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| 9 SEP 2003 at 11:33pm |
sennebecGuild Master
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Joined: 15 NOV 2004
Location: US, maine
Status : Offline | whoa ! very, VERY accurate...
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| 9 SEP 2003 at 11:45pm |
ValGuild Master
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Joined: 2 OCT 2002
Location: US
Status : Offline | Of course it's crap... but it sure was accurate in very specific areas.
We can be heroes, just for one day.
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| 9 SEP 2003 at 11:48pm |
szcaxJourneyman
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Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | That's fascinating, Wolfboy! I knew being a psychic was a sleazy business, but I never knew how severe it really was!
Black holes are where God divided by zero
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| 10 SEP 2003 at 12:24am |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
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Location: AU
Status : Offline | Wolfboy
Well the more people with inside information reveal the secrets, the better. It never ceases to amaze me how people believe in soothsayers.
My nephew now, took a job in MacDonalds and has now sworn off ever eating in such a place for the rest of his life. I'm too scared to ask......
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| 10 SEP 2003 at 2:49am |
HelenGuild Master
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Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Location: US
Status : Offline | Wolfboy,
You worked for a psychic hotline? Thats pretty wild,
and interesting, how did you manage that? An add in the paper?
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| 10 SEP 2003 at 2:57am |
AndromusGuild Master
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Joined: 6 NOV 2002
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Wolfboy (9 SEP 2003 9:20pm)
Y'know, this reminds me of one of the first things I learned while working for that tarot-reading 'psychic' hotline a few months back.
Don't suppose you'd care to give me tomorrow's stock quotes, or anything like that? :
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| 10 SEP 2003 at 3:16am |
VarulvenIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 32
Joined: 2 JUN 2003
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Helen (10 SEP 2003 2:49am)
Wolfboy,
You worked for a psychic hotline? Thats pretty wild,
and interesting, how did you manage that? An add in the paper?
Can't answer for Wolfboy, but I remember seeing an ad in the paper a year or two ago to fill a position at a psychic hotline. Really cements all feelings that this is a completely legitimate enterprise, no? :
[i]Excerpt from a Banff wildlife guide...[/i]&&&&Hikers are advised to wear bells on their clothing when in bear country. The bells warn away MOST bears... the bells have proven to be somewhat ineffective in preventing confrontations with Grizzly bears. Hikers should carefully watch the trail for animal droppings, which would indicate that a bear is in the vicinity. Be alert for the droppings of Grizzly bears, which can easily be distinguished by the bells they contain.
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| 10 SEP 2003 at 5:12am |
JoGuild Master
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Joined: 3 NOV 2002
Location: AU, Qld.
Status : Offline | Not at all accurate for me, really dislike some of those colours too . Guess you really just have to take it as a bit of fun.
Caroline said My nephew now, took a job in MacDonalds and has now sworn off ever eating in such a place for the rest of his life. I'm too scared to ask......
Now that's scary, I'm glad I never eat there anyway.
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| 10 SEP 2003 at 5:51pm |
The Terror of the Wolf part 3Schattenjger
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Joined: 11 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Varulven (10 SEP 2003 3:16am)
Can't answer for Wolfboy, but I remember seeing an ad in the paper a year or two ago to fill a position at a psychic hotline. Really cements all feelings that this is a completely legitimate enterprise, no? :
Yup, advert in the paper. I found out that anyone who turned up for an interview was accepted, no questions asked. I heard stories of one guy, an alcoholic who was unable to hold down work because he was constantly drunk while on the clock, getting work there.
Still, everyone was accepted. The staff treat the employees horribly. I was threatened, and I seen other employees being sexually harassed. Not the best work environment. That's why, if you look in the paper every four months or so, they do a whole new recruitment drive. Massive turnout. Horrible pay - the 'psychics' make minimum wage, the cost for the call goes to the company so if you do a 'reading' for a caller that lasts an hour, you get £4.30 or so, and the company makes over £90 from the caller.
Thing is, after I left, I did some reading and found out that this type of buisness is completely legal! Apparantly, they're under a loophole that allows them to be listed as an 'entertainment' industry, like a sex line, instead of a helpline like the callers would actually benefit from. So they're perfectly entitled to take people's money and give them phoney 'psychic' readings, or worse, potentially dangerous advice.
So if you guys know anyone that calls those lines, my advice is to tell them to stay clear.
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| 11 SEP 2003 at 1:01am |
JoGuild Master
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Joined: 3 NOV 2002
Location: AU, Qld.
Status : Offline | I think all those sorts of phone-in lines are a big rip-off. I've heard of kids ringing them over and over again when parents are out and racking up humungous phone bills. Doesn't seem any way to stop them though other than for people with kids or perhaps boarders in the house, putting a block on outgoing calls - think there is some sort of bar that you can get.
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