Cold Reading and How to Be Good At It

[RSLancastr]

Okay, this made me laugh.

There is a book available on Amazon.com called Cold Reading and How To Be Good At It.

I found it because it was listed in the "Customers who shopped for this item also shoped for..." section of the Amazon.com page of a book about Psychics.

The only trouble is, this "Cold Reading..." book has nothing to do with psychics.

The "Cold Reading" it refers to is the term actors use to describe an audition where they are given a script "cold" (with no chance to read it beforehand) and have to audition from it.

Evidently, the only person to review the book on Amazon thought it was about "psychic" cold readings.

 

[skepHick]

Likely, a would be woo scam artist was looking for tips. With any luck, it was a woo-believer questioning the methods of their psychic. One more potential skeptic recruit is a start!

 

[c4ts]

In other words, "Acting for Cheap-Ass Anime Voiceovers..."

I swear they just pick random people off the street and give them scripts to read once.

 

[Ashles]

In other words, "Acting for Cheap-Ass Anime Voiceovers..."

I swear they just pick random people off the street and give them scripts to read once.

Much like the voice acting in most videogames.

"Oh no - the launch codes have been stolen and SPEAR are going to nuke Wishington in 14 hours"
tends to be read in exactly the same tone as
"Would you like fries with that".

Calling them actors is over generous.

 

[delphi_ote]

Much like the voice acting in most videogames.

"Oh no - the launch codes have been stolen and SPEAR are going to nuke Wishington in 14 hours"
tends to be read in exactly the same tone as
"Would you like fries with that".

Calling them actors is over generous.

To be fair, things have come a long way since the days of "Uh oh, I feel asleep!", "The truck have started to move", "A winner is you!", "BARF!", and "Get ready to gang bang!"

 

[jmercer]

Ladies and Gentlemen, I now present for your reading and viewing pleasure, the worst dialogue ever done in the history of video gaming. So bad, in fact, it has developed a cultural cult following not unlike the Rocky Horror Picture Show.


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Announcer: "In A.D. 2101"

Announcer: "War was beginning."

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Captain: "What happen?"

Mechanic: "Somebody set us up the bomb!"

Operator: "We get signal."

Captain: "What!"

Operator: "Main screen turn on."

Captain: "It's you!!"

Cats: "How are you gentlemen!"

Cats: "All your base are belong to us."

Cats: "You are on the way to destruction."

Captain: "What you say!!"

Cats: "You have no chance to survive make your time."

Cats: "Ha Ha Ha Ha ...."

Captain: (Silent, deep in thought)




All Your Base Video - fun watch, but keep the sound down at work!