I was at a Christmas party this year and was talking to an acquaintance who told me that she was 'thinking about going back to work as a web-psychic'. I said that was an awesome scam and asked how I could make some money being a 'web psychic'.
She looked at me weird and said "Well, you actually have to be psychic."
I couldn't help it and started laughing in her face and told her that was ridiculous and no one is psychic. She informed me that she was in fact psychic and enjoyed 'using her powers' to help people.
I went on a lengthy rant about how she was a) not psychic, b) taking advantage of people and c) ######ing the advancement of the human race as a whole.
We haven't really spoken much since then.
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My best friend has been a long time bartender, the best story he ever told was about a psychic opening up shop next to the bar, it was in Deer Valley next to the old pub there, Winking Owl I think it was called.
Anyhow the owner lady used to come into the pub and try to recruit the waitresses to work as a psychic, she told them it was really easy and she could train them.
So anyhow, one day after they were closed, the owner came in and sat at the bar looking rather depressed. Of course my buddy being the good bartender asked if everything was ok, to which she replied "I'm going out of business, we can't afford to stay open any longer."
His reply, honest to god (he had witnesses), "Really....?? Hmm being that your a psychic shouldn't you have seen that coming?"
To which she left the bar in an angry huff.
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Criss Angel also exposed a fraud on Phenomenon (which hilariously enough had Uri Geller as a judge), the guy started backpedalling, then tried to start a fight, was more or less hilarious.
To be fair Criss Angel only says he's a magician, illusionist and stunt performer. James Randi was asked about him a few years ago and all he said was "Mr.Angel isn't claiming he has supernatural skills"
Criss Angel is definitely one of the best out there...wicked stuff.
Man, I couldn't even watch the whole video. That woman obviously has some sort of mental disorder -- a religiously based delusion that she has the power of god. It's not a scam, she believes it. And besides, making people piss their pants isn't exactly a goldmine and she doesn't look like much of a smoothtalker.
It is entertaining to see shysters and con men get their comeuppance, but that woman, I just felt bad for her.
I was at a Christmas party this year and was talking to an acquaintance who told me that she was 'thinking about going back to work as a web-psychic'. I said that was an awesome scam and asked how I could make some money being a 'web psychic'.
She looked at me weird and said "Well, you actually have to be psychic."
I couldn't help it and started laughing in her face and told her that was ridiculous and no one is psychic. She informed me that she was in fact psychic and enjoyed 'using her powers' to help people.
I went on a lengthy rant about how she was a) not psychic, b) taking advantage of people and c) ######ing the advancement of the human race as a whole.
We haven't really spoken much since then.
before the end of your post...i PREDICTED that you guys were not on speaking terms. yeah, i am totally psycho...uh, i mean psychic.
I was at a Christmas party this year and was talking to an acquaintance who told me that she was 'thinking about going back to work as a web-psychic'. I said that was an awesome scam and asked how I could make some money being a 'web psychic'.
She looked at me weird and said "Well, you actually have to be psychic."
I couldn't help it and started laughing in her face and told her that was ridiculous and no one is psychic. She informed me that she was in fact psychic and enjoyed 'using her powers' to help people.
I went on a lengthy rant about how she was a) not psychic, b) taking advantage of people and c) ######ing the advancement of the human race as a whole.
We haven't really spoken much since then.
I've told this story a few times here:
A "psychic" wanted to retain me to sue a newspaper on the grounds of discrimination, for refusing to run her ads. I told her she would have to prove that she was psychic - I asked her "what am I thinking right now"? She hung up the phone.
Anyone could have guessed what I was thinking, and she couldn't even do that.
John Edwards: Welcome to "Crossing Over". Before we begin, I must stress again the importance of remembering the details that come from these sessions. Specifically, the things that don't seem to make sense at first. It's imperative that you remember everything I say. Okay. I think I'm ready. And.. I'm going over here.. in this direction.. right here. And someone over here, I'm getting a J. A J.. a woman with a J connection. Who's got a woman with a J? [ no response ] Maybe K? K or J? A woman with a K or J. [ no response ] Or.. R? K, J, R.. or F.
Fran's Friend: [ raises hand ] Oh! I know an F!
John Edwards: Okay. Okay, what's the name?
Fran's Friend: Fran.
John Edwards: And she passed recently?
No, she's sitting right here.
John Edwards: Okay.. maybe it was Fran I was getting. Fran, did you have someone pass recently?
Fran: Yes, I did.
John Edwards: Okay. And did their name begin with a J or a K?
Fran: No.
John Edwards: [ pause ] Or a P? Or a B?
Fran: No.
John Edwards: T, L, Z or D?
Fran: No.
John Edwards: Or.. S.. or W? A taller person.. name begins with a B.. or an H. [ no response ] B or a G?
Fran: No. I'm sorry.
John Edwards: Could be a man.. who owned an animal.. or saw an animal.. in the wild.. or in a zoo setting? [ pause ] It might have been a man with a TV or a radio.. in his apartment or his home.. or his office.. or his parents' home.. or in a dormitory. Name begins with Y or M.. or C.. or an E..
Fran's Friend: [ excited ] Ooh.. ooh! Evan! We knew an Evan!
Fran: Oh, which one was he?
Fran's Friend: Oh, he worked with the other guy, the one with the moustache!
John Edwards: [ full of it ] I'm seeing a moustache. Is that a man with a moustache? A friend named Evan?
Fran's Friend: Oh, yes! He was friends with Evan!
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Oh man psychics are SO funny. Almost as funny as the people that fall for their BS.
Chriss Angel came up at our Christmas party this year. Someone was going on about how he can levitate. FOR REAL. I was hammered and couldn't let it slide so I showed everyone how Chriss Angel "levitates". Blew them away. They couldn't believe that I could do it. It was worth it to see the total look of disappointment on the one girl who really did believe it. I felt bad. For half a second. Then had a beer and Hypnotize by Notorious B.I.G. came on and I felt better.
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"Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken."
I just finished reading Houdini's biography and he was a HUGE debunker of spiritualists even though he was a beleiver of life after death (he had a weird relationship with his mother and spent fortunes going to seances to try to talk with her)
He ultimately realized that they were all fake and spent years and alot of his own money traveling across the states proving they were fake. He was a member of Scientific American where he posted a reward for a real "medium"... the reward was never claimed.
Oh man psychics are SO funny. Almost as funny as the people that fall for their BS.
Chriss Angel came up at our Christmas party this year. Someone was going on about how he can levitate. FOR REAL. I was hammered and couldn't let it slide so I showed everyone how Chriss Angel "levitates". Blew them away. They couldn't believe that I could do it. It was worth it to see the total look of disappointment on the one girl who really did believe it. I felt bad. For half a second. Then had a beer and Hypnotize by Notorious B.I.G. came on and I felt better.
