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Chrystal Inner circle Canada/France 1552 Posts |
Hiya Steve,
Greetings to my nemesis by the way. :O) Drat the prozac isn't working these days? Ah well back to the matter at hand..regardless of if you believe the World Health Organization or not..just make sure you have hefty insurance or at least an epi pen on hand. After all not my place to say what effects one should use but just making people aware of the potential dangers. I'd think it's just awful of parents of 3 year olds whom have the allergy not to let the kids run around with needles myself! Okay...now deep breaths...everyone is happy once again. Your Pal always C |
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Steve V Inner circle Northern California 1878 Posts |
I've decided to ban children with peanut allergies from attending my shows. I don't even do the PB and J, I just don't like children with peanut allergies and I don't want to risk having a passerbye returning from a baseball game sneeze and sending particles of peanuts into the air. I'm also demanding that these children be banned from ball games in general as well as flying on airlines. My main concern is a preschool serving deep fried food to the chillins.
Steve V |
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Neale Bacon Inner circle Burnaby BC Canada 1775 Posts |
I have always wanted to add the PB&J to my show, without the sandwich bit. I have seen many funny versions that don't require the sandwich.
Has anyone ever objected to seeing the PB jar (which I assume is not full of real PB)
Neale Bacon and his Crazy Critters
Burnaby BC Canada's Favourite Family Ventriloquist www.baconandfriends.com |
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Steve V Inner circle Northern California 1878 Posts |
Remember, they don't know what is or isn't in the sandwich so do it minus peanut butter. Knowing the whack jobs running around I bet you would have a mother of a peanutly challenged kids whine about the visual.
Steve V |
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Donald Dunphy Inner circle Victoria, BC, Canada 7563 Posts |
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On 2006-03-04 19:38, N.Bacon wrote: At one time, someone commented about having actual parent / teacher objections to just seeing the PB jar, on another older thread about PB&J. - Donald
Donald Dunphy is a Victoria Magician, British Columbia, Canada.
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Stevethomas Inner circle Southern U.S.A. 3728 Posts |
Some of the kids might be allergic to THINKING about peanuts, so I guess I should just sell my original Tim Wenk/Metempirical Magic PB$J effect and props as a collector's item for $300 to some lucky NON-allergic person.
Steve |
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TomBoleware Inner circle Hattiesburg, Ms 3163 Posts |
Steve, sounds like a deal for somebody.
Let’s just hope, it being ole, it doesn’t contain a lead-based paint, a big killer of children. Approximately 890,000 children in the US alone aged 1-5 years have blood lead levels to high. Caused mainly from paint. Magicians should check all their props. Tom And please don’t forget to help protect those poor little ole spotted neck, one legged birds out there somewhere.
The Daycare Magician Book
https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/amazekids/the-daycare-magician/ My Blog - https://boleware.blogspot.com/ |
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Steve V Inner circle Northern California 1878 Posts |
I was going to mention paint but was afraid it would start a panic.
Steve V |
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Alexander Leidy New user Greenwich, Connecticut 33 Posts |
My solution to the issue is to talk to the parents and make sure they know that my usual routine includes a peanut butter sandwich and balloons, and to find out if anyone in attendance at said event has a peanut/latex allergy. If so, I just use different effects. I also have them sign something that says that I told them there would be peanuts and latex involved with the show, so if they didn't tell anybody about the use of those products, I can't be sued.
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TomBoleware Inner circle Hattiesburg, Ms 3163 Posts |
Yes the paint issue is a big one. Concerned magicians should take their props in to be tested. Unlike the peanut butter that kills the child on the spot, not only can lead poison kill a child, it can cause learning disabilities, hyperactivity, attention deficit disorder, behavioral disorders, neurological damage, stunted growth, anemia, hearing loss, and sometimes mental retardation.
But getting back to the food thing. Almost one third of the population omit certain foods from their diet because they Believe they will cause an allergic reaction. The most frequent food allergies are to milk, eggs, peanuts, fish, nuts, citrus fruit and tomatoes. Under certain conditions, any of these could kill a child. Or even you. Any use of a food item in your show could make certain children/parents jump. Hot Dogs are a major cause of choking. Any mention of them could bring back bad memories to many. Kids get sick from sour milk everyday. Using a milk pitcher could be bad taste. Eggs are a no-no to some children. Using the egg bag is not a good idea. Children have stuck crayons up their nose and been rushed to the doctor. The coloring book could bring back bad memories to them. More than 20 percent of school-age children suffer from allergies. Make sure your props are free of dust,hair,animal dander, etc. So please folks, warn them about peanut butter. Tom
The Daycare Magician Book
https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/amazekids/the-daycare-magician/ My Blog - https://boleware.blogspot.com/ |
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rickmorse Regular user Flushing, MI 131 Posts |
I don't use the real PB&J sandwich as the kicker, and likely never will. The trick itself--that is, the gimmicked jars and their tubes--aren't going to hurt anyone as long as they've never been in contact with real peanuts.
