# Ouija Boards - I used to think it was bull until......

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 19, 2009, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ouija-boards-i-used-to-think-it-was-bull-until/486528 "2009-02-19T09:46:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ouija-boards-i-used-to-think-it-was-bull-until/486528/801 "2013-03-15T23:26:28Z")

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> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#):
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> I had one. The user would use the right hand to manipulate the communication arm, and it would say "Your spirit cow says, ‘Moooooo.’ ". It worked with eyes open or closed.
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> It gave me many answers.that I needed at the time.

I had one of those too. It was of great use to me, but then one day I discovered that if I let the string go but gave it a small yank right before the sound was revealed I could make the chicken say “Moooo”. Five people died.

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