tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post3703415020166374774..comments2023-11-03T04:29:29.498-04:00Comments on Paleo-Future: Final Date of the Earth: August 18, 1999 (1973)Matt Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360406896692501416noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-11134959832921325272008-08-06T18:33:00.000-04:002008-08-06T18:33:00.000-04:00Oh, yeah, Criswell. THE Celebfity Psychic of the ...Oh, yeah, Criswell. THE Celebfity Psychic of the 1950s and First 1960s. My grandmother used to have some of his books, and I think he did radio shows in the Nifty Fifties, with this deep reverberating voice: <BR/>"I PREDICT..."<BR/><BR/>The End of the World -- 8/18/1999. A black ring from outer space was going to form around Earth and suck all the oxygen out of the atmosphere.<BR/><BR/>"IF WE MET ON THE STREET ON AUGUST 17 OF THAT YEAR AND ASKED EACH OTHER ABOUT TOMORROW, WE COULD SAY NOTHING; BECAUSE THE FUTURE HAD JUST RUN OUT."<BR/><BR/><I>"We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives."</I> -- Jonathan Badger<BR/><BR/>I believe that was actually Criswell's signoff line when he was the Big Celebrity Psychic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-57942457044962497312008-07-31T11:29:00.000-04:002008-07-31T11:29:00.000-04:00I think psychic predictions of the past come from ...I think psychic predictions of the past come from the same cultural stew that "expert" predictions about technological changes come from, and are a worthwhile addition to Paleo Future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-31852209781397361592008-06-09T23:57:00.000-04:002008-06-09T23:57:00.000-04:00Nothing wrong with expressing appropriate disdain ...Nothing wrong with expressing appropriate disdain for charlatans. If anything we need *more* bold skepticism, not less..https://www.blogger.com/profile/12127308959156527284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-41932270228362568522008-06-09T23:19:00.000-04:002008-06-09T23:19:00.000-04:00Great post today. Psychics are retarded.Great post today. Psychics are retarded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-33191671120410792392008-06-09T20:21:00.000-04:002008-06-09T20:21:00.000-04:00You might enjoy these, the results of 'tracking' o...You might enjoy these, the results of 'tracking' one Web psychic in particular:<BR/><BR/>http://www.ntskeptics.org/1998/1998december/december1998.htm<BR/><BR/>And:<BR/><BR/>http://www.ntskeptics.org/challenge/cioffi/prediction01.htm<BR/><BR/>-- and subsequent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-84062865212136572202008-06-09T15:46:00.000-04:002008-06-09T15:46:00.000-04:00If the final date of the earth was August 18, 1999...If the final date of the earth was August 18, 1999, why was the title of his book "Criswell Predicts From Now To The Year 2000" ?<BR/><BR/>Just askin'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-17325997615864304662008-06-09T15:13:00.000-04:002008-06-09T15:13:00.000-04:00Oh no! Simil-post *g*Oh no! Simil-post *g*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-40043413552547869842008-06-09T15:12:00.001-04:002008-06-09T15:12:00.001-04:00I think most psychics believe their own crap, but ...I think most psychics believe their own crap, but I also tend to think Criswell was not one of them. One gets the impression he was a blatant opportunist but a well-meaning one. He was just trying to be entertaining. Anyone who would recite dialog for Ed Wood like "We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives" can't be all bed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-61304421745936768122008-06-09T15:12:00.000-04:002008-06-09T15:12:00.000-04:00But let's not forget Criswell's insightful comment...But let's not forget Criswell's insightful comments in "Plan 9 from Outer Space" (playing himself).<BR/><BR/>"Greetings, my friends. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember, my friends, future events such as these, will affect you, in the future."Jonathan Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04921990886076027719noreply@blogger.com