Palm Reading

[Khandro]

Do you believe in it ?
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/916537/prince-harry-palm-reading-expert?utm_source=traffic.outbrain&utm_medium=traffic.outbrain&utm_term=traffic.outbrain&;utm_content=traffic.outbrain&utm_campaign=traffic.outbrain

[Old_Geezer]

He may or may not make a career change; but for sure it isn't reflected in any palm.

[Sqad]

No I don't, in my opinion it is a load of rubbish.

[mikey4444]

Complete tosh !

[Khandro]

sqad; Don't you find it strange though, that it is found in so many societies throughout the world?
I found it useful as a young man to pretend I knew about it, as a method to get hold of a girl's hand, I seem to remember my 'technique' required further examination higher up the arm.

[Sqad]

LOL^^^

[Old_Geezer]

Should've specialized in reading their sole then.

[Zacs-Master]

It’s found in so many societies because people are gullible and there are always those will prey on the gullible.

[Zacs-Master]

Those ‘who’

[Peter Pedant]

no I dont believe it

[aelmpvw]

//Rather than putting Harry on the throne, the change will see him take an international role instead//
wow, this palmistry malarkey's good isn't it?

[Khandro]

sqad; Having later been taught anatomy - a bit, but by the famous anatomist JZ Young (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Zachary_Young) my technique moved on to explaining the various bones and muscles of the body to young women - but I'll bet you were an expert at that one !

[Khandro]

Back to the OP, yes I believe in it completely. Once in Delhi an Indian gentleman read my palm and told me that I "would never be poor, I would always have money, but I'd never be exceedingly rich". Which has unfortunately, worked out to be extremely accurate.

[aelmpvw]

which, of course, is probably true of 99% of all abers :-)

[mikey4444]

A fool and his money are soon parted, and that is what happens with all this palm-reading drivel.

You might as well use tea leaves !

[aelmpvw]

i suppose most tea leaves readers went out of business with the advent of tea bags

[mikey4444]

In ancient Rome, they used to use the entrails of animals, so I guess it could be worse !

[Peter Pedant]

I went to a lecture once by J Z Young
he was big on the mnemon - his unit of memory

we were told it was phys so we might be examined on it.
It was three hours long - well if you are gonna take a train and lecture at Cambridge - you might as well make it worthwhile

[Peter Pedant]

// In ancient Rome, they used to use the entrails of animals, so I guess it could be worse !//

haruspex

Cicero wrote in "de divinatione" - as he was learned in haruspicial law ( no really ) - I cannot meet another haruspex without laughing

[Khandro]

Peter P.; At UCL he had withered dehydrated human arm on the desk in front of the blackboard, the forefinger extended, looking like a large version those skin and bone things for dogs to chew on, and when he wanted to point to something he had drawn on the top board, which he had now slid up, he used it as a pointer, to the sound of screams from the ladies.
I think the surgeon, Sir Lancelot Spratt, played by James Robertson Justice in 'Doctor in the House' was based on him.

[mikey4444]

Khandro....I thought that was our Sqad !