# i have a question... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [February 21, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-question/529873 "2010-02-21T16:05:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hellobello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea666f/32.png) [@hellobello](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hellobello)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-question/529873/1 "2010-02-21T16:05:49Z")
So this is about asking the ouija board a question you already know the answer to and your hand will involuntarily move to the right answer. so my friend and i tried it a long time ago and it said i was going to get married to a guy named dean who lives in georgia right now. i’ve never met a dean in my life, or live in georgia…never been-- neither has she, she was going to marry Owen who shes never met either. it said i was going to met him at her house at a party shes having(she has these parties all the time) and ill met him through justin…only have heard of one justin… so do you think i should believe all this stuff? get back soon :)) ---
**Author:** ![Shark\_Sandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-question/529873/2 "2010-02-21T16:14:21Z")
Nevermind. I don’t have the energy to get into this. ---
**Author:** ![Heavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/22d042/32.png) [@Heavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heavy)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-question/529873/3 "2010-02-21T20:54:01Z")
> [@hellobello](#): > > So this is about asking the ouija board a question you already know the answer to and your hand will involuntarily move to the right answer. so my friend and i tried it a long time ago and it said i was going to get married to a guy named dean who lives in georgia right now. i’ve never met a dean in my life, or live in georgia..never been-- neither has she, she was going to marry Owen who shes never met either. it said i was going to met him at her house at a party shes having(she has these parties all the time) and ill met him through justin..only have heard of one justin.. so do you think i should believe all this stuff? get back soon :)) I think you should dump the ouija board that game has a tragic track record. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-question/529873/4 "2010-02-21T23:12:37Z")
> [@hellobello](#): > > So this is about asking the ouija board a question you already know the answer to and your hand will involuntarily move to the right answer. so my friend and i tried it a long time ago and it said i was going to get married to a guy named dean who lives in georgia right now. i’ve never met a dean in my life, or live in georgia..never been-- neither has she, she was going to marry Owen who shes never met either. it said i was going to met him at her house at a party shes having(she has these parties all the time) and ill met him through justin..only have heard of one justin.. so do you think i should believe all this stuff? No ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-question/529873/5 "2010-02-21T23:42:15Z")
Signs say…[you should link to the column in question when posting a query regarding said column.](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1798/how-does-a-ouija-board-work) ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-question/529873/6 "2010-02-22T04:38:43Z")
I would be more concerned with the spirits you have awakened and the terrible fate that awaits you and your friend in the next seven days. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-question/529873/7 "2010-02-22T14:03:49Z")
My magic eight ball said to ask again later. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-question/529873/8 "2010-02-22T14:40:20Z")
I asked my psychic dog for a definitive answer, but she was asleep. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-question/529873/9 "2010-02-22T21:04:09Z")
Not just that you know the answer to. With regards to your questions, your collective hands found _an_ answer. You were looking for a name, so between the two of you a name surfaced. It is a combination of involuntary wiggles, each feeling the other person’s wiggles, and the subconscious trying to piece together the letters as you reveal them and supply a link that makes sense. Don’t worry about it. Forget about it. Take up knitting or nintendo or some other hobby. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-question/529873/10 "2010-02-22T21:10:29Z")
…Or your friend moved it. ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-question/529873/11 "2010-02-22T21:12:58Z")
Sounds like you need to get to Georgia. Dean? Have you been watching Supernatural?