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Everyone wrote:Repetition, Repetition, Repetition...

yes, repetition can be funny in comedy terms; but what are you:

sick of saying on here, or
seeing on here...

BUT! let's not mention names, or dance round flames eh...only punch above the belt please ladies and gents...leave your personal baggage at the door...

mine are:
have you got a link to that?
yes, you can use cards in mentalism...
no I wont tell you how so-n-so is done...

go for it...
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Location: A Welsh hillside, UK. 35 yrs young. SH. Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:24 pm Post subject:


I'm fed up to the hind teeth of ouroboros posts. Posts which are perpetuated by a thorn in someone's side. In programming terms, they are a nuisance too, as an infinite loop or routine causes processor overload and a non-functioning application.

I'd love to insert an 'exit;' or 'break;' command in them sometimes, or better still, a

onOuroboros($this_post)
{
$_message='Can we talk magic now?'
die($_message);
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Zack
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Location: Halstead, Essex (26:AH) Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:39 pm Post subject:


Posts that contain words I don't understand.
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copyright
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The anti-intellectualism on this forum is getting pretty repetitive. A discussion is supposed to be an exchange of views, with the intent of exploring a particular subject.

However, whenever a there is disagreement one of the posters takes it as a personal attack. In addition to this, whenever there is an attempt to look more closely into an particular issue there are mass cries of "can't we drop the subject."

This is largely due to the paranoid belief that members must have some kind of 'agenda' if they disagree with someone or don't like something. On top of this is the childish reponse that anyone who disagrees with you isn't your 'friend'.
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majortom
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Location: Cardiff Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:46 pm Post subject:


I'm sick of seeing Erdnase changes where the top card is pushed about 3 inches forward off the deck, and then pulled back with no cover at all destroying the illusion completely, and then having to rant about it!!!

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I.D
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Location: Notts.. 27: Amateur in comparison Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:51 pm Post subject:


anything that starts with

Ive not read the rules so bear with me..

Im not fishing for secrets but how do you do...

Im sick of the word sinbin.

Im sick of wasting my time reading 'reviews' that have nothing to do with reviewing a product..

Im sick of posts that contain 10 quotes and the the reply, then the posts that quote all those quotes then the previous reply and so on and so on.
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AJ
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Location: Layton, Utah Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:36 pm Post subject:


I.D wrote:
anything that starts with

Ive not read the rules so bear with me..

Im not fishing for secrets but how do you do...

Im sick of the word sinbin.

Im sick of wasting my time reading 'reviews' that have nothing to do with reviewing a product..

Im sick of posts that contain 10 quotes and the the reply, then the posts that quote all those quotes then the previous reply and so on and so on.

haha I do that sometimes...oops

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trickyricky
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Location: Cannock! (22:AH) Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:59 pm Post subject:


I hate it when somebody types out a huge, thought provoking post, only to have them quoted in a later post. The whole dang thing! Theres no need for it, and it gets my heckles up every time I see it! It doesnt bother me as much when they type something really meaningful in return, but when they do it just to say 'I totally agree' or 'Ditto', thats when I feel annoyed.

Vent and mini-rant over!
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Location: Ashford, Kent, UK (25:AH) Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:42 pm Post subject:


New people trying to impress the regulars by getting all self righteous whenever someone slightly newer puts their little toe over the 'exposure' line or asks for the whereabouts of a product, which is then interpreted as secret hunting.

Any request for advice on or video of any type of pass. It's been done.

ACR, invisible palm, or Sinful videos. See above.

Having a go at Mark Lewis.
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I.D
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Location: Notts.. 27: Amateur in comparison Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:36 pm Post subject:


In response to AJ..

Thats EXACTLY what Im talking about.. quoting the person before you.. why .. why .. why??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

No need.

Im also sick of people.

Im sick of getting half way through a post and having a call come through and actually having to work.. it disturbs my magic aura!!

