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Tony Iacoviello Eternal Order 13151 Posts |
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On 2008-04-19 16:11, kinesis wrote: The water test: What else floats in water? Bread. Apples. Very small rocks! Cider! Gravy! Cherries! Mud! Churches! Lead! Lead! A duck! Exactly. So logically… If she weighs the same as a duck… she’s made of wood? And therefore…? A WITCH! |
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Tom Cutts Staff Northern CA 5925 Posts |
Oh man, you skipped over the best line.
"Build a bridge out of her." "Madame Sosostris, famous clairvoyante, Had a bad cold, nevertheless Is known to be the wisest woman in Europe, With a wicked pack of cards." What a sly tip I missed when read in high school. I'd like to believe it is not coincidence. |
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Tony Iacoviello Eternal Order 13151 Posts |
Thank you Tom.
Someone gets it. |
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Tom Cutts Staff Northern CA 5925 Posts |
If she can contact the dead isn't she already a bridge to the afterlife?
And if we burn her, do we have to stop the flames before she is well done? Oh dear, this gets curiouser and curiouser. |
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RileyG Special user Las Vegas 840 Posts |
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On 2008-04-18 07:36, salsa_dancer wrote: Maybe the same thing for religions/churches is needed as well... |
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Tony Iacoviello Eternal Order 13151 Posts |
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On 2008-04-20 12:21, Tom Cutts wrote: A well done medium isn't much good! |
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muse Special user Scotland 925 Posts |
I was thinking about this earlier, my own conclusions were that psychic readers could get round the legislation by teaming up with bookmakers. So they could end by saying something like "The odds are 3 to 1 that you will meet a tall, dark stranger, 2 to 1 on that you are about to come into some money, and 10000000 to 1 that your Uncle George is trying to contact you. Odds brought to you courtesy of Corals."
That way, not only is there an "out" in case of not being correct, but there is a potential income stream of getting sponsorship from bookies. |
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muse Special user Scotland 925 Posts |
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On 2008-04-19 16:11, kinesis wrote: Laws are often woolly in purpose or sloppily drafted, and as a result have to be tested in court over a matter of years to determine what they should actually be taken to mean. I predict a good profit for a lawyer or two along the way in working it all out though! (Note: The above comment is intended in jest, and, should it be proved to the satisfaction of a court or other legal proceedings that no lawyer, or even two, has made a profit along the way, this caveat will be invoked.) |
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Top Hat Inner circle We peed on you! 1077 Posts |
It is completely ridiculous to pass a law requiring "psychics" etc. to prove their claims.
People must take responsibility for who and what they believe in life, and take responsibility for their own actions. If someone makes the foolish decision to consult a "psychic", that is up to them. There will, sadly, always be "psychics" and other rip-off merchants of all kinds out there, who aim to fleece people with their BS. It is up to people to educate themselves so that they don't fall for the nonsense.
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Esjay Dee Loyal user Halls of residence 267 Posts |
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On 2008-04-22 05:57, Top Hat wrote: 1st... your presuposition that consulting a psychic is foolish is based on the assumption that ALL psychics are fake.....BS...prove it. That comment was offensive to me. 2nd...I agree with you, con men/women are allways looking for a soft touch. The world is full of 'bad' people...intentionally ripping people off. Undeniably some 'fake psychics' do this. The genuine do not. Get over your predjudice, grrr. |
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yachanin Inner circle Cleveland, OH 2105 Posts |
Hi Esjay Dee,
Asking Top Hat to prove that ALL psychics are fake is an impossible task. However, one genuine psychic can prove his assumption is false. Randi still has his check as far as I know. Assuming a "fake psychic" would not admit it if asked by a potential customer, what advice would you give to those who would seek out a psychic so they can avoid the "fake psychics" and be confident they are sitting with a "genuine psychic"? Regards, Steve
"Impossible? Your audience will think so..." TM
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mindpunisher Inner circle 6132 Posts |
Sometimes a "fake" psychic may be more useful than one that believes they are "real".
Some "genuine" psychics do talk a lot of crap and offer some really bad advice. |
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Tony Iacoviello Eternal Order 13151 Posts |
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On 2008-04-22 10:00, mindpunisher wrote: I've found this true for advice givers, counselors, and experts in many walks of life. Tony |
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Top Hat Inner circle We peed on you! 1077 Posts |
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On 2008-04-22 06:25, Esjay Dee wrote: Haha... I love it. Great humour, Esjay Dee!
TH
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Hoff Man Loyal user Ohio 258 Posts |
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On 2008-04-22 09:56, yachanin wrote: Oh, I know that one. Go to a psychic and ask them if they or the gal down the street is the true psychic. The one that is said to be the fake is actually the true psychic … I think … or they hold a relic or something. Mere child’s play. Steve |
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yachanin Inner circle Cleveland, OH 2105 Posts |
Regards, Steve
"Impossible? Your audience will think so..." TM
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