# Die, Miss Cleo, Die!!!!!!!!!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 21, 2001, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-miss-cleo-die/88661 "2001-10-21T02:38:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ozonebaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/eb8c5e/32.png) [@ozonebaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozonebaby)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-miss-cleo-die/88661/1 "2001-10-21T02:38:59Z")
GAAAAAAAAAAA!!! I CAN’T STAND IT ANYMORE!!! I HATE those dumb Miss Cleo commercials!! You know it’s all fake! Miss Cleo is soooooooooooo annoying!:mad: I don’t know how she does get all your personal information but I know she’s a fake!! I don’t beleive in tarot cards and things like that because there’s a logical explanation for everything!! Anyone know how it’s done. . .because I was thinking of starting a little scam like that of my own to rip people off and make a fortune!!! NOT!! I would never do something like that to any fellow dopers but obviously Miss Cleo would. Well, I’m just plain sick to my stomach now of talking about this so I’ll shut-up and wait and see if anyone will answer this stupid thread. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-miss-cleo-die/88661/2 "2001-10-21T03:04:44Z")
My fave is the commercial I saw recently where Miss Cleo said she was being persecuted because her beliefs were “different”. HA! ---
**Author:** ![cheezit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@cheezit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheezit)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-miss-cleo-die/88661/3 "2001-10-21T03:11:03Z")
“Call meh now for yer free readin’” 😃 Actually, I am right there with ya on this one. That phoney bitch ought to be thrown right out on her butt. Even her fake accent changes with every commercial. As for how she gets your personal info, she asks you questions and you give her the answers. It is all in the way the questions are asked. You don’t even realize you are being asked personal questions. Then she “reads your fortune” form the _“tarot cards that don’t lie”._ And the “free” part of the call is usually spent on hold, so that when you finally get to talk to her or someone else, you are in to the pay time and pay you will. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-miss-cleo-die/88661/4 "2001-10-21T03:15:33Z")
So, if you can prove she doesn’t really use tarot cards for the readings, would you have a case for false advertising? ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-miss-cleo-die/88661/5 "2001-10-21T03:34:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Monty \* > \*\*So, if you can prove she doesn’t really use tarot cards for the readings, would you have a case for false advertising? \*\* No, because of the “for entertainment purposes only” fine print that flashes on the screen for .00000002 seconds (they try to distract you from noticing the disclaimer by having a big-boobed woman on a the same time as the disclaimer. This will distract about 98% of men who’ll thing “WOW! Those things are HUGE…MMmmmm boobs”. It’ll even gay men and women who’ll think “Geez, are those things real?”) I’ve heard an story/urban legend that someone actually _did_ sue a TV psychic and got a boodle of money because none of her predictions came true. Allegedly, since then, they’ve all had the “for entertainment purposes only” note. (And, much as I like this story, it triggers my bullshit detector) Fenris ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-miss-cleo-die/88661/6 "2001-10-21T04:16:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by **Fenris** \* > […] a big-boobed woman […] Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm… Sorry, what were we talking about? ---
**Author:** ![Kaje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f04885/32.png) [@Kaje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaje)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-miss-cleo-die/88661/7 "2001-10-21T04:34:26Z")
The tarot cards are telling me how you can avoid being bothered by these commercials… they say you should turn off your tv :eek: ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-miss-cleo-die/88661/8 "2001-10-21T05:27:47Z")
Here’s the whole routine. > [@](#): > > Ya know, people have been criticized and jabbed at and talked about throughout the ages for havin’ diff’rent beliefs, and apparently I am no exception. Although it is a constant challenge, I will continue, I will not allow them to stop me. I will teach as a shaman and help those who seek the knowledge. It’s just that simple. I know what I do, and it’s what I believe. > … > The light of truth will not be denied. Call now! That first underlined phrase - is she channelling Ross Perot or something? And the second - I gotcher truth right here, Cleo babe! ---
**Author:** ![Philosophocles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Philosophocles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philosophocles)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-miss-cleo-die/88661/9 "2001-10-21T06:21:47Z")
Isn’t there an FCC regulation as to the size and duration of a disclaimer in order for it to be legally effective? ---
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-miss-cleo-die/88661/10 "2001-10-21T09:13:02Z")
My tarot cards tell me Cleo is going to be sued for every penny she has soon. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-miss-cleo-die/88661/11 "2001-10-21T17:19:31Z")
She’s just a spokesmodel. The corporation that uses her, Access Resource Services Inc, is already [being sued](http://www.cnn.com/2001/LAW/07/25/psychic.lawsuit/) by Missouri Attorney General, Jay Nixon. ---
**Author:** ![tevya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tevya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tevya)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-miss-cleo-die/88661/12 "2001-10-21T17:51:21Z")
A _ **phony** _ physchic?!? NO! Really? 😉 My tarot cards tells me that somebody is after her Lucky Charms. ---
**Author:** ![lenin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@lenin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lenin)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-miss-cleo-die/88661/13 "2001-10-21T17:51:35Z")
Go Nixon! ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-miss-cleo-die/88661/14 "2001-10-21T18:28:37Z")
Things I’d never expect someone named **lenin** to say #14362: > [@](#): > > \*\*Go Nixon! \*\* ---
**Author:** ![ozonebaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/eb8c5e/32.png) [@ozonebaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozonebaby)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-miss-cleo-die/88661/15 "2001-10-21T18:43:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Monty \* > \*\*So, if you can prove she doesn’t really use tarot cards for the readings, would you have a case for false advertising? \*\* The tarot cards say yes I would. ---
**Author:** ![Ayesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Ayesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ayesha)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-miss-cleo-die/88661/16 "2001-10-21T19:47:59Z")
I have news for all of you, Miss Cleo emailed me, yes me. She says that she must talk to me right away, and gave me a \*\* special top secret \*\* toll free number to use when I call for my urgent free reading. Miss Cleo must think I’m special :rolleyes: Aand I assure you that I will call her… just as soon as hell freezes over.