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Famous Magic Show from Magic Mike the Magician Brisbane – A Splendid Entertainment Resource

Saturday, August 28th, 2010


Magic – or the art of illusion – evokes a certain thrill in all of us, and people of all ages love to watch magic shows. This is probably one of the reasons why having a Magic show is still a very popular way for people to celebrate important milestones. There are magicians… and then there is the Magician Brisbane…

Magicians are found all over the world but there is no comparison to the Magician Brisbane, who is widely acclaimed as one of the best children’s magicians in Queensland. So, if you love magic and really wish to entertain yourself and your loved ones with some fascinating magic when you are in Brisbane Australia, then Magician Brisbane is your obvious choice.

There has always been fierce competition amongst magicians. They are constantly trying to invent new magical tricks to thrill and entertain. And Magician Brisbane is no different. He continuously strives to perfect and provide new and refreshing magical tricks for his audiences.

People who have witnessed Magician Brisbane’s magic shows are left astonished at his tricks. He has a natural ability to entertain, with original and eye-catching sleight of hand, mind illusion tricks and an artistic flair in his delivery.

So, if you really want to experience refreshing magical entertainment performed by a truly gifted magician then you must attend magic show of Magician Brisbane.

Magician Brisbane is so confident he will thrill you with his natural talent and skill in magic, that he offers a one hundred percent entertainment guarantee. So you’ve got nothing to lose…book to see Magician Brisbane and you’re on your way to witnessing best magic show.

For more details please visit http://www.magicmike.net.au/

Funny Aprons for Your Day’s Fun

Saturday, August 28th, 2010


How do you make aprons into funny aprons? Well, first of all, you need to know who likes aprons in the first place. Some might think that aprons are only used by women but actually there are plenty of men who use aprons too. Remember, most of the first-class hotels and restaurants have male chefs so these are the types of people who need to use aprons as part of their trade. But, funny aprons are quite innovative isn’t it?

The problem with trying to market funny aprons as really funny stuffs is that what makes it funny to one person does not have to count as funny to another. So you need to be extra careful about humor, in case someone gets offended by your little joke. But how do you go about marketing your funny aprons as really funny stuff the safer way? More so, stick to jokes that chefs or cooks really would find funny?

For one, you could have a picture in the front of your funny apron showing a cook licking the ladle of a near-empty pot. Add some good stuffs or messages emblazoned under that picture saying “Chef’s Privilege.” Most people who cook on a regular basis could probably identify with such funny aprons as really funny stuff. Or, a picture of two chefs looking puzzled as to what some herb bottles are saying, then another picture under that showing one chef dumping the contents into a huge pot and saying to the other chef “Take a chance – life is short!”? Wouldn’t that be really funny without being offensive? How about this one: a picture of a chef in a Superman outfit, busy cooking? Again, add some message then under it saying “Even Superman has to eat sometime.”

You see, some funny aprons express our frustration at how hard it is to cook some dishes. Take this one: a chef scratching his head and frowning as he reads a cookbook. This could be accompanied by a message saying “Sometimes, learning to cook is like learning to read a foreign language” then followed by another picture showing the same chef consulting a dictionary. Here’s another one: a chef lugs around a big basket full of golf balls and another chef asks him “What are those for?” The first chef then answers “It takes a lot of balls to cook the way I do.”

For animal advocates on the other hand, it would probably haul you to court for breaking animal cruelty laws with this. But a really funny joke would show a chef holding a squawling cat by the tail over a boiling pot, then telling his junior cook “it’s a chef thing, you wouldn’t understand.”

Consider the chefs’ darker side teasers, and some funny aprons can express this portrayal using a funny apron showing a chef hiding a huge butcher knife behind his back and telling the world “Just agree with everything I say, okay?” As you can see, the really funny stuff has to be creative without being crude. To be funny or create funny aprons, you need wit and a working knowledge of the travails that all cooks and chefs go through – that will help you think up really funny stuff to place on your funny aprons.

It’s a Knockout Game Show – Made My Sides Ache !

Monday, August 16th, 2010


Does anybody remember ‘It’s A Knockout’ on the good old BBC in the 70’s? What a treat that was for the whole family. It’s A Knockout was compulsive viewing in our house. The whole family would get real comfy around telly and delight at the stupid games, water fights and of course those hilarious Giant characters  nodding about with stupid expressions on their faces.

The interest and great laughter came from the cleverly inventive Knockout games such as: Elastic Bungee runs, Greasy Poles, Water Fights, Water Slides, Slippery Turntables, Giants in Costumes and more. All of course  with some good old BBC Gunge thrown in. Loved it!

Of course we had the local regional heats first, traipsing across merry old UK in the winter weather in some forsaken farmer’s field maybe!  It’s a knockout would then go on to the European version for summer viewing  (a much better idea), which I think as called “Jeux Sans Frontières”, which if my French serves me well means something like “Games Without Borders”… all in the interests of better Euro-relations. But we still wanted to stuff the rest didn’t we !!

A friend told me that It’s A Knockout actually started in the late 1960s in black & white but became a top show in the early 70’s. The main compere I remember was Stuart ‘Mad as a Hatter’ Hall, running around like a demented pixie and laughing hysterically at the contestants antics. He would ‘interview’ contestants before and after a silly game; confirm the ‘Joker’ had been played; try to hold the show together with commentary and of course check the scores with the dolly bird scorer, whom usually wore very tight hot-pants, the must have 70s fashion item for any self respecting dumb-blond.

Of course there are now companies that have revived the It’s A Knockout concept for team-building, private parties and family fun-days, I guess to cater for our nostalgia.

There was a ‘Marathon’ game that I think was ongoing between each other individual Knockout game. I can’t remember quite how this one worked but I think it was the BIG game that was spun out over the show to build a bit of tension to the scoring. The Joker of course could be played for a very confident team to double their points but was often squandered!

And who was the Knock-out’s ‘Dip-Stick’? He used to carry a very long stick to measure water collected from some precarious collection game? Was it Arthur someone or Eddie Waring ?? Or was he the Knockout referee with the whistle? He couldn’t talk that’s for sure!!

Whatever. I remember it fondly and in the pre-digital, reality TV age with only 3 channels to choose from then it was good family viewing… I don’t suppose It’s A Knock-out would last the test of time now? (unless it was called “I’m a celebrity, get me on the new knockout show cos I haven’t been picked for anything else show”).