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October 23rd, 2009 at 11:21 am
Woot! First post. Somebody down at Garbage Central has a sense of humour. Pity their talents are wasted in their current position
October 23rd, 2009 at 11:52 am
Hmm, the “Fox stinks” article is right next to the “Physic Garbage”…are we going for a theme here?
October 23rd, 2009 at 11:55 am
The obvious answer is yes. But never let that stand in the way of anything. By simple retrofitting the story, they can say “Something told me told that I should mis that train.” And part two of that story does NOT have to involve a train wreck. As so: “If I’d gotten on that train, I’d have never met Billy, who led me to…”
First rule of being a psychic: Never admit to a problem, only to opportunities .
October 23rd, 2009 at 12:07 pm
I don’t know. Unless we’re speaking of a ‘psychic’ who can actually influence other people’s minds (like the train driver), I see no reason that a psychic would miss their train much less than usual. They might know whether it’s going to be on time or not, but they wouldn’t have any more ability than usual to make themselves go faster to catch it.
October 23rd, 2009 at 12:39 pm
4. Kai Says: “They might know whether it’s going to be on time or not, but they wouldn’t have any more ability than usual to make themselves go faster to catch it.”
But they should know about any slowdowns in traffic or other obstacles ahead of time and plan accordingly.
- Jack
October 23rd, 2009 at 12:41 pm
I will take the garbage over Fox.
It is Psychic, not Physic, Aerimus. Otherwise Lawrence Krauss will come after you.
October 23rd, 2009 at 1:22 pm
I gotta agree with Kai #4 here. Even if psychics did exist, what is there about the supposed power to read others’ minds would make them less likely to ever miss a train?
-Buxley
October 23rd, 2009 at 3:18 pm
“Hey Boss! Sorry to call you so early, but I totally missed the train. You know that lotto drawing last night? Yeah, well I’m calling from the beach…”
When a psychic misses a train, they miss it in style
October 23rd, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Psychics for hire don’t claim to be able to read minds. They claim that they can contact the dead and foretell somebody’s future.
Being able to contact the dead would sure help with murder investigations. Similarly, being able to foresee the future should at least help them win bets.
October 24th, 2009 at 4:26 am
Here is a ripper from Failblog in the same vein
http://failblog.org/2009/10/20/church-sign-fail-2/
October 24th, 2009 at 5:49 am
Hey, I’ve got a garbage wheelie bin just like that!
Aside from the bumper sticker (with which I agree – good question) that could be *my* green (garden waste) wheelie bin!
October 24th, 2009 at 6:02 am
That can is full of predictions that did not happen every city needs one
October 24th, 2009 at 7:34 am
Years ago I saw an apology from a newspaper psychic/astrologer — her forecast was late because her house had burned down.
Tragic, yes — but she didn’t know it was going to happen???
October 24th, 2009 at 10:54 am
The other stuff in that can is the debri from the high school Carie White destroyed at the prom they should’nt have dumped that pigs blood on her
October 26th, 2009 at 9:21 am
My personal favorite are the posters for the local phychic fair. Shouldn’t they already know about it?