> >: -- Possibly useful information --
> >: -- Crossposted from alt.psychology.nlp --
> >: Dansgold (dansgold@aol.com) wrote:
> >: : I have stumbled onto an interesting phrase which seem to induse a deep
> >: : state of confusion and/or trance-like suggestibility. It seems to work
> >: : even when being read so please use whatever filters you have:
>
> >: : "WHEN YOU WERE BORN, WHERE WILL YOU GO?"
>
> >: : I'm not sure what is going on here, but please experiment and let me know
> >: : what you think...
> >Matthew Carey (ac118@lafn.org) wrote:
> >: A trance state is a fairly well know consequence of constantly
> >: re-orienting people in time. Similarly, any violation of a well-formed
> >: sentance that is close enough to being well-formed tends to put people
> >: into a trance state. By combining the two you have found a very
> >: powerful trance inducer.
Dr. Dynasor wrote:
> >A typical self-referential description from the NLP folks, with no basis in
> >fact. The suprisingly understandable psychological state induced is known as
> >'confusion'. There is nothing 'trance-state' about it. Any perusal of psych
> >abstracts will provide ample evidence that cognitive dissonance as created
> >by such confusion decreases suggestibility by decreasing the ability to
> >understand the suggestion.
>
> >Such phrases were common among the folks I altered chemistry with.
> >Which would you rather be, or a truck driver?
> >Did you walk to school or bring your lunch?
>
> >Anyone in a trance yet?
bmyers@ionet.net (TarlaStar) wrote:
> I have a step-sister who says shit like this all the time...she's just
> not too bright. We call them "Sherryisms":
> "Keep a stiff upper chin"
> "I'm going to punch you right between the nose"
> "Tie the dog loose"
And then there's the old saw that puts COMPUTERS into a trance:
"Why does the porridge bird lay its eggs in the air?"
Guaranteed to shut down Crays, HAL-9000s, and Presidents.
Yr. obt. svt.
Worker Speaking
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