Im sick of having to wait hours sometimes for a thread to develop as people have lives and actually have to live them out while I spend my work days practicing magic and reading Bobo, playing pool and doing anything other than work

Im sick of people not posting introductions..

Im sick of the pink and fluffy thread.. theres nothing ever to be pink and fluffy about and when there is, the green and slimey is always lurking round the corner.

Im sick of (.. damn it .. a call came through )
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StevieJ
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Location: N. Ireland (AH) Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:51 pm Post subject:


I.D wrote:
while I spend my work days practicing magic and reading Bobo, playing pool and doing anything other than work


I'm sick of people with jobs like this, when I have to actually work for a living, and they think its OK to tell me about it
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Farlsborough
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I'm sick of bad grammar and spelling, also text speak. I'm sorry, it isn't that I don't welcome the younger contingent, but sometimes it seems like less time on the internet and more time at school would be a good thing. We have some foreign folk on here and I'm more than happy to be understanding in this instance, or just a few bits here and there - after all, we can't all be perfectly spoken - but "OMG! LOL cos I no how he didit bt I duno wat gimik u need 4 dat nd I dont wana hav 2 do a pass" just makes my blood boil. It just makes this place feel like a kiddy's playground rather than a constructive magic forum.

Similarly, I'm fed up of titles that do not hint in any way of their contents. Something slightly curious is fine - goodness knows I can be a tease with titles myself - but when it becomes "HI SORRY PROBABLY STOOPID QUESTION..." I swear and hit the back button. This is probably because I get about 20 emails a day that I am obliged to check by my university should they consider important information, but most often contain information about clubs I have no interest in or someone trying to flog a text book, and instead of "medics football team" or "textbooks for sale" in the subject line, they put "wow, look at this!" etc. It p*sses me off then, so I sure as sugar don't want to have to confront it on TM which is supposed to be fun and relaxing.

But, things swing both ways - people probably get sick of my bigging up Sankey all the time and telling everyone to stop dithering and buy a Real Man's Wallet.
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I.D
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Location: Notts.. 27: Amateur in comparison Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:18 am Post subject:


ut Sankey is legend.I hated him when I first saw him, but he quickly grew on me.

Oh and Ihatethe space bar on my keyboard. It never works properly. Im forever editing my posts to insert spaces.

And people at work keep swapping the buttons round on my keyboard at work. I dont need to look to type but when I do.. damn spelling errors!!
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abraxus
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Location: 35 Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:52 am Post subject:


I really hate seeing the "have you got a link to the trick?" thing...

the fact you're sitting there infront of a p.c., go and google it, or maybe, just maybe, enter the title of the effect itself eh...its sooooooo MTV generation...eurgh! me not able to search ug!

I hate the repetition of reviews and questions too...google it, enter in: talkmagic bang on - for example...doesnt take a PhD does it...

yeah, long quotes too, if you need to quote, just delete everything except the part you really need to refer to PLEASE!

and more than anything, is the whole reverse engineering of Derren Brown's stuff...leave the poor sod alone, and if you're asking how it's done, then go and LEARN some basics first, and realise you're not going to perform it and get the same reactions as him...go and come up with your own thing please...before I hunt you down and skin you alive...

ahhhh...that felt good...
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Marvell
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Location: North Devon, UK (33:AH) Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:00 am Post subject:


Gaffs are fine
Sleights are fine
You can use cards in mentalism
Mentalism is not "better" than magic
YouTube is not killing magic
If you don't like Ellusionist, don't buy from them
There are millions of tips on the classic pass, use the search function
This is not a reveal site
The best starting points are RRTCM, Bobo, 13 steps, practical mental
and Complete Course (if you're open minded)
You get into the magician's area when you get in
There are ethical problems in cold reading for money
Please introduce yourself before posting
That newbie is asking for help, not secrets

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:44 am Post subject: Re: The Repetition Post...The Repetition Post...

abraxus wrote:
Repetition, Repetition, Repetition...


Hasn't this been covered enough times already?

