MAGIC WORDS Umpah Umpah Facts: This is a favorite magic phrase of magician Nicholas J. Johnson. Uncle Fester's Big Toe Facts: Professional magician Steve Charney uses this magic phrase. Until In Literature: • "[T]hat is really the magic word -- 'until.' There is nothing that is impossible for the man or woman who says, 'I will not quit until I succeed.' And the good news is that we were all born with this 'never say die' spirit." -- Eric Aronson, Dash (200 ) Urza In Literature: • "'Speak the magic word and the gates to the treasure swing open,' she said to herself, thinking of an old Fallaji legend, 'And the second word is Urza.'" -- Jeff Grubb, The Brothers of War (1998) Uuuhhh Uuuhhh I bellowed the magic words, "Uuuhhh, Uuuhhh." -- Raymond W. Baker, Capitalism's Achilles Heel (2005) Meanings: • Attention! • "The time is now" Facts: Uuuhhh Uuuhhh is a primal grunt used by alligator caretakers to signal feeding time.4 2 TheMagicCafe.com (2005) Hocus Jokus: 50 Funny Magic Tricks Complete with Jokes (200 ) 4 Raymond W. Baker, Capitalism's Achilles Heel (2005)