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Interesting Ian
9th March 2004, 06:40 PM
It's a novel. I've been to amazon and printed out the front cover. I intend to particularly try to visualise the book and its title from 4pm-5pm GMT tomorrow (Wed 10th March). If people could guess after that time that'll be great. I'll alert people as to when I start thinking about it, and when I stop at 5pm. I'll basically have the title in the back of my mind all the time though, so if you get any inklings outside that hour that'll be fine.

So if people could give a stab at guessing its title, or even what the story is about, or indeed the color of the front cover and what's depicted on it, then that would be great.

I would especially welcome non-skeptics to give it a shot, such as Max and Clancie (but please don't bother if you don't want to!). But also skeptics are also very welcome to try and psychically obtain information about the book. People are also welcome to just give an arbitrary guess, but if you could say you are that would be appreciated :)

I have pm'd Garrette the title.

Edited to add:

BTW, my feelings is that everyone will be way out, even Max. But it's just a bit of fun :)

shemp
9th March 2004, 06:54 PM
I've got it!

shemp
9th March 2004, 06:56 PM
No, no, wait, it's coming to me now! I've got it!

shemp
9th March 2004, 06:57 PM
OK, the third times' the charm, I'm sure this is it!!!

Zep
9th March 2004, 07:10 PM
I can't spell this, but...

http://www.hermeticka.com/images/m022sm.gif

Ed
9th March 2004, 07:11 PM
Shemp where did thoe covers come from?

shemp
9th March 2004, 08:01 PM
He he he, I have my sources. AND I'LL NEVER TELL!!! BWAH HAH HAH HAH HAH!!! ONE DAY, I WILL BE THE KING OF OLD COMIC BOOK COVERS AND I WILL RULE THE WORLD!!!!!!!

Yahweh
9th March 2004, 09:12 PM
Wednesday at 10:00 AM (CST)? Alright, I'll give it my best shot...

Garrette
9th March 2004, 11:05 PM
So everyone knows, Ian has pm'd me the info on what book he is using.

I hope people participate.

---

Ian,

In your pm and in my thread on book test, you indicated that the reason you are doing this is that you are dissatisfied with my protocols (a defensible position, to be sure).

Yet I see no protocols here. Is it that you think there should be better protocols than mine, or that you think there should be none at all?

TheBoyPaj
10th March 2004, 12:21 AM
I don't know. That's not much to go on. To put us on an even footing with stage mediums who have the name and address of their audience members, perhaps you could supply us with the ISBN? ;)

max
10th March 2004, 12:45 AM
Ian
I will be out all day today right up until midnight, So I won't participate.

Cleopatra
10th March 2004, 01:06 AM
You are such a spoiled brat!!! You started another thread. Take a recipe:

Excellent original recipe for tartar sauce:

1/2 cup mayo
10-12 dill pickle chips (chopped very fine)
1/2 ounce of red wine vinegar
1/2 ounce worchester
1 teaspoon salt/pepper
2 tblspn plain yogurt

wisk and chill, makes enough for two servings

Sanamas
10th March 2004, 01:29 AM
I'm getting a very strong "Catch 22" vibe.




And my crystal ball say shemp got those from http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/oddball/archive.cgi

Darat
10th March 2004, 01:44 AM
My impressions:

Black (presumably colour of book or predominant colour) , crime, detective, family, three words in the title (or three significant words), sounds silly with the previous Max guess but I do get something like the “god Father” again – but it isn’t but has some link.

Undodog
10th March 2004, 01:54 AM
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/014025837X.02.LZZZZZZZ.gif

Interesting Ian
10th March 2004, 04:53 AM
Originally posted by max
Ian
I will be out all day today right up until midnight, So I won't participate.

I won't bother saying the name of the book today Max. Just see if any feelings about what book it might be enters your head today. If so just put down after midnight or tomorrow morning your impressions. If no feelings about what the book might be enters your head, then don't bother.

Interesting Ian
10th March 2004, 04:54 AM
Originally posted by Cleopatra
You are such a spoiled brat!!!

Well, there you go! I know ya luv me really!

Undodog
10th March 2004, 04:57 AM
If Max doesn't receive an impression of the book when you're not transmitting your thoughts... will that count as a hit?

