Meaning of Jedi mind trick | Babel Free

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A mental feat such as apparently inducing someone to act a certain way or reading someone's mind, achieved as if by magic or telepathy.

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“I watched the show⟳ to see⟳ what kind of guy he was, and the character on the show⟳ ain't too bright, so I figured if he came up to me I could use⟳ the Jedi mind⟳ trick⟳ on him. Mr T would go, “I heard you did some jokes about me!” “No, you didn't!” “Maybe I didn't!””

“Screamin’ “Brand new!”, when they just sanitized the old shit / Suppose⟳ it's just another clever Jedi mind⟳ trick⟳”

“You have⟳ to estimate⟳ your own⟳ starting weights, using trial and error. There's no way to get⟳ around it. I've met personal trainers who were phenomenally good at figuring out their clients' starting weights. […] Maybe it's some kind of Jedi mind⟳ trick⟳. But unless you have⟳ one of those trainers, you have⟳ to figure⟳ it out on your own⟳.”

“"It's the Fourth Law of Magic," I said. "You aren't allowed to control⟳ the mind⟳ of another human. But … hell, it's of the first things a lot of these stupid kids try⟳—the old Jedi mind⟳ trick⟳. Sometimes they start⟳ with maybe getting homework overlooked by a teacher or convincing their parents to buy⟳ them a car.[…]"”

“Brian was a good diversion. For every girl that went loopy over him, there was one less chick she had to worry⟳ about being in Craig's face⟳. All she had to do was stay⟳ as far away from Brian as possible … you know⟳, just in case that Jedi mind⟳ trick⟳ thing melted the BF shield.”

“[Donald Trump is] doing this Jedi mind⟳ trick⟳ where he is trying to say⟳, no this is not the conspiracy theory you actually care about.”

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