people who clutter up my e-mail with jokes that have been forwarded over and over again.....
though sometimes an interesting tidbit shows up, like the following:
DON'T scroll down too fast - do it slowly and follow the instructions below
exactly, do the math in your head as fast as you can. It may help to say the
answers aloud quietly.
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>FOLLOW these instructions one at a time and as QUICKLY as you can!
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>> 2+2?
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>> 4+4?
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>> 8+8?
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>> 16+16?
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>> Quick! Pick a number between 12 and 5.
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>> Got it?
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>> Now scroll down.....
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>> The number you picked was 7. Right!!!!
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>> Isn't that weird???
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>> Free will or synaptic wiring? You be the judge.
>> Check out the following exercise, guaranteed to freak you out.
>> There's no trick or surprise. Just follow these instructions, and
>> answer the questions one at a time and as quickly as you can!
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of them...really. Now, ARROW down (but not too fast, you might miss
something)...
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>> 1+5
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>> 2+4
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>> 3+3
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>> 4+2
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>> 5+1
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>> Now repeat saying the number 6 to yourself as fast as you can for 15
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>> QUICK!!! THINK OF A VEGETABLE! Then arrow down.
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>> Keep going.
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>> You're thinking of a carrot right?
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>> If not, you're among the 2% of the population whose minds are warped
enough to think of something else. 98% of people will answer with carrot when
given this exercise.
>> Freaky, huh?
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>> DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!
>> It only takes 30 seconds. Work this out as you read.
>> Don't read the bottom until you've worked it out!
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>> 1. First of all, pick the number of days a week that you would like to
eat out.
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>> 2. Multiply this number by 2.
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>> 4. Multiply it by 50.
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>> 5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1749.
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>> 6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.
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>> SEE BELOW
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>> You should now have a three digit number:
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>> The first digit of this was your original number (I.e. how many times you
want to go out each week).
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>> The second two digits are your age
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>> This is the only year (1999) it will ever work, so spread the
>> fun around while it lasts...
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