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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Oh for fuck's sake... Randi wrote an entire book on what a fraud he is and exposed him on live TV on the Carson show. What more do they want?

[–] cakeistheanswer@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Short memories and sorry attention spans.

The amount of effort Randi put into debunking and cleaning up Geller's mess made him a personal hero. He'd probably sigh and understand, but he should be rolling in his grave.

I didn't know Segal's byline from Adam's before today, but he made a list.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

You're right, but it's so infuriating.