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Article #5311Re: Final Question for Sylvia Else (Inability to fullfill contract)
From: Peter Bowditch
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 08:09
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 08:09
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"|-|ercules" <radgray123@yahoo.com> wrote: >"Peter Bowditch" <myfirstname@ratbags.com> wrote ... >> "|-|ercules" <radgray123@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>>> "Sylvia Else" <sylvia@not.here.invalid> wrote >>>>> OK, your problem as regards litigating against these organisations >>>>> before you have a contract with them, or getting a Fair Trading >>> >>> >>>Isn't Peter's post a contractual offer to set up a test with me? >>> >>>http://groups.google.com/group/alt.out-of-body/msg/9ce14f8854504863?hl=en >>>>------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>"|-|erc" <h...@c-h-e-s-s.com> wrote: >>>>Probably because I'm in Australia, though they claim to do >>>>local preliminary tests which noone has passed. >>> >>>No problem being in Australia, Herc. >>>The Australian Skeptics have their own prize (it's only $100,000, but >>>it's still worth winning). >>>The rules are simple: >>>1) Tell us what you are going to do. >> >> Did you do that in unambiguous terms? >> >>>2) Tell us the conditions under which you can do it. For example, if >>>it only works on Fridays in rooms with red flock wallpaper we will >>>book a suite at Madame Heloise's House of Happiness (I have a frequent >>>flocker card). >> >> Did you do that in unambiguous terms? Remember the protocol and >> conditions have to be mutually agreed, but AS is prepared to >> accommodate claimants' wishes as far as possible. >> > > >You got the protocol COMPLETELY wrong! What protocol? You didn't agree to one. > >I don't send a registered letter with a scientific test protocol with pass and fail >marks and objective unambiguous procedures. You don't have to do that, but you do have to come to an agreement over a "scientific test protocol with pass and fail marks and objective unambiguous procedures". You didn't. You went straight to "Pay me or I will poison food". > >Look at your website - "tell us what you can do" THAT'S IT! So, tell us what you can do and why it is paranormal. > >It's not MUTUALLY AGREED - it's MUTUALLY WORKED OUT TOGETHER. Actually, it's both. Tautology is like that. > >Ambiguous just means you have to ask me to clarify what I meant! So start clarifying. > >I admit your letter was a bit more rigorous than the website rules, but >I tried, tried tried tried tried tried and tried again to persuade Barry to >work out a test protocol with me, for 74 pages of emails until I said STUFFIT. And after you said "STUFFIT" you threatened to poison food. <aus.tv removed (twice!) as per request> -- Peter Bowditch aa #2243 The Millenium Project http://www.ratbags.com/rsoles Australian Council Against Health Fraud http://www.acahf.org.au To email me use my first name only at ratbags.com I'm @RatbagsDotCom on Twitter
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