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"Witch tape"?
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Not sure if this is the right place for this question but didn't know where else to put it. Does anyone know why you see clumps of unravelled cassette tape lying around, especially by roads? My friend (a Christian) told me once that it is known as "witch tape" because apparently it is put there by witches in order to cast some sort of spell (hence me putting this in the History/Myths category) but I'm not sure I believe this. Any ideas?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I saw a clump of tape on my road t'other day - followed it up and it ran the entire length of the main road, and along the way I found the mangled plastic tape itself, plus the cover.
Seems that one particularly deserved a slow death...
...Mind you, I have heard Latin chanting at night, and there are quite a few black cats around here...
Seems that one particularly deserved a slow death...
...Mind you, I have heard Latin chanting at night, and there are quite a few black cats around here...
It is space debris from old Ford Cortina's which were projected into space in the late 1970's. The body and mechanical parts end up somewhere in Asia, and we, typically get the casette deck entrails.
If you collect enough of it though, you may find a very rare copy of Now That's What I Call Music No.1 on casette format - very rare indeed.
If you collect enough of it though, you may find a very rare copy of Now That's What I Call Music No.1 on casette format - very rare indeed.
Jay_jay is not far off the mark. If you take a length of the tape and squeze it gently between your thumb and index finger and then pull the length of tape slowly through with the other hand, you get a screeching sound which is not too dissimilar to anything by Mariah Carey. Some people think it is alien communication, but it really is a Mariah Carey recording.
Funnily enough i'm looking through my front window and there is a big clump of un reeled video tape in the middle of the road.
Was that left by a big witch do you think and cassette tapes are left by junior witches?
To 'answer' the question - i have never heard anything so ridiculous in my whole life!
Was that left by a big witch do you think and cassette tapes are left by junior witches?
To 'answer' the question - i have never heard anything so ridiculous in my whole life!
Boo - I can answer that one re the shoes... I recently set off for work and on that day had to bring work shoes(hard toes). Anyway, it was early, and I'm not a morning person, and left them on the car roof whilst I put the rest of my stuff in teh car. Then I sat in and drove off. You can guess the rest - I forgot they were there and later that evening found one on the road outside my drive and one a full mile away. Makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside to know I'm not the only one...!
Every question sincerely asked is welcome on AB MissMurder, so don't take any notice of that extremely rude reply.
I must admit I've never encountered clumps of tape and there are areas near me that are quite 'active' for witches. Any chance your friend could tell you a bit more as I'm now very curious?
I must admit I've never encountered clumps of tape and there are areas near me that are quite 'active' for witches. Any chance your friend could tell you a bit more as I'm now very curious?
I heard that rumor too, again from an avid christian, her friend was so disturbed to find this 'curse' on her car she rang her up crying!!! anyhew, I dont believe this nonsense, and as an artist I thought this might be a fun little experiment, so I have been collecting these curses and have started re-spooling them. I shall let you know the verdict when I get one! Or you can come and see the exhibition for yourself!