# Ask the Magic 8 Ball **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 17, 2003, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-magic-8-ball/208110 "2003-10-17T23:08:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-magic-8-ball/208110/1 "2003-10-17T23:08:43Z")
[This thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=218014) is turning into an “Ask the Magic 8 Ball” thread, so I decided to start an official one. Ask the Magic 8 Ball a yes-or-no question. ---
**Author:** ![Faruiza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@Faruiza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faruiza)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-magic-8-ball/208110/2 "2003-10-17T23:13:33Z")
Oh, all powerful magic 8 ball… Will I get that one thing I want more than anything? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-magic-8-ball/208110/3 "2003-10-17T23:15:00Z")
**Faruiza** : SIGNS POINT TO YES ---
**Author:** ![Faruiza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@Faruiza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faruiza)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-magic-8-ball/208110/4 "2003-10-17T23:17:46Z")
Yaaay for me! Thank you, Magic 8 ball!!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-magic-8-ball/208110/5 "2003-10-17T23:25:35Z")
Will my granddaughter and have have tea at the Ritz in Paris within the next year? ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-magic-8-ball/208110/6 "2003-10-17T23:26:44Z")
Full question: Will my granddaughter and I have tea at the Ritz in Paris within the next year? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-magic-8-ball/208110/7 "2003-10-17T23:29:10Z")
**Zoe** : OUTLOOK NOT SO GOOD Sorry. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-magic-8-ball/208110/8 "2003-10-17T23:32:40Z")
O, powerful eight ball… O, magic eight ball! Will thou tellest me ifeth I shall gettest laid Thursday next? _kneels reverently before the great and magic eight ball, eyes filled with silent awestruck wonder_ ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-magic-8-ball/208110/9 "2003-10-17T23:37:56Z")
**SanguineSpider** : IT IS DECIDEDLY SO ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-magic-8-ball/208110/10 "2003-10-17T23:43:45Z")
Dang, I was going to ask a simple question – I hope all the kowtowing isn’t necessary. Is Bachelor #1 going to call? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-magic-8-ball/208110/11 "2003-10-17T23:45:56Z")
**twickster** : IT IS CERTAIN ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-magic-8-ball/208110/12 "2003-10-17T23:48:03Z")
😃 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-magic-8-ball/208110/13 "2003-10-17T23:49:33Z")
Oops! I forgot to say thanks. Hey – you never got back to me on the lucky socks thing… ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-magic-8-ball/208110/14 "2003-10-17T23:53:06Z")
Well, I’d hate to stretch out your lucky socks. (I wear 10-1/2 or 11.) Howzabout dedicating your lucky socks to me for as long as I need them, and I’ll virtually wear them? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-magic-8-ball/208110/15 "2003-10-17T23:54:28Z")
You got it! Mi lucky socks es su lucky socks! ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-magic-8-ball/208110/16 "2003-10-18T00:02:23Z")
Oh Magic 8-ball, will that nice woman e-mail me again? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-magic-8-ball/208110/17 "2003-10-18T00:02:44Z")
Groovy! 🙂 Well, Magic 8 Ball is going to take a break for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2003, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-magic-8-ball/208110/18 "2003-10-18T00:03:53Z")
But first… **if6was9** : YOU MAY RELY ON IT ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2003, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-magic-8-ball/208110/19 "2003-10-18T00:05:46Z")
Thanks **Johnny L.A.-t Ball**! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2003, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-magic-8-ball/208110/20 "2003-10-18T00:14:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Johnny L.A. \* > \*\ ***SanguineSpider** : IT IS DECIDEDLY SO \*\* What’shisnamewhat’shisname!!?? SPILL IT!! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-magic-8-ball/208110.md?page=2)