Interesting Ian
10th March 2004, 04:57 AM
Originally posted by Undodog
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/014025837X.02.LZZZZZZZ.gif

Just be myself 100% of the time I guess and avoid being rude :)

There ya go, no need for me to read it.

Lothian
10th March 2004, 05:19 AM
http://www.saxonct.co.uk/ontrack/cat1992.jpg

Undodog
10th March 2004, 05:28 AM
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/0312254288.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg

Interesting Ian
10th March 2004, 06:21 AM
Just to repeat myself.

It is a novel.

Cleopatra
10th March 2004, 06:28 AM
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0789420260.01._PE30_PIdp-schmoo2,TopRight,7,-26_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Lothian
10th March 2004, 06:34 AM
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0061073660.01._PE_PI_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Lothian
10th March 2004, 06:48 AM
Originally posted by Interesting Ian
So if people could give a stab at guessing its title, or even what the story is about, or indeed the color of the front cover and what's depicted on it, then that would be great.

But also skeptics are also very welcome to try and psychically obtain information about the book
I get a strong feeling that this is a novel we are talking about. The book explores the highs and lows of a period in the life of the main character. The surface message in this book can be analysed at a much more complex level. Often misunderstood this book will in the years to come be looked on more favourable than it is now. It is a book one that people with a literary background would certainly know although others might not.
My chi tells me that on the back of the book we have tributes to the work itself. Again, on the inside I feel that there might be something about the author, a potted history perhaps. I see on the front cover the authors name and the book title (I get a strong feeling of 3-4 words in the title) The letter A stands out. I also get a sense of alliteration somewhere. I am seeing a greenish blue as a colour, The cover containing a oblique illustration. The illusion of a person/people prominent.

Interesting Ian
10th March 2004, 07:19 AM
Originally posted by Lothian
[B]I get a strong feeling that this is a novel we are talking about. The book explores the highs and lows of a period in the life of the main character. The surface message in this book can be analysed at a much more complex level. /B]

Noddy goes to Toyland has? :confused: I think I probably read all of the Noddy books, yet can only remember one scene from one book. Probably because I kept reading it over and over again in complete horror. It was the one where the big bad gollywogs ambushed poor Noddy in the woods and stripped him, and then he went to find ummm . .was it Big Ears? for comfort LOL

I think that was book 4 and it was green. God knows what's happened to that book. No doubt my mother threw it away many years ago :rolleyes:

Hmmm . .come to think of it, I bet Noddy books don't feature gollywogs anymore! LOL

Luke T.
10th March 2004, 07:59 AM
Originally posted by Ed
Shemp where did thoe covers come from?

http://www.klangundkleid.ch/memorabilia/weirdcomics/gallery.asp?ID=398

Interesting Ian
10th March 2004, 09:34 AM
Damn, forgot to concentrate on it. It's 4.40pm now. Will do so for next hour.

Undodog
10th March 2004, 09:48 AM
Oh yeah - we all forgot...

OK..Just to humour you:

I get an orange circle,
a prison,
an illness or feeling ill,
that the novel is not set in present day.
and that the letters A & B are important.

Now what..?

Nyarlathotep
10th March 2004, 10:07 AM
I'll throw in a completely arbitrary guess. First novel title that pops into my mind.

Children of Dune

geni
10th March 2004, 10:13 AM
because I'm board "tale of two cities"

Interesting Ian
10th March 2004, 10:37 AM
OK people. Did anyone actually get any feelings, or is everyone just guessing?

Nyarlathotep
10th March 2004, 10:47 AM
Originally posted by Interesting Ian
OK people. Did anyone actually get any feelings, or is everyone just guessing?

First title that popped into my mind. I don't know if you would count that as a feeling or not. It depends on your definition I suppose.

slimshady2357
10th March 2004, 11:27 AM
ok, I get a feeling of science-fiction. But it's not by Heilein..... I see the cover as moslty black with a white title, it has a question word that begins with "W" in it (I get the feeling it's "Who", but it could be "Why" or "What").

That's all I get.

Adam

alfaniner
10th March 2004, 11:30 AM
Originally posted by Nyarlathotep


First title that popped into my mind. I don't know if you would count that as a feeling or not. It depends on your definition I suppose.

Psssst! Don't ever ask Ian for definitions...

