And since ghosts are not corporeal, they would just try and try to get a piece, but constantly fail. That would be frustrating. Like Patrick Swayze (sp) in Ghost. No disrespect intended to his illness, or to that wonderful actor who played the subway ghost.

Wait, is there a correct answer here? What’s with the English stone circle? Is this the new Zork? Can I change my answer?

Throw stone.

Become aware of your peripheral vision, or better yet, turn off the lights in rooms to your right and left.

Jebus, I guess I’m doing this right now…..

Oh, and by all means keep a cheap digital camera nearby, perhaps even your cell phone camera. Take a quick, out of focus photo, and put it up on the ‘tubes.

If so, I doubt there’s any general statement that can provoke ghosts — just as there’s no general statement that can provoke people. You can come close, with people, by saying, “Anyone want some free money?” or “I’m going to kill everyone in this room!” But ghosts don’t crave material things (right?) and they aren’t afraid of dying (right?).

So you’d have to research the specific ghost. My grandmother’s ghost would get really riled if you said, “Your cooking sucks!,” because she prided herself on being a great cook. King Hamlet’s ghost wouldn’t like it if you said, “Your wife thinks your brother’s cock is bigger.”

If you don’t know anything about the specific ghosts’ former lives, maybe you can research general info about history on the area. For instance, if you’re standing in an ancient Roman tomb, you could try shouting, “It’s Attila! He’s come to sack the city!”

I have a really weird thing that I can’t explain. I went on a ghost hunt with the Indiana Ghost Trackers at a local cemetery late at night, and my friend went with me. It was the first time for both of us. I wore an obsidian necklace because it is supposed to protect you from negative energy. We both had EMF (electromagnetic frequency) readers. Our leader had everyone be quiet and turned on a tape recorder. We picked out a grave and he started asking questions, like “did you have kids,” etc. I was standing right next to my friend. After each question, her meter would spike all the way up to ten, while mine didn’t move a hair. Then it would go back down, and the leader would ask another question, and it would go back up to ten. Freaky. And we checked around for electrical lines or anything else… didn’t find anything else to explain it.