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uncontrollably . . . and later, after having been brought backstage, explained
that 'Garwallah' was Turkish for 'Hey, Taximan!'"
Gazeeka Gazooka
Facts: This is professional magician-comedian Mike Camevale's magic
phrase.
Ghht Mar Nak Grttzt
(see qmfbtf)
In Literature:
• Balanced Alternative Technologies Multi-User Dimension, Bat.org (2004)
Giggle-Gaggle-Goo
In Literature:
• "The King placed the casket on a small table before him, and then, after
a solemn look at the expectant faces, he said slowly: 'Giggle-gaggle-goo!'
which was the magic word that opened the box. At once the lid flew back,
and the King peered within and exclaimed: 'Ha!'" -- L. Frank Baum, The
Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo (190 )
Gilli-Gilli-Gilli
(see also galli galli galli)
Origins: This magic phrase originated in India.
Facts: Gilli-gilli-gilli is sung in the Jewish Sabbath song "Minnimet."4
Common Magician's Applications: Restorations. For example: "[A]
shawl, borrowed from an uneasy member of the crowd, is cut into shreds
and then, after the wave of a magic wand, a puff of magic breath, and the
muttering of magic words -- 'gilli-gilli-gilli' or 'yantru-mantru-jãlajãla-tantru' --
it is whole again."
2 TheMagicCafe.com (2004)
Judy Bannon, "Rope Tricks, Rabbits, It Must be Magic" (1999)
4 Temple Israel of Hollywood Outreach
5 Margaret A. Mills, South Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia (200 )