Interesting Ian
10th March 2004, 11:34 AM
OK, I'm going to put down what people are saying they might possible believe they are picking up psychically. I'm going to ignore both those choices which are not novels and those choices where it seems to me that the people concerned are not being serious. To that extent I will be ignoring Shemp's choices, Zep's choice, Undodog's choices (but not his description), Cleopatra's choice, one of Lothian's choices (but not the other).

I'm going to suppose that all the books that people picked are not just arbitrary choices, but what they feel might be the actual book. If I'm incorrect in thinking this, then please correct me.


Sanamas . . . . . . . Book is "Catch 22"

Nyarlathotep . . . . .Book is "Children of Dune".

slimshady2357 . . .Description is "ok, I get a feeling of science-fiction. But it's not by Heilein..... I see the cover as moslty black with a white title, it has a question word that begins with "W" in it (I get the feeling it's "Who", but it could be "Why" or "What")".

Undodog . . . . . . . .Description is "I get an orange circle, a prison,
an illness or feeling ill, that the novel is not set in present day.
and that the letters A & B are important".


Darat . . . . . . . . . . .Description is . . . "Black (presumably colour of book or predominant colour) , crime, detective, family, three words in the title (or three significant words), sounds silly with the previous Max guess but I do get something like the “god Father” again – but it isn’t but has some link".

Lothian . . . . . . . . . Book is "Noddy gives a birthday party"


Lothian . . . . . . . . ."Description is "I get a strong feeling that this is a novel we are talking about. The book explores the highs and lows of a period in the life of the main character. The surface message in this book can be analysed at a much more complex level. Often misunderstood this book will in the years to come be looked on more favourable than it is now. It is a book one that people with a literary background would certainly know although others might not.
My chi tells me that on the back of the book we have tributes to the work itself. Again, on the inside I feel that there might be something about the author, a potted history perhaps. I see on the front cover the authors name and the book title (I get a strong feeling of 3-4 words in the title) The letter A stands out. I also get a sense of alliteration somewhere. I am seeing a greenish blue as a colour, The cover containing a oblique illustration. The illusion of a person/people prominent".

(NB It is not clear to me whether Lothian's description of the book is simply a description of the Noddy book, or whether he is trying to hedge his bets and go for another book with his description).



OK, that's the list so far :)

Interesting Ian
10th March 2004, 11:41 AM
BTW guys, still concentrating on it.

Ipecac
10th March 2004, 12:17 PM
The Joy Luck Club.

Lothian
10th March 2004, 12:36 PM
Originally posted by Interesting Ian


(NB It is not clear to me whether Lothian's description of the book is simply a description of the Noddy book, or whether he is trying to hedge his bets and go for another book with his description).


Ian, both were seperate psychic feelings.

Interesting Ian
10th March 2004, 12:39 PM
Originally posted by Lothian
Ian, both were seperate psychic feelings.

Yes I know, it was just a joke on my part. You know, a Noddy book being described as "the surface message in this book can be analysed at a much more complex level" etc. :)

lofgoernost
10th March 2004, 12:45 PM
Till We Have Faces

Clancie
10th March 2004, 12:52 PM
Hi Ian,

Kinda rushed at the moment :(, but I don't want to miss guessing (yes, the -fun- of guessing. :) )

I see lots of green on the book jacket--kind of abstract, jungly, foliage-type design. I was thinking "Tarzan", lol. But instead I'm going to guess

Hudson, Green Mansions

I got it exactly right, didn't I, on the first try? :)

Small Town Jesus
10th March 2004, 12:57 PM
I know you stopped sending a couple of hours ago but you know what the London smog is like. Even thought waves can go astray ;)

My guess:- 'Life of Pi' by Yann Martel

STJ

renata
10th March 2004, 01:08 PM
I think it is a book about chess ;)


Actually, what came to mind was a Harry Potter like fantasy book.

Mercutio
10th March 2004, 01:12 PM
Oddly enough...Rupert Sheldrake: The Sense of Being Stared At.

no sensory impressions--just that book popped into mind. Of course, that may be because I know Ian owns it...or was reading it at one point.

Cleopatra
10th March 2004, 01:41 PM
I am sorry ladies and gentlemen but I have a question. Mr. Ian rejected Garette's protocols to the other thread and like he started another thread with no protocols at all.

How do you participate in his game?

Interesting Ian
10th March 2004, 02:11 PM
Originally posted by Cleopatra
I am sorry ladies and gentlemen but I have a question. Mr. Ian rejected Garette's protocols to the other thread and like he started another thread with no protocols at all.

