Difference between revisions of "Whysoserious.com/Bamboozle"
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− | *B4 - You will get your heart's desire. ''Too bad you're an addict.'' | + | *[[Image:CardB4.jpg|100px]] B4 - You will get your heart's desire. ''Too bad you're an addict.'' |
− | *8J - You will come to the attention of people in high places. ''Like crazed hilltop snipers.'' | + | *[[Image:Card8J.jpg|100px]] 8J - You will come to the attention of people in high places. ''Like crazed hilltop snipers.'' |
− | *'''8G - You will live in interesting times. ''Interesting to historians. Like the Black Plague.''''' | + | *[[Image:Card8G.jpg|100px]] '''8G - You will live in interesting times. ''Interesting to historians. Like the Black Plague.''''' |
− | *1M - You will meet someone tall, dark and handsome who you will share your life with. ''They'll route your bank funds into an untraceable Carribbean account.'' | + | *[[Image:Card1M.jpg|100px]] 1M - You will meet someone tall, dark and handsome who you will share your life with. ''They'll route your bank funds into an untraceable Carribbean account.'' |
− | *'''3P - You will come into great wealth. ''After an industrial accident. You'll be blind. Deaf. Completely paralyzed. But rich.''''' | + | *[[Image:Card3P.jpg|100px]] '''3P - You will come into great wealth. ''After an industrial accident. You'll be blind. Deaf. Completely paralyzed. But rich.''''' |
− | *3I - Now would be a good time to leave your job. ''Twenty years flipping burgers is long enough.'' | + | *[[Image:Card3I.jpg|100px]] 3I - Now would be a good time to leave your job. ''Twenty years flipping burgers is long enough.'' |
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− | *9L - Children will influence a major decision. ''Who knows. You might have married her anyway.'' | + | *[[Image:Card9L.jpg|100px]] 9L - Children will influence a major decision. ''Who knows. You might have married her anyway.'' |
− | *1H - You will have a breakthrough in your career. ''Your boss will take credit.'' | + | *[[Image:Card1H.jpg|100px]] 1H - You will have a breakthrough in your career. ''Your boss will take credit.'' |
− | *'''6M - You will have an opportunity for a good investment. ''House of Pies stock is shooting up.''''' | + | *[[Image:Card6M.jpg|100px]] '''6M - You will have an opportunity for a good investment. ''House of Pies stock is shooting up.''''' |
− | *3D - Don't assume you know what is going on at work. ''But yes, there are photos. And yes, they will stand up in court.'' | + | *[[Image:Card3D.jpg|100px]] 3D - Don't assume you know what is going on at work. ''But yes, there are photos. And yes, they will stand up in court.'' |
− | *8N - You will make money, if not for you, then for an organization. ''Like the IRS.'' | + | *[[Image:Card8N.jpg|100px]] 8N - You will make money, if not for you, then for an organization. ''Like the IRS.'' |
− | *5K - You will unexpectedly need help today, and the response of friends will surprise you. ''They'll take video. Send it to your boss. Your wife. It'll go viral.'' | + | *[[Image:Card5K.jpg|100px]] 5K - You will unexpectedly need help today, and the response of friends will surprise you. ''They'll take video. Send it to your boss. Your wife. It'll go viral.'' |
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− | *4F - Money is heading your way. ''But you're a moving target. Too bad.'' | + | *[[Image:Card4F.jpg|100px]] 4F - Money is heading your way. ''But you're a moving target. Too bad.'' |
− | *'''3L - Expect a promotion. ''Expect it to be humiliating.''''' | + | *[[Image:Card3L.jpg|100px]] '''3L - Expect a promotion. ''Expect it to be humiliating.''''' |
− | *8D - You will soon receive a gift ''If your lawyer calls and says don't answer the door, there's a reason.'' | + | *[[Image:Card8D.jpg|100px]] 8D - You will soon receive a gift ''If your lawyer calls and says don't answer the door, there's a reason.'' |
− | *2K - You can expect an inheritance. ''One of those genetic things that predict a short and miserable life. It will also explain why your ears look like that.'' | + | *[[Image:Card2K.jpg|100px]] 2K - You can expect an inheritance. ''One of those genetic things that predict a short and miserable life. It will also explain why your ears look like that.'' |
− | *'''2F - Someone you currently doubt is telling the truth ''Saying you are the prophet of a new religion won't help. The voices were wrong. They weren't free samples.''''' | + | *[[Image:Card2F.jpg|100px]] '''2F - Someone you currently doubt is telling the truth ''Saying you are the prophet of a new religion won't help. The voices were wrong. They weren't free samples.''''' |
− | *6C - Beware of false information regarding a loved one. ''But that thing about the affair? That's true. Sorry.'' | + | *[[Image:Card6C.jpg|100px]] 6C - Beware of false information regarding a loved one. ''But that thing about the affair? That's true. Sorry.'' |
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− | *4N - Beware of unexpected windfalls. ''Vegans are especially flatuent.'' (Note: the number 1586 is written above the word "vegan") | + | *[[Image:Card4N.jpg|100px]] 4N - Beware of unexpected windfalls. ''Vegans are especially flatuent.'' (Note: the number 1586 is written above the word "vegan") |
