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ludmer New user Brazil 59 Posts |
Got ideas?? I´m looking for some new jokes to use in a comedy linking ring routine.
I trust jewish magicians and bagels
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belfazar New user Lakeland, FL 7 Posts |
After showing three rings I say, "This reminds me of the three rings of marriage....the engagement ring, the wedding ring, and the suffering.."
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Neale Bacon Inner circle Burnaby BC Canada 1775 Posts |
I do a comedy version and one of my favorite lines is "I used to call this the Bruce Lee method but found out recently children didn't know who I was talking about, so its now the Jackie Chan method"
Don't ask why, but it gets a laugh.
Neale Bacon and his Crazy Critters
Burnaby BC Canada's Favourite Family Ventriloquist www.baconandfriends.com |
Payne Inner circle Seattle 4571 Posts |
My favorite is,
. . . there's a hole in every ring, otherwise they'd be plates.
"America's Foremost Satirical Magician" -- Jeff McBride.
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Dorian Rhodell Inner circle San Francisco, CA. 1633 Posts |
Just to give credit where credit is due, the suffering line was the brain child of Tom Ogden.
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Neale Bacon Inner circle Burnaby BC Canada 1775 Posts |
I also hold up five rings as the Olympic Symbol and say, "Look...a 10 billion dollar waste of time."
Funny here since we have just been awarded the 2010 Olympics.
Neale Bacon and his Crazy Critters
Burnaby BC Canada's Favourite Family Ventriloquist www.baconandfriends.com |
Lee Darrow V.I.P. Chicago, IL USA 3588 Posts |
Since I use 16" rings, an old joke from the Dick Van Dyke show comes in handy. I keep the rings behind me and say,
"A guy walks into a psychiatrist's office and asks: Doc, can a man be in love with an elephant? "The psychiatrist says: Of course not, that's insane! "So the guy says: Then do you know where I can get rid of an engagement ring this big?" Show single ring. Sure, it's borscht belt as all heck, but it gets a laugh! Lee Darrow, C.Ht.
http://www.leedarrow.com
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Curtis Kam V.I.P. same as you, plus 3 and enough to make 3498 Posts |
Here's a line that's so bad, I've never forgotten it, from the moment I thought of it:
"The mystery of the Chinese Linkin' Rings. I don't know why they call it that, Lincoln wasn't even Chinese." I dare you.
Is THAT a PALMS OF STEEL 5 Banner I see? YARRRRGH! Please visit The Magic Bakery
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twistedace Inner circle philadelphia 3772 Posts |
I just laughed so hard Curtis, thanks for the dare, haha.
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matthewjohnson Loyal user Canada 239 Posts |
Linking ring gag for children:
"Most magicians buy these rings from magic stores, I bought these from an elephant's wedding shop." Have fun with it, Matthew |
snedglow New user Pine Grove, PA 94 Posts |
I use Dan Fleischman's (sp?) linking rings and they won't fit an elephant.
He has a good routine, I think, and one of the things he does with kids that I really like is he does a link while the rings are being held by two children. He clanks the key ring loudly on the ring the kids are holding and asks them if that hurt. When they answer no, he replies off the cuff, "It will! But just a little." This works well with 9-10 year olds, I've found. hey get a kick out of it. -R
-Randy
[email]rsnedden@closeupmagic.org[/email] ~~~~~ “Chance is but the pseudonym of God for those particular cases which He does not choose to subscribe to openly with His own signature ... ” |
mkiger Loyal user 228 Posts |
Oh dear, I think I broke them.
I used to do a comedy bit in which I could not keep them from linking. Crash unlinking, double to the edge of the table, quick link while panting and wild-eyed. Down the arm to a link, a silent unlink with a baffled experssion. The kids liked it. |
London Special user U.S.A. 769 Posts |
This does not really answer your question , however I would say one of the funniest if not THE funniest ring routines is Jay Marshalls routine. But the most unique routine and my favorite ring routine is Tom Franks routine.From my home town of Cincinnati Ohio. he has a dvd out with his routine. if you do a search you can find it easy enough.
THOUGHTfully,
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MagicalArtist Veteran user Hobart, Indiana 378 Posts |
I have to question the wisdom of performing the linking rings to patter. This reminds me of the fellow who once asked on a message board what patter he should perform Zombie to. Some effects are so visual, that patter is not only unnecessary, it is superfluous. I think linking rings (and the Zombie) are most beautiful when they are performed to music, as David Copperfield did.
I am reminded of this quote from Expert Card Technique by Jean Hugard: Turning to the other side of the question, we undoubtedly find not only effects which lose nothing by being presented in silence, but also a number which must actually gain in artistic value by that mode of presentation. Such are those effects which, on the one hand, include in their performance much that will attract the eye and, on the other hand, those in which close attention is desirable, on the part of the audience. In neither class can patter be regarded as an artistic essential. On the contrary, the introduction of patter where it must be either unnecessary or detrimental, could only be regarded as an advantage by those to whom the requirements of art are unknown. Anything not requisite or, at the least, not tending to enhance the effect produced, must be a blemish, artistically speaking. Therefore, we are bound to admit that silent presentation can be perfectly artistic, and that patter is not a necessary constituent of our art, in certain phases. |
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