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Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24315 Posts |
I was traveling through England and Scotland in 1998, and managed to show up at the last meeting of the Magic Circle at the Victory Services Club. I went down to the bar, and that's where all the bigwigs were hanging out. Alan Shaxon introduced me to various people whose faces I knew only from the Magic Circular.
I spotted a taciturn, grey-haired gentleman standing by himself and realized it was Alex Elmsley. I asked Alan if he would introduce me to Alex Elmsley, and he complied. So, once the introduction had been made, I asked Mr. Elmsley if he would do me a favor. He said, "Well, I suppose I could..." I assured him that it would not be embarrasing, painful or anything else like that, but I added, "I promised myself that if I ever met you, I would do this, if you would allow me to." He said, "Well, I suppose it would be all right." So I touched him on the shoulder and said, "One." He looked at me quizzically and raised an eyebrow, as if to say that he didn't understand the significance of what I'd done. So I said, "It's a perfectly natural 'Elmsley Count.' " He grinned and chuckled, and that was enough for me. He definitely was amused. And that's all I wanted. He did remember it, though, because we spoke briefly about it at the Centenary in 2005.
"The Swatter"
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panlives Inner circle 2087 Posts |
Great story!
"Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?"
"To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time." "The dog did nothing in the night-time." "That was the curious incident," remarked Sherlock Holmes. |
Brian Proctor Inner circle Somewhere 2325 Posts |
I love it!
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Octarine Prince Regular user 111 Posts |
9.9/10
Well-played. |
Lliam New user 70 Posts |
Awesome Story! Thanks for sharing!
Lliam |
Perseus Arkomanis Loyal user 208 Posts |
Love it! awesome thinking! Hillarious!
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