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Magic 8-ball Mentality

Professor Frink

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I had an interesting experience with my 3-year-old a few days ago. We went to Wendy's and he got a Kid's Meal, which contained as a prized a Magic 8 Ball-like toy - you moved a lever and a wheel spun around and stopped at phrases like "ask later" and "yes" and "no" and a few others. I told him you were supposed to ask it a question and see what it thinks the answer is.

He asked it the question "will it rain today" (at my suggestion) and he spun the wheel. He got "ask later," then "yes," then "maybe," then he kept spinning and got a few more similar answers, then finally it said "no" and he was very excited. He told me that it said "No" and that meant it wasn't going to rain. And he stopped spinning the wheel and put the toy back on the table.

Of course, he completely forgot about all the other responses, a few of which were "yes" because he didn't want that answer. He just kept spinning until he got the one he wanted.
 
Professor Frink said:
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Of course, he completely forgot about all the other responses, a few of which were "yes" because he didn't want that answer. He just kept spinning until he got the one he wanted.
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Obviously a glittering career in politics awaits your son.
 
If there is a way to divine the secrets of the universe, I just bet it's with a cheap plastic toy.
 
Ask me anything you like...

<input type="Button" value="The Yahweh Magic 8 Ball" onclick="x = Math.round(Math.random()*5);if ( x == 0 ) alert('Yahweh says: Yes');else if ( x == 1 ) alert ('Yahweh says: No'); else if ( x == 2 ) alert('Yahweh says: Ask again later'); else if (x == 3) alert('Yahweh says: Duck for cover'); else if ( x == 4 ) alert('Yahweh says: Sure'); else if ( x == 5 ) alert('Yahweh says: Forget it'); else if ( x == 6 ) alert('Yahweh smiles and nods');">
 
Professor Frink said:
I had an interesting experience with my 3-year-old a few days ago. We went to Wendy's and he got a Kid's Meal, which contained as a prized a Magic 8 Ball-like toy...
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That's where you slipped up. There is no such thing as Magic Eight Ball<sup>TM</sup> "like", depite some alleged similarity in the wording of the answers.

The Magic Eight Ball<sup>TM</sup> and the Magic Eight Ball<sup>TM</sup> alone is the one true method of divination. Not Ouija boards, not Tarot cars, not I Ching, not tea leaves nor goat entrails nor what have you. Certainly not some "premium" from Wendy's.

:p :D
 
Yahweh said:
Ask me anything you like...

<input type="Button" value="The Yahweh Magic 8 Ball" onclick="x = Math.round(Math.random()*5);if ( x == 0 ) alert('Yahweh says: Yes');else if ( x == 1 ) alert ('Yahweh says: No'); else if ( x == 2 ) alert('Yahweh says: Ask again later'); else if (x == 3) alert('Yahweh says: Duck for cover'); else if ( x == 4 ) alert('Yahweh says: Sure'); else if ( x == 5 ) alert('Yahweh says: Forget it'); else if ( x == 6 ) alert('Yahweh smiles and nods');">
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YAHWEH SAID HE WAS A CHILD MOLESTOR WHEN I ASKED HIM SOMEONE CALL THE POLICE.
 
ME: Is Yahweh a little smartarse for being able to make a nifty little web eight ball?
YAHWEH SAID: Yes

Sometimes you just get lucky :)
 
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