exactly, it's the art of fooling people, very interesting

I'm just reading Houdini's book on Miracle Mongers. Not anything about mindreading or psychics, but it's a good read. Describes some marvellous feats of showmanship of 1700-1900 and how they were done.
Quaffing mercury, sticking hands in molten metals, necking poisons, sitting in ovens in which meat is cooking etc etc. I recommend it. Free on t'internet too

Posted By: Worzel Scrimmage on May 12th 2010 at 19:23:13

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So who off of on here has had a psychic reading then? (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 12, 17:39:31
- Just another branch of religious bullshit. (General Chat) - usacanary, May 12, 19:08:35
  - It's the children conceived on the back of a bogus reading for sex (General Chat) - pants, May 12, 19:18:43
    - Don't worry Pants, I've always been exceptionally careful not to (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 12, 20:04:38
    - Thanks your support means a lot (n/m) (General Chat) - Clean Shirt, May 12, 19:35:09
- Me, twice. Once aged about 20 and again about 30-odd (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, May 12, 18:59:22
  - just interested in hearing people's experiences, whether they thought it was real or not (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 12, 19:05:30
    - Do some research (General Chat) - usacanary, May 12, 19:14:58
      - read again fuckwit (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 12, 19:16:30
        
        Wuzz - leave him alone and he may go away (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, May 12, 19:18:09
        
        "Industry Professionals" (General Chat) - usacanary, May 12, 19:32:35
        
        I agree, most are twots for taking advantage of vulnerability (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 12, 21:11:14
        
        exactly, it's the art of fooling people, very interesting (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 12, 19:23:13
    - Well, the first time I went it was curiosity (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, May 12, 19:13:44
      - lol, sounds interesting. I do admire the better ones (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 12, 19:18:10
        
        D'you know, it might be interesting to go along again, if she's still going (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, May 12, 19:24:49
        
        I just remembered another experience which is quite interesting (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 12, 19:47:47
- Tried it once (General Chat) - Partial Angler, May 12, 18:52:44
  - ... (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, May 12, 18:54:22
- I've been a couple of times (General Chat) - pants, May 12, 18:14:05
  - did you go in as a sceptic or a believer? (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 12, 18:45:05
    - His wound had been freshly cleaned that morning actually (n/m) (General Chat) - Clean Shirt, May 12, 18:53:05
      - spactic (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 12, 19:12:14
        
        agreed (n/m) (General Chat) - Clean Shirt, May 12, 19:23:06
        
        is this charles? (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 12, 19:58:50
    - Neither really, just wanted to try something different (General Chat) - pants, May 12, 18:50:28
      - haha no, I just watched the Derren Brown thing (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 12, 19:00:08
        
        lol (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, May 12, 19:07:39

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