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Just saw this fascinating little gem of a Facebook status curse:
This year July has 5 fridays 5 saturdays and 5 sundays. This happens once every 823 years. This is called Money Bags. So copy this to your status and money will arrive within 4 days,based on chinese philosophy of feng shui. Those who read and do not copy will be without money, so lets all try it out.
Obviously, it's a load of rubbish, so you've got to wonder why otherwise rational people repost this sort of thing. What's significant about 823 years? Who gave it the name "Money Bags"? Why does it work in May if it's about July? In what way is it based on Feng Shui?
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Just got back from the Edinburgh Secret Society's secret celebratory seance (or did I? (Yes.)) It was held to mark the 100th anniversary - to the minute - of the death-by-fiery-theatre-collapsing-around-him of The Great Lafayette, the early 20th century's greatest, and most highly-paid, performer.
You can watch the webcast part of the seance. I'm the one in the white mask. All I can tell you is that the experience was truly terrifying.