Pimps, Ho's, and Pecan Pie

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Be prepared to move over to the perv thread.

I think this thread has already sunk below the sewer . . .

[BrenDAnn]

Kara, you aren't the only one with an unbelievable fear of things with wings & stingers. I freak the hell out whenever a bee or a wasp is anywhere in my sight! The last time, there was a wasp in dad's car, and I would NOT stop freaking out (I almost crawled into the damn back seat to get away from it, since it was on the windshield, INSIDE the car) until he stopped the car and got the thing out of the car. He rolled his eyes the entire time of course, but damn it, I can't help it!Oh, and about Junebugs--I watched Untold Stories of the ER one night on Discovery Health, and a lady actually had one get inside her damn ear! **shudders** She was screaming and freaking out so bad they had to sedate her, and she said the sound of it was like a helicopter in her head. Ugh. Made me never want to fall asleep outside, EVER!

[infinitemonkies]

Hey Kara, here's a good prison story I came across through Randy Cassingham's This is True publication, and thought you'd enjoy:

I'm a corrections officer in Northwest Arctic Alaska, at a small local facility (12 bed).
I was working an evening shift with another officer, and there were some prisoners playing Monopoly in the day room using a recently donated game. We looked at our duty board and discovered one of the prisoners was due to get out of jail for 'Time Served' a couple of hours ago.

Obviously, he wasn't tracking his time that closely, and I stood up to start the 'release' process. At that very moment the prisoner in question stood up from the Monopoly table brandishing the 'Get Out of Jail Free' card at my window and grinning. I immediately opened the day room door, accepted his card and told him to 'roll 'em up'! (jail-speak for 'get ready to go'). He said 'Really'? I said 'yes' and he went into his cell to gather his things together.

A few minutes later I opened the door again to get him out and he wasn't ready. 'Are you going?' I asked. 'You were just kidding right?' he replied. I told him I was serious and that he should get out. As he went and got his stuff, other players were showing cards in my direction. I told them 'no, only the first one counts' and released the prisoner without another word.

[ralerin]

The Prisoner of Asskaban

Lesson learned: consider that the strange object may be a scrying ball, especially if the inmate is wiccan. Fortunately, A) the inmate wasn't upset by it, and B) I think it's one of those things where it only works if you are a believer in the magic. Either way, his face is still intact. So far...

If it was in a bag with some herbs and a lock of hair, it could be either a love spell or a curse spell. Love spell because of the bead, curse spell because of the book you found with it.

And, plenty people don't believe in karma but they get smacked upside the head with it. It isn't just the magic, it's whether you believe in it if you're the curser. The cursee can not believe in it but if the curser's belief is stronger, the cursee will end up being cursed.

[Andara Bledin]

Oh, and about Junebugs--I watched Untold Stories of the ER one night on Discovery Health, and a lady actually had one get inside her damn ear!

They can go forward, but they're not really any good at backing out again. It's not a particularly uncommon event.

It isn't just the magic, it's whether you believe in it if you're the curser. The cursee can not believe in it but if the curser's belief is stronger, the cursee will end up being cursed.

*nods*

Yup, it all comes down to belief. The rest of it is mostly props to strengthen that belief.

Of course, the magic-user has an uphill battle, since they have to fight not only the un/disbelief of the target/victim, but also that of those around them.

Fun stuff.

^-.-^

[Fire_on_High]

High on the list of discussions I never thought I'd seen on a mainstream forum...

Not that I'm complaining

[Jay 2K Winger]

Yaaaaay! Another post from Kara!

I always enjoy reading Kara's Tales from the Clink.