OddThinking

A blog for odd things and odd thoughts.

Magic Trick: Turning Numbers Into Wine

Meantime, I started negotiating a deal. Grace would persuade Ben to give up the secret to the binary trick…

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Cold-Reading By Proxy

Oh no. How did I end up in another cold-reading situation?

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Whirrrrrrrrrr-Click!

In hindsight, the clock was hideous. Royal blue and white perspex, with a brass pendulum, it was probably the height of fashion when it was purchased in the mid-seventies.

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Dag För Dag

On Sunday, while looking for something else, I stumbled across a journal that I kept for six weeks in 1991.

So, what did I discover about my twenty-year-old self?

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Wombats and Trick Questions

Here’s a trivia question for you: In which direction does a wombat’s pouch point?

The answer will surprise you!

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CSI, old school

Somebody noticed blood on his car, the police became involved and Joe was detained.

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The Real Answer to Everything

It was in the early 1980s. My brother and I were working on our homework. My father, Joe, decided to have a little fun.

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Non-Smoking linked to Drinking

My father, Joe, smoked cigarettes when he was younger, but he decided he wanted to give up.

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Skiing in the Off-Season

My father, Joe, introduced John W. to the love of skiing. Soon John was just as keen at skiing.

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The Sheep Prac

If you are going to study biology, at some stage you have to come to terms with the fact that your chosen career is not just about patting dolphins and trekking through the forest. You need to know something about the workings of the icky insides of an animal. For many students, the Sheep Prac. was that moment.

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