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Oh, spirits will I pass the NCLEX?

Answer: select all that apply.

*dies*

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Select all squares with cars in them.

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It would not surprise me in the least if that was in there. I’ve seen questions in the book with pictures of needles 💉 asking just on sight with no packaging or number to identify the bore. ☠️

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Tisk, Tisk, Tisk. Like I always say Mr. Palahniuk...When it comes to devil worshipping, seances and possession...everything in moderation. Amateurs.

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We have some fascinating social/mental contagions. That contagious dance party in France forever ago where people danced themselves to death.

Its hard to not believe that magic is real. Been reading some hermeticism and panpsychism.

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I also think it's a social contagion. The psychological data is there to support this hypothesis.

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You, sir, are a heretic. See you tonight.

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You guys have a US edition of The Sun? Oh my. I apologise on Britain’s behalf.

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And on behalf of Humanity, if I may.

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I wonder if they all had a giant exam and thought fuck it mass hysteria, spirits, anxiety....flawless execution.

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Plot twist: The Ouija Board just spelled out the entire story of Guts. Add them to the list, Chuck.

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That would be a long Ouija session.

There was an A. A. Milne play on Broadway in the 20s. The characters tapped out their lines letter-by-letter on a stone wall. A = one tap. When they got to the V in "I love you" it took 22 taps. Just for the V. And 25 taps for the Y. Dorothy Parker claimed she shot herself at that point.

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Didn't she say "Guns aren't lawful"?

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Guns aren't lawful

Nooses give

gas smells awful

You might as well live

From the poem Resume

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Oh I know.

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The ladies men admire, I've heard,

Would shudder at a wicked word.

Their candles give a single light;

They'd rather stay at home at night.

They do not keep awake till three,

Nor read erotic poetry.

They never sanction the impure,

Nor recognize an overture,

They shrink from powders and from paints...

So far, I've had no complaints.

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🙀

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Never ever have I ever....

But I already scarfed delicious chocolate. Everything arrived! Thanks from the bottom of the box of chocolates!

Karie Anne

P.S. My car is in the shop, I'm alone with the Corvette bc the Millionaire is in Maine. Tyler Durden would drive the Corvette to Story Night but I'm trying to find a ride....if it doesn't snow....I may not be there Monday.....smfh

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I wish I thought of hauling the Ouija board around in my backpack when I was in high school!

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A bunch of girls at my school asked a Ouija board to make one of the teachers sick so they didn't have to take a test or hand in homework or whatever and he had a (non fatal) heart attack and they were convinced they had caused it - cue hysterical girls, endless lectures on 'satanic forces' etc. (The teacher was a man in his mid fifties with nicotine stained fingers who hadn't seen his toes in a decade, so not demonic mystery involved in his cardiac problems. )

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My monthly reminder to finally read/watch The Exorcist

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I’m still afraid of the movie, but I’ve read the book and it’s great.

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Nah, my bet is that the kids are using drugs. Anyway...

During a semi-sober moment, long ago, my former junkie pal got emotional, and started to examine why his life went downhill. He told me about a hookah cafe that sells weed and psychotropes on the side, as the place where it all started. He spoke of this joint as having a 'magical magnet' (his actual words). If you're going on about your day aimlessly that place draws you in. You enter a trance state even couple miles within it's vicinity. Before you know it your mind is high on drugs. You go on repeat like a zombie for a while, by the end you become a junkie. A slave to the store. You end up spending more time there, than at your home or school. That's what his group told their parents.

Much later on the parents complained to local authorities. The shop was closed down. Everyone was convinced the owner used witchcraft to draw customers in. So, the teens got away with murder. Because it's really hard to claim responsability when you and your kids are always perfect! A lie can work wonders sometimes.

As for the magical part? I can only wish that to be true. Wouldn't life be so easy if you can summon demons to do your taxes, laundry and cooking?

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A little fentanyl gets great mpg.

28 city

34 highway

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Hey Chuck, I'd like to get one of your novels? I haven't read one yet. I only have Make Something Up. Does anyone have a good recommendation? Is there one novel that pops in your mind as a good first Chuck novel to read?

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Fair point lol

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Or, if you want one where you don’t know the plot? Invisible Monsters is my younger brother’s favorite. There’s a Thanksgiving dinner scene that I’ve heard more than a few friends read aloud to each other. (I’d seek out the Remix hardcover, it’s more fun to read and has excellent nonfiction essays hidden within). Personally, I was always partial to Choke or Lullaby as intros to Chuck’s Oeuvre, but suspect they’re my faves for personal sentimental reasons.

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Ordered Fight Club. Should be getting it today.

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Dude. Choke is my favorite. And Make Something up is incredible. "Mr. Elegant" is something to behold. And of course the short story "Guts." Best thing I've ever read...

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Quirky footnote: in 2013, Blatty (author of The Exorcist) sued Georgetown, his alma mater and setting for part of the novel, for not being Catholic enough. https://georgetowner.com/articles/2013/06/10/william-peter-blatty-files-exorcising-law-suit-against-georgetown-university/

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If you’re ever in England, don’t admit you read The Sun to anyone from or in Liverpool. It’s unofficially banned out there (boycotted in newsagents and by most Liverpudlians). Just a heads up 🙏🏻😝

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