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  Can anyone tell me why this "test" works...this is SO SPOOKY!

  by FreedomFrog in

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  ok, can anyone tell me why this works?

  this is so freakin' cool.

  do the test as it is instructed...don't cheat.

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  The same way it probably associates "fruit" with "apple" (Select it to see my answer.)

  Oh, that is so cool...so cool how the brain works. This so makes sense now. Basically a "word" association game.
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  Can anyone tell me why this "test" works...this is SO SPOOKY!

  by FreedomFrog in

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  ok, can anyone tell me why this works?

  this is so freakin' cool.

  do the test as it is instructed...don't cheat.

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  There's a lot of "green" going on...I wonder if my green froggy avi is messing some of this up. After reading the links LtCmd posted, it seems to have a lot to do with what we are taught as a primary color and primary things when we were wee little ones. From my understanding of the links, the theory is that these "tests" are rigged with certain numbers and wording that will cause us to think of certain things..such as "red" or "hammer".

  At any rate, being that I did think of "red hammer"...I wonder what else in the advertising industry has done to "trick" me into doing things that I would not have done. This is very interesting to me

  Oh, and thanks LtCmd for the links. They were interesting.
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  Can anyone tell me why this "test" works...this is SO SPOOKY!

  by FreedomFrog in

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  ok, can anyone tell me why this works?

  this is so freakin' cool.

  do the test as it is instructed...don't cheat.

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  Green Hammer, it is starting to smell like BS.

  I'm wondering that too...like subliminal message in the email. I got this through email and all of the ones that did it (via email) said "red hammer". This might explain why it worked for me and not so much with you guys. I wish I could have done this test here and not email just to test that theory out.

  I swear, when I did it, I was trying not to be "tricked" but I still picked red hammer.
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  Can anyone tell me why this "test" works...this is SO SPOOKY!

  by FreedomFrog in

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  ok, can anyone tell me why this works?

  this is so freakin' cool.

  do the test as it is instructed...don't cheat.

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  watson...at least you got the "red" right....and LtCmd thought of a "hammer"...hmmm.

  I actually cheated and skipped a few of the problems and still said "red hammer"...I'm just wondering why I would have even picked that out of all the colors and tools..

  All the rest of you who picked totally off the wall stuff...you need psychological help...LOL At least that's what this test is saying..your brains are "abnormal"...heehee
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  Can anyone tell me why this "test" works...this is SO SPOOKY!

  by FreedomFrog in

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  ok, can anyone tell me why this works?

  this is so freakin' cool.

  do the test as it is instructed...don't cheat.

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  Ok, can anyone tell me why this works? This is so freakin' cool.

  Do the test as it is instructed...don't cheat. I don't normally do these things but this really is crazy.

  I hope I can paste it in here without ruining the outcome....(fingers crossed)

  ___________________________________________________ At the end of this message, you are asked a question.
  
  Answer it immediately. Don't stop and think about it.
  
  Just say the first thing that pops into your mind.
  
  
  This is a fun "test"... AND kind of spooky at the same time! Give it a try, then e-mail it around (including back to me) and you'll see how many people you know fall into the same percentage as you. Be sure to put in the subject line if you are among the 98% or the 2%. You'll understand what that means after you finish taking the "test."
  
  Now - just follow the instructions as quickly as possible.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  You'll be surprised.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  How much is:
  15 + 6 3 + 56 89 + 2
  
  
  
  75 + 26 25 + 52 63 + 32 I know! Calculations are hard work, but it's! nearly over..
  
  
  Come on, one more! ... 123 + 5
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  red hammer , didn't you?
  
  
  
  
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  So...I got duped today!

  by lovelylil in

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  i am one of those people who always gives money to those who ask me on the street.

  the reason is because there was a time when i was a kid that my siblings and i needed to beg on the street for food money because mom and dad were both addicts.. anyway, i was on my way into walmart and a lady stopped me and asked if i could give her a few dollars ($5 to be exact) so that she could pick up a prescription for some medicine.

  she explained that she and her kids have been sick with bronchitis and although the kids were better she was not and had run out of money until her check came on the first of the month.. i can also sympethize with having to wait for government checks to buy what you need having grown up on state welfare programs and i reasoned that $5 is nothing for me and my husband because combined we bring in over six figures a year income.

