person standing behind a podium, because I'm not yet nearly recovered enough for a mega-post. Among all the brilliant, accomplished, and highly credentialed presenters, my favorite was a self-described "regular guy with a high school diploma" who saw someone taking advantage of people's gullibility, and decided to do something about it: our own Robert S. Lancaster. I was aware of the Stop Kaz web site, but hearing the complete story of how it came to be and what it accomplished was, for me, the most moving part of the whole conference. Here's someone who truly put his skepticism into practice, asking the questions that other people should have been asking but weren't, and putting up the answers for everyone to see. In the process, he managed to achieve significant, tangible results and make the world a slightly better place, at least for a little while. Furthermore, he did it by taking steps that any of us -- even those who aren't astronauts or Nobel Laureates or TV stars -- could take if we decided to put in the time and effort. Maybe this was old news to people who had followed his story closely on the forum, but as someone who had only caught bits and pieces, I found it exhilarating. I said this to him privately and now I'll say it again publicly: Robert, you're an inspiration to us all.

Other random highlights, possibly of a more whimsical nature, included:

• Getting to meet a ton of new forumites.
• Riding in the elevator with a guy who turned out to be Ray Hyman.
• Ending up in the exact seat that afforded the best view of Kari's legs.
• Absorbing the gestalt behind why all Russian jokes end with the same punchline.
• Talking about the myths and facts of infrasound with Richard Wiseman.
• Stumping a Nobel Prize-winning physicist with an impossible object of my own design.
• Eventually realizing that Wiseman wasn't just Plaitt imitating Dawkins to get attention.
• X-treme bug tattooz!

1. Like the amount of moaning.
2. Who don't care to hear about the texture of supple skepchick skin.
3. Which did not include phrases like "Ohh, that feels sooo good," and "God, please don't stop."
 
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Damn, Quinn, I had forgotten you would be there! Hmph. Well, at least that is overshadowing my searing jealousy.

...oops, that wore off. Jealousy back again....
 
Quinn, you're too kind. Thank you very much.

I'm still working on a post about my TAM4 experiences, hoping to upload it later today.
 
I missed getting s***faces with fellow skeptics on Sunday night because I couldn't find anyone. I'll have to live with getting mostly trashed on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.
 
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