S7 Ep6: The Fortuneteller's Tea

The Midnight Library

Scott Philbrook

Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Welcome in, Dear Guest! We insist that you enjoy a cup of Midnight Library Blend Tea... And let our Host, Miranda, tell you what your future will be. Tonight, we unfurl a topic in The Reading Room that many have been anxiously waiting for -Tasseomancy! The history and art of predicting the future by the reading of tea leaves. How did the magically comforting drink of tea come to be part of the supernatural world of prophecy? We knew you were going to ask that! Cozy up with your cup, and we'll tell you...

Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, this is James Harkin and Anna Toshinsky, two writers of the TV show QI and
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0:18.5	whether you like sports or not.
0:20.2	Did you know that legendary Cricketer Gary Sobers scored his final century while drunk?
0:26.6	Or that games of lacrosse used to involve 100,000 players?
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0:36.3	in all bookshops and online right now.
0:43.2	The following is intended for bizarre audiences only.
0:48.2	Welcome to the Midnight Library.
0:56.1	And it's been ages since you've read my tea leaves.
1:10.6	You have a blood tattoo, darling, I can pretty much see what you're going to do.
1:20.2	Yes, but not what's going to happen.
1:24.6	How do you see the leaves?
1:26.6	Uh, a bunny, next to a fork.
1:31.6	You haven't been eating the harmless bunnies in Phantom Forest, have you?
1:36.2	Never, no, I don't chase them just for fun, to keep my muscle too, you know.
1:44.3	Maybe it's time for a second tattoo for you, so I can see you more clearly.
1:50.0	You'll have to catch me first, but I'm tuned.
1:56.6	Get a man wolf companion, they said.
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