Now, do I get points knocked off for quoting, or added on for deleting all the rest of the post apart from that one part I used?

Fed up with all the repeat calls for SIN BIN. After someone has pointed it out once, couldn't the Mods find a way to send a virus down to destroy the latest "tell me how" " Buy a mobile phone" "free link to porn site" posters computer. Maybe not the porn one. Can be very educational.

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Wills
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Location: Northern Ireland (25:AH) Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:41 pm Post subject:


Can anyone tell me how to do mentailistic magic? I want to get good at it really quickly and without much practice.

Oh and how do you bend spoons with you mind? Tell me and I'll post a lnk that guaranties you a free mobile phone (for the first 6 months only then line rent charged at £100 per month thereafter)

I'm only joking by the way, don't send bigger boys to my house.

But yeah I hate text speak, it usually takes me about 3 times longer to read the bloody thing.
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bronz
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Location: Ashford, Kent, UK (25:AH) Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:05 am Post subject:


Oh and an apparently very erratic approach by the mods over who gets into the secrets area and when.

Yes, there's not an amazing archive of top secrets in there but there are folk around here that really should have access by now and some others that cause a bit of head scratching when you see them posting there.
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Location: London (31: SH) Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:57 am Post subject:


Getting Pm's from people asking blatently how to do something and then having to see them a polite yet short message telling them where to stick their question
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Mandrake
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Location: UK (60:AH) Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:54 am Post subject:


It's amazing what turns up when doing a bit of random searching, I must have missed this thread last year! Anyways:
bronz wrote:
Oh and an apparently very erratic approach by the mods over who gets into the secrets area and when.

Yes, there's not an amazing archive of top secrets in there but there are folk around here that really should have access by now and some others that cause a bit of head scratching when you see them posting there.

'Apparently erratic' is right, there are means and methods involved, often based on information from other sources but it always boils down to who gets noticed, or gives cause for concern, for different reasons. In the last 5 years we haven't found any better system so, flawed as it is, it's what we use.
greedoniz wrote:
Getting Pm's from people asking blatantly how to do something and then having to see them a polite yet short message telling them where to stick their question

Don't bother replying, just send the PM on to any Mod as a quote so all the information is retained and we'll do the rest !
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Johnny Wizz
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Location: Oxford (57 : AH) Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:03 am Post subject:


.......... People starting threads about the Raven!

People who cannot write English

People who post really good reviews about must have tricks / books / DVDs which bring on my CUPS and land me in more hot water with Mrs Wizz..........
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Location: UK (60:AH) Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:30 am Post subject:


Johnny Wizz wrote:
People who post really good reviews about must have tricks / books / DVDs which bring on my CUPS and land me in more hot water with Mrs Wizz..........
Come on, admit it - you secretly like that aspect! (Apart from trouble from Mrs.W, obviously )
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Location: Darkest Cheshire (41) Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:57 am Post subject:


Well, I think you're all lovely, pink and fluffy...
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Location: London (31: SH) Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:05 pm Post subject:


I think someone has been on the sauce again.
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Location: Darkest Cheshire (41) Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:06 pm Post subject:


greedoniz wrote:
I think someone has been on the sauce again.


When I was a kid, there was a lad who lived nearby who could drink a whole bottle of Worcester sauce in one go. I suspect he's either in the circus or prison now...
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Location: UK (60:AH) Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:12 pm Post subject:


Tomo wrote:
there was a lad who lived nearby who could drink a whole bottle of Worcester sauce in one go
If you see him, pleae give him the Condiments of the Season....
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abraxus
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Location: 35 Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:18 pm Post subject:


Tomo wrote:
greedoniz wrote:
I think someone has been on the sauce again.


When I was a kid, there was a lad who lived nearby who could drink a whole bottle of Worcester sauce in one go. I suspect he's either in the circus or prison now...


Was his name Ant Chovey?
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Location: UK (18:SH) Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:22 pm Post subject:


abraxus wrote:
Tomo wrote:
greedoniz wrote:
I think someone has been on the sauce again.


