Post #58312 by SES on Tue, Nov 4, 2003 6:22 AM

It was opening night at the Orpheum and the Amazing Matt was topping the
bill. People came from miles around to see the famed hypnotist do his stuff.

As Matt took to the stage, he announced: "Unlike most stage hypnotists who
invite two or three people to the stage to be put into a trance, I intend to
hypnotize each and every member of the audience." The excitement was almost
electric as the man named Matt withdrew a beautiful antique pocket watch
from his coat.

"I want you each to keep your eyes on this antique watch. It's a very
special watch. It has been in my family for six generations."
He began to swing the watch gently back and forth while quietly chanting
"Watch the watch, watch the watch, watch the watch..."

The crowd became mesmerized as the watch swayed back and forth, light
gleaming off its polished surface.
Hundreds of pairs of eyes followed the swaying watch, until suddenly it
slipped from the hypnotist's fingers and fell to the floor, breaking into a
hundred pieces.

"Shit!" said the hypnotist.

It took three weeks to clean up the theater.