When 15 members of the University of Alberta Star Trek Club and the University of Alberta Scuba Club crammed ourselves into a 15-person van for a road trip from Edmonton to Los Angeles, we had to find ways to amuse ourselves during the 27-hour drive. Some suggested 20 Questions, and when my turn came to ask the questions, sometime during deepest midnight, I started with the obvious:
"Is it bigger than a breadbox?" I asked Allan, who harboured the answer in his mind.
"Yes," he said.
A sudden flash of intuition hit me.
"Is if the pyramids?"
Allan's eyes bulged in shock, and he reared back in his seat.
"WHAT..how...but...yes. It's the pyramids."
Of course I'm not suggesting a paranormal explanation; it was just a moment of whimsy on my part that, against all odds, happened to be correct. But the look on Allan's face was spectacular.
"Is it bigger than a breadbox?" I asked Allan, who harboured the answer in his mind.
"Yes," he said.
A sudden flash of intuition hit me.
"Is if the pyramids?"
Allan's eyes bulged in shock, and he reared back in his seat.
"WHAT..how...but...yes. It's the pyramids."
Of course I'm not suggesting a paranormal explanation; it was just a moment of whimsy on my part that, against all odds, happened to be correct. But the look on Allan's face was spectacular.
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