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Recognizing magic as a rare and valuable art form and national treasure

22 pointsby adamdonahueabout 9 years ago

12 comments

Aardwolfabout 9 years ago
The English language seems to be missing some word that other languages have.<p>In Dutch, &quot;goochelen&quot;, performed by a &quot;goochelaar&quot; is doing tricks in a show, where you know it&#x27;s all illusions but it&#x27;s still very impressive. On the other hand, &quot;toveren&quot;, done by a &quot;tovenaar&quot; would be doing something supernatural. Typically a &quot;goochelaar&quot; is somebody on a stage with a black top hat, while a &quot;tovenaar&quot; is more like an old man with a long white beard and a purple pointy hat in fiction.<p>In English, both seem to be called &quot;magic&quot;. It&#x27;s very confusing...
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Aelinsaarabout 9 years ago
It&#x27;s nice to see that lobbying isn&#x27;t just for large corporations, but vegas showmen can milk this ridiculous, broken system too. &#x2F;s
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presidentenderabout 9 years ago
But <i>why</i>? I am reminded of Davy Crockett&#x27;s &quot;Not yours to give&quot; speech.
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nickpetersonabout 9 years ago
And for their first trick, getting this through both houses and signed into law by the president. That would be the illusion of functioning government...
nailerabout 9 years ago
Magic is already recognised on bank notes and in the pledge of allegiance.
smitty1110about 9 years ago
Where&#x27;s Penn and Teller when we need them?
elthranabout 9 years ago
&gt;Whereas magic enables people to experience the impossible<p>Someone really didn&#x27;t put much thought into this statement.<p>And all the references to Project Magic does lead me to consider who put them up to proposing this
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pklauslerabout 9 years ago
It&#x27;s really awesome to finally see conservative Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives quote gays and atheists in the text of their proposed legislation.
taylorwcabout 9 years ago
Anyone else picturing Rep. Sessions as holding a sign saying, &quot;We Demand to Be Taken Seriously&quot;?
13of40about 9 years ago
It makes more sense once you realize they&#x27;re talking about bunny-in-hat magic and not magic magic.
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ommunistabout 9 years ago
I believe this motion is to support surviving First Nations culture.
xiphiasabout 9 years ago
Is this to improve taxation for David Copperfield or to get money in some other form from the government?