b •"Bibbity bobbity boo, I thought. Alakazam." -- Kim Harrison, Every Which Way But Dead (2005) • "'Bibbidy, bobbidy, boo!' said Campbell. 'Now look, Daddy!' . . . He leaned over again. 'The ace of diamonds . . . the ace of hearts . . . the ace of . . . clubs! Whuh -- Campbell! How did the ace of clubs get there?' Delighted. 'It just -- did!' 'Why -- it's magic!'" -- Tom Wolfe, The Bonfire of the Vanities (1987) • "'Siggy saw the fairy godmother flying away ahead of them, north and east from San Clemente, trailing stars behind her as she flew. 'Bibbity bobbity boo,' she cried, and she was gone." -- Orson Card, Maps in a Mirror (1990) • "'Bibbidy Bobbidy boo.' Balaam transformed back into a man." -- Oren the Otter, The Lost Son of Nerr (2004) • "Force lines are invisible streams of energy that flow through the ground and the air. They're the source of power we tap into when we do our bib bity-bobbity-boo schtick." -- Robert Asprin, Myth-ing Persons (2002) • "'Bibbity-bobbity-boo,' said Sylvie. 'You're now a real boy.' 'You're thinking of Pinocchio but quoting Cinderella.'" -- Orson Card, Homebody (1998) • "'Beat it, willya! Shoo fly!' She waggled her hands at him. 'Bibbidy bobbidy boo! Take a hike, damnit!'" -- Russ Anderson, "Hard Choices" (2001) Bibbity Babbit Common Magician's Applications: Pulling a rabbit out of a hat. In Literature: • "'Blasted bunnies!' he cursed. 'How was I to know that saying Bibbity Bab- bit summoned rabbits?'" -- Kate McMullan, Class Trip to the Cave of Doom (1998) Bibbity-Boo Meanings: • "Something other worldly" -- James Harkness, quoted in The Most Southern Place on Earth by James C. Cobb (1992) Variations and Incantations: • Ibbity Bibbity Boo -- James Harkness, quoted in The Most Southern Place on Earth by James C. Cobb (1992)