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{{Short description|Bar-psychic talk used as a routine}} | {{Short description|Bar-psychic talk used as a routine}} | ||
{{Infobox term | {{Infobox term | ||
| name | | name = Cold reading | ||
| also | | also = cold read | ||
| field | | field = Pickup | ||
| origin | | origin = Mystery-era routines / magician crosstalk | ||
| related = [[The Cube]]; [[Routine game]] | | related = [[The Cube]]; [[Routine game]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Cold reading''' in pickup is bar-psychic talk: Barnum statements, the Cube, palmistry, "I bet you are the kind of girl who..." It occupied minutes when students could not converse.<ref name="game">{{cite book |last=Strauss |first=Neil |title=The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists |publisher=ReganBooks |year=2005 |isbn=0-06-055473-8}}</ref> | '''Cold reading''' in pickup is bar-psychic talk: Barnum statements, the Cube, palmistry, "I bet you are the kind of girl who..." It occupied minutes when students could not converse.<ref name="game">{{cite book |last=Strauss |first=Neil |title=The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists |publisher=ReganBooks |year=2005 |isbn=0-06-055473-8}}</ref> | ||
A little of it is play. A lot of it is [[routine game]]. | A little of it is play. A lot of it is [[routine game]]. A common default is to talk about the actual person. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Latest revision as of 09:08, 18 September 2026
| Field | Pickup |
|---|---|
| Also known as | cold read |
| Origin | Mystery-era routines / magician crosstalk |
| Related | The Cube; Routine game |
Cold reading in pickup is bar-psychic talk: Barnum statements, the Cube, palmistry, "I bet you are the kind of girl who..." It occupied minutes when students could not converse.[1]
A little of it is play. A lot of it is routine game. A common default is to talk about the actual person.
See also
References
- ↑ Strauss, Neil. The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists. ReganBooks. 2005. ISBN 0-06-055473-8.