A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.
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Man: I'm psychic, you know.
Woman: There's no such thing.
Man: Okay, think of a number from one to one hundred.
Woman: Okay.
Man: 43.
Woman: Holy shit!
Man: I try not to let it affect my life too much.
Woman: Wait, I can't believe this.
Man: Don't worry about it. Forget I said anything.
Woman: But--
Man: Let's get to the movie.
Woman: I, uh... Ok, sure.
Narrator: This trick may only work 1% of the time, but when it does, it's totally worth it.
{{Title text: You can do a lot better than 1% if you start keeping track of the patterns in what numbers people pick.}}
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