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In my e-mail, I've just recieved what (to me) is a very transparent trick.
This is strange...can you figure it out?
Are you the 2% or 98% of the population?
Follow the instructions! NO PEEKING AHEAD!
* Do the following exercise, guaranteed to raise an eyebrow.
* There's no trick or surprise.
Haha. Lie #1.
* Just follow these instructions, and answer the questions one at a time and as quickly as you can!
* Again, as quickly as you can but don't advance until you've done each of them ... really.
* Now, scroll down (but not too fast, you might miss something).
I get it. This a followed by a lot of memory hogging blank space.
Think of a number from 1 to 10
7.
Multiply that number by 9
And then we are going to add the digits together and get nine, right? Don't forget what they taught youwhen you were first learning your multiplication tables...Any number 1-10, when multiplied by nine, will have two digits that add up to nine.
7 x 9 = 63.
6 + 3 = 9.
Magic!
If the number is a 2-digit number, add the digits together.
Done.
Now subtract 5
You should all have 4 now.
Determine which letter in the alphabet corresponds to the number you ended up with (example: 1=a, 2=b, 3=c,etc.)
Think of a country that starts with that letter
Remember the last letter of the name of that country
Think of the name of an animal that starts with that letter
Remember the last letter in the name of that animal
Think of the name of a fruit that starts with that letter
Are you thinking of a Kangaroo in Denmark eating an Orange?
No. I have a Cat in the Dominican Republic eating a Tangerine.
I told you this was FREAKY!! If not, you're among the 2% of the population whose minds are different enough to think of something else. 98% of people will answer with kangaroos in Denmark when given this exercise.
Freaky, huh? Keep this message going. This one is actually worth sending on to others. Forward it to people you know so they can find out if they are usual or unusual.
Great. Cause I didn't know I was unusual.
Nope.
More things I dislike:
Weak handshakes. I think giving a half-hearted handshake says something about your personality, or maybe it's just a sign of our civilization in decline, but a good strong handshake, rather than the cool brush across one's hand makes me like a person almost instantly. (Meeting a new person nearly everyday makes you notice things like handshakes. I myself have the handshake thing down, I'm working on maintaining eye contact.)
Revolving doors. They just seem dangerous. Along with escalators. I have images in my head of being trapped or caught or something...
And now that you've had a glance at Jenna's morbid side... we'll move onto fashion.
This trend of guys tucking in the front of thier shirts, but not the back... ugly. Pick one. Because it looks stupid. Also, jeans should be tighter, and tops should be snugly fit button-up shirts, untucked. You should all just dress like rock stars, anyway.
I don't understand why they make girl's jeans without back pockets and front pockets big enough to hold just the lint that collects in them. I wear jeans so I don't have to carry a purse. Does this say something about society as a whole, some sort comment or the whole fashion/sexes power structure?
Who knows. This entry brought to you by self-doubt and the itching need to write without any actual content to put down.
Oh yeah! One more thing I dislike: people who don't leave comments. So if you have nothing else to say to this entry, tell me your birthday. I'm trying to gauge a circulation.
Post script: I saw cute guy from the English final incident in the dining hall today, and could not, could not work up the guts to talk to him.
I'm going to have to work on that too.
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