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Dear DateSpacers,
Prepare to be amazed! In this email you will witness fantastical feats beyond your wildest imaginations!
More astounding than the size of Mary Murphy’s mouth!
More mystifying than trying to understand the words to Snow’s “Informer“!
Do not be alarmed, DateSpacers, but we can read your minds!
Yes, we can tell–at any time–exactly what you’re thinkign. For instance, right now you’re thinking, “Hey, they misspelled ”thinking.’”
Ta da!
Not convinced yet? Try this:
1) Choose any number.
2) Double it.
3) Add 8.
4) Divide by 2.
5) Subtract your original number.
6) Go to that letter in the alphabet. e.g., a = 1, b = 2, etc.
7) Pick a country that starts with that letter.
Got it? Now highlight the white text in front of this colon:* Denmark
Booyaa! And now you’re thinking: “That’s the dumbest trick ever. I learned that in, like, 3rd grade.” See? Pretty impressive.
How do we do it? A good magician never reveals his secrets, but let’s just say we learned a great deal from studying the methods of Peter Falk (a/k/a Columbo) in the 1981 classic The Great Muppet Caper. Watch him predict Kermit’s tale of woe at about 4:05 into this clip from the movie. (And now you’re thinking “Another Muppets clip? Who writes this stuff, Frank Oz?” Are we good or what?)
Now, for our next trick…
1. DateSpace of the Week
PattieHagan33 recommends the magic and mind-reading show of Sam Eaton: “The Quantum Eye“–Saturdays at the Snapple Theater Center at 50th and Broadway. “Sam is a delightful entertainer…I have already seen his show two times and continue to be fascinated.” It’s hard to imagine that Sam’s powers of telepathy are as astonishing as ours, but it sounds like a great show nonetheless.
Been on a really great date lately? Suggest next week’s DateSpace of the week by emailing eric@datespaces.com.
2. This Week at The Daily Dater
Ariel from AC (Atlantis City) asks, “What’s a fire, and why does it…what’s the word…burn?” But seriously…bit of a slow week at The Daily Dater, with 3/4 of our editorial staff on holiday and all. Look for Letty in the next couple of days.
In the meantime, check out this poll on premarital cohabitation and keep your questions and comments coming!
Send your dating queries and conundrums our way by emailing charles@datespaces.com.
And for our final feat, we will make ourselves disappear…
<3,
The DateSpaces.com Team
XOXOX
*Don’t try to tell us you were thinking “Dominican Republic,” ’cause you know you weren’t.
