Practical Applications of Psychological Warfare
*Please note: several of these tactics require that you live in a dormitory setting
Practical Method #1 The Photograph Slant If you live with others (if you are in college, you probably do) there will come a time when you dislike, hate, or even thoroughly despise those with whom you cohabitate. Perhaps this person is too loud, or smells funny, or is just a nuisance in general. Perhaps he or she enjoys late night journeys to the pub, and returns later that day to expound upon tales of first loves, and offers you pills with names like Oxytriptocyclidone and Fannypantsicaine, to treat your chronic shyness. Or maybe you just don't like them because they are psychotic, and psychotic people scare you. Now that we have established that you in fact dislike this person for no reason in particular (or even if there is a reason) you are ready for. . .
PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE (!!!) *chorus of ooohs and aaahs*
This is what you do. You live in a college dorm, right? (Of course you do). But this can also work in a house, because everyone has photographs pasted all over their walls (EVERY INCH). Posters will also work, but require more effort and precision. Now, on the offensive door/wall, etc., elect one photo, and rearrange it ever so slightly so that it is at a slight angle, say, 1 degree less than horizontal, at the direction of your choosing. Use a protractor if your head is lopsided, or if one leg is longer than the other. You now should proceed to alter all photographs to the appropriate orientation. for greatest effect. Choose a wall with a large number of photographs, and without vertical or horizontal pattern, as this will ruin the effect.
*Tip. If the photographs include landscape views of a tree line being reflected in a lake, or mountains against a gray sky, this photograph can be rotated 180 degrees, as it now appears much like a tree line reflected in a lake, or a mountain against a gray sky (go figure).
You are now ready to enjoy the fruits of your labor and witness the degeneration of your cohabitant's grasp on reality. Wait for your cohabitant to return home (they weren't home when you messed up their stuff, right?) and find an unobtrusive location from which to watch. As you observe your cohabitant approach their pictorial display, you may notice that they hesitate longer than usual before continuing (perhaps to the bathroom, as the one in the pub may have had too long a queue). They might tilt their head, ever so slightly. They'll know something is amiss, and it will gnaw at their subconscious, slowly eroding their carefully constructed sense of reality. If you have done an exceptional job, the cohabitant may begin walking at a slight tilt whenever in the vicinity of their pictures. They will, however, never realize what is causing them to lose equilibrium, and daily life shall proceed unchanged. You have now successfully begun the incessant disintegration of your hated fellow's identity (assuming you didn't f^$# up). You may now revel in this mental degradation, or perhaps escalate this slow destruction, not just for your personal enjoyment, but for your peace of mind. |