When I was a kid, there was a lad who lived nearby who could drink a whole bottle of Worcester sauce in one go. I suspect he's either in the circus or prison now...


Was his name Ant Chovey?


I think it was Hugh Jass...
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Location: Hertfordshire, UK (32:AH) Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:42 pm Post subject:


The following gets on my wick...

People who post reviews when there is already at least one previous review. All they have to do is check the review index which, incidentally, someone has worked really hard in setting up and maintaining....

Text speak. Anyone posting in text speak should receive an instant ban and a virus should be sent to their computer, blowing it up. Into lots of tiny pieces.

People who can't be bothered to read this thread before posting something.

People who seem incapable of using the search function (the TM search or Google).
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Location: The house on Haunted Hill Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:09 pm Post subject:


Newbies who come on TM with the sole purpose of demonstrating how wonderful they are and how dumb the rest of us schmucks are. You know the kind of post: "Hi, my name is the Great Fandango. I have 3000 books of magic and know how Derren Brown did that trick with the card that the spec has to guess and was shown on TV. If anyone wants to know how to do magic just PM me and I will answer you. By the way, when will I be let into the restricted area because I find it very frustrating that I can't share my knowledge with you guys and TALK MAGIC. Hey, let's talk."

I think we had about 3 of 'em in 2007. They're annoying but also quite hypnotic - like watching a car crash happen in slow motion.
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Location: London 24 (SH) Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 12:48 pm Post subject:

Or "Hi my dad owns Selfridges"
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Location: Looking over a four-leaf clover Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 1:03 pm Post subject:

It annoys me when people who have little or no command of the English language join a forum and write gobbeldygook and get agressive when no one understands them. There have been a few of these.
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Marvo Marky wrote:

Everyone wrote:Repetition, Repetition, Repetition...

yes, repetition can be funny in comedy terms; but what are you:

sick of saying on here, or
seeing on here...

BUT! let's not mention names, or dance round flames eh...only punch above the belt please ladies and gents...leave your personal baggage at the door...

mine are:
have you got a link to that?
yes, you can use cards in mentalism...
no I wont tell you how so-n-so is done...

go for it...
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Location: A Welsh hillside, UK. 35 yrs young. SH. Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:24 pm Post subject:


I'm fed up to the hind teeth of ouroboros posts. Posts which are perpetuated by a thorn in someone's side. In programming terms, they are a nuisance too, as an infinite loop or routine causes processor overload and a non-functioning application.

I'd love to insert an 'exit;' or 'break;' command in them sometimes, or better still, a

onOuroboros($this_post)
{
$_message='Can we talk magic now?'
die($_message);
}


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Location: Halstead, Essex (26:AH) Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:39 pm Post subject:


Posts that contain words I don't understand.
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copyright
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The anti-intellectualism on this forum is getting pretty repetitive. A discussion is supposed to be an exchange of views, with the intent of exploring a particular subject.

However, whenever a there is disagreement one of the posters takes it as a personal attack. In addition to this, whenever there is an attempt to look more closely into an particular issue there are mass cries of "can't we drop the subject."

This is largely due to the paranoid belief that members must have some kind of 'agenda' if they disagree with someone or don't like something. On top of this is the childish reponse that anyone who disagrees with you isn't your 'friend'.
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Location: Cardiff Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:46 pm Post subject:


I'm sick of seeing Erdnase changes where the top card is pushed about 3 inches forward off the deck, and then pulled back with no cover at all destroying the illusion completely, and then having to rant about it!!!

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I.D
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Location: Notts.. 27: Amateur in comparison Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:51 pm Post subject:


anything that starts with

Ive not read the rules so bear with me..

Im not fishing for secrets but how do you do...

Im sick of the word sinbin.

Im sick of wasting my time reading 'reviews' that have nothing to do with reviewing a product..

