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Asparamancy

electricinca — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:09:05 -0800

Jemima Packington a Worcester fortune-teller claims she can tell people's futures by using asparagus. Ms Packington, who calls herself Britain's only "asparamancer", showed off her technique at the British Trade and Travel Fair at Birmingham's NEC. Actor Tony Robinson, Baldrick in the comedy series Blackadder, also happened to be there and had his asparagus read by her. She says she stumbled across her asparagus-predicting skills a few years ago by chance, after some stalks fell on the floor and she made a prediction which came true. For a more sensible take on this wonderful vegetable see Asparagus! (A Stalk-umentary)

The agony of the feet

Rumple — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:09:44 -0800

Reading celebrity toes.

The future via haruspicy

JanetLand — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 08:17:35 -0800

Need to know the future? Try a little haruspicy. Full details, including a script in Greek, here (don't worry, they use an egg). For the animal rights activist, there's a cruelty-free method.

RevGreg — Mon, 31 Dec 2001 10:24:47 -0800

Tonight is Silvesterabend, the last night of the year. While some feel that champagne and huge, rollicking parties are in order, others feel that quieter times with family and friends are the way to go. Of course, you must also have your pork and sauerkraut for good luck (my mother always asks to make sure I have) and a little Bleigiessen, or fortune telling by pouring molten lead into a liquid, for entertainment. Personally I think champagne tastes like ass so I'll be drinking bottled Gluhwein from my friend's winery.