# Do you Ouija? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 6, 2004, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ouija/273311 "2004-11-06T03:15:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ouija/273311/21 "2004-11-07T18:16:47Z")
> [@Walloon](#): > > I was asking **Miller**. **Zsofia** speaks for me in this matter. And just to be clear, I don’t believe in Tarot cards any more than I believe in Ouija boards. But at least I can understand why the idea of being able to tell the future using “centuries old secret gypsy wisdom” would seem cool to some people. Telling the future using mass-produced molded plastic… not so much. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ouija/273311/22 "2004-11-07T20:38:32Z")
I played with Ouija boards as a kid & had no results at all. Being more religious now than then, I don’t touch the things- and it’s not just a Christian deal. Most Wiccans I know won’t touch them either. I’ve heard enough horror stories from people who aren’t religious & had weird stuff come from Ouijas. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2004, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ouija/273311/23 "2004-11-08T02:35:52Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > I played with Ouija boards as a kid & had no results at all. > > Being more religious now than then, I don’t touch the things- and it’s not just a Christian deal. Most Wiccans I know won’t touch them either. I’ve heard enough horror stories from people who aren’t religious & had weird stuff come from Ouijas. Probably all in their heads. I’m sure most of us here have heard of horror stories about Ouija boards. People who are easily influenced might interpret some normal, every day incident as being related to the board. That said, if you’re the type who scares easily, you might not wanna use it. ---
**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2004, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ouija/273311/24 "2004-11-08T02:49:55Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > I’m sure most of us here have heard of horror stories about Ouija boards. Heck, I once heard about someone who used a ouija board to accidently summon Yog-Sothoth, and who almost died before managing to seal the rift in time and space. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2004, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ouija/273311/25 "2004-11-08T06:13:41Z")
> [@tim314](#): > > Heck, I once heard about someone who used a ouija board to accidently summon Yog-Sothoth, and who almost died before managing to seal the rift in time and space. > > 😉 Did he do it just once, for about 20 minutes? In 1960? ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2004, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ouija/273311/26 "2004-11-08T06:28:13Z")
> [@Jinx](#): > > Also, have you ouijaed, Only once, and that was only to get in the pants of a girl who believed it really worked. Unfortunately, she asked the questions silently in her own head, and I guessed backwards and nudged the indicator toward “Yes” and “No” at the wrong times, so I was unable to to accomplish my goal. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2004, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ouija/273311/27 "2004-11-08T07:42:52Z")
I see a possible _Saturday Night Live_ sketch there, **tracer**. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2004, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ouija/273311/28 "2004-11-08T12:11:58Z")
I played with Ouija boards a few times when I was a kid. Nothing happened. ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2004, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ouija/273311/29 "2004-11-08T15:19:16Z")
I used one with my best friend when I was a teenager. One time, we “contacted” my friend’s cousin–who is still alive–and the only thing “he” kept saying was “[friend’s name] gives head”, over and over again. Another time, a friend and I were playing it and we “contacted” the “devil”. When we asked who he was, it said “666”, and at the time, my friend and I didn’t know what that meant, so we asked again and he said “Prince of Darkness” (no, not Ozzy 😉 ). When we figured out it was the “devil”, it kept saying “Kill the kid” over and over. My 13 year old brother happened to be in the room with us at the time, so when we asked who the kid was, he spelled my brother’s name. We were pretty freaked out at the time. Later that day, my friend and I went to the store and when we came back, we found the house trashed. Lamps turned over, a TV upside down, and other things in shambles. After a few minutes, we heard my brother laughing hysterically. What an asshole. Even though he had some fun at our expense, he actually had nightmares for weeks and swore that someone reached out and grabbed his arm while he was sleeping. No, I don’t believe in it anymore, but it was fun being gullible for awhile. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2004, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ouija/273311/30 "2004-11-08T15:27:43Z")
Hell, I knew someone who claimed that her aunt tried to burn a Ouija board her cousins had used, and then later that night, her aunt found the board under her pillow, completely unmolested. :rolleyes: (Although it would be kinda funny to get a second board and try this as a prank!) ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2004, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ouija/273311/31 "2004-11-08T15:44:33Z")
I tried one with a friend when I was a kid, and oh! No one ever wanted to believe in the supernatural as much as I did. But every time the dang thing started to move, she’d squeal and pull her hands away. :rolleyes: **HPL** , will you help me summon Yog-Sothoth? please please please please I just have one or two questions. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ouija/273311.md?page=1)