World's Greatest Hypnotist

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It was opening night at the Theatre Royal London and the Amazing Claude was
topping the bill. People cames from miles around to see the famed hypnotist
do his act.

As Claude took to the stage, he announced, "Unlike most stage hypnotists who
invited two or three people up onto the stage to be put into a trance, I
intend to hypnotize each and every member of the audience." The excitement
was almost electric as Claude withdrew a beautiful antique pocket watch from
his coat.

"I want you each to keep your eyes on this antique watch. It's a very
special watch, and it's been in my family for six generations."

He began to swing the watch gently back and forth while quietly chanting,
"Watch the watch, watch the watch, watch the watch......."

The crowd became mesmerized as the watch swayed back and forth, back and
forth, light gleaming off its polished surface. Hundreds of pairs of eyes
followed the swaying watch until suddenly it slipped from the hypnotist's
fingers, and fell to the floor, where it broke into a hundred pieces.

"S H I T" cried the hypnotist.

It took three weeks to clean up the theater.