The Hypnotist
It was opening night at the Theatre and The Amazing Claude was topping
the bill.
People came from miles around to see the famed hypnotist do his stuff.
As Claude took to the stage, he announced,
"Unlike most stage hypnotists who invite two or three people up onto
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 Claude drew out a beautiful
antique pocket watch from his coat.
"I want you each to keep your eye on this antique watch! .
It's a very special watch. It's 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 theatre.

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"I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be... I'm free to be what I want" - Muhammad Ali