Be not deceived: Psychics are in it for the cash, nothing more

[hambubba]

What part of "You are totally wrong" don't people get?

[annabohly]

I don't think I ever really believed in Sylvia Brown, but I did like the Montell Show when she was on. She helped me to find out the kind of dreams I had been having, actually sleep paralysis, from one of her books I had read.

I once new a bloke who was a fluffer (OK porn term I know, but that's how he referred to himself) for a psychic. He used to mingle in the lobby before the show asking people why they came there, then relaying the information to the medium. Also if the show was going slow he would play the part of a punter and play along with the medium.

I don't know about anyone else, but I saw an ad for a free ESP test at the bottom of that page. Talk about irony.

[Brad from Georgia]

Sylvia Brown charges $750 for a half-hour "reading" over the telephone. Sylvia Brown and her husband were convicted of investment fraud in 1992. On September 3, 2001, Sylvia Brown said on the Larry King show that she would take the James Randi Educational Foundation Psychic Challenge and win one million dollars for demonstrating her psychic powers. (By the way on the same show, she didn't foresee anything catastrophic happening in Washington, DC or New York within the next eight days or so.) She has never taken the challenge and has about stopped giving excuses for weaseling out of it.

Sylvia Brown has claimed in the past varying levels of accuracy in her predicitons: 80%, 85%, 90%. A cursory look at her dismal record disproves that.

Sylvia Brown says she feels sorry for people who have lost faith in her because of her recent very obvious failures because their lives are consumed in negative energy.

Sylvia Brown is no more psychic than my desk lamp.

Brad "at least it's bright at times" from Georgia

Just to ad to what Brad has said:

http://www.stopsylviabrowne.com/

The site provides even more on Sylvia's background and an anecdotal story about whether Montell Williams thinks Sylvia is psychic

[Spam & Cookies-mmm]

Originally Posted by Legion600

Just to ad to what Brad has said:

http://www.stopsylviabrowne.com/

Love the logo. Does she really have those nasty fingernails?

[annabohly]

Yes.. that was the first thing I noticed too, the logo. very true.

[jw]

I WILL believe the very first psychic that can tell me next weekends sports results, in advance. I'd even willingly hand over the 750 bucks to Sylvia Brown if she can guarantee me an 80% success rate.

[diddy]

Originally Posted by Spam & Cookies-mmm

Love the logo. Does she really have those nasty fingernails?

Apparently, Yes she does

[AniMajor]

I have a hate for Sylvia Browne that defies logic. I hated her the first time I saw one of her books, and I hated her even more when I saw a clip of her on the Montel show. She's arrogant and an idiot. She sits there half listening, then spouts off some random thing probably relating to her dinner that night. "I see something green, like a broccoli color." "Oh! My husband is a soldier!" "Yeah, that. He's dead. He was killed by shrapnel" "But, he's sitting right here." "Oh, well, you know...in the future..."

I have no idea who's going to win any sports, but my Incredible Psychic Powers say that the Super Bowl is going to go into overtime, and most likely the Colts will squeak by with only a few points. Like 3.

[Spam & Cookies-mmm]

Originally Posted by jw

I WILL believe the very first psychic that can tell me next weekends sports results, in advance. I'd even willingly hand over the 750 bucks to Sylvia Brown if she can guarantee me an 80% success rate.

You know, I'd settle for her being able to quote the past weekend's results, without looking at a paper.

[Quantum Leap2]

Why is it that fortune tellers always have you ask you your name?

[Lawgiver]

My dad used to work at a hotel front desk. He got a call one time asking "is this the Ramada where the psychic convention is ? his reply, "Shouldn't you know that ?

She was not amused.

[Enchanting_eyes]

James Randi ( I think that is the guy ) offered a million dollar prize to anyone who can show, under proper observing conditions, evidence of any paranormal, supernatural, or occult power.

Sylvia Brown agreed to take the test, she then said she didn't think he had the money, then wanted the money to be put into an escrow account, then wanted proof that it was there ect...

On his website he has a clock that shows how many days ( I read somewhere it was weeks) since she had agreed to do the challenge.

Personally, I think she is a fraud. I would highly doubt anything she claims, or says. On the website linked in an above post you can clearly see that she isn't above plagerizing someone else's work. Even if its a sentence or paragraph. Nope I don't believe in her at all, woul dnever read abook of hers, or watch her on tv. I would not believe a word she says.

Also, the poor woman whose boyfriend died on 9/11 he was a firefighter, and Mrs Browne claimed he died drowning, then when the woman said he died in the WTC attacks Slyvia tried to keep saying that she saw water, and was there anyway that he could have drowned. The poor woman was mortified. The video used to be on Youtube.

E* I think that is enough*E

[Enchanting_eyes]

Ahh here is the link to it from the site: www.stopsylviabrowne.com


http://www.stopsylviabrowne.com/arti...1fireman.shtml

[Elbe]

Originally Posted by Enchanting_eyes

On his website he has a clock that shows how many days ( I read somewhere it was weeks) since she had agreed to do the challenge.

It says 285 weeks right now.

[Ali Infree]

I really liked the letter to Montel Williams at the stopsylviabrowne site. The whole of the deception when a psychic is dealing with a bereaved person is to make them believe that is communication between the bereaved and the deceased. The nature of this con is to dupe someone who is already upset into believing that they are in touch with someone who is decidely not around.

Imagine instead a psychic that lets you know that an ex lover is really not not having a good time with their new partner, or worse, is having a very good time without you.
. "I see a limp noodle, and hear crying" or "does black satin mean anything to you?" or "I hear him screaming, "Cindy, don't stop. Is that you?" "I hear heavy breathing, and flatulence."

Ali " a little night music" Infree

[TrishDaDish]

Dang, she was on Montel a few days ago, but I couldn't get to watch it with the insanity in the house at the time. I wanted to be able to see her in action.

[Enchanting_eyes]

Trish, ( may I call you that, or do you want your full screen name typed.

Um anyways, Youtube has alot of her clips I can dig up some hold on.

http://youtube.com/results?search_query=sylvia+browne

There are alot of them, Here is another :http://youtube.com/results?search_qu...rowne%2Fmontel

Also on there is the clip from the Montel show about the woman whose boyfriend died on 9/11. I will not paste the clip here, she wanted it removed from www.stopslyviabrowne.com she is still very upset by it.