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cvwtzhaar New user 36 Posts |
Some phrases that bug me are:
The use of the words, Ordinary, Regular, Real, Normal etc "I have 52 cards, all different and in no particular order" "Sleeves rolled up" "I'm not going to use any sleight of hand" "You had a fair choice" |
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Maloney Special user Newfoundland, Canada 709 Posts |
Personally, no lines bug me. I love reading topics like these just so I can pick up a few extra one-liners, which I have.
Although lines are repeated often by most magicians, the audience is not used to it at all, so it gets a laugh anyway. Just keep that in mind and you'll be fine.
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Sam Weiss Loyal user Stratford, CT should have more than 278 Posts |
Sometimes I find the LACK of some good patter, even if they are one-liners, is worse than not using them. You'll see people coming out with magic DVDS and in the performance section have no build up at all and just perform it like a stunt (as Eugene Burger would say).
Besides... I like those likes like "Stand right here... right over the trap door." They get a good laugh. Sam
"There's something that gets in your soul when you study magic,it's in your heart, and when you perform it comes across the footlights and into everybody else's heart..."
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Filip Hofmann New user 26 Posts |
"write youre name on the face of the card in big letters... But smaller then the actual card" really makes me laugh
but I must say I'm jealous of you english speaking guys because there is no frase in the world that sounds better in my language then in english. Swedish holds me back. we did invent the word smorgosbord thou |
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alibaba Loyal user Hawaii 280 Posts |
"At no time do my hands leave my arms"
And the ubiquitous "Sorry, we don't pay, but you'll get some exposure."
I'm as real as you think I am
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Decomposed Eternal Order High Desert 12059 Posts |
What he said.
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funsway Inner circle old things in new ways - new things in old ways 9982 Posts |
After reading all of these offerings,
the one word that I find the least useful is -- "trick" I have never used that word before a spectator and shudder when I hear a fellow magician use it.
"the more one pretends at magic, the more awe and wonder will be found in real life." Arnold Furst
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jazzy snazzy Inner circle run off by a mob of Villagers wielding 2109 Posts |
Yes.
NEVER use the "T" word. Thank you funsway. Don't care if I ever hear "Pick a card" again either.
"The secret of life is to look good from a distance."
-Charles Schulz |
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Steve_Mollett Inner circle Eh, so I've made 3006 Posts |
"Uhhh..."
Author of: GARROTE ESCAPES
The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth. - Albert Camus |
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spcarlson Veteran user Minneapolis MN 369 Posts |
Excessive counting and numbering is my pet peeve! Cups and balls seem to suffer with this one a lot.
“I have one, two, three, cups and one, two, three, balls. We’ll call this cup and ball number one and this cup and ball number two and this one cup and ball number three. Now if I take ball number one….” This might work on Sesame Street! |
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joseph Eternal Order Please ignore my 17407 Posts |
How about; "I know what you're thinking."?...
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler." (Einstein)...
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dmueller Loyal user Central Illinois 227 Posts |
Personally to me its counting to low numbers. For example "I am going to to take 5 of (insert item name here) 1.....2....3.....4....5" It insults the intelegence of your spectator.
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Lawrence O Inner circle French Riviera 6811 Posts |
DMueller, you can overcome this problem starting with "one for the money... two for the show... 3, 4 and 5" this quick reference to the song doesn't distract from the clear display, offers a rhythm acceleration (no monotony), and does away with the belittling of the spectators that is, I agree, implied in a simple counting.
Magic is the art of emotionally sharing live impossible situations
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Robin DeWitt Regular user 187 Posts |
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....."one for the money... two for the show... 3, 4 and 5".... One for the money...two for the show... 3,4, and, as you begin a little soft shoe, 5,6,7,8. Just a thought.
I am the fakir, you....
<BR>Robin DeWitt |
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Lawrence O Inner circle French Riviera 6811 Posts |
A good thought. You got me 100% right. Scripting is an art to get across something that otherwise might look cheesy. This is why the concept of "most overused phrase" is flawed for it doesn't take into consideration the context in which a phrase is used... and it may be overused for us, magicians, and not for an audience: such a thread is useful but it is a double bladed sword.
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JCheng Veteran user 313 Posts |
"Pick any card"
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griffindance Regular user 145 Posts |
We all have our styles that we are comfortable working in!
After doing over 20 shows there are phrases or ideas that we see repeated. After 200 shows these phrases can REALLY get to us, but after 2000 we may just accept that some are just the bet way to communicate with an audience. I always try to find a way to be myself with an audience. If I say "pick a card" its kind of necessary, but if I say "You'll like this one... Not a lot!" then some might ask if I should send Paul some copyright payment. Even if you use catchphrases make sure they are your own way of speaking with your audience. Not someone else's. |
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Spyder New user 76 Posts |
For me the phrase I use most is "Moo"
"Do you like card tricks" he asked.
I said no. He did five -W. Somerset Maugham |
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studentoflife Veteran user Paris, France 310 Posts |
One more time this time slower...
:)
- Y
<BR>"Nothing is difficult...it's all about what you want, and how bad you want it." |
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motown Inner circle Atlanta by way of Detroit 6127 Posts |
Hold out your hand...no the clean one.
This ones for the people in the cheap seats! (I really hate that one.) Can you tell one from the other? What's the other?
"If you ever write anything about me after I'm gone, I will come back and haunt you."
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