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  Let me add, I will not give if that means we (my kids and I will be without something)...but if $5. doesn't mean anything to me, then I will probably still get duped. I have a big heart and it's not for me to say they didn't need it. They have to face that themselves. I know, this may be naive, but I'm still not going to hold back if $5. is like one penny to me. Does that make sense? Right now, if a person came up to me, $5. is about $50 to me so I will not be handing out money anytime soon.
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  So...I got duped today!

  by lovelylil in

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  i am one of those people who always gives money to those who ask me on the street.

  the reason is because there was a time when i was a kid that my siblings and i needed to beg on the street for food money because mom and dad were both addicts.. anyway, i was on my way into walmart and a lady stopped me and asked if i could give her a few dollars ($5 to be exact) so that she could pick up a prescription for some medicine.

  she explained that she and her kids have been sick with bronchitis and although the kids were better she was not and had run out of money until her check came on the first of the month.. i can also sympethize with having to wait for government checks to buy what you need having grown up on state welfare programs and i reasoned that $5 is nothing for me and my husband because combined we bring in over six figures a year income.

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  Anyway, just out of curiosity, I kept an eye on this gal while I shopped and sure enough, after getting my $5 she walked right past the pharmacy and out the back door. So, ok, I got duped.

  Ok, here's how I personally feel about this. I didn't read other responses so I'm sorry if this has been considered. If I was in that situation I wouldn't feel bad about it. 1. You don't know if she took off because she was embarrassed and is intending to go back after she "begged" a certain amount. 2. you don't know if she really needed it for something else...lets say maxi pads and was too embarrassed to say that as well. When I give people money if I have it, I will take what they say for what it's worth. Now, I won't give away money if I'm really in a tight place. There was a time when I wasn't in a tight place and I would give money to the guy standing out on the street with a sign saying "will work for food". Who knows, they may have wanted the money for drugs or alcohol, but they may ALSO be in true need for food. I'd rather give money to people and take a chance on the ones that are freeloaders if that will also allow a child or two get something to eat.

  Let me ask you...do you KNOW %100 that you got duped? Are you 100% she didn't come back later when she knew all the others she had "begged" were gone?
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  STOP THE MADNESS....where is this board going?

  by SnakesInTheTower in

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  i've only posted since feb 07..but i have lurked for several years prior and there was usually something interesting on the board.

  as i was reading the active topics list this morning, only a couple things jumped out at me as interesting...its been this way since the dgate and tgate incidents.... i was discussing this with a long time poster via im yesterday....does it seem to anyone else that so many of the topics are ...i dont know....odd...or different than they used to be...and i dont mean that in a good way.. i miss the newbies coming on and telling us their stories.... i miss the long time posters updating us on their lives post-borg... i guess with the recent uproar, the lurkers are hesitant to become newbies (cant say as i blame them now...we probably scared them off , and maybe the vets are just as hesitant...after all, someone went 2 years with their fraud/hoax...who will believe anyone else now?

  i hope this is just a temporary cycle on this board..i have read many many posts from the archives...i hope one day soon we can get back to a happy medium here.. by the way, i like the fluff threads, but these seem to be more and more sex related (maybe that word will wake someone)... yet they get all the attention....and then someone goes too far and it gets locked down by a mod and the poster restricted......(i am not a prude...just sometimes enough is enough).

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  Granny - you aren't in a clique - everyone here loves you! (((Grace)))

  I second that...Grannies and mothers aren't in cliques...they have to keep us squabbling kids in line.
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  STOP THE MADNESS....where is this board going?

  by SnakesInTheTower in

  1. jw
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  i've only posted since feb 07..but i have lurked for several years prior and there was usually something interesting on the board.

  as i was reading the active topics list this morning, only a couple things jumped out at me as interesting...its been this way since the dgate and tgate incidents.... i was discussing this with a long time poster via im yesterday....does it seem to anyone else that so many of the topics are ...i dont know....odd...or different than they used to be...and i dont mean that in a good way.. i miss the newbies coming on and telling us their stories.... i miss the long time posters updating us on their lives post-borg... i guess with the recent uproar, the lurkers are hesitant to become newbies (cant say as i blame them now...we probably scared them off , and maybe the vets are just as hesitant...after all, someone went 2 years with their fraud/hoax...who will believe anyone else now?

  i hope this is just a temporary cycle on this board..i have read many many posts from the archives...i hope one day soon we can get back to a happy medium here.. by the way, i like the fluff threads, but these seem to be more and more sex related (maybe that word will wake someone)... yet they get all the attention....and then someone goes too far and it gets locked down by a mod and the poster restricted......(i am not a prude...just sometimes enough is enough).

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  I was only wondering to myself yesterday - If a terrible illness were to befall my wife would I be able to seek solace and comfort from the board, right now? Would they believe me ?

  You're not alone...I've thought that very same thing. I've only met a few people...but after the T-Gate situation others did meet him too and he was able to con so many that it doesn't matter if others meet others...are they going to look at you (you being anyone) real or as another T-Gate?
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  Have you ever been this hungry??

  by Scully in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ygtm6jyuw.

  too cute!.

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  Scully, it seems like the link isn't working.