Hi Penguin,
I enjoyed the booklet that was included in my January order. Reading about
magic and it was a fun extra. Some neat tricks and some nice articles. I do have one complaint,
there was a section (don't have my copy here at the moment) which is discussing Social Magic. For
the most part I liked this bit, but there were some sections which were clearly aimed at male
magicians trying to pick up girls using magic. I thought that was in poor taste. I understand the
desire, I studied math and physics, love sci fi and Rubik's cubes. I understand. However, as an
older man now, with a lovely wife, I realize that it's confidence, not tricks, not trivia, not pick
up lines, not anything but who you are that matters. Guys, be true to yourself, value yourself for
who you are, don't apologize. That will lead you to a wonderful partner. Penguin, keep the tricks
coming, but maybe lay off the "how to get a girl" advice.
Just as you want them to lay off the "How to get a girl" advice, the rest of us just want you to get off your soapbox.
Dear Kevin,
I notice that you I.D yourself as "an older man" from Old Town, in the original colony of Maine.
Fellow senior, I am 70, and I cannot turn a blind eye to one of THE MAIN INTENTS of magic since Genesis: (errrrr....need I elaborate? Hell, just look at the rotating "visuals" in the editing of One of Rick Lax's apartment demos! Where's my scoreboard? The great Luke Jermay managed to pull them in all the way from Moldavia EVEN AFTER he scarred himself with tatts and pulled his shirt tails out!!!. The guy Had. It. Going. On. without that late '90's last grab at "yut").
But I did digress.
Fellow Friend, Kevin:
I AGREE WITH YOU 137%.
But Our battle was lost on the Very First Day that educated, adult, teachers were allowed on the school grounds in other than dresses, skirts, coat & tie, and properly groomed.
My first day of teaching was in 1972; my most recent was today. I showed up looking like the ONLY PROFESSIONAL on campus that I am.
Kevin, PLEASE CONTINUE to stand tall and true to your convictions.
Dear Kevin,
I notice that you I.D yourself as "an older man" from Old Town, in the original colony of Maine.
Fellow senior, I am 70, and I cannot turn a blind eye to one of THE MAIN INTENTS of magic since Genesis: (errrrr....need I elaborate? Hell, just look at the rotating "visuals" in the editing of One of Rick Lax's apartment demos! Where's my scoreboard? The great Luke Jermay managed to pull them in all the way from Moldavia EVEN AFTER he scarred himself with tatts and pulled his shirt tails out!!!. The guy Had. It. Going. On. without that late '90's last grab at "yut").
But I did digress.
Fellow Friend, Kevin:
I AGREE WITH YOU 137%.
But Our battle was lost on the Very First Day that educated, adult, teachers were allowed on the school grounds in other than dresses, skirts, coat & tie, and properly groomed.
My first day of teaching was in 1972; my most recent was today. I showed up looking like the ONLY PROFESSIONAL on campus that I am.
Kevin, PLEASE CONTINUE to stand tall and true to your convictions.
What RaceBlakhart said. No one cares about either of your dating opinions or your appropriate grooming or dress ideas.
Kevin, be quiet. Don't try to force your veiws on others. What ever you are doing for your self is good for you than that's all fine then. But a person like me (single male) uses every trick in the book/word and my will to attempt fulfill all my carnal disires. So don't try to ruin things for others that fell the same way that I do about seeking pysical gratification. I like that Penguin is including another tool for me to maybe employ for helping to "lead me to a wonderful partner" preferably a sexy lady who is intrested in the magician, or just plain ole me.
Look, old guys, you have my respect when it comes to you having put in YEARS of experience going down your magical path, whatever that may be. But it is 2016. Your ideas may be worth holding onto for YOU, but not likely for those of us who are living in the present day. You call tattoos "scarring" one's body. I call it art. Just as you think you are the only professional looking teacher at your place of work. I bet the rest of them think you are the only one who looks out of date, and stuck in another place and time. So, as you can see, opinions differ and taste is subjective. But the majority usually wins, and you aren't it.
The older guy chimes in: I'm 37. I'm married I have carnal desires and the offspring to prove it. I just don't view women as things to be picked up, tricked, or fooled into talking to me. Regardless, your individual actions are not my contention. I was disappointed in Penguin's decision to model this sort of behavior in their magazine. They, and magic, can do better than this. As a finishing note: these comments are predictable.
Well.. It wasnt necessarily advice on how to get girls more than it was advice how not to be "used" for your magic... There were broad implications for that article, and social magic can mean different things to different people.
The older guy is wrong. Natural enhancement from evolutionary skills and tools wins out over simplicity or how you say being your self. The one who can bring more to the table will win out example: the early bird gets the worm and not the bird that relies on just his ability to fly.
Lmao. You're 37, married, have carnal desires and the offspring to prove it? Who the **** even talks like that? Carnal desires??? Going out on a limb here and guessing religious zealot. I'm over 50 and you sound about 90 and not much fun in life. I guess some people are just "old" no matter their age.
Slackerking, that was funny as hell. I was thinking the same thing. He has no clue at all what he wrote and word meanings. He married his high school first sweetheart in high school. He is the same age me and sounds like a person from the original 13 colonies before science and technology took off.
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