The Magician's Hidden Library Magic Words: A Dictionary

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G 0 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 )
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