I was given 30 quarters that had letters and numbers on each one in a black velvet pouch. If you put them in a certain order, it had a message. The quarters went in year order. The message was a Bible passage according to Matthew. It was when Judas was given 30 silver for betraying Jesus.
The context, I told one of our friends that the gifter was trying to get with his wife while he was deployed. He denied and then made me feel like shit to insinuate such a thing. Turns out, it was true.
I still have the quarters so I could give them back some day.
We have a staring contest for a long while in the morning and then we both exclaim, "FUCK YOU!"
Soundhound is God awful for finding stuff by humming. I had a song stuck in my head for years. Probably over 20ish years. I just kept whistling and humming but never knew the artist or the words. Google gave it to me first shot. I swear by Google for the humming technique.
Pros: Can immediately suggest an alternate idea that was otherwise unexpected or could not be spurred by creative means. It gives invaluable help when dealing with writer's block.
Cons: When relied upon solely or in great amounts, can easily make the writer dependent, predictable and lazy in the creative process.