01-26-2006, 07:45 PM
Rhydderch Hael,Jan 26 2006, 02:41 PM Wrote:I'm reminded of a seminar where this very issue was subjected to a demonstration: the speaker dared anyone to procure an unassuming, store-bought deck of cards, and he would be able to "read" the backs to prove that any and every deck of cards possessed some form of marking.
Shuffled and drawn, he would stand there at his podium and hold the card face out to the crowd while looking at its back. He stated the identity of each and every attempt with 100% accuracy, thus cementing the veracity of his claim.
What really happened was that the speaker had a mirror installed at the top edge of the podium. When he held up each card for the audience to regard, he was reading the reflection. He had to cheat on a perfectly honest deck in order to lay claim that cheating was a rampant practice.
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Heh. Some vaguely resembling irony in that post. :lol:
That's pretty funny actually!
All alone, or in twos,
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall.
Some hand in hand
And some gathered together in bands.
The bleeding hearts and artists
Make their stand.
And when they've given you their all
Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy
Banging your heart against some mad buggers wall.
"Isn't this where...."
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall.
Some hand in hand
And some gathered together in bands.
The bleeding hearts and artists
Make their stand.
And when they've given you their all
Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy
Banging your heart against some mad buggers wall.
"Isn't this where...."