You already know this, but I'm going to say it anyway.

These things are written, deliberately, to be as inclusive as possible, and to convince absolutely everyone who reads it "god, that me!".

Ever seen that Derren Brown thing where he takes bunch of people in a room and hands them all a "tailored and personal" description of them, and they all read it say "Yep, that's me, spot on"? Then they all swap descriptions and discover that everyone's got identical "tailored and personal" descriptions.

Same thing. It's very cleverly done (or very dumbly parroted), but it's a trick.

Posted By: Arizona Bay on November 12th 2009 at 17:09:22

Message Thread

Star Signs. DOes anyone off of on here believe there is anything in Astrology? (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Nov 12, 16:45:13
- it's made up bollocks (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 12, 18:38:42
- I believe it* (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Nov 12, 18:34:43
- Of course not (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 12, 17:41:45
  - homeopathy? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 12, 18:39:26
  - black and white reasoning is like religion to masses I find (General Chat) - pants, Nov 12, 17:47:25
    - I probably should explain that more (General Chat) - pants, Nov 12, 17:56:33
      - I don't have a problem with people believing whatever they want (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 12, 19:07:13
        
        Yeah, I deffo agree with all that (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Nov 12, 19:24:58
      - Reasoning deals with a logical progression of facts and evidence (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Nov 12, 18:20:24
- No (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Nov 12, 17:23:02
- My uncle used to write the astrology column in a local paper (General Chat) - camcan, Nov 12, 17:17:09
  - Is your uncle Russell Grant? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 12, 17:19:20
    - is Russell Grant dead? (General Chat) - camcan, Nov 12, 17:20:47
      - Russell Grant, Russell Brand, Russell Crowe, Russell Howards (General Chat) - Small, Nov 12, 17:24:57
        
        Russell Hobbs (n/m) (General Chat) - Dave in France, Nov 12, 18:06:28
        
        Russell and Bromley (n/m) (General Chat) - Dave in France, Nov 12, 18:06:41
        
        Russ Abbot (n/m) (General Chat) - Dog, Nov 12, 18:10:21
        
        Russell Howard's new show would be good (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 12, 17:28:59
        
        Darrel (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 12, 17:25:29
        
        I wondered how long that would take. (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Nov 12, 17:27:03
      - He needs a carer, not a career... (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 12, 17:22:06
- For my answer, please reference the following. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 12, 17:01:29
- I cant help but believe there is something or other going on. (General Chat) - shoddy, Nov 12, 16:57:27
  - ^^^he knows too much^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 12, 16:58:00
    - He dew dut he. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Nov 12, 17:01:32
      - he will wuttee (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 12, 17:08:10
        
        he should shuttee (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 12, 17:15:50
        
        he can carttee (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 12, 17:16:09
- no (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Nov 12, 16:56:45
  - Down to one word now (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 12, 16:58:17
    - . (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Nov 12, 17:00:37
- Lewd of old bollix. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 12, 16:48:43
  - Good answer. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Nov 12, 16:50:30
    - Thanks (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 12, 16:57:22
      - haha (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 12, 16:58:28
- not really, although mine just describes me right out (General Chat) - pants, Nov 12, 16:46:35
  - OK answer, slightly concerned. (General Chat) - jafski, Nov 12, 16:53:40
    - haha, basically, without me telling you (General Chat) - pants, Nov 12, 16:59:44
      - Will do. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Nov 12, 17:02:10
        
        :( (General Chat) - pants, Nov 12, 17:04:15
        
        So basically.... (General Chat) - Small, Nov 12, 17:11:27
        
        Yeah I guess (General Chat) - pants, Nov 12, 17:20:13
        
        join the club (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 12, 17:22:16
        
        Is he.. (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 12, 17:23:35
        
        No. (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 12, 17:28:58
        
        You already know this, but I'm going to say it anyway. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 12, 17:09:22
        
        That's different, Derren Brown's actually has magik powers though. (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 12, 17:17:05
        
        How did Derek Fucking Acorah speak to Michael Jacksons? (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Nov 12, 17:19:56
        
        He contacted him in the spirit world (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Nov 12, 17:27:54
        
        You know, if Derek Fucking Acorah really has got the Dead Phone Book (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 12, 17:23:26
        
        osmosis (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Nov 12, 17:20:58
        
        innit. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 12, 17:20:41
        
        Through his arse (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 12, 17:20:38
        
        My erogenous zone (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 12, 17:11:13
        
        Scorpios are meant to have problems with their bumpys (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Nov 12, 17:12:37
        
        oh no. And their nobs. Better not be true (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Nov 12, 17:16:53
        
        Did you make that up? (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 12, 17:12:19
        
        Not even a little nibble? (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 12, 17:12:54
        
        It said bite (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 12, 17:14:46
        
        I think you'll find that the majority of people will claim to have those traits too. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 12, 17:07:47
        
        Pisces: (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 12, 17:10:46
        
        on the money right there in a nutshell bang on^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 12, 17:16:10
        
        Yup me too (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Nov 12, 17:28:53

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