− | *9A - A new person will enter your life. ''Your cellmate. The voices will tell him you're a demon. | + | *[[Image:Card9A.jpg|100px]] 9A - A new person will enter your life. ''Your cellmate. The voices will tell him you're a demon. |
− | *'''5H - An acquantaince will approach you with a business offer. ''Anyone stupid enough to use a fortune-telling machine will think it's a great offer. You probably date a pagan.''''' | + | *[[Image:Card5H.jpg|100px]] '''5H - An acquantaince will approach you with a business offer. ''Anyone stupid enough to use a fortune-telling machine will think it's a great offer. You probably date a pagan.''''' |
− | *9H - A small kindness will lead to unexpected benefits. ''After several thousand dollars, things will mostly be okay. Just give up and throw out your mattress.'' | + | *[[Image:Card9H.jpg|100px]] 9H - A small kindness will lead to unexpected benefits. ''After several thousand dollars, things will mostly be okay. Just give up and throw out your mattress.'' |
− | *'''6E - Cancel the trip you planned this week ''Take the trip-dysentery. Stay home-salmonella. Either way you lose weight.''''' | + | *[[Image:Card6E.jpg|100px]] '''6E - Cancel the trip you planned this week ''Take the trip-dysentery. Stay home-salmonella. Either way you lose weight.''''' |
− | *7A - Your star is climbing. You'll be a celebrity. ''The Darwin awards are a kind of fame.'' | + | *[[Image:Card7A.jpg|100px]] 7A - Your star is climbing. You'll be a celebrity. ''The Darwin awards are a kind of fame.'' |
===Tickets with cutouts=== | ===Tickets with cutouts=== |
Revision as of 19:37, 7 July 2008
Text messages sent by Humanresources@whysoserious.com led to Whysoserious.com/Bamboozle, which depicts a Jokerized fortune telling machine.
Clicking one of the 24 buttons causes a ticket to come out of the slot. Each ticket has a fortune and a joke about each fortune from the Joker. Some of the tickets have holes in them. Each ticket also has a number and a letter in the top left corner.
Fortunes
The phrases in italics indicate the Joker's comments. Bold indicates a ticket with a cutout.
Top left
- B4 - You will get your heart's desire. Too bad you're an addict.
- 8J - You will come to the attention of people in high places. Like crazed hilltop snipers.
- 8G - You will live in interesting times. Interesting to historians. Like the Black Plague.
- 1M - You will meet someone tall, dark and handsome who you will share your life with. They'll route your bank funds into an untraceable Carribbean account.
- 3P - You will come into great wealth. After an industrial accident. You'll be blind. Deaf. Completely paralyzed. But rich.
- 3I - Now would be a good time to leave your job. Twenty years flipping burgers is long enough.
Bottom left
- 9L - Children will influence a major decision. Who knows. You might have married her anyway.
- 1H - You will have a breakthrough in your career. Your boss will take credit.
- 6M - You will have an opportunity for a good investment. House of Pies stock is shooting up.
- 3D - Don't assume you know what is going on at work. But yes, there are photos. And yes, they will stand up in court.
- 8N - You will make money, if not for you, then for an organization. Like the IRS.
- 5K - You will unexpectedly need help today, and the response of friends will surprise you. They'll take video. Send it to your boss. Your wife. It'll go viral.
Top right
- 4F - Money is heading your way. But you're a moving target. Too bad.
- 3L - Expect a promotion. Expect it to be humiliating.
- 8D - You will soon receive a gift If your lawyer calls and says don't answer the door, there's a reason.
- 2K - You can expect an inheritance. One of those genetic things that predict a short and miserable life. It will also explain why your ears look like that.
- 2F - Someone you currently doubt is telling the truth Saying you are the prophet of a new religion won't help. The voices were wrong. They weren't free samples.
- 6C - Beware of false information regarding a loved one. But that thing about the affair? That's true. Sorry.
Bottom right
- 4N - Beware of unexpected windfalls. Vegans are especially flatuent. (Note: the number 1586 is written above the word "vegan")
- 9A - A new person will enter your life. Your cellmate. The voices will tell him you're a demon.
- 5H - An acquantaince will approach you with a business offer. Anyone stupid enough to use a fortune-telling machine will think it's a great offer. You probably date a pagan.
- 9H - A small kindness will lead to unexpected benefits. After several thousand dollars, things will mostly be okay. Just give up and throw out your mattress.
- 6E - Cancel the trip you planned this week Take the trip-dysentery. Stay home-salmonella. Either way you lose weight.
- 7A - Your star is climbing. You'll be a celebrity. The Darwin awards are a kind of fame.
Tickets with cutouts
2F |
3L |
3P |
5H |
6E |
6M |
8G |
3L |
3P |
5H |
8G |
6M |
6E |
2F |
Solution
The fortune teller's name is "Silent Type," spelled backwards.