WORK THIS OUT, IT IS INTERESTING!

  It only takes 30 seconds. Work this out as you read.
  Don’t read the bottom Until you’ve worked it out!

  1.       First of all, pick the number of days a week
            that you would like to eat out.

  2.       Multiply this number by 2.

  3.       Add 5.

  4.       Multiply it by 50.

  5.       If you already had your birthday this year add 1749.
            If you haven’t, add 1748.

  6.       Last step: Subtract the four digit year that you were
            born.
 

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  You should now have a three digit number:

  The first digit of this was your original number
  (i.e. how many times you want to go out each week).

  The second two digits are your age!!!
 

  This is the only year (1999)  it will ever work!

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  FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS.....

  This is kind of  weird... Follow the exact instructions!
  NO PEEKING ahead!!

  Free will or synaptic wiring? You be the judge.
  Check out the following exercise, guaranteed to
  raise an eyebrow. There's no trick or surprise. Just
  follow these instructions, and answer the questions
  one at a time and as quickly as you can!
  Again, as quickly as you can but don't advance
 until you've done each of them... really.

  Now, arrow down (but not too fast, you might miss
  something).........
 

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        What is:    5+1

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         QUICK!!! THINK OF A VEGETABLE! Then arrow down.

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         You are thinking of a CARROT, right?

         If not, you're among the 2% of the population whose minds
         are different enough to think of something else.  98% of people
         will answer with carrot when given this exercise.

         FREAKY, huh?

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  A Psychology Quiz
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  Read the following questions, imagining the scenes in your mind, and
  write down the FIRST thing that you visualize.

  Do not think about the questions excessively. Don't read the end until
  you answer all 10 questions.
 

 1.  You are walking in the woods. Who are you walking with?

 2.  You are walking in the woods. You see an animal. What kind of animal is it?

 3.  What interaction takes place between you and the animal?

 4.  You walk deeper into the woods.  You enter a clearing and before you is your
      dream house.  Describe its size.

 5.  Is your dream house surrounded by a fence?

 6.  You enter the house. You walk to the dining area and see the dining room table.
      Describe what you see on and around the table.

 7.  You exit the house through the back door.  Lying in the grass is a cup. What
      material is the cup made of (ceramic, glass, paper,etc.)?

 8.  What do you do with the cup?

 9.  You walk to the edge of the property, where you find yourself standing at the
      edge of a body of water.  What type of body of water is it (creek,river, ocean, etc...)

 10.  How will you cross the water?

  This has been a relational psychology test.  The answers given to the questions have
  been shown to have a relevance to values and ideals that we hold in our personal lives.
  The analysis follows.

 1.  The person who you are walking with is the most important person in your life.

 2.  The size of the animal is representative of your perception of the size of your problems.

 3.  The severity of the interaction you have with the animal is representative of how you
      deal with your problems passive,aggressive).

 4.  The size of your dream home is representative of the size of your ambition to resolve
      your problems.

 5.  No fence is indicative of an open personality.  People are welcome at all times.  The
      presence of a fence is more indicative of a closed personality.  You'd prefer people to
      not drop by unannounced.

 6.  If your answer did not include food, people, or flowers then your are generally unhappy.

 7.  The durability of the material with which the cup is made is representative of the perceived
      durability of your relationship with the person from number 1.  For example, styrofoam,
      plastic, and paper are disposable;  Styrofoam, paper, and glass (ceramics) are not durable;
      and metal and plastic are durable.

 8.  Your disposition of the cup is representative of your attitude toward the person in number 1.

 9.  The size of the body of water is representative of the size of your sexual desire.

 10.  How wet you get in crossing the water is indicative of the relative importance of your sex life.
 

  Joey Manansala
  Clinical Research Analyst
  Pediatric Psychopharmacology
  Mass General Hospital

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