The act of fishing for information, either from a gullible paying customer or from an audience who have just been told to be "open-minded", in which any positive feedback is followed deftly as though coming in "on the astral".
Cold reading:
Hello, I'm getting something ... there is someone who has recently died ... yes, someone has, hasn't they? ... a man, no I didn't think so, either, a woman then, an old woman ... no, dreadful isn't it? ... I'm thinking cancer, no?... a car crash ... yes, and it was tragic, and she was before her time too, would I be correct in saying this? ...
Hello, I'm getting something ... there is someone who has recently died ... yes, someone has, hasn't they? ... a man, no I didn't think so, either, a woman then, an old woman ... no, dreadful isn't it? ... I'm thinking cancer, no?... a car crash ... yes, and it was tragic, and she was before her time too, would I be correct in saying this? ...
by Fearman March 11, 2008
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While looking at the record label contract he signed, the musician suddenly noticed and read between the lines that he would not get a cent from any of the CDs sold with his music on it. But by then it was to late.
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by Larry July 29, 2004
Get the go read a book mug.Someone who has read the books of a popular movie or TV series. These people will generally laud it over "watchers" with comments like "I knew that was going to happen" or "it was way better in the book" or "If you think this is good, you should read the books"
They can generally be spotted as being the ones pulling out their camera phones to record "reaction videos" at a crucial moment during a critical episode of a movie or TV episode (a la the Game of Thrones 'Red Wedding' reaction video phenom) -- thus generally giving away to the "lesser people" that shit is about to get hectic.
Don't be that guy.
They can generally be spotted as being the ones pulling out their camera phones to record "reaction videos" at a crucial moment during a critical episode of a movie or TV episode (a la the Game of Thrones 'Red Wedding' reaction video phenom) -- thus generally giving away to the "lesser people" that shit is about to get hectic.
Don't be that guy.
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Get the read this mug.A university term being euphemistic for having a shit. Because the Gideon's free bible is generally the only reading material around that is not related to work.
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