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Trick in the pub the other night

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  • 26-10-2007 12:55pm
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    kraggy
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    Ok.

    The other night, while in the pub, one of the lads played a trick.

    He laid out up to 9 glasses at a time and got one of us to touch one while he wasn't looking. then he'd turn around and hover his hand over each one and then correctly pick the one that had been touched. we all did it and he got it right each time.

    he even went into the toilet at one stage and more than one of us touched a glass each and he came back and rightly said that more than one had been touched and that more than one person touched one. and again, correctly named the right glass.

    he initially claimed that he could read the reaction of peoples faces as his hand hovered over the glasses and guess from that. but then we closed our eyes, thus not give away anything but he still got it right.

    so, anyone see this one before?


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    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
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    there was someone standing behind you...


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    Dragan
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    Another person was in on it.

    They would indicate which class had been touched. It's really not difficult to fool those who just want to be entertained by something. ;)


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    Reku
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    Which glass has fingerprints on it perhaps?


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    asti_mivec
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    Ha ha....yeah I know this one alright.

    I usually do it with coins and pretend that the heat from people touching it makes their coins stand out to me.

    I'm not giving it away or loads of people will start doing it and it will lose the appeal, but your friend had an accomplice!!!! :D


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    Jesus Wept
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    There was a thread like this about a week ago.


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    connundrum
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    Your friend is Jesus.


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    Jumpy
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    I know the trick, someone standing nearby is using hand signals.


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    humanji
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    connundrum wrote: »
    Your friend is Jesus.
    That's the only logical answer.


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    wba88
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    Jumpy wrote: »
    I know the trick, someone standing nearby is using hand signals.

    or even a bartender sometimes


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    kev_s88
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    humanji wrote: »
    That's the only logical answer.

    definitely jesus


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    Cuddlesworth
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    Don't rule out Santa, he's got some mad wicked skills and is bored 365 days of the year.


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    copacetic
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    krazy_8s wrote: »
    Don't rule out Santa, he's got some mad wicked skills and is bored 365 days of the year.

    when does he deliver the pressies?


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    arseagon
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    copacetic wrote: »
    when does he deliver the pressies?
    He must deliver 4 Years worth on Feb 29th?? I always knew them damn parents were in on it. :mad:


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    copacetic
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    zippy28 wrote: »
    He must deliver 4 Years worth on Feb 29th?? I always knew them damn parents were in on it. :mad:

    thats the only answer all right, they are mad wicked skills though.


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    Cuddlesworth
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    copacetic wrote: »
    when does he deliver the pressies?

    I said days, he spends his night's whipping the elves and one night delivering presents.


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    copacetic
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    krazy_8s wrote: »
    I said days, he spends his night's whipping the elves and one night delivering presents.

    well it wasn't him then so since the trick happened in the pub at night.
    pffft, qed.



    and lets be honest, you just forgot how many days were in the year!


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    Cuddlesworth
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    copacetic wrote: »
    well it wasn't him then so since the trick happened in the pub at night.
    pffft, qed.



    and lets be honest, you just forgot how many days were in the year!


    True, but your not a short bloke with funny ears are you?


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    squiggy
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    Ah pulled this trick myself before always someone else in on it basically as I touch the glass my sis takes a drink as I touch the one that the other person touched its a good one


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    Degsy
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    My faveourite is a bet a girl ten cents i can weigh her tits without touching them.
    I then grab both tits shout "waaay" and say "well worth ten cents" and walk off.


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    copacetic
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    I like the old

    ' I bet you a tenner you can't down that drink in one'

    then when they do, ask them to pay up.

    Leads to some major arguments though.


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    coolhandc
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    copacetic wrote: »
    I like the old

    ' I bet you a tenner you can't down that drink in one'

    then when they do, ask them to pay up.

    Leads to some major arguments though.

    i dont understand that?they are betting that they can down the drink in one,when they do,they win surely?!


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    Blisterman
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    Even better, stick a barmat on top of you're friend's pint, tell, them you bet them 50c, that you can drink their pint without the beermat moving, or being damaged in any way.

    Let them say "And you can't blow it off?" etc, until they agree to the bet.

    Then, take off the beermat and knock back the pint.

    It'll be the cheapest pint you'll ever buy.


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    copacetic
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    coolhandc wrote: »
    i dont understand that?they are betting that they can down the drink in one,when they do,they win surely?!

    no, you are betting that they can't down it in one.
    If they do, you have won.


    but you see where the arguments come in..


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    Vorsprung
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    Love doing this trick on people! Lots of money to be won on it.


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    Dun laoire
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    An old prank but funny enough is to get two pints (would reccomend about half full) and get your mate to put his hands open wide with palms facing down on the table. Put one pint on each hand and then say to your mate "Now dont move and wait till you see what happens" and walk out for a smoke.


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    The_Hustler
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    copacetic wrote: »
    no, you are betting that they can't down it in one.
    If they do, you have won.


    but you see where the arguments come in..

    If you bet they can't, they are betting that they can. If they do, they have won.


    If you said "I bet you a tenner that you can down that drink in one" then it would make sense.


    I think...


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    Sofaspud
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    copacetic wrote: »
    no, you are betting that they can't down it in one.
    If they do, you have won.

    Umm, but then they do down it it one, thus proving they can, thus proving you wrong, ergo, winning the bet?


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    xabi
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    copacetic wrote: »

    Leads to some major arguments though.

    Yeah, cause you would be wrong to assume you won the bet.

    X.


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    evil_seed
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    Degsy wrote: »
    My faveourite is a bet a girl ten cents i can weigh her tits without touching them.
    I then grab both tits shout "waaay" and say "well worth ten cents" and walk off.

    LOL love it. might try that sometime:D


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    copacetic
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    Sofaspud wrote: »
    Umm, but then they do down it it one, thus proving they can, thus proving you wrong, ergo, winning the bet?

    no, that is the normal usage, of 'I bet you can't' but in english it does't mean what the normal usage says.

    I am putting a tenner on that you can not drink your pint in one.

    If you can, I win.


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