How about ending with a funny foam sandwich? Lots of comedy possibilities when the magi tries to take a bite! When that doesn't work, Hershey's Kisses could be produced using your favorite production method and presented to the children after noting--naturally--"Hey! You got chocolate in my peanut butter!" |
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Spellbinder Inner circle The Holy City of East Orange, NJ 6438 Posts |
http://tinyurl.com/8mzke
And that's all I'm going to say on this topic.
Professor Spellbinder
Professor Emeritus at the Turkey Buzzard Academy of Magik, Witchcraft and Wizardry http://www.magicnook.com Publisher of The Wizards' Journals |
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bsears Inner circle Cincinnati, Ohio 1040 Posts |
I read this thread on Friday wondering what you guys were talking about with the covers sticking. On Saturday, at a show, I found out.
(i'll be trying the armor all). |
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Starrpower Inner circle 4070 Posts |
Perhaps we need a manufacturer to make the covers from leather? The old "ball and cone" sets were leather.
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magicbob116 Inner circle 1522 Posts |
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On 2006-03-05 05:55, rickmorse wrote: This is true, but you'd be surprised how many teachers, parents, etc. absolutely FREAK OUT when they see the jar of "Peanut Butter." Even if you've told them ahead of time it's a fake Peanut Butter Jar (I would hate to see these people react when they turn the corner at the grocery store and come face to face with an entire shelf of the real thing!). I have seen numerous threads here recounting such episodes. I performed PB&J only once. It was at a family gathering where I knew there would be no concerns. After reading all of the bad experiences so many magicians are having with this, I sold mine. I decided it wasn't worth having to worry whether or not people were going to panic every time I performed it. I don't need that kind of drama in my life. I figure there are planty of other effects that are just as good or better than PB&J to round out my show. I've been thinking of other things that could be substituted to perform the same effect just with a different "theme." The first thing I ruled out was a wine bottle and a glass of wine. I've been thinking about possibilities like: A bottle of coke and a can of pepsi. A toy mouse and a wedge of cheese (got to watch out for those dairy allergies though!) Cake & Ice Cream etc. Other ideas, anybody? Together we can wipe this Peanut scourge from the face of the planet!!!!
B. Robert Pulver
The "I Hate Card Tricks!" Book of Card Tricks Vol. 1, 2, and 3 Kards for Kids Sticky Situations Sleightly Wacky http://www.magicnook.com/magicbob |
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Neale Bacon Inner circle Burnaby BC Canada 1775 Posts |
Rick Morse - Funny idea with the foam sandwich. David Ginn sells a funny one. It has feathers sticking out all over. You say "This doesn't look like PB and J. I wonder what kind it is?" You open the sandwich to show a mirror inside. Have someone look at it and say "Oh look. Turkey!"
Or in my case I do it to myself and say "Look, it's ham! (Bacon..get it?) magicbob- I like the idea of a variation on it. I think the coke and pepsi is interesting although there might be copyright issues.
Neale Bacon and his Crazy Critters
Burnaby BC Canada's Favourite Family Ventriloquist www.baconandfriends.com |
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Bob Johnston Inner circle Philadelphia, PA 1251 Posts |
N.Bacon:
Why do you think a Coke or Pepsi would be a copyright issue, are you planning on selling the trick? Bob |
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Steve V Inner circle Northern California 1878 Posts |
Coke and Pepsi are both waaaayyyyy into protecting copyrights. They will have secret shoppers go into places that sell the others products and, for example, say "Can I have a coke?" and if the person serves a Pepsi they will serve notice to them right there and then. That is why most places will tell you "sorry, we have Pepsi not Coke", they have to. Another interesting thing about Coke is there are soda companies that file suit trying to get the word 'coke' to be generic for a carmel colored soda. This way any producer can sell 'coke'. This is what happened to Formica. Used to be a brand until it became common usage and the courts ruled that the Formica company no longer owned their own name. Now neither will really care if its name is used in the trick except who ever end up on the losing end will likely not be thrilled.
Steve V |
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magicbob116 Inner circle 1522 Posts |
I was just brainstorming about various other "pairs" to substitute for PB&J (for my personal use only, not to sell). I doubt I would go with Coke and Pepsi anyway... too similar I think. Maybe just doing a passe bottle routine with a bottle of "cola" and a glass would be the way to go.
But if you did it using an actual bottle (gimmicked of course) of Coke and a real can of Pepsi, where would the copyright infringement be? I've seen quite a few illusions that use gimmicked Coke (as well as Pepsi, 7-up, beer, etc.) bottles, cans, etc. And what about tricks that can be done with any normal soda can or bottle (quarter through can, traditional coin in bottle, healed and sealed). Are you saying that you can't use a can of coke to perform a magic trick? That's like Bicycle saying it's a copyright infringement to do a card trick using one of their decks!
B. Robert Pulver
The "I Hate Card Tricks!" Book of Card Tricks Vol. 1, 2, and 3 Kards for Kids Sticky Situations Sleightly Wacky http://www.magicnook.com/magicbob |
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Jim Poor Special user Fairfax, VA 676 Posts |
Doesn't PB&J use the Peter Pan peanut butter jar?
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