How do you participate in his game?

by naming a book ;)

Chill out Cleo :)

Cleopatra
10th March 2004, 02:16 PM
Originally posted by Interesting Ian

by naming a book ;)

Chill out Cleo :)

Ian, I know that I cannot persuade you but it's for your own interest and peace of mind to follow Garette's protocols or negotiate them. How can you take this tension you create?


edited from the winner of the language award. She had to post a word in English...

T'ai Chi
10th March 2004, 03:13 PM
I sat and meditated for a while (I do do that, but I don't claim to be able to remote view) and tried to remote view.

I have no idea about the author or the title of the book, but I did 'sense' that the book has a black cover with someone on the front throwing a punch or about to, and that the basic jist of the novel is about fighting, perhaps boxing or karate tournaments???

Interesting Ian
10th March 2004, 06:08 PM
I'll post the answer tomorrow 11pm GMT :)

Don't forget to tune in!

Interesting Ian
10th March 2004, 06:12 PM
BTW please feel free to make more guesses until that time. Even those who have already guessed are welcome to guess again. :)

Yahweh
10th March 2004, 06:27 PM
I am detecting the motif of this novel is "desire", but I'll go with my immediate instinct:

Thunderball - A James Bond Novel (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0142003247/104-0750854-0557563?v=glance&st=*)

Nyarlathotep
10th March 2004, 07:25 PM
Originally posted by Interesting Ian
BTW please feel free to make more guesses until that time. Even those who have already guessed are welcome to guess again. :)

Okay, I'll even make an effort to "feel" it rather than just making an arbitrary guess...

Ringworld Engineers by Larry Niven

Taion
10th March 2004, 07:33 PM
The book is House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski.

If it is not, it should be, darnit.

Undodog
11th March 2004, 02:07 AM
My 2nd gue..feeling:

I sense that the main character goes through a transformation (ie. becomes a different person),
A Russian name,
Some sort of gathering, maybe a small army,
Violent behaviour without motive,
Rebelling against the system.

---

Im hoping you've read this book, Ian or we could be waiting a while for confirmation.

Interesting Ian
11th March 2004, 04:14 AM
Originally posted by Undodog
My 2nd gue..feeling:

I sense that the main character goes through a transformation (ie. becomes a different person),
A Russian name,
Some sort of gathering, maybe a small army,
Violent behaviour without motive,
Rebelling against the system.

---

Im hoping you've read this book, Ian or we could be waiting a while for confirmation.

I don't suppose it gives much away to confirm I have read it.

Interesting Ian
11th March 2004, 04:40 AM
The choices so far:



Sanamas . . . . . . . Book is "Catch 22"

Ipecac . . . . . . . . . The Joy Luck Club.

Taion . . . . . . . . . . Book is "House of Leaves" by Mark Z. Danielewski


lofgoernost . . . . . .Book is "Till We Have Faces"

Small Town Jesus . .Book is 'Life of Pi' by Yann Martel



Clancie . . . . . . . . . Book is "Green Mansions" by Hudson

. . . . . . . . . Description is "I see lots of green on the book jacket--kind of abstract, jungly, foliage-type design. I was thinking "Tarzan", lol. But instead I'm going to guess".

Renata . . . . . . . . . Description is "Harry Potter like fantasy book".


Nyarlathotep . . . . .Book is "Children of Dune".

. . . . .Book is "Ringworld Engineers" by Larry Niven

slimshady2357 . . .Description is "ok, I get a feeling of science-fiction. But it's not by Heilein..... I see the cover as moslty black with a white title, it has a question word that begins with "W" in it (I get the feeling it's "Who", but it could be "Why" or "What")".

Undodog . . . . . . . .Description is "I get an orange circle, a prison,
an illness or feeling ill, that the novel is not set in present day.
and that the letters A & B are important".

. . . . . . . . Description is I sense that the main character goes through a transformation (ie. becomes a different person),
A Russian name,
Some sort of gathering, maybe a small army,
Violent behaviour without motive,
Rebelling against the system.



Darat . . . . . . . . . . .Description is . . . "Black (presumably colour of book or predominant colour) , crime, detective, family, three words in the title (or three significant words), sounds silly with the previous Max guess but I do get something like the “god Father” again – but it isn’t but has some link".