Im sick of posts that contain 10 quotes and the the reply, then the posts that quote all those quotes then the previous reply and so on and so on.
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AJ
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Location: Layton, Utah Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:36 pm Post subject:


I.D wrote:
anything that starts with

Ive not read the rules so bear with me..

Im not fishing for secrets but how do you do...

Im sick of the word sinbin.

Im sick of wasting my time reading 'reviews' that have nothing to do with reviewing a product..

Im sick of posts that contain 10 quotes and the the reply, then the posts that quote all those quotes then the previous reply and so on and so on.

haha I do that sometimes...oops

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trickyricky
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Location: Cannock! (22:AH) Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:59 pm Post subject:


I hate it when somebody types out a huge, thought provoking post, only to have them quoted in a later post. The whole dang thing! Theres no need for it, and it gets my heckles up every time I see it! It doesnt bother me as much when they type something really meaningful in return, but when they do it just to say 'I totally agree' or 'Ditto', thats when I feel annoyed.

Vent and mini-rant over!
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bronz
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Location: Ashford, Kent, UK (25:AH) Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:42 pm Post subject:


New people trying to impress the regulars by getting all self righteous whenever someone slightly newer puts their little toe over the 'exposure' line or asks for the whereabouts of a product, which is then interpreted as secret hunting.

Any request for advice on or video of any type of pass. It's been done.

ACR, invisible palm, or Sinful videos. See above.

Having a go at Mark Lewis.
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I.D
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Location: Notts.. 27: Amateur in comparison Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:36 pm Post subject:


In response to AJ..

Thats EXACTLY what Im talking about.. quoting the person before you.. why .. why .. why??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

No need.

Im also sick of people.

Im sick of getting half way through a post and having a call come through and actually having to work.. it disturbs my magic aura!!

Im sick of having to wait hours sometimes for a thread to develop as people have lives and actually have to live them out while I spend my work days practicing magic and reading Bobo, playing pool and doing anything other than work

Im sick of people not posting introductions..

Im sick of the pink and fluffy thread.. theres nothing ever to be pink and fluffy about and when there is, the green and slimey is always lurking round the corner.

Im sick of (.. damn it .. a call came through )
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StevieJ
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Location: N. Ireland (AH) Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:51 pm Post subject:


I.D wrote:
while I spend my work days practicing magic and reading Bobo, playing pool and doing anything other than work


I'm sick of people with jobs like this, when I have to actually work for a living, and they think its OK to tell me about it
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Farlsborough
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Posts: 856 Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:53 pm Post subject:


I'm sick of bad grammar and spelling, also text speak. I'm sorry, it isn't that I don't welcome the younger contingent, but sometimes it seems like less time on the internet and more time at school would be a good thing. We have some foreign folk on here and I'm more than happy to be understanding in this instance, or just a few bits here and there - after all, we can't all be perfectly spoken - but "OMG! LOL cos I no how he didit bt I duno wat gimik u need 4 dat nd I dont wana hav 2 do a pass" just makes my blood boil. It just makes this place feel like a kiddy's playground rather than a constructive magic forum.

Similarly, I'm fed up of titles that do not hint in any way of their contents. Something slightly curious is fine - goodness knows I can be a tease with titles myself - but when it becomes "HI SORRY PROBABLY STOOPID QUESTION..." I swear and hit the back button. This is probably because I get about 20 emails a day that I am obliged to check by my university should they consider important information, but most often contain information about clubs I have no interest in or someone trying to flog a text book, and instead of "medics football team" or "textbooks for sale" in the subject line, they put "wow, look at this!" etc. It p*sses me off then, so I sure as sugar don't want to have to confront it on TM which is supposed to be fun and relaxing.

But, things swing both ways - people probably get sick of my bigging up Sankey all the time and telling everyone to stop dithering and buy a Real Man's Wallet.
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I.D
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Location: Notts.. 27: Amateur in comparison Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:18 am Post subject:


ut Sankey is legend.I hated him when I first saw him, but he quickly grew on me.

