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I did it. wow. incredible effect

Postby Discombobulator » Mar 25th, '12, 10:41



Last nght (Saturday March 24th) I was performing close-up for a bunch of students.
I was asked by one girl if I could predict the future.
Totally ad-lib I took her hand and gave a couple of convincers about her past (Barnum type statements.)
She quickly bought into the whole palmistry and psychic thing.

in a flash of insipration I told her that while she was asleep she would dream about a white rabbit that would take her into a time vortex and somehow one whole hour would just evaporate. When she wakes up her body clock, and her watch, would be one hour behind reality.

She looked puzzled but I gave her my business card and asked her to let me know if anything unusual happend.

This morning I got a text.
"OMG OMG OMG my watch is 1 hour behind the time on my phone, WTF ????"

I texted back to explain the clocks went forward one hour.

Got another text back
"OMG I forgot clocks changed today. :-) I even looked under my bed for a white rabbit ! I feel so stooopid, but I'm laffing now.

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Re: I did it. wow. incredible effect

Postby FTHO » Mar 25th, '12, 11:39

haha genius!

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Re: I did it. wow. incredible effect

Postby Tomo » Mar 25th, '12, 11:52

Nice one! :D

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Re: I did it. wow. incredible effect

Postby The4thCircle » Mar 25th, '12, 11:52

In terms of effect and showmanship, this is like the modern equivalent of Tin Tin convincing a tribe of natives that he's a god purely because he knew the date of the next solar eclipse and he happened to be getting taken out for execution only minutes before it was due.

Well played.

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Re: I did it. wow. incredible effect

Postby TonyB » Mar 25th, '12, 17:51

I really like that - cheeky and effective.

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Re: I did it. wow. incredible effect

Postby Alfred Borden » Mar 25th, '12, 19:39

Nice work, Sir :D

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Re: I did it. wow. incredible effect

Postby MatCult » Mar 26th, '12, 13:28

:lol:

Stoodints.

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Re: I did it. wow. incredible effect

Postby Allen Tipton » Mar 26th, '12, 13:46

A really great story.. Take advantage of the then moment. Max Malini would be proud of you.

Similar happening to Tin Tin's-- in A Yankee At The Court Of King Arthur by Mark Twain, with the Eclipse of the Sun.

Reading Hands-- Do try and find Joe Ridings little booklet on this. A really easy system.
and

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Leave the filled in sheet with them and CHARGE them for it of course.
They will show the sheet to others.
It also entertains others while you do it.

As Graham Reed says--'Individualised entertainment which packs flat (just some photo copied A4 sheets from a page in the book) but plays BIG. Ideal as an income booster'.
His address --well if you are interested pm me.

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Re: I did it. wow. incredible effect

Postby Styles13 » Mar 27th, '12, 16:40

What we all want to know is.. was she cute and did you get a date?

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Re: I did it. wow. incredible effect

Postby Discombobulator » Mar 27th, '12, 17:12

Jester Styles wrote:What we all want to know is.. was she cute and did you get a date?


I'm married and old enough to be her father, so that thought never crossed my mind.
Actually, some mornings I wake up feeling like a 20-year-old, but can't find one so I go back to sleep.

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Re: I did it. wow. incredible effect

Postby Jing » Mar 28th, '12, 18:14

I like it.

I texted back to explain the clocks went forward one hour.


I wouldn't have told her. Let her figure it out herself!

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