Ouija for 11-Year olds? - Page 7

Happy Monkey · 12-14-2008, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

I don't think the average gaggle of 11 year old girls, or group of anybody, really, would be successful in contacting them through a bit of cardboard and plastic, but the tiny possibility still freaks me out.

So, no.

Likewise, one should never step on cracks, for the protection of maternal spines.

Bruce 9012 · 12-13-2008, 10:19 PM

No Do Not alow not good
It's not a toy

ZenGum · 12-13-2008, 11:51 PM

The only way to settle this question is with a seance.

Cloud · 12-14-2008, 12:46 AM

I suppose you think that's really silly. Perhaps it is. Nevertheless . . .

ZenGum · 12-14-2008, 01:14 AM

I was trying to be funny. Maybe this will work better:

Just meet the parents of the visiting kids as they arrive.
"We've got three activities lined up for the kids: freebasing crack, webcam strip-poker, and the ouija board. You may veto one."

Cicero · 12-14-2008, 01:30 AM

I thought it was only for 11 year olds. I guess I need to go back and read the rules.

bluecuracao · 12-14-2008, 02:47 AM

The really cool aspect of stuff like the ouija board, regardless of your beliefs of what may or may not really exist, is that it opens up your imagination. And that is just as important as thinking logically, if not more so.

skysidhe · 12-14-2008, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Ruminator

Although many here are atheists, there are also people here of different spiritual beliefs including witchcraft of probably different branches and schools. I know some into magic who are into the real serious stuff, and its not always just a bunch of rainbows and unicorns.

I would like to hear from them what they think any actual spiritual potential is from a Ouija board.

Good question. Good point. I'd like to know too although I imagine them along with me are sitting on their principles.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cicero

I thought it was only for 11 year olds. I guess I need to go back and read the rules.

good point and a funny as heck one too!

skysidhe · 12-14-2008, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cicero

I thought it was only for 11 year olds. I guess I need to go back and read the rules.

Quote:

Originally Posted by skysidhe

good point and a funny as heck one too!

Meaning funny as in ironic since the target age is 8 to 11. I am not sure how fun 'pretending' to conjour up spirits is suppose to be. What if on the off chance something did happen?

Maybe Christains are right and maybe practicing witches are right. Maybe to this they would both agree.

I still think Wolf's idea of Apples to Apples sounds like alot more fun. * sigh * deprived child

Undertoad · 12-14-2008, 03:31 AM

The right answer is to play the game with the kids and ask the Ouija board what it thinks of itself. And direct the answer.

B - U - L - L - S - H - I - T

bluecuracao · 12-14-2008, 03:36 AM

That's no fun.

Cloud · 12-14-2008, 01:11 PM

oh, absolutely!

sweetwater · 12-14-2008, 06:09 PM

I think you said it much better than I could, Ruminator. My aversion to Ouija ("spirit") boards comes from personal experience, and I have had a longtime interest in the paranormal, but wish to remain merely an observer. But I'm curious - so I asked Dave Considine about them. His reasons and recommendations against them was good enough for me. I believe they can be dangerous. Not are, but can be. And I've had a sense of that danger. No thanks. For some of us, the unseen world is just unseen. Maybe there's a difference between people's sensitivities?

ZenGum · 12-14-2008, 07:24 PM

"I can call spirits from the vasty deep!"

"So can I, so can any man; but will they come when called?"

monster · 12-14-2008, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

"I can call spirits from the vasty deep!"

"So can I, so can any man; but will they come when called?"

I can call spirits from the vasty deep!
But it has more effect when I ask the barkeep.

View Poll Results: Is Ouija suitable for 11-year olds?
NO WAY, nuh-huh, absolutely NOT	11	33.33%
Not really, but.....	2	6.06%
Meh	5	15.15%
It's okay, but.....	3	9.09%
YES, it's perfect for that purpose	12	36.36%
Voters: 33. You may not vote on this poll

12-13-2008, 11:51 PM	#3
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	The only way to settle this question is with a seance. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

12-14-2008, 12:46 AM	#4
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I suppose you think that's really silly. Perhaps it is. Nevertheless . . . __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

12-14-2008, 01:14 AM	#5
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I was trying to be funny. Maybe this will work better: Just meet the parents of the visiting kids as they arrive. "We've got three activities lined up for the kids: freebasing crack, webcam strip-poker, and the ouija board. You may veto one." __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

12-14-2008, 01:30 AM	#6
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	I thought it was only for 11 year olds. I guess I need to go back and read the rules. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

12-13-2008, 10:19 PM	#2
Bruce 9012 Living in the blast crater Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dayton, Oh Posts: 123	No Do Not alow not good It's not a toy

12-14-2008, 02:47 AM	#7
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	The really cool aspect of stuff like the ouija board, regardless of your beliefs of what may or may not really exist, is that it opens up your imagination. And that is just as important as thinking logically, if not more so.

12-14-2008, 03:31 AM	#10
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	The right answer is to play the game with the kids and ask the Ouija board what it thinks of itself. And direct the answer. B - U - L - L - S - H - I - T

12-14-2008, 03:36 AM	#11
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	That's no fun.

12-14-2008, 01:11 PM	#12
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	oh, absolutely! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

12-14-2008, 06:09 PM	#13
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	I think you said it much better than I could, Ruminator. My aversion to Ouija ("spirit") boards comes from personal experience, and I have had a longtime interest in the paranormal, but wish to remain merely an observer. But I'm curious - so I asked Dave Considine about them. His reasons and recommendations against them was good enough for me. I believe they can be dangerous. Not are, but can be. And I've had a sense of that danger. No thanks. For some of us, the unseen world is just unseen. Maybe there's a difference between people's sensitivities? __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

12-14-2008, 07:24 PM	#14
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	"I can call spirits from the vasty deep!" "So can I, so can any man; but will they come when called?" __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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