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Sometimes I wish I could really read minds you know? When I do mentalism often people ask me if I really know what they are thinking and ask me to say what they are thinking right now. My answer usually is that if I'd tell them what they are thinking they would be freak out and that's not gonna be good for me...What tips do you have on that? How do you respond?

"You're thinking, where on earth is the clitoris!"

That should shut them up.
Russ

Just say: "You're thinking 'he can't possibly know what I'm thinking', but you're wrong."

Tomo wrote:Just say: "You're thinking 'he can't possibly know what I'm thinking', but you're wrong."

I am using that too Tomo, thanks! Russ you are funny...I will use that sometimes )

I guess it all depends on who you are as to what sort of response would be best. I would personally go with screwing up my face into a mask of contempt and then muttering: 'for God's sake, you disgust me!' or 'do you think about your mother with that brain?'. Something like that.

Hmmm....That could work...But again it could do worse to your performance...I'm not sure.

It would all depend on your delivery and also on your audience.

I think the key to getting out of those awkward questions is to make sure you've got a few well thought out joke responses on standby. Even if it doesn't get a massive laugh, the pause after you say it should give you the chance to steer the conversation towards something else and hopefully they won't ask again.

nah...just be honest and say you can't always do it...it takes a lot of effort to do things like that...and maybe next time you can both try something...

leave it at that...

or, just carry a swami and let them read your mind instead...

IAIN wrote:or, just carry a swami and let them read your mind instead...

This is a good advice. Thanks IAIN!

I would agree with Iain about the "not always working" thing, makes it appear even more impossible.

If you end up with someone particularly bulshy though, which will normally mean a male with girlfriend in tow who he is trying to impress, I would go with staring expressionlessly at him for just long enough to make the situation uncomfortable and then say something along the lines of;

"What I find more interesting is what you are trying to hide, does your girlfriend know you have those thoughts about her mate?"

Smile placidly and walk off.

I do think this would work for either sex though because let's face it, everyone is bound to have some sort of even remote attraction to their partners friends, they are their friends for a reason.

thats a dangerous thing to say...i dont get why people think confrontation in magic and mentalism is a good thing...

not having a go..just trying to understand it...

just say no you can't right now, but maybe again later...let them win, it doesnt matter...

the swami thing works, cos its their moment of amazement, they read YOUR mind...then you can be a git and ask them to do it again in a jokey fashion...

IAIN wrote:...then you can be a git and ask them to do it again in a jokey fashion...

Another good advice :0 Wow....can you be my master...I learn a lot of things from you IAIN!

LoveKey1988 wrote:

IAIN wrote:...then you can be a git and ask them to do it again in a jokey fashion...

can you be my master...

nope

much better to find your own way....

IAIN wrote:nope

much better to find your own way....

It was a joke...But you really have some good advices...thanks