Biedny's a VERB!

[Jeff Crowell]

So the ghost hunting group of which I am a part of, has their own forums just like the Paracast forums, except that it's filled with doe-eyed believers, the gullible, the naieve, and the idiotic. I tend to clash with one 'gentleman' in particular, and last night was one of those times. We were bickering about the fact that the Amityville NY case (basis for the movie) was faked and that the Warrens who investigated it did a more-than-shoddy job because they didn't discover the hoax during their so-called investigation. This guy disagreed with me, swearing that the case was legit.

As I typed out a scathing reply, listing facts and figures and dates, my wife peered over my shoulder and asked me what I was doing. Off-the-cuff I said, "Giving this guy the Biedny treatment." She looked at me oddly and I explained the Biedny treatment was the act of countering stupidity with intelligence, reasoning, and facts.

Not that I'm ass-kissing here, but I thought it was pretty funny, mostly because I took a fairly bitter tone with the idiot I was replying too, another qualification for the Biedny treatment. This could lead to a whole world of possibilities for our new term...
"Dude, you just got Biedny'ed"
"I was so Biedny'fied that I didn't know what else to day."
"We need WAY more Biedny'fication in the world of Ghost Hunting."

Okay, so I'll keep working on it. Still, my wife thought it was pretty funny. She's one of those doe-eyed believers, but she listened to a few of the Paracasts and thought they were really good. There's hope for her yet.

 

[Jeff Crowell]

Whoo hoo! My post got mentioned on this weeks episode !(It made my day, and yeah, I take great pleasure in the simple things in life ).

I was a little disappointed to learn that I wasn't the originator of the phrase "to Biedny" someone, but the ParaCast is quite popular so I can see where someone else had thought of it first. I give full credit to the originator, whoever that may be.

I did want to make one clarification; I was by no means implying that Gene and David have all the answers about the realm of the paranormal, nor do they claim to have all the answers. My definition of Biednification means, to think critically based on common sense and investigative research into a topic, and then present said thoughts and research to a disillusioned, misinformed, or somewhat psychotic individual for the purposes of setting them straight. When it comes to the world of the paranormal, regardless of the discipline (ghost hunting or UFOs, etc...) there are people out there who DO think they have all the answers without doing any kind of research, even base-line, about what they're spouting off about. This came about recently for me on another forum, where someone was protesting a statement I had made about the Amityville horror case being fabricated for money and publicity. My response was thick with facts and supporting evidence, and had a slightly demeaning and condescending tone, hence, I Biednied the guy.

Peace all.