A line taken out of context, from our dictionary of magic words:
The Oracle’s vocabulary contains magic words that instantly mesmerize the spectators, dazzling them from the inside out.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Hollywood
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Open Sesame
“‘Open Sesame!’ yelled Henry, just in case it might work.” —Beverly Cleary, Henry and the Clubhouse (1962)
Friday, June 24, 2011
A Peach, A Plum, a Half s Stick of Chewing Gum
“Say the magic word, a peach, a plum, a half a stick of chewing gum.” —T. Berry Brazelton, Touchpoints 3 to 6 (2001)
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
Not Abra and Cadabra
“The two most potent magic words are not abra and cadabra.” —Steven L. Case, The Book of Uncommon Prayer (2002)
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Ala-ka-zee, Ala-ka-zam
A line taken out of context, from our dictionary of magic words:
“Ala-ka-zee, Ala-ka-zam, Let me be who I am.” —Elyse F. Aronson, “Ms. Goose and Her Wonderful Rhymes” (1999)
“Ala-ka-zee, Ala-ka-zam, Let me be who I am.” —Elyse F. Aronson, “Ms. Goose and Her Wonderful Rhymes” (1999)
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Ooo-cha!
"And she thunked the tiger over the head with her good witch wand and said the magic word, ‘Ooo-cha!’" —Coleen Sydor, Ooo-cha! (1999)
Sunday, June 12, 2011
All the Innocent Awe
A line taken out of context, from our dictionary of magic words:
Speak a magic word as if you might never utter it again, with all the innocent awe of a child beseeching a parent.
Speak a magic word as if you might never utter it again, with all the innocent awe of a child beseeching a parent.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Abraxas
"I must be an Abraxas of change, a maker of effect.” —Marvin Spiegelman, Reich, Jung, Regardie & Me (1992)
(See our previous explanation of the magic word Abraxas.)
(See our previous explanation of the magic word Abraxas.)
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Bibbity Bobbity Boo
“One ‘bibbity bobbity boo’ later, there she is dancing with the prince.” —Calvin Miller, The Empowered Leader (1995)
The magic phrase in question was popularized in Disney's Cinderella.
The magic phrase in question was popularized in Disney's Cinderella.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Long Strings of Vowels
A line taken out of context, from our dictionary of magic words:
Incantations of long strings of vowels appear in Greek-Egyptian magical papyri dating back to the second century BCE.
Incantations of long strings of vowels appear in Greek-Egyptian magical papyri dating back to the second century BCE.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Jiggery Pokery
“The universe is what it is and can’t be changed by jiggery-pokery.” —Robert A. Heinlein, Glory Road (1963)
(See also our previous note about the meaning of jiggery-pokery.)
(See also our previous note about the meaning of jiggery-pokery.)
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Bingo
During a show at the Magic Castle, professional magician Tom Ogden called bingo “the magic word I learned in church.”
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