Lothian . . . . . . . . . Book is "Noddy gives a birthday party"


Lothian . . . . . . . . ."Description is "I get a strong feeling that this is a novel we are talking about. The book explores the highs and lows of a period in the life of the main character. The surface message in this book can be analysed at a much more complex level. Often misunderstood this book will in the years to come be looked on more favourable than it is now. It is a book one that people with a literary background would certainly know although others might not.
My chi tells me that on the back of the book we have tributes to the work itself. Again, on the inside I feel that there might be something about the author, a potted history perhaps. I see on the front cover the authors name and the book title (I get a strong feeling of 3-4 words in the title) The letter A stands out. I also get a sense of alliteration somewhere. I am seeing a greenish blue as a colour, The cover containing a oblique illustration. The illusion of a person/people prominent".


T'ai Chi . . . . . . . Description is "I did 'sense' that the book has a black cover with someone on the front throwing a punch or about to, and that the basic jist of the novel is about fighting, perhaps boxing or karate tournaments"???

Yahweh . . . . . . . Book is "Thunderball - A James Bond Novel".



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Mercutio's choice disqualified for not naming a novel.

Kerberos
11th March 2004, 09:05 AM
Originally posted by Interesting Ian
OK people. Did anyone actually get any feelings, or is everyone just guessing?

I'm way to late, but I did get the impression it was a Tom Clancy book and/or that the cover is red. I strongly suspect that I'm influenced by you mentioning Clancie in the original post, and the fact that I remember some Clancy book having a red cover, but non the less that is my guess (no pun intended).

Interesting Ian
11th March 2004, 09:19 AM
I'm going to tell people in 6 hours 30 mins what the title is. No-ones anywhere near with the actual book guesses.

Should I give ya all a clue??

Interesting Ian
11th March 2004, 09:31 AM
Well ok then, since you all insist.

Looks like I'm going to have to give a huge clue before you lot get it ;)

None of the main characters are human.

There ya go! :)

Nyarlathotep
11th March 2004, 09:33 AM
Originally posted by Interesting Ian
Well ok then, since you all insist.

Looks like I'm going to have to give a huge clue before you lot get it ;)

None of the main characters are human.

There ya go! :)

Is it a Redwall book?

Interesting Ian
11th March 2004, 09:36 AM
Originally posted by Nyarlathotep


Is it a Redwall book?

Nope.

DickK
11th March 2004, 11:20 AM
Watership Down?

Ipecac
11th March 2004, 12:50 PM
Great. Now you've blown the airtight protocol you implemented.

DickK
11th March 2004, 02:14 PM
Originally posted by Ipecac
Great. Now you've blown the airtight protocol you implemented. That's the dumbest book title I ever heard, still, just the sort of thing Ian would read, he's a weird guy. You sure it's a novel?

Ipecac
11th March 2004, 02:22 PM
Originally posted by DickK
That's the dumbest book title I ever heard, still, just the sort of thing Ian would read, he's a weird guy. You sure it's a novel?

:D

Ashi
11th March 2004, 03:22 PM
Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett

Clancie
11th March 2004, 03:24 PM
The Tale of Peter Rabbit.

Interesting Ian
11th March 2004, 03:42 PM
Here is the book and the image I printed out :)

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/0140306013.02.LZZZZZZZ

Clancie
11th March 2004, 03:49 PM
Dick K got it!

And I would have gotten it right, too, Ian, but I couldn't read the title...I just saw that image of a brown bunny on the cover.

:)

Interesting Ian
11th March 2004, 03:54 PM
Originally posted by Clancie
Dick K got it!

And I would have gotten it right, too, Ian, but I couldn't read the title...I just saw that image of a brown bunny on the cover.

:)

I didn't think anyone would get it. Certainly I didn't think any skeptic would get it. Seeing Max was excluded I thought you would be the most likely. But you said yourself you were just guessing :)

Dick K got it only because of that huge clue I gave :)

Lothian
11th March 2004, 03:56 PM
Looks Like I was practically spot on 12 hits, a partial hit, a probable hit and one undecided.



