Vortexes

[Lainey]

I don't think I've seen these mentioned on this site before. Now before you go thinking I'm some kind of New-Age nut, have a look at this:

http://montanavortex.com/

I admit, I haven't read the site yet. However, I have been there. And it's not the only one--I know there's another one in Creston, British Columbia. There's also a place where I grew up, in the Crowsnest Pass, that if you put your car in neutral, it will roll uphill all by itself.

Now when I was at the one in Montana, you walk through this house, and you can't stand up straight. It's a very strange experience. So strange, in fact, that I'm sure some would think it's the work of a demon. So I thought it would be fun to talk about it here.

Calling all Christians and scientists: Natural phenomena, or the work of the devil?

[The Happy Humanist]

The ones referred to above, and the most famous one in Oregon, are sensory illusions which make you feel as if gravity has gone crazy. They are illusions created by the pitch of the ground, combined with structures that are just enough out of plumb to make you feel like you're in one of those carnival fun houses.

Er, yeah. I knew that. Didn't fool me for a second. Nosirree!

We are all of us learning, my child. There is no shame in error, only in not learning from it. Now go use your new-found wisdom in peace.

[Jose]

We've learned our lesson, Lainey. There's no one-upping the Happy Humanist.

[By the way, Spiga is out of business. ooops...off topic]

[upallnite]

Dangit! You Atheist are spoiling everything. First you ruin my belive in deity. Then my belief in aliens. Now you have ruined the last thing I was holding onto from my childhood. What are you going to tell me next? I don't care what you say Elvis never did no drugs. .



Sorry, I couldn't stop the sarcasm. I will try to keep it to a minium

[The Happy Humanist]

We've learned our lesson, Lainey. There's no one-upping the Happy Humanist.

And now you know what makes him so happy!

[Lainey]

So many questions, so little time...

Who or what is Spiga? How can one constructively use one's newfound knowledge that vortexes are no more than sensory illusions? (*sigh*)

What's this about one-upping The Happy Humanist? I'm missing something there (seems to be a trend these days...)

Upallnite, next thing you know, they're gonna try to tell us there's no such thing as a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow! All those Saturday afternoons, wasted! By the way, where'd you get the funky smiley, and what does it mean? Why is one of them blue?

[Cathar1950]

There are still 4 leaf clovers and blarney stones.
My lucky lighter which has been lost many times.

[Lainey]

There are still 4 leaf clovers and blarney stones.
My lucky lighter which has been lost many times.

True, there are still four leaf clovers. I've heard some icky things about the Blarney Stone, though.

They could get to work and rid me of some silly ideas that I really don't want, such as my irrational discomfort with the numbers 13 and 666. I despise superstition, but I can't seem to help myself. And how about my problem of completely losing my ability to reason in the middle of the night? I can't watch scary movies or ghost or alien shows on TV, even still... My boyfriend says, "I thought you didn't believe in that stuff?" and I don't...'cept in the middle of the night.

[The Happy Humanist]

Who or what is Spiga?

Er, I think that was an aside for me. Sorry to hear it, Jose, especially since I never had a chance to go there. Your boy should have no problem finding work elsewhere.
What? No, officer, we were just getting back on topic. My debate license? I, uh...

[Cathar1950]

Early manuscripts have found 616 instead of 666.
Does that help any?
I want to know what you have heard about blarney stones.
This could change a lot of plans I have made.

[QED]

They could get to work and rid me of some silly ideas that I really don't want, such as my irrational discomfort with the numbers 13 and 666. I despise superstition, but I can't seem to help myself.

You once spent a whole year being 13 -- and you seem to have made it through OK. I wouldn't worry about it anymore.

And how about my problem of completely losing my ability to reason in the middle of the night? I can't watch scary movies or ghost or alien shows on TV, even still... My boyfriend says, "I thought you didn't believe in that stuff?" and I don't...'cept in the middle of the night.

That one goes way back to a long stretch of time when night really was dangerous. Now it's only appropriate in certain parts of town.