Pick a number from 1 to 10

[pokerfan]

Follow the instructions!

NO PEEKING AHEAD!

Do the following exercise, guaranteed to raise an eyebrow. There's no trick or surprise. Just follow these instructions, and answer the questions one at a time and as quickly as you can!

1. Think of a number from 1 to 10
2. Multiply that number by 9
3. If the number is a 2-digit number, add the digits together
4. Now subtract 5
5. Determine which letter in the alphabet corresponds to the number you ended up with (example: 1=a, 2=b, 3=c,etc.)
6. Think of a country that starts with that letter
7. Remember the last letter of the name of that country
8. Think of the name of an animal that starts with that letter
9. Remember the last letter in the name of that animal
10. Think of the name of a fruit that starts with that letter


Answer below....






































































































































Are you thinking of a Kangaroo in Denmark eating an Orange?


(If you figure out how it works or already know how it works, please wait at least a couple of hours before springing the secret.)

Doyle Brunson ran this on Phil Ivey last night on Poker After Dark. I had heard it before but not recently.

[bicentennial_baby]

1. That's fucked up!

:o

[FloridaJudy]

2. Actually, I was thinking of a ibis

In Dubai, eating a strawberry, but the principle is the same.

[pokerfan]

3. Isn't Dubai a city?

Or at most the equivalent of one of our states?

I know that they're building the world's tallest skyscraper.

[FloridaJudy]

5. Could be

The first "country" I thought of was Darfur (really: I read too much news) but I suspect that's not formally a country either. I thought of Dubai next, 'cuz that's where all the neo-cons are off-shoring their wealth before the coming shit-storm.

[ZombieNixon]

4. Wrong.

An iguana eating an apricot in Djibouti.

Choke on that, causality! :evilgrin:

[pokerfan]

7. The capitol of Djibouti is Djibouti!

[Coyote_Bandit]

6. Actually

I was thinking of a Koala or a kookabura in Denmark eating an apple.

:shrug:

[pokerfan]

8. Doesn't always work