Nelson Abbott was at St. John's Airport preparing to board his flight to Gander for a very important meeting with his boss, when he noticed a set of weights that, for a dollar, would give your weight and tell your fortune.

"What the Hell," thought Nels. "I've got a few minutes to kill, so he popped a Loonie into the machine and stepped on. The machine made a few whirring sounds and then on the display screen came the following. "You weigh 185 pounds. You're 37 years old. You are married and have two daughters ages 14 and 9. You are a salesman. You're favorite drink is Screech and Coke, and you are waiting to board Air Nova Flight 703 to Gander."

He was astonished, for this was all correct. There were no wires connected to the machine so there could be no trickery.

As he was standing there amazed, another gentleman stepped up, paid his money, and was equally amazed at the accuracy of the machine.

Nels, determined to trick the machine, went to the bathroom, changed his clothes, put on dark glasses, and returned.

After the Looney was inserted, the machine made its usual sounds, and the display screen lit up, "You're still 185 pounds. You're still 37 years old. You're still married. You still have two daughters who are still 14 and 9 years old. However, you are no longer a salesman because you just missed your flight to Gander, and you are about to have several drinks of Screech and Coke."