I get a strong feeling that this is a novel we are talking about. - hit

The book explores the highs and lows of a period in the life of the main character. - hit

The surface message in this book can be analysed at a much more complex level. –hit

Often misunderstood this book will in the years to come be looked on more favourable than it is now. –probable hit

It is a book one that people with a literary background would certainly know although others might not. -hit

My chi tells me that on the back of the book we have tributes to the work itself. - Hit

Again, on the inside I feel that there might be something about the author, a potted history perhaps. –hit

I see on the front cover the authors name and the book title (I get a strong feeling of 3-4 words in the title) Hit, hit and (Partial hit - four words on page)

The letter A stands out. –hit

I also get a sense of alliteration somewhere. – undecided (Suspect A lot in the book)

I am seeing a greenish blue as a colour, - hit

The cover containing a oblique illustration. – hit

The illusion of a person/people prominent". – Hit (The characters take on the illusion of people.)

Interesting Ian
11th March 2004, 03:57 PM
Originally posted by Lothian
Looks Like I was practically spot on 12 hits, a partial hit, a probable hit and one undecided.



I get a strong feeling that this is a novel we are talking about. - hit

The book explores the highs and lows of a period in the life of the main character. - hit

The surface message in this book can be analysed at a much more complex level. –hit

Often misunderstood this book will in the years to come be looked on more favourable than it is now. –probable hit

It is a book one that people with a literary background would certainly know although others might not. -hit

My chi tells me that on the back of the book we have tributes to the work itself. - Hit

Again, on the inside I feel that there might be something about the author, a potted history perhaps. –hit

I see on the front cover the authors name and the book title (I get a strong feeling of 3-4 words in the title) Hit, hit and (Partial hit - four words on page)

The letter A stands out. –hit

I also get a sense of alliteration somewhere. – undecided (Suspect A lot in the book)

I am seeing a greenish blue as a colour, - hit

The cover containing a oblique illustration. – hit

The illusion of a person/people prominent". – Hit (The characters take on the illusion of people.)

Yeah yeah :rolleyes:

Lothian
11th March 2004, 04:05 PM
Originally posted by Interesting Ian


Yeah yeah :rolleyes: You are just a typical skeptic ignoring my psychic abilities. You don’t understand how psi works. It is not as simple as getting a book title No Psychic would claim to be able to do that, not even a truly gifted one like Lucianarchy. What we do it get images need to be interpreted. You can see that my vision was full of hits yet you refuse to believe it. Not only was I over 90% accurate on this test I will get the next one right as well.

Darat
11th March 2004, 04:09 PM
Black (presumably colour of book or predominant colour) , crime, detective, family, three words in the title (or three significant words), sounds silly with the previous Max guess but I do get something like the “god Father” again – but it isn’t but has some link.


I'll have ancient (20+ years) memories of the book so willing to be corrected on any of the points about the book.

"Black" - one of the main characters is I believe called "Nightshade"!

"Crime" - well the rabbits are looking for a new home because of evil human developers , if that isn't a crime I don't know what is, plus who can forget the tragic murder in the book...

"Detective" - no link

"Family" - the book is all about family.

"Three words in the title" - "Water" "ship" "down" - no wonder I thought it was three words.

"God Father ... but it isn't" - well it certainly wasn't the God Father!

A hit on every significant piece of information bar the “detective”!

Undodog
11th March 2004, 04:11 PM
I thought of Watership Down yesterday but didnt say it!
Gorsh dorn it! :(

Clancie
11th March 2004, 04:27 PM
Ian,

Yes, that was a good clue and "Peter Rabbit" just popped into my head. (Yes, yes, I know it was wrong. If it'd been more of a thought-out choice, I would have picked "Animal Farm").

Actually I felt pretty good about Peter Rabbit, lol. Good enough to worry that, if I was right, there was NO WAY that anyone would think you hadn't PM'd me the answer! lol

Pretty hard to safeguard against that kind of cheating, though. (so, um, couldn't you have at least dropped me a hint yesterday? Who would know? Who would ever suspect? :) ).

Interesting Ian
11th March 2004, 05:12 PM
Originally posted by Clancie
Ian,

Yes, that was a good clue and "Peter Rabbit" just popped into my head. (Yes, yes, I know it was wrong. If it'd been more of a thought-out choice, I would have picked "Animal Farm").

Actually I felt pretty good about Peter Rabbit, lol. Good enough to worry that, if I was right, there was NO WAY that anyone would think you hadn't PM'd me the answer! lol

Pretty hard to safeguard against that kind of cheating, though. (so, um, couldn't you have at least dropped me a hint yesterday? Who would know? Who would ever suspect? :) ).

