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Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...
Halloween, intrigue is used in haunted attractions such as haunted houses and halloween theme park rides; Roasting, comedic jabs and parodies or satire that features intrigue building; All pages with titles containing Intrigue; Intriguer, a 2010 album by Crowded House
The public, however, is usually so intrigued by the new information that it never thinks to pursue the matter further." [ 1 ] [ 2 ] While used by the CIA and other intelligence organizations, the tactic has become popularized in the corporate and political spheres.
Cover to the Italian comedy of intrigue, The Deceived Ones (Italian: Gl'ingannati, 1531). The comedy of intrigue, also known as the comedy of situation, is a genre of comedy in which dramatic action is prioritised over the development of character, complicated strategems and conspiracies drive the plot, and farcical humour and contrived or ridiculous dramatic situations are often employed. [1]
A French (translated into English) humorous image of a cabal. A cabal is a group of people who are united in some close design, usually to promote their private views or interests in an ideology, a state, or another community, often by intrigue and usually without the knowledge of those who are outside their group.
Pegging is where a person with a vulva wears a strap-on to have sex with a partner—it’s a play on power dynamics and gender roles that some people are intrigued by.
Another famous thought reader was the magician Stuart Cumberland. He was famous for performing blindfolded feats such as identifying a hidden object in a room that a person had picked out or asking someone to imagine a murder scene and then attempt to read the subject's thoughts and identify the victim and reenact the crime.
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