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nucinud Inner circle New York, New York 1298 Posts |
I swear these are true, happened about 10 - 11 years ago on the same day...
Two cops came in to buy Sl**h P****r to pull a prank on the narcotics squad. They were going to ask if it was cocaine. Narcos always taste it. Imagine their tounges. Second, I swear I witnessed this. A priest came in and bought handcuffs. I did not want to ask.
"We are what we pretend to be" Kurt Vonnegut, jr.
Now U C It Now U Don't Harry Mandel www.mandelmagic.com |
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tuffnavyrn Inner circle San Diego, CA 1238 Posts |
As for the priest....I'd have chosen not to ask either!!
But honestly, the starngest thing I ssee at a magic shop is the empty parking lot/demo space.....patron your local dealers fellas!
Brian-
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Chessmann Inner circle 4242 Posts |
From my younger days at a magic shop (Magicland in downtown Dallas), I wandered over to another section of the shop and saw fake dog poop and playing cards with naked ladies on them. I wondered what on earth these things were doing in a magic shop.
Then in the late 80's, I remember visiting Magicland again and saw vibrators! Just had to laugh. They stocked a lot of great magic. Do most magic shops have "that corner of the store"?
My ex-cat was named "Muffin". "Vomit" would be a better name for her. AKA "The Evil Ball of Fur".
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Gede Nibo Inner circle 2447 Posts |
...I always see an old man STILL buying magic...its as if I'm looking at myself in the future..only with lots of retirement money to buy stuff with...
..cant wait to hike my pants up to my nipples like those old chaps... |
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
Jay Leslie.
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Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
Strangest thing I ever saw in a magic shop was a local magician buying something. Very rare, indeed!
~michael baker
The Magic Company |
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ringmaster Inner circle Memphis, Down in Dixie 1974 Posts |
Magician Joe Freeland, buying something wheather he needed it or not, becouse he thinks you shoud support your local dealer.
One of the last living 10-in-one performers. I wanted to be in show business the worst way, and that was it.
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Cory Gallupe Inner circle Nova Scotia, Canada 1272 Posts |
Unfortunately, Ive only been in a magic shop once. Magic Masters in downtown disney. Ya, that one that cranks the prices up! But, I have seen some weird things on online magic shops. I seen a sponge in the shape of a wang. (if ya know what I mean) it was 2 balls, and a long kinda tube. Very odd!
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Chris Miller Loyal user Rochester, NY 242 Posts |
I was watching the counter-guy demo a trick when in walks another person with a bag of cards. The person interupts, hands over the bag of cards to the counter guy and he reaches under the counter and gives the person a stack of antiobiotics he said he got cheap from out-of-country. She leaves. It was a strange exchange, and I don't wish to be more detailed. Sort of killed the friendly mood.
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Skip Way Inner circle 3771 Posts |
Back in the '80's Earl Edwards ran The Magic Shoppe out of Norfolk, Virginia. A marvelous & fascinating man and an awesome shop. Earl was old school and you had to prove some level of skill before he'd discuss magic with you. Which is probably why his daughter's head shop (legal drug paraphernalia and insignia) slowly consumed more and more of the front of the shop.
Earl had these brightly colored bags emblazoned with the magic shop's logo. Every time I walked out of his shop with one of those bags, one or two "street dealers" would approach me with an offer of "some great bud" or better. I'd smile, flash my badge and they'd scatter like roaches. I probably ticked off all kinds of narc surveillence officers watching the joint. Ah, those were the days! :o) Skip
How you leave others feeling after an Experience with you becomes your Trademark.
Magic Youth Raleigh - RaleighMagicClub.org |
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elmago Loyal user Northridge- Los Angeles, CA 272 Posts |
I used to work at a magic shop and got a phone call with a strange request. The guy wanted to know if there was a magic suitcase/ luggage type of something for travel where the trick is putting "something" in, and the trick is that noone can find it. Even if they search. I got suspicious and asked if he was a magician. He claimed he was starting out. I could see were this was going and told him it does not exsist. Does it?
Miguel Rangel
"Excellence is not a single act; it's a habit" Shaq quoting Aristotle after winning NBA MVP.
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Eric Rose Regular user Franklin, IN 160 Posts |
Even if such a suitcase does exist, it still smells like Mary-ju-wannah to the dogs when you walk by them.
The strangest thing I've ever seen in a magic shop were strippers - and I don't mean of the Fox Lake variety. I used to demo in a shop and every few months one would come in and say they wanted to have a totally original act. Then every last one of them would say what they needed was a cane, a top hat and a fire flash effect. I would always tell them that was a very classy sounding act, take their money (cash only, thank you very much) and bid them a fond adieu. Of course there was one that also came in to get tattoo cover up (we had a full line of theatrical makeup) because she was moving to a top end establishment that didn't allow tattoos. We asked what color cover up, she (hmmm, how to say discretely) she let loose the area with the tattoo onto the counter and said "This color." Another happy customer. Cash only, please. |
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threecardmonte Loyal user 278 Posts |
Chessman,
I used to work in a magic shop and we had a separate room for that kind of stuff. We made more money from the adult merchandise than the magic. |
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Harry Murphy Inner circle Maryland 5444 Posts |
I guess the strangest thing I have ever seen in a Magic shop is "Babe" the pot bellied pig at Denny's. She’s a pet and has the run of the store and even scratches at the door when she needs to “go” out! Smart pig that Babe!
The artist formally known as Mumblepeas!
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Cory Gallupe Inner circle Nova Scotia, Canada 1272 Posts |
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On 2005-10-18 14:00, Magical_Mystifier wrote: Card for antibiotics??? that's a rip. |
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evolve629 Inner circle A stack of 3838 Posts |
A fake barking dog...
One hundred percent of the shots you don't take don't go in - Wayne Gretzky
My favorite part is putting the gaffs in the spectators hands...it gives you that warm fuzzy feeling inside! - Bob Kohler |
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cardone Special user 860 Posts |
Secrets being keep .....
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nums Veteran user I have a life, or I would have more than 366 Posts |
I once saw Harry Murphy and if you want to talk strange.......Mumblepeas you are the man...cant wait till we definitely see you in July but hope it is sooner
Mr & Mrs Nums |
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rossmacrae Inner circle Arlington, Virginia 2475 Posts |
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On 2005-11-16 16:37, Harry Murphy wrote: My memory involves traveling some years ago to Denny's with my 2 kids on an off-school-day, just to try out a bed of nails they were looking to sell. The memory: lying for the first time on a bed of nails and looking over to see a potbellied pig staring me in the face. As the man said in the lifeboat escaping from the TITANIC, "Now there's something you don't see every day." |
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2885 Posts |
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On 2005-10-17 19:23, tuffnavyrn wrote: I don't have a "local" dealer *sob*. In order to patronize my "local" dealer, I either have to hoof it to Boston or New York!
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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