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WAV King

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Nov 13, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/13/99
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Why use a spoiler for something that's common knowledge? He didn't give
anything away.


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Wilson Banswell

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Nov 14, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/14/99
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Everywhere I see info about tonight's episode "BABF02 - Hello Gutter, Hello
Fadder ", I see something saying Teller will speak. So what's so great about
that?

Willie hears you Willie don't care


Dean Humphries

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Nov 14, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/14/99
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>Everywhere I see info about tonight's episode "BABF02 - Hello Gutter, Hello
>Fadder ", I see something saying Teller will speak. So what's so great about
>that?


Because except for the Penn And Teller Get Killed movie, he never has.


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XxPunkyxX

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>>Everywhere I see info about tonight's episode "BABF02 - Hello Gutter, Hello
>>Fadder ", I see something saying Teller will speak. So what's so great
>about
>>that?
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>Because except for the Penn And Teller Get Killed movie, he never has.
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On the daily show Jon Stewart asked him to "SAY SOMETHING!!!" and so he thought
for a moment and then swore so it'd have to be bleeped out.


Eliza
but technically he did speak...

Bill McNeal

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Adam Hopkins

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Nov 14, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/14/99
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He also spoke on a Learning Chanel special about the history of magic. It
wasn't just a word or two either, it was like a whole interview.

SJim67 <sji...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:19991114201646...@ng-co1.aol.com...


> >Because except for the Penn And Teller Get Killed movie, he never has.
>

> Actually, he's had various roles in films where he (Teller) spoke. Most
notably
> the HBO film "Long Gone."

Cap'n Twill

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Nov 14, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/14/99
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> >>Everywhere I see info about tonight's episode "BABF02 - Hello Gutter, Hello
> >>Fadder ", I see something saying Teller will speak. So what's so great
> >about
> >>that?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Because except for the Penn And Teller Get Killed movie, he never has.
> >
> >
> >
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> On the daily show Jon Stewart asked him to "SAY SOMETHING!!!" and so he thought
> for a moment and then swore so it'd have to be bleeped out.

Actually, it was with Craig Kilborne, and what they aired was "F--- you, Craig!."


Cap'n Twill

Yes, "F---."

Not "F***."


Scan

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Nov 14, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/14/99
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Wilson Banswell wrote:

> Everywhere I see info about tonight's episode "BABF02 - Hello Gutter, Hello
> Fadder ", I see something saying Teller will speak. So what's so great about
> that?
>

> I saw a Penn and Teller show about two years ago here in Seattle. It's only a
> stage shtick when he doesn't speak, how ever there are times when Teller is
> off stage and there's a voice "from beyond" only to be interupted by a dropped
> microphone that Teller picks up. It's a funny schtick.

The best part about the show was when the show was over Penn and Teller were
greeting everyone in the lobby and Teller was a regular chatterbox.

Scan

Scan

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Nov 14, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/14/99
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Wilson Banswell wrote:

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P.S. I've never heard Harpo Marx speak though I've read his writings, I wonder
if any footage of Harpo pseak.

Scan

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Nov 14, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/14/99
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Wilson Banswell wrote:

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if any footage of Harpo speaking exists

SJim67

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Nov 15, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/15/99
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>Because except for the Penn And Teller Get Killed movie, he never has.

Actually, he's had various roles in films where he (Teller) spoke. Most notably

SJim67

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Nov 15, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/15/99
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>He also spoke on a Learning Chanel special about the history of magic. It
>wasn't just a word or two either, it was like a whole interview.

Exactly. The silent thing is part of the Penn and Teller act. Outside of that
act he's spoken quite often.

Irish Boxer

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Nov 15, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/15/99
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In his act he never speaks, that's basically his gimick

Irish "My Gimmick is being a Jackass" Boxer

On 14 Nov 1999 19:18:27 GMT, volg...@aol.com (Wilson Banswell) wrote:

>Everywhere I see info about tonight's episode "BABF02 - Hello Gutter, Hello
>Fadder ", I see something saying Teller will speak. So what's so great about
>that?
>

TedJ...@mindspring.com

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Nov 15, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/15/99
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Irish Boxer wrote in message <382f6d4b.14035849@news>...

>In his act he never speaks, that's basically his gimick


If he hadn't spoken here either, then would there be a big
controversy over whether it was the real Teller playing himself
not speaking, or just a Teller impersonator imitating his not
speaking?


AcK!

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Nov 15, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/15/99
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On Sat, 13 Nov 1999 19:43:29 -0500, with a deafening roar and a whoosh of spray,
"WAV King" <wav...@abac.net> was overcome by angst and wrote:

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>Why use a spoiler for something that's common knowledge? He didn't give
>anything away.

It isn't common knowledge if you're an uncommon person, I guess.

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Jeff Fisher

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Nov 15, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/15/99
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Dean Humphries wrote:
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> >Everywhere I see info about tonight's episode "BABF02 - Hello Gutter, Hello
> >Fadder ", I see something saying Teller will speak. So what's so great about
> >that?
>
> Because except for the Penn And Teller Get Killed movie, he never has.

In a Babylon 5 episode, Teller "whispers" into Sheridan's ear, but we
viewers can't hear him.

-- Jeff Fisher <>< Vancouver WA

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is that a cat has only nine lives." -- Mark Twain

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Bill McNeal

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Nov 16, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/16/99
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>Why use a spoiler for something that's common knowledge? He didn't give
>anything away.

It's not common for Teller to speak, in fact Teller's claim to fame is NOT
speaking. There should have been a spoiler warning.

Wilson Banswell

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Nov 16, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/16/99
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> >Why use a spoiler for something that's common knowledge? He didn't
give
> >anything away.
>
> It's not common for Teller to speak, in fact Teller's claim to fame
is NOT
> speaking. There should have been a spoiler warning.
>

Ah complain, well ya.
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Dean Humphries

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Nov 16, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/16/99
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In article <80ssh0$11j5$1...@probity.mcc.ac.uk>, "K A Hadman"
<karl....@stud.umist.ac.uk> wrote:
> What or who the hell is Pen and Teller?
> Karl.

Pen is something you write with.
Teller's are the people that work at banks that make deposits and
withdrawals for you.
Duh, I thought that was obvious.
>


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Darrel Jones

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Nov 16, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/16/99
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K A Hadman wrote in message <80ssh0$11j5$1...@probity.mcc.ac.uk>...

>What or who the hell is Pen and Teller?
>


Two magicians/con men. Unlike "conventional" magicians, they're not afraid
of admitting what they do is a sham, or giving away their secrets. And their
magic tricks often don't work as you think they will. Usually, Penn gives
some fun, flashy distraction of a tale while Teller just moves around
silently and actually does the trick. They once wrote a book called "Cruel
Jokes to Play on Dear Friends" that summarizes their philosophy on life and
magic perfectly.

K A Hadman

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Nov 17, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/17/99
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What or who the hell is Pen and Teller?

Karl.

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SJim67

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Nov 17, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/17/99
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>Two magicians/con men. Unlike "conventional" magicians, they're not afraid
>of admitting what they do is a sham, or giving away their secrets. And their
>magic tricks often don't work as you think they will. Usually, Penn gives
>some fun, flashy distraction of a tale while Teller just moves around
>silently and actually does the trick. They once wrote a book called "Cruel
>Jokes to Play on Dear Friends" that summarizes their philosophy on life and
>magic perfectly.
>

Yup. I like Penn and Teller very much, always have (although I didn't think
much of the Simpsons cameo.) Their "anti-magician" approach was always
refreshing to me.

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