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RANDI ON SNL!!

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I don't know where this topic belongs, and I haven't seen anyone else post about it yet, so I'll just put it here (I would think it qualifies as a current event...).

Randi was the subject of a joke on tonight's "Weekend Update" segment of Saturday Night Live! I'm quoting from memory, but it went something like this - Tina Fey (with little picture of Randi in the corner of the screen): Magician James "The Amazing" Randi is offering $1 Million to anyone who can prove they are psychic. Of course, the real question is where a magician named "The Amazing Randi" would get a million dollars.

As they say, any publicity is good publicity. I got a kick out of it anyway. :-)

Mike
 
mfeldman said:
I don't know where this topic belongs, and I haven't seen anyone else post about it yet, so I'll just put it here (I would think it qualifies as a current event...).

Randi was the subject of a joke on tonight's "Weekend Update" segment of Saturday Night Live! I'm quoting from memory, but it went something like this - Tina Fey (with little picture of Randi in the corner of the screen): Magician James "The Amazing" Randi is offering $1 Million to anyone who can prove they are psychic. Of course, the real question is where a magician named "The Amazing Randi" would get a million dollars.

As they say, any publicity is good publicity. I got a kick out of it anyway. :-)

Mike
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LOL

If anyone has a link to the video make sure to post it!!!!
 
My recollection was more like "The Amazing Randi has offered one illion dollars to anyone who can prove the existance of the supernatural. What I find supernatural is a magician named The Amazing Randi getting a million dollars in the first place". They found a picture that struck me as unflattering, and they presented it as some sort of new development.
 
Hehehehe...

It was probably portrayed as a new development due to the article on cnn.com last week (link for those that didn't see it).

Much as I love Randi and the work he does, why he picked "The Amazing Randi" as a stage name is a bit of a mystery to me. Especially when "The Amazing Zwinge" would have sounded so much cooler. :D
 
Cleon said:
Hehehehe...

It was probably portrayed as a new development due to the article on cnn.com last week (link for those that didn't see it).

Much as I love Randi and the work he does, why he picked "The Amazing Randi" as a stage name is a bit of a mystery to me. Especially when "The Amazing Zwinge" would have sounded so much cooler. :D
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I am afraid I am guilty. I used "The Amazing Zwinge" as a stage name long before Randi came on the scene.

This is a pic of me doing my famous "Coming and Going" boffo signature bit.

Hope this helps.



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I found it really weird they were doing a straight-forward Randi Million Dollar Challenge joke as if it was news. Very odd.
 
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