What kid of any age can resist a book guaranteed to make fellow diners blanch at restaurants or at the family dinner table? Mean, disgusting, vile, hilarious. The book that makes CRUEL TRICKS look like an etiquette guide. 35 black-and-white photos.
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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Comic duo Penn & Teller (200,000 copies sold of Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends ) share a wealth of characteristically twisted tricks involving edibles in this maliciously funny book. Anyone wishing to tie a cherry stem with one's tongue or surreptitiously steal an appetizer from a dining companion's plate would do well to study this invaluable text. Written in the voice of the large, ponytailed Penn--the smaller, balder Teller never speaks--this volume divulges bizarre uses for coffee-creamer containers; offers a fake recipe for "Swedish Lemon Angels" that creates a frothing "volcano" by blending reactive ingredients; and debunks a popular magician's ploy by explaining how to bend spoons and move plates through "psychokinesis." Several card tricks here require the collusion of restaurant staff, and thus may be hard to achieve without shelling out healthy tips. Not to worry, though--plenty of other sick games await those who prefer affordable (not to say cheap) gags. Step-by-step photos show the authors hamming and scamming, and props such as a phony fortune cookie message ("The chef spit in your food") are included. The primary lessons here: keep your eyes on your plate, and always request separate checks. 100,000 first printing; BOMC selection; author tour.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By Al Kihano
Format:Paperback
Penn & Teller take their stage personas to the print medium, and it works superbly. Penn is just as loud as ever, and Teller (seen in many of the photos) wears his trademark blank smile.
Most books on magic and ``tricks'' tend to be frustratingly dull, but the lively prose, scrumptious humour and fine photos and illustration make this one a pleasure to read.
This magic book also has the virtue of presenting several tricks that are easy to perform--if you want to learn two or three very funny and fun tricks table gags that require almost zero practice, this is the book to get.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Everything from de-bunking spoon bending to "The parsley game" ( you need to read to know..). Highly recommended for those interested in magic or just want to poke their eye out with a fork. I couldn't put this book down and laughed my wife awake.
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
everybody loves humor, everybody loves food, and, well, there are creeps who don't like penn & teller, but this if one of the funniest things i've ever read, i learned every trick in the book and life is neeeeeever boring. the two best parts, in my opinion: teller's bit on the great egg drop and penn's story of a milkshake as self-defense. worth every penny.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
very entertaining.
Very entertaining book, The tricks are fantastic, and the stories are evens better. I would recommend this to any Penn and Teller fans, or just someone wanting to learn an easy to... Read more
Published 1 month ago by j stevens
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good Book, Bad Props
The "unopenable" sugar packet opened easily, and it did not come with the plate lifter which I was really looking forward to, everything else was great though.
Published 4 months ago by mark
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wow!
What CAN you SAY for a single product that has a cost-range
of one-cent to $122 !?
I just ordered the penny one...
got $122 in loose-change? Read more
of one-cent to $122 !?
I just ordered the penny one...
got $122 in loose-change? Read more
Published 9 months ago by The "older than dirt" Time Traveller
5.0 out of 5 stars
I'd forgotten how to be junenile
If you like Penn and Teller, you should like this book. It's like a cookbook for bad adolescent behavior. Read more
Published 17 months ago by JoAsis
5.0 out of 5 stars
funny magic book
This is certainly one of the funniest books I've read in a long time. The book is filled with pranks, tricks, and funny anecdotes of Penn and Teller's life experiences. Read more
Published on April 4, 2010 by JR
5.0 out of 5 stars
Even without the gimmicks still a fun read....
I picked up this book at a Flea market up in Maine and read most of it on the ride back. And of course the book was about 17 years old so it had none of the accessories that came... Read more
Published on December 28, 2009 by JW
4.0 out of 5 stars
Comic Magicians Talk Lunch
Penn and Teller are comic magicians who go back to the 1970s, but did not make it big until their appearances on David Letterman and Saturday Night Live in the 1980s. Read more
Published on January 21, 2006 by Robert A. Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars
the best thing since pepperoni pizza
Got this book a couple of years ago, and spent a weekend trying NOT to die laughing reading it! Some of the tricks in here were absolutely wonderful. Read more
Published on December 14, 1998
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book, funny, and usefull!
One of the best books I ever read! Fun tricks too! Penn and teller did it again!
Published on August 27, 1998
5.0 out of 5 stars
Required reading for anyone who enjoys laughing or lying.
Penn & Teller's How to Play With Your Food includes not only dozens of entertaining and minimally-harmful tricks to be performed at home or in restaurants, it also includes... Read more
Published on April 19, 1998 by vlperry@odin.cmp.ilstu.edu
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