Get a load of these predictions
May 1, 2016 09:28:01 #
May 1, 2016 09:52:46 #
You never know.
bgl wrote:
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May 1, 2016 09:56:45 #
May 1, 2016 10:06:37 #
This just goes to show that even smart people don't always know what they are talking about.
May 1, 2016 10:43:24 #
There is a little magic trick you can use to ensure that your own predictions are always correct. Try it on little kids to truly amaze them.
The premise of the trick is that you will ask someone a question to which the answer is "Yes" or "No." Your prediction of the answer is in a sealed envelope and will always be correct.
To set it up, get a long rectangular envelope (the return payment envelopes that come with your bills work well) and a piece of paper that just fits into the envelope (e.g., 1/3 of a sheet of 8.5 x 11 paper). You write the following onto the paper with fairly large gaps between the words (note: I had to use periods to indicate the spacing):
...YES......IS......THE......CORRECT......ANSWER......IS......NO...
Write it large enough so that it spreads across the paper and insert it into the envelope with the words facing you and the flap toward you. Seal the envelope and remember that "Yes" is on the left if the flap is facing you. Put the envelope into your shirt or vest pocket.
To perform the trick, tell everyone that you are going to be able to predict the answer to a question, and tell them that your prediction is contained in a sealed envelope. Take the envelope from your pocket and show everyone that the envelope is indeed sealed. Pose the question and get the answer.
Now with the flap facing you, tear the envelope from top to bottom approximately 1/3 of the way in from the left (answer=NO) or right (answer=YES) as appropriate and hand the larger piece to the person. Ask them to pull out the paper and read the result. It will be either:
...YES......IS......THE......CORRECT......ANSWER....
or
...THE......CORRECT......ANSWER......IS......NO...
You could, of course, just have written YES or NO on the left or right half of the paper and torn the envelope down the middle, but that would make it easy to guess that the other half of the envelope contained the other prediction. The use of a longer sentence that is grammatically correct diverts one's suspicion that the envelope contained both predictions. As a finishing touch, if you are adept enough, while everyone's eyes are on the person removing the slip of paper from the longer part of the envelope you should deftly remove and pocket the shorter slip of paper from the remainder of the envelope to hide any evidence of there having been both possible answers in the envelope.
Have fun showing the grandkids how smart grandpa is.
The premise of the trick is that you will ask someone a question to which the answer is "Yes" or "No." Your prediction of the answer is in a sealed envelope and will always be correct.
To set it up, get a long rectangular envelope (the return payment envelopes that come with your bills work well) and a piece of paper that just fits into the envelope (e.g., 1/3 of a sheet of 8.5 x 11 paper). You write the following onto the paper with fairly large gaps between the words (note: I had to use periods to indicate the spacing):
...YES......IS......THE......CORRECT......ANSWER......IS......NO...
Write it large enough so that it spreads across the paper and insert it into the envelope with the words facing you and the flap toward you. Seal the envelope and remember that "Yes" is on the left if the flap is facing you. Put the envelope into your shirt or vest pocket.
To perform the trick, tell everyone that you are going to be able to predict the answer to a question, and tell them that your prediction is contained in a sealed envelope. Take the envelope from your pocket and show everyone that the envelope is indeed sealed. Pose the question and get the answer.
Now with the flap facing you, tear the envelope from top to bottom approximately 1/3 of the way in from the left (answer=NO) or right (answer=YES) as appropriate and hand the larger piece to the person. Ask them to pull out the paper and read the result. It will be either:
...YES......IS......THE......CORRECT......ANSWER....
or
...THE......CORRECT......ANSWER......IS......NO...
You could, of course, just have written YES or NO on the left or right half of the paper and torn the envelope down the middle, but that would make it easy to guess that the other half of the envelope contained the other prediction. The use of a longer sentence that is grammatically correct diverts one's suspicion that the envelope contained both predictions. As a finishing touch, if you are adept enough, while everyone's eyes are on the person removing the slip of paper from the longer part of the envelope you should deftly remove and pocket the shorter slip of paper from the remainder of the envelope to hide any evidence of there having been both possible answers in the envelope.
Have fun showing the grandkids how smart grandpa is.
May 1, 2016 23:20:27 #
May 1, 2016 23:23:19 #
May 2, 2016 07:52:59 #
JohnFrim wrote:
Glad you asked! I've been using that term for about a month, intermittently spelling it out. It stands for "Thanks For Posting".What is "TFP" ?
May 2, 2016 09:06:53 #
lev29 wrote:
Glad you asked! I've been using that term for about a month, intermittently spelling it out. It stands for "Thanks For Posting".
TFE ... Thanks For Explaining. :thumbup:
Government agencies are notorious for their lists of acronyms, but it would not surprise me if the list of Internet and texting acronyms and shortcuts was even longer.
May 2, 2016 16:08:05 #
JohnFrim wrote:
John, I have not researched as to whether "TFP" is an established set of initials. I doubt it is; to my knowledge, I'm the one who made it up. I figured perhaps I could start a trend, aside from my short term motive of saving me some keystrokes.TFE ... Thanks For Explaining. Government agencies are notorious for their lists of acronyms, but it would not surprise me if the list of Internet and texting acronyms and shortcuts was even longer.
I do have a few others that I use with a small circle of friends, such as:
FYE - For Your Edification
FYA - For Your Amusement
FYC - For Your Consideration
We doctors even use the same set of initials to talk about different diseases. These disorders are always in different organ systems, so generally their used by specialists in a particular field. The problem for us dumb-ass radiologists is, we communicate with almost every medical specialty, so we hear and read an "alphabet soup" fairly often. The specialty whose "soup", as written in their notes, that I've had the hardest time deciphering is Ophthalmology. After OD & OS, I'm lost. 😜😎
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