T Variations and Incantations: • One, two, three, poof This is a magic phrase attributed to magician Terry Collins (Emazdad, The Magic Cafe Forum [200 ]). In Literature: • "Think of me as a magician. I count three, and when I reach it . . . you are gone." -- Stephen Hunter, Havana (200 ) Thrummular, Thrummular Thrilp, Hum Lipsible, Lipsible Lilp; Dim Thricken Mithrummy, Lumgumptulous Hummy, Stormgurgle Umbumdular Bilp Facts: This "meaningless" magic phrase by philosopher Alan Watts rep resents "dancing patterns of light and sound, water and fire, rhythm and vibration, electricity and spacetime."24 Thunder Dunder, Seven Day Wonder Facts: This phrase for dispelling is from the Bewitched television series. Thunderbolt, Zazoom In Literature: • "On many occasions, I had to hold on tight to keep myself from falling, so excited was I by that moment when Captain Thunder transformed himself from a timid professor to a high voltage crime fighter by uttering the magic words 'Thunderbolt, Zazoom!'" -- Antonio Hernandez, Merchant of Illusion (2002) Tiba Diba Riba Facts: This is a magic phrase for materializing a red hawk in Oral Storytelling and Teaching Mathematics by Michael Schiro (2004). 24 The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are (1966)