Ouija Boards

[DonIago]

I must admit I've been rather curious to use a Ouija board just to see what all the hubbub's about.

 

[Haggis and tatties]

I would never, never buy a kid Monopoly.

And you would probably find more paranormal activity in a monopoly board than your would a Ouija board, i can remember when playing Monopoly with family how, while i was the banker, money would mysteriously disappear from the box and end up in my pile without anybody's knowledge.

Very mysterious.

 

[RJDiogenes]

Things always get interesting when I put the Overlook Hotel on my property.

 

[iguana_tonante]

But anyway, back to my question. I am genuinely curious. People speak of this dark mentality associated with wanting to do bad things with ouija boards and I'm just not sure what exactly the danger is.

I have troubles understand that, too. Sounds like the moral panic against D&D during the 80s.

I find comments like these quite weird, too:

I'd be careful. I don't really buy into the stories, but it's one of those things where there's just no point in taking the chance there's something to it, however remote.

This pretty much sums up what I was going to say. Whether or not they are capable of literally summoning things, I am still not a fan of some of the ideas and mindsets that have the potential to come with it.

Mom didn’t want it in the house--she that she didn’t know if there was anything supernatural about it, but one didn’t invite trouble.

You either believe it or you don't. Sounds like people believe it but are ashamed to admit it.

 

[Amaris]

My mom also mentioned a "mindset" that went along with the board, and I'm not sure I'm really clear on what people are talking about. That you will become a witch, obsessed with dark magic? Wanting to hang out with dark spirits? I don't really get what you guys are referring to.

But anyway, back to my question. I am genuinely curious. People speak of this dark mentality associated with wanting to do bad things with ouija boards and I'm just not sure what exactly the danger is.

I have troubles understand that, too. Sounds like the moral panic against D&D during the 80s.

I find these comments quite weird, too:

I'd be careful. I don't really buy into the stories, but it's one of those things where there's just no point in taking the chance there's something to it, however remote.

This pretty much sums up what I was going to say. Whether or not they are capable of literally summoning things, I am still not a fan of some of the ideas and mindsets that have the potential to come with it.

Mom didn’t want it in the house--she that she didn’t know if there was anything supernatural about it, but one didn’t invite trouble.

You either believe it or you don't. Sounds like people believe it but are ashamed to admit it.

Nope. The mindset is the idea that the board really can do these things when it's nothing but an inanimate object with absolutely no "powers" whatsoever. I'm not referring to imagination, I'm referring to the fact that there are kids who do become obsessed with these things because of the lore that surrounds them, thanks to a panicky and uninformed culture, particularly in the United States. That is the mindset to which I am referring.

 

[iguana_tonante]

Nope. The mindset is the idea that the board really can do these things when it's nothing but an inanimate object with absolutely no "powers" whatsoever. I'm not referring to imagination, I'm referring to the fact that there are kids who do become obsessed with these things because of the lore that surrounds them, thanks to a panicky and uninformed culture, particularly in the United States. That is the mindset to which I am referring.

People think that inanimate objects can do weird shit all the time. Religious relics. Holy books. Haunted houses. Lucky charms. I don't see anything different about Ouija boards compared to that.

 

[Amaris]

Nope. The mindset is the idea that the board really can do these things when it's nothing but an inanimate object with absolutely no "powers" whatsoever. I'm not referring to imagination, I'm referring to the fact that there are kids who do become obsessed with these things because of the lore that surrounds them, thanks to a panicky and uninformed culture, particularly in the United States. That is the mindset to which I am referring.

People think that inanimate objects can do weird shit all the time. Religious relics. Holy books. Haunted houses. Lucky charms. I don't see anything different about Ouija boards compared to that.

The difference is the dual nature, that it's supposed to have all these special abilities, yet it's also game. You would have to understand the mindset of the U.S. culture on this one. I think you have a good idea, but it really is an odd one.

 

[DonIago]

I have to admit I feel the same way about it that I do about religion in general - that is, there's insufficient evidence either way. I don't know if there's a higher power, and I don't know if there's anything to using a Ouija board.

 

[sojourner]

I once crossed Ouija and Monopoly. I accidentally sold Chicago to the Devil.

 

[Joshua Howard]

I once crossed Ouija and Monopoly. I accidentally sold Chicago to the Devil.

I think that the Devil inherited the deed to Chicago long before you decided to make the sale.

 

[Nowhere Man]

I asked a prominent Senator named Vreenak once, you know what he said about ouija boards?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qKcJF4fOPs

I also asked a prominent an Admiral by the name of Akbar and you know what he had to say about it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piVnArp9ZE0&feature=related

So, I don't know who to believe.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I heard there was a variant of the 'weegee' board that also cleaned your windows. It was called a squeegee board.

 

[Jetfire]

How do you think I communicate on the internet... Ouija board & crystal ball.

 

[Joshua Howard]

I asked a prominent Senator named Vreenak once, you know what he said about ouija boards?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qKcJF4fOPs

I also asked a prominent an Admiral by the name of Akbar and you know what he had to say about it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piVnArp9ZE0&feature=related

So, I don't know who to believe.

What George Lucas doesn't want you to know is that for Darth Vader the path to the dark side started when Anakin discovered a Ouija board in a supply closet at the Jedi Temple. He used it by himself, and it started spelling "O... R... D... E... R... 6... 6..."

 

[Haggis and tatties]

I heard there was a variant of the 'weegee' board that also cleaned your windows. It was called a squeegee board.

 

[Pingfah]

I can't see the point of them. Anyone they could potentially harm mentally, who believes they could have some power over them, is probably already bonkers to start with and should steer clear of them. To everyone else they are meaniningless bits of wood & plastic, I don't see the appeal.

 

[Davros]

Ouija boards are silly.

 

[scotpens]

The famous freelance news photographer Arthur Fellig was nicknamed "Weegee" because of his seemingly psychic ability to show up at accidents and crime scenes within minutes of the occurrence. Maybe he'd made a deal with the Devil.

 

[iguana_tonante]

Or maybe he caused them...

 

[Holdfast]

I asked a prominent Senator named Vreenak once, you know what he said about ouija boards?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qKcJF4fOPs

I also asked a prominent an Admiral by the name of Akbar and you know what he had to say about it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piVnArp9ZE0&feature=related

So, I don't know who to believe.

Putting it together, though, you just get a fake trap. Which means you don't have to worry about it.