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To not let him bring a Ouija Board into my house?

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MrsMontague · 27/01/2010 12:40

This might all sound a bit silly. But basically, BIL is visiting us this weekend, he is 23.

He called last night to say he had got a Ouija Board, and would bring it with him for us to try out 'for a laugh'.

Was a bit of a shock, as tbh he has never shown any interest in anything gothic...which in itself shows that he just sees it as a novelty toy or something, I don't know.

DH was a bit sceptical, but rubbish at saying no to people. However I am ready to call him up and say for him to leave it behind.

AIBU not to want one of these things in my house? I have heard lots of unsettling things about them, and I am really not sure I want one in my house, especially when my little girl will be asleep upstairs.

BIL is a little immature and will no doubt take the mickey out of me for saying I don't want one in the house, but I can't help but wonder about all the bad things I've heard, and tbh can't understand why somebody would bring this along as a fun Saturday night activity??

What do you all think? Anybody had any experiences?

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daftpunk · 27/01/2010 13:21

Not really a laughing matter...it's never Elvis who comes into your life when you mess with things like this.....

cyteen · 27/01/2010 13:22

"He was stood on the sofa leaning over her back trying to see in and a face appeared in the glass table."

Er, it wasn't his own face by any chance?

junglist1 · 27/01/2010 13:23

No way. If he turns up with it don't let him in. Playing around with things like that is really stupid

TheArmadillo · 27/01/2010 13:25

YABU

It's a board game - it was invented and marketed as a board game. Just this weird hysteria has grown around it.

I can understand not wanting to play wiht it (nor would I but mostly on the grounds that it would be dull) but refusing to let it be brought into your house? That is really a bit mental.

ruddynorah · 27/01/2010 13:25

my mum came onto ours, she died when i was little. she gave the name of my dad, said he was good, then the name of his mistress, and said she was bad. that exchange student barely knew my name let alone my family sagas. and no one round the table knew the mistresses name.

TotallyAndUtterlyPaninied · 27/01/2010 13:27

Cyteen- that's what I said and proceeded to take the piss and laugh at him for a good half hour I was feeling that way out.

2010aQuintessentialOdyssey · 27/01/2010 13:31

YaNBU. Me and my friends dabbled with one when I was young. We did it in a small caravan parked in our garage. The caravan selfcombusted and burnt down shortly after.

The glass did move. And things started falling off the shelves in the small "toilet compartment" in the caravan. I kid you not, the caravan was shaking.

ladymarian · 27/01/2010 13:31

YANBU

Def something creepy about them. I can remember mucking about with one with friends when we were teenagers and it really freaked me out.

If you are not comfortable with it then let him know. You shouldn't be made to feel uncomfortable in your own home

LetThereBeRock · 27/01/2010 13:33

I don't believe that any harm comes of them,not being a beliver in the supernaturel,apart from perhaps a few sleepless nights if you're paranoid about that sort of thing.

However if it makes you uncomfortable he shouldn't bring it into your home.

biggirlsdontcry · 27/01/2010 13:33

back in the 80's myself & our little group of friends tried the Ouija board in my friends house , we didn't really believe in it tbh but my friend was always messing around with it & talked us into trying it , as soon as we touched the bloody pointer the lights started flickering & she had a stand by the fireplace & all the things on it started to sway , well we ran out of there like our life depended on it, what we didn't know before we played with the Ouija is her mum & baby sister had died in that house while in childbirth

Fimblehobbs · 27/01/2010 13:36

Each to their own but I have never tried one, never will, would never allow one in the house either.

daftpunk · 27/01/2010 13:41

Where do you get Ouija boards from anyway...?i've never seen them in any shop I've been in...

PfftTheMagicDragon · 27/01/2010 13:41

It is a novelty toy.

southeastastra · 27/01/2010 13:43

i remember reading a dennis wheatley book where he warned against using them so haven't even though am sort of interested. dp had a weird experience with one too.

if it's harmless what's the point in the first place!

best left alone imo

Elffriend · 27/01/2010 13:44

This was a spate of this at school when I was about 13. The other "cool thing" to do was to chant the lords paryer backwards into a mirror and you would see the devil.

School loos were full of hysterical 13 year old girls and realms of paper with the prayer written down (not the most religious or brightest bunch of kids).

'Twas funny.

Beat tippexing your fingernails I suppose.

..and I bet SOMEONE got Elvis (unless its true that he still works at a chipshop somewhere)

ruddynorah · 27/01/2010 13:47

you just get a mirror or smooth table and put letters round in a circle. can be hand written or whatever. shot glass works well, as does a big heavy glass which makes a big scary whooooooshing noise as it flies around the table

Elffriend · 27/01/2010 13:50

daftpunk - Amazon toys and games section- or Kitchen and Home (just googled).

Very dark and occultish is Kitchen and Home. Full of goths.

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MrsMontague · 27/01/2010 14:00

I think from some of these stories there must definitely be something to it. I have just spoken to my mum and she pleaded with me not to allow him to use it in our house, she says she has heard one too many things to believe it is just a load of rubbish.

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tialys · 27/01/2010 14:00

YANBU - it may be considered to be a toy by some. It may not open doorways to unknown evil.

However, it can, and does, cause phsycological damage to certain people, who can then feel they are being followed by evil spirits.

I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole.

daftpunk · 27/01/2010 14:07

Amazon sell them....? (shocked and stunned)

Kaloki · 27/01/2010 14:09

I think ouija boards are a pile of crap, but if it bothers you then fair enough. Tell him monopoly would be more interesting

I can see how they'd be a problem if your imagination is inclined that way, anything like that will make you more aware of "weird" happenings, things that you'd normally dismiss as nothing become much more spooky when you are looking for spookiness.

Elffriend > ours was "bloody mary" and "candyman"

daftpunk · 27/01/2010 14:10

I would never have one in my house as I said, however, I find all the occult stuff strangely fascinating....

LetThereBeRock · 27/01/2010 14:12

Argos sold them at one point. I remember seeing them in the catalogue a few years ago.

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MrsMontague · 27/01/2010 14:16

Oh yes, daftpunk, me too. I do find it interesting, but like you don't believe it should be messed with.
I have heard too many bad experiences, and some from people I trust not to sensationalise things like that.

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Elffriend · 27/01/2010 14:17

Kaloki. Ah, nostalgia! I dunno, kids today, no imagination. I blame i-pods.