Thanks to Josh, who was invited to partake and will not be taking up the invitation, I have learned about a person called Braco, who gazes. Braco’s gaze is said to do magical things.
Braco’s gaze touches his visitors with peace, silence and hope. Amazing transformations happen, and many find new power, vitality and a zest for life resulting from their experience. Braco does not teach, talk or diagnose to give treatments—he simply gazes in silence and offers his gift to visitors—independent from religion, ideology, race, color and culture.
Cool gig, don’t you think? He does nothing – he teaches not, neither does he talk, and he doesn’t diagnose either. I conclude he also doesn’t dance, or turn somersaults, or pivot on his thumb, or do contortionist moves like lifting his feet over his head and then walking on them. I deduce he doesn’t whistle, or sing, or read poetry, or whip up a nice poulet basquaise, or ice skate, or watch tv while you watch him watching tv. He just gazes.
And apparently people give him money to do that!
Watch out though. Be careful. There’s a warning on his website.
Warning: Fraud by Braco Impersonators
It has recently come to our attention that somebody created a Braco Facebook Page, pretending to be Braco himself and contacted people. Please know that Braco never personally contacts people or communicates with people directly. He does not give any interviews and he does not speak in public.
Omigod someone is fraudulently pretending to be Braco and perhaps fraudulently gazing at people!
His gaze is so gazely that it will burn children and pregnant women on site. Also, such is its power that it can transmit to people through photographs.
Oh lord is that really on there?
“…It is recommended to bring a photo of your child or a person needing help who cannot attend, as this method has been proven to be equally effective…”
Indeed, a different kind of nothing is still nothing.
“It is recommended to bring a photo of your child or a person needing help who cannot attend, as this method has been proven to be equally effective and the most balanced way for some to receive help who cannot attend.”
Would a pencil sketch do?
Also, has anyone checked out the camera that took the above photo of Braco? It’s possible that the powers of the phenomenal gazer have somehow perfused it,with potential to pass the charm across to all who use it, or get snapped by it.
Did you see that no pregnant women are allowed beyond the first trimester. Too dangerous. Wow, a certain PT Barnum quote is coming to mind, for some reason.
I seem to recall similar warnings about The Exorcist movie when it first came out.
Whoops, didn’t see the comments above.
That is re: children and pregnant women.
Uncle Ebeneezer
We should probably go to the next thread 😉
Nice gig if you can get it. I assume his understanding of his inner power, and the potential for a profitable scam, was recognized after smoking some pot and watching “The Men Who Stare at Goats” (2009)
I do appreciate the inner message of the warning about kids and pregnant women. It implies that his gaze is powerful, potentially dangerous. Without being so crude and easily discounted as bragging.
I wonder if there’s a service opportunity for glaring at people. I’m told I’m really good at that. Come and be wilted: $5.
I hope he’s careful never to look through binoculars! Swathes of people could keel over with an overdose of vital zest.
I thought that my generation had already plumbed the depths of dumbness—Uri Geller., assorted Indian gurus and of course, crystals –this has to be a prank.
RJW @13, the difference between a scam and a prank is the profit motive.
“Ticket cost is $8 per session.”
(So, not a prank)
@ 14 John Morales,
Yes, you’re correct, although $8 seems rather cheap, I would have charged $80 and the marks would have got value for money.
When he gazes at people at his home base, he supposedly doesn’t ask for money, just flowers. (but it’s totally ok if you want to gift him with gold)
Nice boost for the flower businesses in vicinity… that’s just about the only good thing I can say about him.
It’s impressive, but didja hear they now have new, improved, Extra-Strength Braco? His gaze isn’t even recommended for medicinal use, but can peel paint* and boil water in a cup.
(/We advise against use on delicate, antique mouldings, however.)
This clown was in Slovenia a couple of months back. Allegedly he made a woman pregnant by staring at her mother. Looks like he’s more powerful than god!:D
Lazy git. If you’re going to con desperate people out of their money, at least have the decency to put on a show.
LykeX/#19:
I know, right? Faith healers and psychics are gonna be all like ‘Oh, come, on, dude, that’s just lowering standards.’
He looks like Fabio’s** love child!
**The male super-cover-model for various bodice rippers.
Watch out, he’s coming again. With the gaze.
The male gaze: is there anything it can’t do?