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* When Rachel first goes to the Shelter Mountain Inn in ''[[The Ring]]'' the manager does this routine with her. The first couple of times she tells him it isn't her card. The last time she tells him that it is her card just to get him to leave her alone. |
* When Rachel first goes to the Shelter Mountain Inn in ''[[The Ring]]'' the manager does this routine with her. The first couple of times she tells him it isn't her card. The last time she tells him that it is her card just to get him to leave her alone. |
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* The magician in ''[[Terror Train]]'' does these tricks. Being played by David Copperfield helps. |
* The magician in ''[[Terror Train]]'' does these tricks. Being played by David Copperfield helps. |
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* In ''[[Hugo]]'', after Papa Georges starts teaching Hugo card tricks, Hugo is shown practicing this one by himself, using the broken automaton as a stand-in for the audience member. |
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== [[Literature]] == |
== [[Literature]] == |
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"No-- but damn close!" }} |
"No-- but damn close!" }} |
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* ''[[Doctor Who]]'': The Doctor tries and fails to do the trick at the Christmas party in "[[Doctor Who/2010 CSA Christmas Carol/Recap|A Christmas Carol]]". |
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'': The Doctor tries and fails to do the trick at the Christmas party in "[[Doctor Who/2010 CSA Christmas Carol/Recap|A Christmas Carol]]". |
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* One episode of ''[[ |
* One episode of ''[[The Addams Family]]'' had Pugsley try it. Turns out his deck is made up only of the same card. |
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* On ''[[Friends]]'' Joey attempted this trick, but he was laughably bad at it. He thought he was taking a glance at it so fast that no one could see. This, of course, didn't fool anyone, but they politely didn't say anything. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1_mZeBki1w Watch the scene.]. |
* On ''[[Friends]]'' Joey attempted this trick, but he was laughably bad at it. He thought he was taking a glance at it so fast that no one could see. This, of course, didn't fool anyone, but they politely didn't say anything. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1_mZeBki1w Watch the scene.]. |
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* One of GOB's illusions in ''[[Arrested Development (TV)|Arrested Development]]''. In one case he pulls off his shirt to show that his chest has been painted... with the name of entirely the wrong card. |
* One of GOB's illusions in ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]''. In one case he pulls off his shirt to show that his chest has been painted... with the name of entirely the wrong card. |
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* There has been ''at least'' one instance of [[The Mentalist|Patrick Jane]] pulling this trick by somehow slipping the card into the victim of the week's pocket. |
* There has been ''at least'' one instance of [[The Mentalist|Patrick Jane]] pulling this trick by somehow slipping the card into the victim of the week's pocket. |
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== [[Web Comics]] == |
== [[Web Comics]] == |
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* ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'': [http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/10p8 The Great Flying Shooting Juan]. |
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* [http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20010420 Kiki] in ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' gives this a bizarre twist with her ditziness. |
* [http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20010420 Kiki] in ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' gives this a bizarre twist with her ditziness. |
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