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Postby jabba01 » Jan 27th, '04, 21:15



My name is Jabba and i have CUPS.

I can offer no excuse as my latest package of tricks and DVD's from the States arrived today, sorry that should be two !!!!! packages.

However I promise this will be the last time.

Please don't post any more reviews please please please


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Postby Mark Waddington » Jan 27th, '04, 21:25

Hi group, my names mark, and im an alcoholic, i mean i have CUPS!

It all started when i was 10 and i started getting extra money off my parents, i discovered that there was a local magic shop.
Monthly trips turned into twice monthly trips and then into weekly trips, then it was really bad.....i discovered.......mail order!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Postby Happy Toad » Jan 28th, '04, 01:08

Looks like I'm the only one here that hasn't got this syndrone.

NO I'm NOT IN DENIAL. I AM NOT, MY PURCHASES ARE ALL NECCESSARY.

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Postby Dar_Kwan » Jan 28th, '04, 06:22

"Hi my name is Dar_kwan *waits for response*
& I ...
I...
*Speaking realy fast* IhaveCUPS
phew there I said it. I like Taneous buy books & am looking for the next even before my credit card has had chance to cool down. I think after I'v paid off this last order (Art of Astonishment; The web & Vanishing Bandanna) I'm gonna have my friends hide my Card
*gets distracted* oo look Michael Ammars Cups & balls routine...

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Postby nickj » Jan 28th, '04, 10:45

Ammar's complete cups and balls is great.....

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Postby Dar_Kwan » Jan 28th, '04, 11:50

*whispers* Psssssst Nickj, ur not realy helping the situation here :wink:

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Postby bananafish » Jan 28th, '04, 12:16

You know I actually feel a little enlightened by coming out and admitting to having CUPS. Especially as it seems I am not alone.

I have now started on my first steps to recovery by making a List of the items that I really want as they get reviewed or as I find out about them by other means, with the goal of making a purchase say once a month (unless it is something I really need of course :) ). Inevitibly by that time my priorities on the list will have altered (probably to the latest thing reviewed at that time!).

Lists are good though. We likes lists we do.

Of course this is easy to say for me at the moment as my latest purchases* arrived just this morning :) :) . Lets just see how I feel tmw.

*ETMCM5 and HarryLorrayne9 DVDs.

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Postby jabba01 » Jan 28th, '04, 12:43

Yea yea yea.

We have all tried that one. I just ignore the list and buy what ever gets a great review next.

BTW got a great new elastic band trick yesterday...........................


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Postby andycoates » Jan 28th, '04, 13:32

Hello, my name is Andy and i have C.U.P.S.
I have just realised this recently when i noticed that i have too much to read at the minute , because of this hunger for text i have had to buy a book in speed reading just so i can get through the other books quick enough.
Although this condition may seem a bad thing at face value, but i have developed an invaluble technique of timing when my pay is going to go into my bank account and when the mail order money will go out.
My bank manager says my account is like a station where the train never stops, just passes through ant 100mph!!!

Just one more deck; no, two deck's: well might as well make it a brick then if im buying two; Yeah and a jay sankey dvd just to round off the order............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Postby BaBaBoom » Jan 28th, '04, 15:01

I saw this mentioned on another forum (I was forced at gunpoint to go there, please don't stone me) and now something else has to be added to the list :(

Damn themmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

http://murphysmagicsupplies.com/catalog/videos/html/ohmygod.html

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Postby Mandrake » Jan 28th, '04, 15:25

Presumably Atheists won't be buying it then! :twisted:

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Postby BaBaBoom » Jan 28th, '04, 15:29

Oh no, hang on, it says my god not the god, phew.

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Postby Mandrake » Jan 28th, '04, 15:38

Since Atheists don't have one, they can't use that phrase. Suggest they have a swift rethink to Agnostic to hedge their bets!

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Postby BaBaBoom » Jan 28th, '04, 15:45

Damn you clever people!

btw as far as the thread goes I am still in denial, you should all try it, it's far less stressing.
Want it? Buy it :) Easy peasy lemon squeezy.


ok ok ok, dammit. My name is BaB and I have cups and saucers!

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