Nah, I never cheat at anything Clancie. :) Possibly do it for a joke and then tell people after. It would have been interesting to see how some skeptics react if I had of told you! LOL

Interesting Ian
11th March 2004, 05:14 PM
Originally posted by Undodog
I thought of Watership Down yesterday but didnt say it!
Gorsh dorn it! :(

Are you being absolutely serious??

Loki
11th March 2004, 07:40 PM
I haven't read through the thread yet, so I'll just post my guess first .... Hmmm, I getting a strong impression .... something's coming through .... might it be "Watership Down"????

Loki
11th March 2004, 07:45 PM
Wow!!! I was right! How about that. Of course, I now challenge Ian to prove fraud, rather than accept the clear evidence that I remotely viewed his room [Ian stop that - you mother will catch you].

Loki
11th March 2004, 08:12 PM
Ok, on further reflection, perhaps I should just say that as far as I can remember, I actually read the thread before posting my guess. This probably looks like cheating I suppose .... and if true then we ALL know that the failure of anyone to guess Ian's book simply totally disproves all psychic phenomena, now and forever more. This is just plain skeptical logic.

But an alternative explanation may exist.

This result, of course, may be simply another manifestation of my pyschic powers - the ability to temporally displace my eyesight into the future, leading me to believe I had read the thread when in fact I was posting before doing so. Alternatively, I may have projected my keystrokes back through time in order to type a response before reading the thread while reading the thread! I look forward to Ian's answers on how we might go about narrowing down the exact nature of my abilities...

Yahweh
11th March 2004, 08:44 PM
Originally posted by Interesting Ian
OK people. Did anyone actually get any feelings, or is everyone just guessing?
I cannot be sure if I recieved your feelings...

Sanamas
12th March 2004, 01:35 AM
Well, my guess (catch 22) was the first book that jumped to my mind when I read your post.

Undodog
12th March 2004, 02:31 AM
Originally posted by Interesting Ian


Are you being absolutely serious??
Actually, I did think of Watership Down and I dont know why. Seriously.
Yey! I'm psychic!
Ive not read it so I dunno how many vague hits can be assigned to my other guesses.

DickK
12th March 2004, 02:50 AM
Originally posted by Interesting Ian


I didn't think anyone would get it. Certainly I didn't think any skeptic would get it. Seeing Max was excluded I thought you would be the most likely. But you said yourself you were just guessing :)

Dick K got it only because of that huge clue I gave :) Nah, you gave me the clue because I was willing you to do so :p , correct though, just an educated guess. Nice bunny! Ironically, Campion from that story has some abrasively skeptical remarks to make regarding Fiver's precognition...hehe, what's my prize?

Lendri
12th March 2004, 03:30 AM
I should have known it was Watership Down, shouldn't I?

Interesting Ian
12th March 2004, 04:32 AM
Originally posted by DickK
Nah, you gave me the clue because I was willing you to do so :p , correct though, just an educated guess. Nice bunny! Ironically, Campion from that story has some abrasively skeptical remarks to make regarding Fiver's precognition...hehe, what's my prize?

Yeah, well, typical silly skeptics. There's always going to be creatures like Fiver about, whether skeptics like it or not.

DickK
12th March 2004, 04:47 AM
Come, come, IIRC, Campion gave his life that the other bunnies might escape, a noble skeptic surely?

Ipecac
12th March 2004, 08:04 AM
Originally posted by Interesting Ian
Certainly I didn't think any skeptic would get it. Seeing Max was excluded I thought you would be the most likely.

Why would you possibly think Max or Clancie are more likely to get it? Is it the "negative vibes" of skeptics excuse?

Interesting Ian
12th March 2004, 08:06 AM
Originally posted by Ipecac


Why would you possibly think Max or Clancie are more likely to get it? Is it the "negative vibes" of skeptics excuse?

I was thinking about psi missing. On the other hand, and having thought about this, if skeptics are taking this in a light hearted manner I suspect psi missing would not occur.

Small Town Jesus
12th March 2004, 08:28 AM
Originally posted by Interesting Ian


Yeah, well, typical silly skeptics. There's always going to be creatures like Fiver about, whether skeptics like it or not.

Sure. In fiction!! ;)

STJ