October 17, 2000
~~~ NOTE FROM CHRIS: ~~~
Today's list was compiled from submissions
sent in by our ClubTop5 subscribers.
The Top 17 Things Heard at a Magic Convention
- "Hey, good-lookin', how about a little mutual prestidigitation?"
- "Now watch closely, my dear, as I say the magic word... Viagracadabra!"
- "One time I actually *did* make a rabbit disappear into thin air -- but I was on crack at the time."
- "Wait a minute... you mean there's a *book* named 'David Copperfield'? Why didn't somebody tell me years ago!?! Oh, man, do I feel dumb."
- "One time, at band camp, I made a flute disappear."
- "The first, second and third Mrs. Gingriches really swear by that eye of Newt thing!"
- "He *must* be one of us. He made the entire dessert cart disappear."
- "And the award for best escape artist award goes to... The Great Clintoni and his lovely assistant, Ms. Reno!"
- "Will the owner of a green Lincoln Navigator please come to the information desk? Your vehicle has turned into a frog."
- "Nothing up his sleeve. For that matter, there's nothing in his pants, either."
- "Thanks, Governor, but we've seen your 'vanishing history of drug abuse' trick already."
- "Who was that woman I sawed you with last night?"
- "I told you to hire *Penn* for $100,000 to do the keynote speech, NOT Teller!"
- "I'm here for the David Copperfield Supermodel Hypnosis seminar."
- "The 'Magnificent' Mancini, my ass. Let me tell you, his hand ain't the ONLY thing quicker than the eye."
- "Okay, Mandrake, that's $20 for straight-up, $30 for around the world, and an extra $50 if you wanna saw me in half."
and the Number 1 Thing Heard at a Magic Convention...
- "For my next trick, I will make the pain, bitterness and humiliation of a failed career in show business disappear, using only this fifth of vodka."
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Selected from 413 submissions from 210 contributors.
Today's Top Five List authors were:
- Jack Scheer, Falls Church, VA -- 1 (Woo-hoo!)
- Marshall Lager, New York, NY -- 2
- Josh McCloy, Burlington, VT -- 3
- Alan Gandolfi, Metairie, LA -- 4
- Ashley Deckard, Houston, TX -- 4
- Brian DiMattia, Boston, MA -- 4
- Heed Harris, Tempe, AZ -- 4
- Joshua Dancer, Rockland, ME -- 4
- Julie Quinn, Lakeside, CA -- 4
- Matt Carson, Brooklyn, NY -- 4
- Phil Bentley, Austin, TX -- 4
- Phil Traynor, St. Petersburg, FL -- 4
- Rob Graber, Minneapolis, MN -- 4
- Sam Kamens, Highland Park, NJ -- 4
- Tom Davis, Atlanta, GA -- 4
- Tony Etienne and Aaron Reichert, Dublin, CA -- 5
- Matt Kall, Cleveland Heights, OH -- 6
- Paul Atkinson, Portland, OR -- 7
- Keith Martin, Rancho Cordova, CA -- 8
- Chris Doucette, Sharon, MA -- 9
- Andrew Lias, Colorado Springs, CO -- 10
- Naomi Rose, East Farmingdale, NY -- 11
- Sue Lin Chong, Washington, DC -- 12
- Brandon Eldridge, Sikeston, MO -- 13
- Scott Metter, Rochester, NY -- 13
- Rabbi Crut, Bowling Green, OH -- 14
- Chris Johnson, Carrollton, GA -- 15
- Greg Smith, Denver, CO -- 16
- Allen Lindsey, Cincinnati, OH -- 17
- Michelle Steiner, Sunnyvale, CA -- Topic
- Tristan Fabriani, Passaic, NJ -- Banner tag
- Tom Davis, Atlanta, GA -- Runner Up list name
- Donald J. Hunter, Houston, TX -- Honorable Mention list name
- Chris White, Irvine, CA -- List owner/editor Email / Hall of Famer
- Steve Miller, Dallas, TX -- Ambience (explanation)
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