The Genii Forum

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Jonathan Townsend wrote:How much for a tulip bulb?

And how many Dutchmen does it take to change one ... ?

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Ted M wrote:I think the point is that, at least in this case, there's really no excuse for an uninformed seller.

Pretty much. It's not at all like finding a first edition Erdnase with a "ten cents" sticker on it at a yard sale, that's for sure.

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We are talking about a book being sold by the library of the Magic Circle.

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Ian Kendall wrote:
Egypt one.
Greece two.
Turkey two.
Iraq one.
What am I referring to?
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

the total in the puzzle is only six...)

Boy, the lighthouse of Alexandria gets no respect ...

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Got it, thank you very much!

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I was wondering, what is the difference between "Sent Messages" and "Outbox"? And why would a message that I thought I sent earlier today be in my "Outbox" but not in "Sent Messages"? Thanks.

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Fox News, eh? ...

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Yes, EIM is a compilation of Gardner's long-running Hugard's series. In general, yes, but in this case, no. The HMM write-up of Berg's Knot is in HMM Feb 1950. Gardner didn't start the "Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks" series until Mar 1951. That is perhaps something of technicality. The...

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Yes, EIM is a compilation of Gardner's long-running Hugard's series. Gardner didn't mean he was rewriting that 1950 version - the 1950 version is a rewrite of the version in Here's New Magic (1937), which he ghostwrote for Joe Berg.

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Cork. A 12"x 12" tile would probably be best. Maybe a small (2' x 1.5') bulletin board. Is this Cork the same thing like a cork board you put pins in? Would that be strong enough to hold a knife/dagger? Are you going to hold up the board showing the knife stuck into it, or are you going t...

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Cork.

A 12"x 12" tile would probably be best. Maybe a small (2' x 1.5') bulletin board.

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Leonard Hevia wrote:
Richard Kaufman wrote:"EIM"?

Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic

Yup. Hey it's a long title to type out!

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Anybody tried learning the Berg knot from Gardner's rewrite in EIM ? Gardner says something like "Even I couldn't understand the original instructions - and I wrote them!" and then gives a 3- or 4-page description of how it should be done. He also mentions showing the result to Vernon and ...

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(In fact, much of the material has seen print before… so there isn’t much of an exclusive on the content.) What on earth is the “best practice” for re-releasing (or not?!?) limited edition books in electronic form??? If some of the book's contents are exclusive to the book, and the book was sold on...

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The guy was working alone.
The guy was working in a prominent, brightly-lit space.
The guy attracted such a big crowd it created a nuisance. And that's strike three, guy, you're under arrest.

He may be an experienced professional, but he seems to have done pretty much everything wrong this time.

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I think Roger is trying to comment without commenting that he is no longer commenting. In other words he is trying to say "no comment" without actually commenting. I think that must be difficult for him but I will try not to comment on the matter. But on the other hand I think I just did....

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Ummm, a bit of research. There are many iterations of the basic premise - please let me know if I can answer any more questions. Here are a few links on.html Roger - NONE of your cited sources validate the notion that it's illegal for a teacher to read books to his or her students. Not one. Uhhh, t...

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If the bill itself played "Love Me Do" when you ran your fingernail across it that would be awesome.

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Roger M. wrote:
This falls into the same category as the common belief that it's "OK" for a teacher to read books out loud to their students, which of course - from a legal standpoint - it's not.

Where on earth did you get that idea?

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As noted all seats -in the orchestra and mezzanine both - are priced at $177 - PLUS there is a $25.50 per ticket service charge and to top it off (and in my view add insult to injury) - a $2 per ticket facility charge. The entire bill for two tickets in the search I just ran came to $409. Not sure ...

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This will be the show's fourth return.

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Geoff Weber wrote:
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Geoff Weber wrote:
The Polaris Nuclear Sub (over 7 ft long!) (Fires rockets and torpedos!) was sold by the Honor House Production company

I still want one!

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Like the Buddhist master said when he was asked how he had carved that beautiful elephant, he responded: "I just carved away all that was not elephant." Shame on the Buddhist master for stealing Michelangelo's line. You know those Zen Masters - anything for a laugh. In all fairness, tho...

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As I mentioned in another thread, I am developing a whole show based on the novelty products of SS Adams, Johnson Smith, etc.. The premise of my show is: "what if the products actually worked as promised (or imagined)" including x-ray spex I presume? And was it Adams that had the giant ca...

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"Fortunately, Nameof Magic Company has just released an effect that will allow me to do that, with no reset. I can't wait!" What effect are you speaking of? Sorry, that was just a reaction to the emails I get several times a week from various magicware item distributors, each one offering...

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... One problem with this show is that they dwell way too much on the contestant's problems. It's not about that! It's about talent ... it really isn't. It's about tugging at the audience's heartstrings. It's about creating a deeply uniquely personal experience that will stay with the audience for ...

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In a Genii from the sixties,( I think) someone was selling a booklet, The quick change artist. Is it still in print? It shows ( purportedly) how to avoid being ripped of when receiving change. But more importantly for Mark how to rip of the customer with his change. Surely such techniques should be...

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MagicbyAlfred wrote:Like the Buddhist master said when he was asked how he had carved that beautiful elephant, he responded: "I just carved away all that was not elephant."

Shame on the Buddhist master for stealing Michelangelo's line.

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It's too bad they're closing down. Always a cover to cover read. I will keep getting Genii, MUM, Linking Ring, and Magicol but still I will miss Magic.

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If the worst comes to the worst, do not, as a youthful conjurer of my acquaintance once did, go out and weep on the stairs. It is true he was a very youthful conjurer, and, if I remember right, he was kissed all round by the ladies to console him for his misfortunes, That's how I close all my shows!

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It has been assimilated and is now part of the collective. Scott, Haven't you heard of The Borg? Or their even more sinister magic counterpart - The Peng! Repeat to yourself: "This is going straight into my act. This is going straight into my act. This is going straight into my act. ... "

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Never cared much for Mr Blaine, but hats off to him for this beautiful tribute to Tom Mullica.

"Now I know how Miss Piggy felt!"

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Don't be put off by craigmitchell's sarcastic and dismissive review. Could you show us the part in craigmitchell's review where he says "don't be attracted by gushing and overenthusiastic reviews"? No? Well then, how about you just post your thoughts on the show and leave it at that? If I...

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Bill Marquardt wrote: Dale Lorzo, mis-labeled as "Dale Orzo." Dale is too unassuming to mention it himself.

Oh ... so he's not the guy who invented the salad?

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performer wrote: cheap Chinese crap. It is all the punters deserve after all.

No doubt, no doubt. Still, some people might be leery of purchasing items, sight unseen, from a seller who says so.

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Check out Leonard Nimoy as team member "The Great Paris", especially the 3-part episode "The Falcon" (season 4).

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I.M. Magician wrote:I have heard someone say that before. That is, that he could use a chrome thumb tip and no one would see it.

- Quoting Al Baker.

- "nickel-plated" in the original(?) version of the comment.

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I just watched an episode of "The Rifleman" in which John Carradine played and billed himself as a touring mentalist. This is somewhat anachronistic, since that word doesn't seem to have been used in that sense (a mind reader) as early as the setting of the show (1880's). Carradine's meth...

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I would print the restaurants logo and glue it to the dental floss case. After diner I would walk up to the table and offer complimentary dental floss to everyone but only give them a small 3-4 inch piece. Taking all the pieces back after a few funny comments I would join them into one long piece. ...

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Richard Kaufman wrote:. Just blabbering.

I prefer the term "merely speculative solutions".

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