Oh and Ihatethe space bar on my keyboard. It never works properly. Im forever editing my posts to insert spaces.

And people at work keep swapping the buttons round on my keyboard at work. I dont need to look to type but when I do.. damn spelling errors!!
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abraxus
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Location: 35 Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:52 am Post subject:


I really hate seeing the "have you got a link to the trick?" thing...

the fact you're sitting there infront of a p.c., go and google it, or maybe, just maybe, enter the title of the effect itself eh...its sooooooo MTV generation...eurgh! me not able to search ug!

I hate the repetition of reviews and questions too...google it, enter in: talkmagic bang on - for example...doesnt take a PhD does it...

yeah, long quotes too, if you need to quote, just delete everything except the part you really need to refer to PLEASE!

and more than anything, is the whole reverse engineering of Derren Brown's stuff...leave the poor sod alone, and if you're asking how it's done, then go and LEARN some basics first, and realise you're not going to perform it and get the same reactions as him...go and come up with your own thing please...before I hunt you down and skin you alive...

ahhhh...that felt good...
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Marvell
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Location: North Devon, UK (33:AH) Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:00 am Post subject:


Gaffs are fine
Sleights are fine
You can use cards in mentalism
Mentalism is not "better" than magic
YouTube is not killing magic
If you don't like Ellusionist, don't buy from them
There are millions of tips on the classic pass, use the search function
This is not a reveal site
The best starting points are RRTCM, Bobo, 13 steps, practical mental
and Complete Course (if you're open minded)
You get into the magician's area when you get in
There are ethical problems in cold reading for money
Please introduce yourself before posting
That newbie is asking for help, not secrets

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:44 am Post subject: Re: The Repetition Post...The Repetition Post...

abraxus wrote:
Repetition, Repetition, Repetition...


Hasn't this been covered enough times already?

Now, do I get points knocked off for quoting, or added on for deleting all the rest of the post apart from that one part I used?

Fed up with all the repeat calls for SIN BIN. After someone has pointed it out once, couldn't the Mods find a way to send a virus down to destroy the latest "tell me how" " Buy a mobile phone" "free link to porn site" posters computer. Maybe not the porn one. Can be very educational.

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Wills
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Location: Northern Ireland (25:AH) Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:41 pm Post subject:


Can anyone tell me how to do mentailistic magic? I want to get good at it really quickly and without much practice.

Oh and how do you bend spoons with you mind? Tell me and I'll post a lnk that guaranties you a free mobile phone (for the first 6 months only then line rent charged at £100 per month thereafter)

I'm only joking by the way, don't send bigger boys to my house.

But yeah I hate text speak, it usually takes me about 3 times longer to read the bloody thing.
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bronz
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Location: Ashford, Kent, UK (25:AH) Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:05 am Post subject:


Oh and an apparently very erratic approach by the mods over who gets into the secrets area and when.

Yes, there's not an amazing archive of top secrets in there but there are folk around here that really should have access by now and some others that cause a bit of head scratching when you see them posting there.
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greedoniz
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Location: London (31: SH) Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:57 am Post subject:


Getting Pm's from people asking blatently how to do something and then having to see them a polite yet short message telling them where to stick their question
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Mandrake
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Location: UK (60:AH) Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:54 am Post subject:


It's amazing what turns up when doing a bit of random searching, I must have missed this thread last year! Anyways:
bronz wrote:
Oh and an apparently very erratic approach by the mods over who gets into the secrets area and when.

Yes, there's not an amazing archive of top secrets in there but there are folk around here that really should have access by now and some others that cause a bit of head scratching when you see them posting there.

'Apparently erratic' is right, there are means and methods involved, often based on information from other sources but it always boils down to who gets noticed, or gives cause for concern, for different reasons. In the last 5 years we haven't found any better system so, flawed as it is, it's what we use.
greedoniz wrote:
Getting Pm's from people asking blatantly how to do something and then having to see them a polite yet short message telling them where to stick their question

Don't bother replying, just send the PM on to any Mod as a quote so all the information is retained and we'll do the rest !
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Johnny Wizz
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Location: Oxford (57 : AH) Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:03 am Post subject:


.......... People starting threads about the Raven!

