New York Psychic - One Free Question

[RSLancastr]

A skeptical friend of mine who is not a member of this forum asked me to post the following.

My friend lives in New York City, and is seeing ads for a psychic named "Keanu" who will answer one phone question for free. My friend wants skeptics to call, in the hope that Keanu might spend his time speaking with skeptics, and not with people who might believe him.

Keanu's phone number is (718) 806-1456.

It's a NY number, and not toll-free.

[kerikiwi]

It's a NY number, and not toll-free.

Bugger!

[Jeff Corey]

If I call him, I'll bet he can guess my telephone number.

[Gord_in_Toronto]

If I call him, I'll bet he can guess my telephone number.

Not mine if I use *67 first! :D :D

[Nucular]

Will someone ask him where I've put my pen? I can't seem to find it.

[Gravy]

It's a NY number, and not toll-free.Does he refund the phone charge, thus making it a free question?

[alfaniner]

My guess is that you'll have to give your credit card information first.

[EeneyMinnieMoe]

I called. A woman answered. I asked her my question and she asked my name and date of birth and she said she'd meditate on it and call me back.

I don't usually take cheap shots like this but I was a little amused that she, sounding confused, asked me how I had heard of her.

Update: it's 5: 28 and she still hasn't called back. It doesn't matter, anyway- I asked a completely phony question just to ask a question for you and have absolutely no interest in her/ his answer.

I couldn't even think of anything to ask, except for one thing I do care about that I don't want anyone inserting themselves into, so I went with the first thing that sounded legitimate, which was "I'd like to know if I'll ever get married".

In real life I simply don't know, don't care and wouldn't even want to know.

Update: Still no answer.

[alfaniner]

Her Google-fu must be very weak.

[EeneyMinnieMoe]

She never called me back! :confused:

Come to think of it, she forgot to ask me for my phone number! And I didn't give it.

Not that she'd need it. Being psychic and all.

Edit:By way of explanation, I explained to her that the number was on an Internet forum that I frequent. She seemed really surprised.

Some psychic.

[godofpie]

I just called and was told the Psychic is not in right now (10:19 PM Sat. night) I should call back tomorrow at 10 AM. I gave the guy my 1st name and DOB. I'm not gonna call him back but if someone wants to on my behalf, my name is Jim and my question was going to be how many fish am I going to catch today?

[alfaniner]

... how many fish am I going to catch today?

I'll answer that one.

None, because you are going golfing.

[grayman]

...how many fish am I going to catch today?

I'll answer that one.

None, because you are going golfing.

Damn! You're good! :)

[rjh01]

If anyone else rings up the psychic, ask a question that appears to be reasonable and has a time on it. Something like 'hat sort of mark will I get in my exams I am sitting tomorrow?' And to ask this question you must be sitting exams tomorrow.

How many fish will I catch is not a good question as it is obvious that it is a test. The question must appear to be from someone who will pay money for future answers.

[ExMinister]

I probably won't have time to do this today, but another possibility is to say you were referred by a friend in Southern California (sounds nice enough) and perhaps ask something like, "My sister is 40 and pregnant. Will she have a boy or girl? Will she have a difficult or easy pregnancy?"

If you don't even have a sister and the answer comes back as, "It will be a boy and healthy," that's a pretty good debunk.

[godofpie]

I'll answer that one.

None, because you are going golfing.

Wrong, Kreskin. I had a migraine and kept the futon from floating off the floor all day.

[Soapy Sam]

Can this person be earning a few cents per call from the phone company in some way?

[Kochanski]

I doubt they can make any money off of calls from a regular NYC area code number, Soapy. More likely a free sample in hope of enticing individuals to pay for more ;)

[monoman]

It sounds to me like they don't answer straight away but call back later?

An idea would be to have a look at your local paper on the internet. Find someone who has died and then give a relatives name, as your own, and approximate date of birth.

You could then ask a question like "Did my sister die peacefully?".

If they're using woogle then they'll get your area from your phone code and search the news.

[JPK]

So I guess asking what makes the teflon stick to the pan would be out of order.
How about, if a herring and a half costs a penny and a half, how much does a pound of butter weigh?
I'll be apearing all week. try the veal.
JPK

[NobbyNobbs]

I'll bet I know how this works. You call and ask your free question. They say they will call you back. After not hearing from them, you call back and say, "Aren't you going to answer my question?"

And they say, "Yes. But that one just cost you $75."

[FM21.105]

The best way to get hung up on immediately is to ask for her credentials

[Jeff Corey]

So I guess asking what makes the teflon stick to the pan would be out of order.
How about, if a herring and a half costs a penny and a half, how much does a pound of butter weigh?
I'll be apearing all week. try the veal.
JPK
At least until friday. I prefer the MLT sammich.

[Ron_Tomkins]

Can I ask why did anyone here expect this to be any different from all of the other psychics?