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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

mopinko

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13. yeah, i am sure he is not the first little blue eyed injun.

Reply to Warpy (Reply #9)

Sun Jun 16, 2013, 11:20 PM

Jun 2013

they are bring quite kind to him, but again, he is a sweetheart and takes things at face value. the idea that they would think he is anything but a friend sent by the fates would not occur to him.
he was a little homesick today, being fathers day. he sure did think that a jade lined accupressure healing massage chair (which a tribe member sells) would be a great father's day gift. $4k. his sibs convinced him they werent pitching in, tho.

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my son is getting sucked into the woo. [View all] mopinko Jun 2013 OP

move and don't leave a forwarding address. ret5hd Jun 2013 #1

right? mopinko Jun 2013 #2

It's all good pscot Jun 2013 #3

A "flesh tearing ritual"? muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #4

Flesh tearing?? That is a bit worrying. SwissTony Jun 2013 #5

well, we do agree about a lot of things. mopinko Jun 2013 #6

I'm not talking about the Illuminati SwissTony Jun 2013 #8

i don't think he will make a habit of it. mopinko Jun 2013 #17

you do it to yourself. mopinko Jun 2013 #7

No, the theory is that you have only yourself to offer Warpy Jun 2013 #10

The Choctaws are an ancient culture Warpy Jun 2013 #9

yeah, i am sure he is not the first little blue eyed injun. mopinko Jun 2013 #13

He's 22, has not finished high school, and you're okay SheilaT Jun 2013 #11

hey, sheila, fuck you. mopinko Jun 2013 #12

You know nothing about his situation (neither does any of us) so please do not judge him LeftishBrit Jun 2013 #14

I wouldn't worry about a bit of woo as such; but 'flesh tearing rituals' sound scary LeftishBrit Jun 2013 #15

he has had a tough life, really. mopinko Jun 2013 #16

I was like that too in school... uriel1972 Jun 2013 #20

wtf is woo? Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #18

Usually refers to the new agey pseudoscience or 'natural' healing methods uriel1972 Jun 2013 #19

here is an example- mopinko Jun 2013 #21

oh boy. he had a dream. mopinko Jun 2013 #22

He might come back a better person Marrah_G Jul 2013 #23

he is a better person for trying to help someone. mopinko Jul 2013 #24

Sometimes you get the woo and sometimes the woo gets you. He'll survive. Sometimes you.... marble falls Aug 2013 #25