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The great big boobs of Champagne
"Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. Continue reading “The great big boobs of Champagne”
Steve Martin is “The Great Flydini”
Steve Martin at Disneyland
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The deceptions of the Great Zucchini
His secrets will be revealed.
Read about Eric Knaus, a Washington D.C. performer who goes by the name The Great Zuchini:
The Great Zucchini actually does magic tricks, but they are mostly dime-store novelty gags — false thumbs to hide a handkerchief, magic dust that turns water to gel — accompanied by sleight of hand so primitive your average 8-year-old would suss it out in an instant. Continue reading “The deceptions of the Great Zucchini”
The Great Tomsoni & Company
They combine comedy with impossible magic.
John Thompson and his wife Pamela Hayes play a competent yet ridiculous magician and his gum-chewing assistant, a parody of magicians who perform serious dove acts. Continue reading “The Great Tomsoni & Company”
Hermann the Great’s shattered mirror trick
Alexander Herrmann –
the world’s greatest prestidigitateur
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“The great majority of us are required to live a life of constant, systematic duplicity…”
"… Your health is bound to be affected if, day after day, you say the opposite of what you feel, if you grovel before what you dislike and rejoice at what bring you nothing but misfortune. Continue reading ““The great majority of us are required to live a life of constant, systematic duplicity…””
“The great enemy of clear language is insincerity.”
A cuttlefish doesn’t need to spurt ink to deceive you. Continue reading ““The great enemy of clear language is insincerity.””
A great salesman keeps on selling
I was going to title this post "How not to sell at a garage sale" but then I realized I was incorrect. This is exactly how many salespeople try to sell at garage sales. And not just at garage sales.
From the cartoon Monty, by Jim Meddick:
“The world is a great dance where everyone is masked.”
– Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues
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