Tricks
DougS
Florida
Here's a great one to start out with... What dancer wouldn't be in awe of a guy that can turn two $1 dollar bills into a $20? (the video shows a $2 instead of a $20, but same principle)
http://izaspie.blogspot.com/2007/10/two-…
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Thanks for the neat trick. Here's one but the video isn't as neato:
http://www.looptard.com/whiskey_and_wate…
http://my.break.com/content/view.aspx?Co…
http://www.dailymotion.com/country:dk/vi…
Cute and dumb:
http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/sea…
This one is cool:
http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/sea…
Even cooler:
http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/sea…
I'm a sucker for these tricks. :)
A genuine dancer can be a lot of fun, but the fraudster can definitely be a lot of fun if she is smooth. The dancer with ability to dilate her pupils was an example of a fun fraudster. With her eyes she was able to create the illusion of extreme interest on her part. After I paid my money she revealed her trick to me and she seemed upset that I still didn't get it. I got it, but it was a special trick that I don't think many dancers can do and also it was a trick that for me at least still retained its character even after being revealed. I read prostitutes in Italy used to put Belladonna (translation?: pretty woman) in there eyes to dilate their pupils. The large pupils fooled the customers into thinking the woman liked them.
I'm a huge fan of the con artist type dancer (and other con artists) when it is done with skill. Usually what I see with con artists is a truly stupid scam that should be visible a million miles away and involves the "free" lunch. An excellent example of this that keeps working is the stranger who finds some money and wants to share it with you, but first he has to be sure you're trustworthy. Trust him with a small amount of money and then he will trust you with a large amount of money. Another involves a business deal where one party is supposed to put up all the money while the other persons puts up the labor. At the last moment just to make it "legal" the other party asks for a nominal investment. If you're dumb even to fall for the nominal investment, then the con artist will try and milk you for more money to "save" your original investment.
A bank pulled the "save" your original investment scam on me--Points were supposed to be around 1 or 2 percent. Upfront costs that I paid including appraisal were $300. Remember this is a big bank with federal insurance and all that jazz and I was just a small customer so I was shocked when the fraud was rolled out like a red carpet. The banker says he was excellent news for me, I've been approved for the loan (my credit was excellent) and he just needs me to come down and sign the paper work. Imagine my shock when I see EIGHT POINTS!!! I practically had a heart attack and then thought it was some type of mistake. The banker says well if you don't accept it, then you will lose your $300! He was stunned when I said take the $300 I'm not giving any more money to a crook. Then he starts yapping there is going to a lawsuit against me for calling him a crook. I say look, if I get a jury trial you'll be paying damages you stupid crook! Then he says he is going to call security. I say that is even better CROOK!!! We just stand there at that point and I say what are you waiting for? I thought you wanted to make a big issue out my calling you a crook? Let's make it a big issue already, I'm definitely game there is always the slim chance I'll get a jury trial. With that he says he doesn't want any trouble and would I please leave. I say not a problem at all, good riddance. That was that. :(
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LOL. I'd rather try performing 'tricks' like shadowcat and you discussed in your last post! :-)