People who cannot write English

People who post really good reviews about must have tricks / books / DVDs which bring on my CUPS and land me in more hot water with Mrs Wizz..........
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Mandrake
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Location: UK (60:AH) Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:30 am Post subject:


Johnny Wizz wrote:
People who post really good reviews about must have tricks / books / DVDs which bring on my CUPS and land me in more hot water with Mrs Wizz..........
Come on, admit it - you secretly like that aspect! (Apart from trouble from Mrs.W, obviously )
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Tomo
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Location: Darkest Cheshire (41) Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:57 am Post subject:


Well, I think you're all lovely, pink and fluffy...
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greedoniz
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Location: London (31: SH) Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:05 pm Post subject:


I think someone has been on the sauce again.
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Tomo
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Location: Darkest Cheshire (41) Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:06 pm Post subject:


greedoniz wrote:
I think someone has been on the sauce again.


When I was a kid, there was a lad who lived nearby who could drink a whole bottle of Worcester sauce in one go. I suspect he's either in the circus or prison now...
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Mandrake
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Location: UK (60:AH) Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:12 pm Post subject:


Tomo wrote:
there was a lad who lived nearby who could drink a whole bottle of Worcester sauce in one go
If you see him, pleae give him the Condiments of the Season....
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abraxus
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Location: 35 Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:18 pm Post subject:


Tomo wrote:
greedoniz wrote:
I think someone has been on the sauce again.


When I was a kid, there was a lad who lived nearby who could drink a whole bottle of Worcester sauce in one go. I suspect he's either in the circus or prison now...


Was his name Ant Chovey?
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Blapsing_Beard
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Location: UK (18:SH) Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:22 pm Post subject:


abraxus wrote:
Tomo wrote:
greedoniz wrote:
I think someone has been on the sauce again.


When I was a kid, there was a lad who lived nearby who could drink a whole bottle of Worcester sauce in one go. I suspect he's either in the circus or prison now...


Was his name Ant Chovey?


I think it was Hugh Jass...
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Location: Hertfordshire, UK (32:AH) Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:42 pm Post subject:


The following gets on my wick...

People who post reviews when there is already at least one previous review. All they have to do is check the review index which, incidentally, someone has worked really hard in setting up and maintaining....

Text speak. Anyone posting in text speak should receive an instant ban and a virus should be sent to their computer, blowing it up. Into lots of tiny pieces.

People who can't be bothered to read this thread before posting something.

People who seem incapable of using the search function (the TM search or Google).
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Location: The house on Haunted Hill Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:09 pm Post subject:


Newbies who come on TM with the sole purpose of demonstrating how wonderful they are and how dumb the rest of us schmucks are. You know the kind of post: "Hi, my name is the Great Fandango. I have 3000 books of magic and know how Derren Brown did that trick with the card that the spec has to guess and was shown on TV. If anyone wants to know how to do magic just PM me and I will answer you. By the way, when will I be let into the restricted area because I find it very frustrating that I can't share my knowledge with you guys and TALK MAGIC. Hey, let's talk."

I think we had about 3 of 'em in 2007. They're annoying but also quite hypnotic - like watching a car crash happen in slow motion.
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Location: London 24 (SH) Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 12:48 pm Post subject:

Or "Hi my dad owns Selfridges"
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Lord Freddie
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Location: Looking over a four-leaf clover Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 1:03 pm Post subject:

It annoys me when people who have little or no command of the English language join a forum and write gobbeldygook and get agressive when no one understands them. There have been a few of these.
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I agree with all of this.

Tomo wrote:When I was a kid, there was a lad who lived nearby who could drink a whole bottle of Worcester sauce in one go. I suspect he's either in the circus or prison now...