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[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 months ago (2 children)

You know the pop culture reference we use for someone who has misplaced their cellphone, "have you tried calling it?"

This will sound absolutely silly, but one day a friend was looking for some trinket which wasn't a phone, and playfully I asked, "Have you tried calling it?"

They doubled down and started actually calling it, "Trinket.... trinket, where are you?"

And wouldn't you know it, within minutes they found it, and so far this has worked about 99.9% of the time.

So like using a flashlight focuses your eyes, having someone call it out loud kind of quiets the mind, too. It's wild.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago (2 children)

My mom prays to St. Anthony. #justcatholicthings

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Tony Tony look around. Help me find what can't be found. Something like that?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

Close! Don't forget to thank the saint when you find the item. ;)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Tony Tony look around, something’s lost and can’t be found. Please help me find [item].

That’s what we used to say. I don’t think Tony liked me very much tho.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

It works, if only because it calms the mind and helps to regain perspective. #justanxiouscatholic

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I never tried calling it like a pet, but I normally say "where is this damn thing?" And then find it shortly afterwards. I'm guessing speaking the object out loud let's the object know you are looking for it. That way the object can show up and act like it was there the whole time.