I’m into the whole fortune telling scene. My wife bought me Madam Mortuus The Misfortunate Teller from Amazon. I did some checking and this thing is a real bargain at $14.98 as of this writing. Opening the package it comes with the following items:

- Fortune teller unit with a skull slot machine like handle. You ask it a question and then pull down the lever to receive your fortune in the window.
- A tiny Dark Carnival rolled up mini-poster, basically worthless.
- a piece of paper encouraging you to join clubmez.com for a lifetime membership fee of $40 which includes access to a top secret area where you can use your decoder ring to access exclusive member news and photos and free UPS ground shipping on all orders and more

Ok, enough of the review stuff, it was time to test Madam Mortuus misfortune telling talents by asking 10 questions:

1. Will Google be able to control the splog problem with blogspot?
Stare at this ball and catch a glance to see that you don’t have a chance

2. Will I be able to successfully purchase an Xbox 360 on launch day?
Stare at this ball and catch a glance to see that you don’t have a chance

3. Should I join this clubmez.com and does it rock?
Stare at this ball and catch a glance to see that you don’t have a chance

4. Is Skype doomed now that eBay has bought them?
Stare at this ball and catch a glance to see that you don’t have a chance

5. Will more Tablet PCs be sold in 2006 than were sold in 2005?
Ghosts and spirits are clouding my vision try again later and I’ll give you my decision

Watch the video here with these misfortunes being told!

6. Is Tablet Guy cooler than Channel 9 Guy?
Ghosts and spirits are clouding my vision try again later and I’ll give you my decision

7. Is Google a threat to life as we know it?
The question you inquire is a simple one to predict, the answer is yes, so stop pulling on my stick

8. Will Seattle Mind be a great networking and brainstorming event?
The question you inquire is a simple one to predict, the answer is yes, so stop pulling on my stick

9. Will Windows Vista be better than the hype?
Your question asked, my prediction made, the outcome will be favorable for your soul in trade

10. Are you just a piece of crap toy that gives random answers?
Your question asked, my prediction made, the outcome will be favorable for your soul in trade

Ahh, misfortune science at work!

• Psychicasm: we can all see 1/10th of a second into the future
• Tales From The Crypt, oh yeah
• Zork + Pac-man = Pac-txt
• Fortune cookie social networking message?
• One millionth Tablet PC sold in February 2005
• v4: Outlook 2003 dies!