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February 27, 2004
it's MAGIC!
a co-worker of mine has a magic 8 ball on her desk, and from day one i've developed the nasty habit of stopping into her office and giving it a good shake with a very serious question. statistically, it's wrong more than it's right, but i still find myself drawn to the damn thing like my freewill astrology horoscope.
i usually ask it personal questions, and lately it's been offering up the infuriating reply that the answer is unclear, or that i should concentrate and ask later. i have limited patience with such indecisiveness, so i immediately shake it again until the light blue fluid inside is frothy with anticipation. and in what i'm certain is resentment for such harsh treatment, it spits back that i should not count on it.
this vexed me, so i found an online magic 8 ball, but apparently they're all part of one pervasive hive mind and this one does the same damn thing.
so i've decided that i need a new tool for inaccurately predicting my future. thanks in advance.
Posted by heidijanet at February 27, 2004 02:56 PM
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i hear that reading entrails is pretty good. now you just need to find someone to disembowel.
Posted by: julius at March 2, 2004 12:15 PM
Thanks for the fun stuff. The magic eight ball has been around for a long time. I played with it as a kid. It's still fun.
Posted by: Judi at March 3, 2004 01:11 AM
Thanks for the fun stuff. The magic eight ball has been around for a long time. I played with it as a kid. It's still fun.
Posted by: Judi at March 3, 2004 01:11 AM
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