November 12, 2007     

Long Distance Call

NOTE FROM DAVE:

I dunno. There seems to be a proliferation
of “professional” ghost hunters on TV, at
conventions and trying to date your sister.
Seems to me that there’s a little room for
disbelief, even among the true believers.

The Top 7 Signs a
Ghost Hunter Is Faking It

7> Documented drops in temperature only occur when investigating
haunted meat lockers.

6> “I wouldn’t be surprised to find a ghost riiiiiight HERE!! …
I said, ‘riiiiiiiight HERE!!’”

5> Location visits are always involve his talking Great Dane and
his creepy friends in the psychedelic van.

4> The mysterious fog that fills the room seems to be preceded by
the cameraman’s thumb smearing Vaseline on the lens.

3> “Tonight, at this haunted Taco Bell, we will attempt to film
the mysterious blue flame manifestation. But first, we dine on
burritos!”

2> His sources include a Ouija Board, the Psychic Friends Network
and Fox News.

and the Number 1 Sign a Ghost Hunter Is Faking It…

1> “Investigations” seem to involve an awful lot of hidden
cameras in women’s locker rooms.

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Credits:

Selected from 20 submissions from 8 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Scott T. Goudsward, Haverhill, MA — 1
Michele Lord, Lincoln, NE — 2
James Knowles, Bellingham, WA — 3
Douglas Drawsen, Pentucket, MA — 4, 7
Mark D. Sabien, What Cheer, IA — 5, 6
Dave Goudsward, Lake Worth, FL — Exorcist in Charge