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deanpickles New user 52 Posts |
What's the right way to wish a magician luck? Does that old stage superstition, "Break a leg", hold for magicians? Or would it be "Break a Wand"? Or "Mecca-lecca-hi, mecca-hiney-hope-you-do-well"? Or maybe just "Sim Sala WIN"??? Any thoughts?
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WitchDocChris Inner circle York, PA 2614 Posts |
Break a leg applies to any theatrical endeavor. The story I like is that it originates from the idea that in order to get paid during the Vaudeville era a performer had to perform, and thus cross from the back stage to the front stage, through the "leg". "Break a leg" meant "Hope you actually get to perform!"
There doesn't seem to be much historic evidence for that, though.
Christopher
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Bill Thompson Elite user Mississippi 422 Posts |
I don't want a wand broken for me, unless it is at my funeral! Lets hold that off for as long as we can, ok.
The origins are obscure, I always thought the "break a leg" line came from the old superstition that it was actually bad luck to wish a performer "good luck," so you would do the exact opposite...
"To let understanding stop at what cannot be understood is a high attainment.
Those who cannot do it will be destroyed on the lathe of heaven." - Chuang Tse |
danaruns Special user The City of Angels 808 Posts |
I use "break a leg."
To me, "break a wand" sounds like you want the magician to die.
"Dana Douglas is the greatest magician alive. Plus, I'm drunk." -- Foster Brooks
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deanpickles New user 52 Posts |
Breaking a wand does sound like a dark funereal tradition... Yikes!
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WitchDocChris Inner circle York, PA 2614 Posts |
Well, breaking a wand is a tradition for when a magician passes so ... https://www.magician.org/resources/broke......ceremony
Christopher
Witch Doctor Psycho Seance book: https://tinyurl.com/y873bbr4 Boffo eBook: https://tinyurl.com/387sxkcd |
gismo New user Germany 60 Posts |
In Germany we would probably say "Toi Toi Toi"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toi_toi_toi |
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