Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Dear Madame Zoltar

Hello, my precious peonies! How are you? The holiday weekend messed me all up – I thought today was Tuesday. I am running late again.

Mr. Avenging Angel submitted an email this week, which reads:

Madame,

In "The Prince", Machiavelli poses the question: "Is it better to be loved or feared?" What about you? Would you rather be loved or feared?

Well, Mr. AA, my first thought is that love doesn’t pay the bills, but fear might. On a personal level, though, I would opt for being loved rather than being feared because fear won’t keep me warm on a cold winter night, but love might. What do you readers think?

As a public service today, I am posting videos on psychic fakes and frauds. Although some psychics are honest, hard working individuals who have only their clients’ best interests at heart, there are those treacherous individuals and groups who try to take advantage of the trust that people place in them. It’s not pretty and it’s not nice, but that’s the way it is, like the neighborhoods surrounding downtown Racine.

The first video comes from California, where Mr. Anthony has a bit of a meltdown when confronted with some disturbing evidence concerning one of his readings, and Madame Vivian appears to be doing quite well with her business.



Here’s an Australian clairvoyant who goes by the name of Carina or Alana or whatever. She’s a pip, and a real money maker!



And finally, here’s a short clip where a fraud gets his comeuppance. Gory, but to the point.



Remember to be careful when selecting a psychic, my friends. A true medium will not be overly eager to collect funds from you, nor will he/she completely loot your bank account until at least the fourth or fifth visit. When in doubt, contact me and I will advise you, for a very reasonable fee. You can reach me at madamezoltar@jtirregulars.com.

Thank you for reading my blog today. Don’t forget, free advice is usually worth what you pay for it. See you next week, my dears.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Went to Atlantic City recently. I lost count whether the psychics outnumbered the Chinese massage parlors. Anyhow, did the psychic know that I walked past the establishment and ignored him/her?

Anonymous said...

The psychics may or may not have known, but, in any case, I predicted it!

Huck Finn said...

The knife bit is faked. Having done many stoopid things in my life, I can assure you that you don't get blood at the wound that fast. What we should have seen was the knife point sticking through the hand with no blood. Yet it was comical in a bone headed way.

Of course you knew this and was testing us, I'm sure.

SER said...

What do you readers think?

I am to hard to love and you can't fear me, because I would bust out laug'in....

I quess I really don't know....

AvengingAngel said...

BTW, the prince ultimately tells Machiavelli that he would rather be feared, mostly because the fickle love of the people can't be trusted.

Anonymous said...

You are correct, Mr. Finn. Also, if you slam your hand down on an upturned knife, your instinct is to pull it back up, not cover your mouth with your other hand.

See how easy it is to dupe someone? Beware imitations and trust only Zoltar® brand psychic products and consultations.

Btw, Mr. AA, I still would prefer to be loved. Fear can be fickle, too.