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Moonliner 08-12-2008 11:40 AM

What a bunch of BS!
 
I think I have a new favorite show: Penn and Teller's Bull Sh*t!

Has anyone else seen this show? They make debunking things like sleeping aids fun.

I just saw their episode on "Child Safety". They started by taking an 8 Year old kid, feeding him a big meal and tossing him into a pool to see if he cramped up and drowned.

My favorite part was when they showed the list of all the things statistically more dangerous to kids than strangers.... It was a VERY long list. Cars, pools, skateboards, lightning, sports, school, eating, etc....

Alex 08-12-2008 11:48 AM

I enjoy it (though I've only seen the first two seasons). And I've found most people do until they do a show on a topic near and dear to that individual.

SzczerbiakManiac 08-12-2008 12:07 PM

I love, Love, LOVE Penn & Teller's Bullshït! I have seen every episode and have all the DVDs currently available.

I think my favorite show was the one on what I call Bunk Sway (known to most people as Feng Shui) and bottled water.

flippyshark 08-12-2008 12:24 PM

My favorite episodes are the ones with lots of gratuitous nudity. (shows about prostitution, tantric sex, breast and penis enhancements, these and other episodes certainly earned their late night cable bona fides.) Although I'm easily categorized as a skeptic, I don't think this show is all that effective in laying out the rational arguments and evidence for most of their topics. (I don't know that this is even the goal.) It's lots of laughs to the already de-persuaded, though.

Pirate Bill 08-12-2008 12:34 PM

I love the show. Even the episodes (or maybe episode) on topics near and dear to my heart. (Differing opinions have never scared me.)

Disneyphile 08-12-2008 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac (Post 232012)
...and bottled water.

Agua del Culo!

That was friggin awesome. :D

We've seen most episodes and love 'em. :)

Gemini Cricket 08-12-2008 01:25 PM

I've never seen the show, but I hear it's a hoot.
I did see an episode of Mythbusters during Shark Week though and thought it was pretty cool.

scaeagles 08-12-2008 01:27 PM

So it's an R rated Mythbusters?

flippyshark 08-12-2008 01:29 PM

For pure entertainment value, I've got to give the nod to Mythbusters. And I love the two shark week episodes. (one from a couple of years ago was dedicated to JAWS - best episode ever!)

I went to see Penn and Teller in Vegas a couple of years ago, and spoke to both of them after the show. (Yes, Teller does talk, off stage.) They seem very fan-gracious, actually.

Kevy Baby 08-12-2008 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by scaeagles (Post 232057)
So it's an R rated Mythbusters?

Not really: Mythbusters actually attempts to give a balanced view of things whereas BS is not so balanced. But both are entertaining.


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