jimdavisrules
06-08-2009, 12:55 AM
I can trust you guys to be discreet about this, right?
Anyway, imagine two detectives trying to contact Houdini on the 100th anniversary of his death, and they go to George Hardeen to talk about it.
The two detectives claim a theory that Houdini did not die on October 31, as his death was recorded. Perhaps he had survived unconscious until, the next day. That way, a spirit medium could contact him, because they would know when he really died, which they would need to do to contact him.
Then, Hardeen states that if that were true, that Houdini died the next day, then everyone who contacted their own relatives would have had success.
The detectives ponder for a while, then one detective has an idea.
"Detective Harold," says one of the detectives. "Let's confirm this. What religion was Houdini?"
"He was Jewish," says Harold.
"And what calender did the Jewish originally have?"
"The...Hebrew Calender."
"And what day did Houdini die on the GREGORIAN calender?"
"October 31st...That's it! Detective Jack, you're a genius!"
"Mr. Hardeen, may we use your computer? Perhaps the reason Houdini never showed up is because his death date must correspond to the Hebrew calender."
Then the detectives convert the Gregorian calender to the Hebrew calender for 2026, which I calculated to be November 3rd, by adding 100 to the Hebrew year of Houdini's death.
They wait until November 3rd, and try the channeling. It doesn't work, so they leave only Hardeen in the room, since he's a blood relative. He drops a bit of blood on a burning candle, and screams. When the detectives come into the room, Hardeen states that he saw a cloud form from the candle, and heard a voice, but it was too muffled to be heard.
Maybe Hardeen saw Houdini, and maybe he didn't. But the story ends with a mystery.
That, I'm guessing, makes the story realistic fiction, because he doesn't know if he saw Houdini, or he was just paranoid.
Anyway, imagine two detectives trying to contact Houdini on the 100th anniversary of his death, and they go to George Hardeen to talk about it.
The two detectives claim a theory that Houdini did not die on October 31, as his death was recorded. Perhaps he had survived unconscious until, the next day. That way, a spirit medium could contact him, because they would know when he really died, which they would need to do to contact him.
Then, Hardeen states that if that were true, that Houdini died the next day, then everyone who contacted their own relatives would have had success.
The detectives ponder for a while, then one detective has an idea.
"Detective Harold," says one of the detectives. "Let's confirm this. What religion was Houdini?"
"He was Jewish," says Harold.
"And what calender did the Jewish originally have?"
"The...Hebrew Calender."
"And what day did Houdini die on the GREGORIAN calender?"
"October 31st...That's it! Detective Jack, you're a genius!"
"Mr. Hardeen, may we use your computer? Perhaps the reason Houdini never showed up is because his death date must correspond to the Hebrew calender."
Then the detectives convert the Gregorian calender to the Hebrew calender for 2026, which I calculated to be November 3rd, by adding 100 to the Hebrew year of Houdini's death.
They wait until November 3rd, and try the channeling. It doesn't work, so they leave only Hardeen in the room, since he's a blood relative. He drops a bit of blood on a burning candle, and screams. When the detectives come into the room, Hardeen states that he saw a cloud form from the candle, and heard a voice, but it was too muffled to be heard.
Maybe Hardeen saw Houdini, and maybe he didn't. But the story ends with a mystery.
That, I'm guessing, makes the story realistic fiction, because he doesn't know if he saw Houdini, or he was just paranoid.