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World Cup Prediction - "A Year Of My Life..."

Postby Mr_Grue » Jul 12th, '10, 00:14

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Postby eveningzoo » Jul 12th, '10, 01:28

Think its Great :D

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Postby Jean » Jul 12th, '10, 04:14

This is the most awesome thing I have ever seen. Please tell me you can prove the dates you submitted these, (I know nothing about computers). If so, call Randi.
Also your a discordian too right? I'm thinking of re-starting the cult care to join me?

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Postby Mr_Grue » Jul 12th, '10, 06:09

Each video is time-stamped with the time and date it was uploaded. I have no idea how someone could go about faking that.

I will consider Discordia... :)

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Postby Jean » Jul 12th, '10, 14:42

Seriously this is the most awesome thing ever. You can continue to be skeptical while making more predictions and no one can catch you out. You can't be expected to control how and when you have a prophetic dream, and if it doesn't pan out then it was just a dream.

I've shown this to my brother, and to be fair I told him you were a mentalist, so he was slightly skeptical. His only explanation was coincidence, or that you made many videos and deleted the ones that didn't pan out. I explained that you were a skeptic too, and wouldn't try to trick people like that, but you clearly do have some latent psychic talent. I need more videos.

I can communicate with Eris and you can see the future, this is the start of the new Discordian Church. This time it won't be about 'freeing your mind' and a bunch of hippys squatting and printing a 'radical' newspaper. It will be about what every good cult is about, money, sex and power.

I'll re-take my name, for now I am Malaclypse the Older. Join me, take a title. Fnord.

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Postby Tomo » Jul 12th, '10, 15:10

Jean Eugene Roberts wrote:I'll re-take my name, for now I am Malaclypse the Older. Join me, take a title. Fnord.

Dear Sir or Madman,

I wish to apply for the position of Pope. I enclose a picture of postal order made out to the sum of five pounds.

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Postby Jean » Jul 12th, '10, 16:40

Done. But I should warn you I only accept money made or approved by Emperor Norton the 1st

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Postby Mr_Grue » Jul 12th, '10, 16:41

How does this fit into the "money" dynamic of our cult?

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Postby Jean » Jul 12th, '10, 17:00

Money is an evil which burdens the soul. Thus we of a 'higher' mindset and purer spirit must make it our responsibility to take as much cash as we can to save others from its evil influence. I will take and spend as much money as I can dispite the risks, but I will not accept it's value, unless it is accepted by Emperor Norton. To find out if it is, consult your penal gland, contact the spirit of Norton and if he accepts the money write on it 'Approved and notarised by Emperor Norton, Hail Eris! Hail Hail!' or don't and say you did.

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Postby Jean » Jul 12th, '10, 17:11

I've Just realised something. So far the 'inner square' of my church has three members.

Tomo, The Pope.
Norton, The Emperor,
Me, The High Priestess. (I was originally going to proclaim myself 'High' Priest, but as you can now see I'm working with the pattern thats emerged.)
Two spots left, Come on Simon, Join me and become The Magician.

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Postby Mr_Grue » Jul 12th, '10, 17:32

Oh very well then.

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Postby Jean » Jul 12th, '10, 18:00

YES! and I've Just got word that Eris will accept the title of Emperess. So thats it, the inner square (Which for now will be known as the five sided triangle) has been established.

16 spots left. The first twelve 12 will be part of the 'outer dodecahedron' and will have to pay £555.55 or 23.00 Euros (This site doesn't seem to recognise the symbol) hand deliverd in british pennies. The final 4 will take the position of the four concepts, Order (Justice) Chaos (The Devil) Creation (The Sun) and destruction (The Tower). They will have to pay 55.p every 55 minuets for the next 5 years.

Once this has been established we will begin recruiting the 56 disciples. They will have to give us all their money and property, but we solemnly swear to return it to them in the afterlife.

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Postby Lenoir » Jul 12th, '10, 18:07

Rightio....Fantasies in the head, comments in about the video in the thread?

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Postby Jean » Jul 12th, '10, 18:29

I said before and I'll say it again, these videos are brilliant. I don't think it's a trick, or I really, really, really hope it's not a trick. Weather you think it's coincidence or something more I personally will be showing it to everyone as evidence of the paranormal.

From a performance standpoint I've often thought that if your going to do predictions dreams are the best way to go. It's an established belief. People have an easier time understanding that you have no control over it. You can't be put on the spot to show an impromptu demonstration, you can choose when and what to predict with no logic or reason, (As dreams have no logic or reason).
Also Simon hit on the brilliant presentational angle, of being a skeptic who hopes his predictions are proven wrong but to his frustration he keeps getting right.

And if you do get one wrong then it was just a dream. For example You could have three dreams one who the winner of big brother is, two the pope getting assassinated and three where aliens invade.

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Postby spooneythegoon » Jul 12th, '10, 18:50

I predicted the world cup in an envelope. It was a trick though :(
But impressed people :D

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