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mentalvic Loyal user 215 Posts 
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So, I'd been working on the old "Bill in the Lemon" bit for a friend and her children. I decided to make it more entertaining by "warping" my presentation.
I appeared on her door-step last week with a brazier and charcoal in hand. I grinned and told her and her young un's, "I've got something to show you." I set the brazier down, lit a coal, deposited the same in the brazier, and went inside. I quickly prattled off how a sacrifice works: If you want the gods to intercede on your behalf, you must offer up to them something of value. I then produced a single dollar bill. I had my friend write down a petition (out of sight) for "the gods" and then sign it. I also had her sign the dollar bill and fold it until it was a small packet. Moving outside, I took the dollar and set it upon the coal. IMMEDIATELY it began to smoulder and I covered the brazier with the lid. I then stepped away and said, "Please, whisper to your children the petition you wrote down while inside." She did as I asked and I produced a small carving knife. "The gods were often believed to live in heaven and I know their home world to be our sun. We need something to resemble the sun so that we might divine their response to your petition." Turning to her youngest child I asked, "What shape is the sun?" The child replied, "Round." I said, "So we need something round." Turning to her next youngest I asked, "What color is the sun?" She said, "Yellow." "Round and yellow," I mused. Producing the lemon I turned to her eldest, "Think this will work?" He merely laughed. I cut into the lemon, muttering as I did so, and produced-- the signed dollar! This part threw me: everyone was stunned-- and not in that pleasant, "Oh, that's a cool trick!" kind of way. It was more in that, "This is creepy" way. BILL IN LEMON IS EVIL! BILL IN LEMON IS EVIL! BILL IN LEMON IS EVIL! BILL IN LEMON IS EVIL! BILL IN LEMON IS EVIL! BILL IN LEMON IS EVIL! :P
There she was, a dodgy old prune in a tiara, rushing at me waving a sword. Do all knights suffer this whilst being made?
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27300 Posts
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Thanks for sharing the reframe.
The egg or chicken thing about taking away the evil is a strong image and idea.
...to all the coins I've dropped here
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ptbeast Special user Oregon 831 Posts
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Thanks for sharing that. I really enjoyed it. One question: since the sacrifice (the bill) was returned (rejected?) does that mean that the petition was
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27300 Posts
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Dave, I was thinking that the bill would be signed and put in an envelope on the person somewhere. The lemon would be used for the cleansing, and revealed to now contain the "evil". And of course the peformer at least offers them four quarters for their soggy bill. And of course the volunteer declines to permit the performer to show them the next mystery.
...to all the coins I've dropped here
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mentalvic Loyal user 215 Posts
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You know, I was wondering about that, myself.
I don't know. I'll ask the gods next time I'm on the sun.
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On 2005-05-19 12:32, Jonathan Townsend wrote: Well, as the bill was MINE, it shouldn't put anyone off from seeing the next effect.
There she was, a dodgy old prune in a tiara, rushing at me waving a sword. Do all knights suffer this whilst being made?
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Gede Nibo Inner circle 2447 Posts
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Great presentation for an otherwise "sour" effect (just a pun, sorry)...
I like to make a coin disappear and appear inside of some fruit on my altar that had been given to the Spirits as an offering...it kills... |
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mentalvic Loyal user 215 Posts
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On 2005-05-19 14:28, babakali wrote: I love puns! Thanks! Quote:
I like to make a coin disappear and appear inside of some fruit on my altar that had been given to the Spirits as an offering...it kills... Now THAT I would truly LOVE to see sometime!
There she was, a dodgy old prune in a tiara, rushing at me waving a sword. Do all knights suffer this whilst being made?
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Gede Nibo Inner circle 2447 Posts
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Yeah, puns rule...
but seriously, thanx for sharing! it just goes to show that ALL branches of maigic can meet together in harmony...whether in the graveyard, or in the parlor... Baba |
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27300 Posts
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On 2005-05-19 15:39, babakali wrote:...ALL branches of maigic can meet together in harmony...whether in the graveyard, or in the parlor... In this case, the fruitbowl too.
...to all the coins I've dropped here
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mentalvic Loyal user 215 Posts
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On 2005-05-19 15:39, babakali wrote: So very true, Baba. I am finding that my presentations work best if I ground them in the occult, the supernatural, some dark-side setting, etc. A friend of mine raises rabbits (for food) and I am soon to purchase a young bunny from him to train for "rabbit out of a hat" type scenarios. Only my "hat" will be a small coffin and the rabbit will serve as an emblem of love triumphant over death.
There she was, a dodgy old prune in a tiara, rushing at me waving a sword. Do all knights suffer this whilst being made?
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weepinwil Inner circle USA 3828 Posts
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For a minute I thought you were going to do the signed bill in the rabbit trick. Now that would be bizarre!
"Til Death us do part!" - Weepin Willie
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Mystician Inner circle Wallachia 3485 Posts
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Talk about a sacrifice !
Cut the bunny open ... , whoop, dey "it" is, right next to it's still beating heart ! Hmmm.. .. HMMMMMMMm... .. muauaha .. muahahahahaaaa ...... MUUAHAAHAAHAAAAAAA (0h I am getting ideas !!!!) 
Nah, even I couldn't do that to a bunny.. but a chicken ? or maybe a stuffed bunny ? It'd be twisted to see that done with a spring animal - c'mere Rocky, ya varmint !!!!
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Man, now you're talking....
you want twisted? I have a ring flite that involves a ring, a rat, and a thermos of liquid nitrogen. The ring vanishes, and travels into the rat (by way of allusion to a popular urban myth) To retrieve it, you hold the rat by the tail and dunk it into the thermos. Once the rat is frozen, a light smack on the table disperses the rat, and leaves the ring there unharmed. I like the way you introduced the lemon. Maybe next time, you could tear the bill to shreds, and use the shreds as compost for the tree. A little water, a little light, and a lemon grows on the tree. Inside is the bill.
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mentalvic Loyal user 215 Posts
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On 2005-05-20 00:00, Curtis Kam wrote: Next time, I'll drink some lemonade, drop my pants, reach behind me, and produce the lemon from my a------ um, yeah. This IS a family oriented forum. So, uh, yeah.
There she was, a dodgy old prune in a tiara, rushing at me waving a sword. Do all knights suffer this whilst being made?
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sinnead zenun Elite user Mt. Makiling 408 Posts
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Hahaha nice one mentalvic
have you tried using a different fruit??? something like a wildfruit or something with more bizarre look unlike the lemon |
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mentalvic Loyal user 215 Posts
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On 2005-05-20 05:29, sinnead zenun wrote: No, sure haven't, Sinnead. I had a lemon, I had practiced the effect once or twice before, and I was heck-bent on doing it that night. Of course, a pomegranate would probably be the BEST fruit to use in a bizarre routine of this nature.
There she was, a dodgy old prune in a tiara, rushing at me waving a sword. Do all knights suffer this whilst being made?
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Mystician Inner circle Wallachia 3485 Posts
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On 2005-05-20 00:00, Curtis Kam wrote: Curtis, that is awesome !! The liquid NO2 is a clean way of "opening" the rat and dispenses with the gore, if desired. It's also dramatic, that could applied to lots of things. Is that original to you ? I like your lemon version too.
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