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Hopefully fixing this:

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In response to your questions,

1: What were you on the show for?

They asked us to come up with our favorite Conspiracy Theories.

2: How did you feel about the way you were portrayed on the show?

I don't really have any feelings about how "I" was portrayed on the show. By my own choice I was playing a character, although, they implied that I had been drinking, which was funny since I have not touched a drink since 12/3/2004.

3: Did their arguments change your mind?

Some of the expert opinion helped to change my mind on the subject, but for me understanding that being in a position of low power, financially, and socially, made me vulnerable to believing outlandish things. Once I started taking care of those issues, I started to no longer believe in anything that required belief.

4: Did you actually meet Penn and/or Teller?

Penn and Teller did not come out with the production crew, so no.

5: Do people ever recognize you, or did it have an effect on your life/business/job/etc.?

A couple of people recognized me from the episode, and were really cool about it. People really tore me up online about the Bill Hicks thing. As for my work/business life, no impact. Once in a while people do ask, "Hey, don't I know you from somewhere?" If I think it is from B.S. I just ask them if they watch porn? Then I tell them my screen name is Buck Naked. Thanks Costanza!

6: Were there other episodes or concepts featured on the show that surprised you or made you change your mind about something?

I was surprised with the lack of understanding that they put in to the 12 Step Episode. As an atheist who has been sober for a while, with the help of a 12 step program, I thought they really phoned it in on that one.

7: If you met Teller, what does he sound like?

I have no idea.

It is reviling that that person considers sexual assault to be less than 'starting a fight' because it doesn't as directly and immediately cause lost revenue

Push for decriminalization. Legalization only works for a small majority of workers and leaves out those who are most in need of legal protection.

Can you elaborate on what this means?

For context... almost every condo owner in Vancouver or SF or Seattle or New York is a millionaire based on property net worth :x And the ones whose main money is in real estate will be cheap ass about rent, HOA/strata costs, security, etc.

This is the best explanation of how to walk that knife's edge so far I think