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8:12 am
May 20, 2009
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blinddog
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Another interview with J&G.
Get your boots on.
Grant says that the last frontier is the paranormal.
To think all these years I believed Capt. Kirk.
http://www.fansofrealitytv.com/forums/other-reality-shows/72333-interview-jason-grant-ghost-hunter.html
WARNING!
Do not attempt to digest this interview in one setting.
I can not be held responsible for any brain damage that may occur if you chose to do so.
blinddog50 LLC
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8:33 am
May 20, 2009
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alicat
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Unbelievable. Hindsight! There is just so much in that interview it was over the hip boots before I got a quarter of the way through. I have to re-read it again. My mind was reeling. Thanks Blinddog 50. Great link!
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9:44 am
May 20, 2009
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Mary
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I couldn't bring myself to read the entire thing. I started twitching.
But I did catch this -
Q: And I have to ask you – I know that you do plumbing during the day and everything, what is scarier: plumber work or ghost hunting work? And has there ever been a point in either one job – in either job where you were just so frightened?
Jason Hawes: Well the problem is, half the plumbing jobs you get can actually be listed under paranormal.
Grant Wilson: When I was alone.
Jason Hawes: So yeah. You know, of course plumbing is more frightening. You never know, you know, what if you make a mistake and somebody’s house blows up? Yeah, so…
Uh, okay. So what are they saying? They can screw up a plumbing job to the point that it 'blows up a house'? How, pray tell, could even Scooby and Shaggy manage that? Cross the plumbing line with the gas line? I won't have Roto Rooter employees over at my house to do any work.
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"Quando omni flunkus moritati" ("When all else fails, play dead") – Possum Lodge motto. Jason and Grant should adopt it as their own.
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9:45 am
May 20, 2009
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blinddog
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What I feel bad about is the term 'you know' takes a butt-beatin' in the interview.
If this does not prove the existence of idiots in the paranormal field, I don't know what will.
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12:59 pm
May 20, 2009
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Revenant
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Ok…that was a tough read. Let me throw out this one about the use of Geiger counters:
"Grant Wilson: I don’t even – honestly, personally I don’t understand the logic behind using Geiger counters so I’m not a fan. I don’t see what they’re going after – radioactive isotopes? What the heck does that prove?"
I have to admit, I laughed out loud when I read that. "What the heck does that prove?" Haven't we been saying that about a ton of things that they do for years now? It's kind of like the unofficial skeptic battle-cry.
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1:34 pm
May 20, 2009
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blinddog
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I've come to believe that the small portions of clips of the weekly show that we see are what is left over from editing out all the 'Tango pull my finger', gags, rants, temper tantrums and hissy fits.
We only see J&G at their most brilliant(ahem).
Editor: "Geeze, they really look like dumbasses there…clip it."
Editor: "GOD! I can't believe they said that, idiots…clip it."
Editor: "Well, they don't look totally stupid there…leave it in."
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1:45 pm
May 20, 2009
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phillyk48
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What I thought was offensive was this comment from Grant when they were talking about plumbing vs ghost-hunting
"Grant Wilson: …they don’t understand the situation. And then you go in, you – with the knowledge, you help them out and you leave them feeling better. And, you know, you never know what house you’re walking into. Some people are crazy (unintelligible)…"
..people are crazy????? That's terrible to say, just completely thoughtless and insensitive. We know Grant comes out saying all sorts of things…but in an interview, to make a statment like that is just plain irresponsible.
"Paranormal… the Final Frontier. These are the voyages of the frivolous Ghost Hunters. Their ongoing mission: to explore strange new inns, restaurants, prisons and asylums; to seek out new gadgets and gimmicks, to evolve unsound theories; to boldly plumb where no plumber has plumbed before."
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If your cat's speaking Latin, you might have a problem
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2:27 pm
May 20, 2009
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blinddog
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"Paranormal… the Final Frontier. These are the voyages of the frivolous Ghost Hunters. Their ongoing mission: to explore strange new inns, restaurants, prisons and asylums; to seek out new gadgets and gimmicks, to evolve unsound theories; to boldly plumb where no plumber has plumbed before."
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WOOOO, Kitty under the blanket did good.
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3:57 pm
May 20, 2009
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phillyk48
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Kitty blushes and bows to the doggie in the sunglasses
Thank you my kind sir 
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7:58 pm
May 20, 2009
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Hannah
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My blinding headache is almost gone.
Grant: "Well, you know, hmm. . .plumbing and ghost hunting kinda of go hand-in-hand, and, hmm, there are a lot of crazies out there, and well, you know."
Thank you Grant that cleared it all up for me.
Jason Hawes:"First off, anybody can walk into a house and say this place is haunted. Where’s the proof to solidify those claims? If you’re basing that just on feelings you have, then you’re not helping the field. You’re setting the field back. If you’re going in to try to debunk what’s going on and you catch evidence, and you try to debunk that evidence, and you cannot – well that’s more substantial evidence that you’re able to put out there for the world to see where it’s not going to be torn up by the skeptics. It’s not going to be torn, you know, it’s not going to be that middle ground for, you know – so I think that’s the main important thing. Also, if you go into a place believing that it’s haunted and going in trying to prove that it’s haunted, you’re willing to accept any evidence you catch as proof of the place being haunted."
So, Jason, how do you explain about the "haunted" Inn you and Grant bought? Kind of contradicts that statement. Ya know.
Good one Phillyk48!
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4:36 am
May 21, 2009
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blinddog
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'…feelings…nothing more than feelings…'
So, what Jason is saying is that some personal experiences ('feelings') that they use as evidence for claiming a haunting is null and void.
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7:14 am
May 21, 2009
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Hannah
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blinddog50 said:
'…feelings…nothing more than feelings…'
So, what Jason is saying is that some personal experiences ('feelings') that they use as evidence for claiming a haunting is null and void.
Yep, personal experiences are interesting, but not proof. Seems like that is been their mantra for years, unless it applies, apparently to a business venture.
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