one question that almost never ever gets asked of me, look you see, is the title of this blog. superstition is all we have left. not sure if i have ever mentioned before, but probably not since i cannot recall anyone ever asking. well, it's just a line i like off of a song by the Manic Street Preachers, with the song in question being the superb, criminally not released as a single at a time when singles mattered still 1985.
since we are on the subject of superstition, then (play along), i have recently gained the power to know answers to the great mysteries. yes, i have procured, purchased or otherwise obtained one of those "see the future" devices known as the Magic 8 Ball.
quite why a billiard or snooker ball commonly used in the game of pool would be adopted as the conduit to reveal the mysteries and the secrets of life is something i do not know. but, let us go with it. everyone's got to believe in something, right?
a mere £2.99 this was, then, to be sure. you would think that such power would be priced out of the hands of the proletariat, even if only artificially. perhaps it is reverse psychology, then, with the ruling classes making this so cheap in price that the common folk mistake it for a novelty, and assume it cannot possibly be true or work or have power for such a lowly, affordable fee.
i have wanted to get one of these for a while now. however, i forgot, or simply had not seen one. why would me or anyone want such power? well, because David Thorne used a similar device to much humorous effect when responding to some verk related emails.
whereas i would advise you to get the books what he wrote and published, every now and then his own experiments with the mystical powers of the Magic 8 Ball feature on his website, found by clicking these words right here. yes, he is Australian, but the site appears to be the proper way around.
how do i propose to use this great power i have? carefully, partially responsibly, and when i remember. so yes, then, i have tested the powers of the Magic 8 Ball, as far as i dare. below are some of the questions i asked, and the answers given.
do be careful if you read on, then, for what is known may never be unknown.
Do you actually work?
UNLIKELY
Will The Stone Roses ever release an album called Christmas With The Stone Roses?
YOU MAY RELY ON IT
Will Britain ever have a proper Prime Minister again?
YOU CAN COUNT ON IT
Once lost, can happiness be found?
FOCUS AND ASK AGAIN
Am I a proper fan of Intergalactic by the Beastie Boys?
YOU CAN COUNT ON IT
Are the French really all that bad?
CONSULT ME LATER
i figured by that last question i had worn out the magical powers of the Magic 8 Ball, then, so i stopped. also, as you may well have worked out, i could not think of any other questions.
no instructions came with the Magic 8 Ball, bar the bits on the box which i did not read. strictly speaking i am very much a leaflet man. so, i am not sure i used it properly. no chants or incantations were made prior to summoning the answers of revelations of the Magic 8 Ball, and i did not wear a special cape or cloak. but, in truth, i am happy with the answers.
should there be any interest, or if i am short of something to write, and i remember, then the answer is yes, i will make every effort to unravel further mysteries and bring you the answers here.
be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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