Penn Jillette & Teller: How to Play in Traffic
Jillette, Penn & Teller: How to Play in Traffic
©1997 Smokin' Monkey Productions, Berkley Publishing Group, NY
Softcover, perfect-bound, 8.5x11", 227 pages
ISBN: 1-57297-293-9
Penn Jillette & Teller: How to Play in Traffic
Image courtesy QuickerThanTheEye.com

Comments: Photographs by Anthony Loew. "Incredible stunts you can do with road maps, laptops, NASA Space launches, Gideon Bibles, room keys, airport security". Contains adult themes. Gags, magic tricks and stories.

Contents (from book):

ix Introduction - Judging Our Book By Its Cover
3 The Eternal Card Trick: predicted card is on a grave stone marker
11 Cars - Wipers and Horns: a couple of gags for in the car
15 The Melissa Etheridge, Uma Thurman, Mel Gibson, & Jaye Davidson Trick: an adult themed liars and truthers trick, can be adapted to other story lines
23 Think Gorilla: a carnival girl to gorilla anecdote
27 Raindrops on Roses, Whiskers on Kittens, Tom, a Clown Nose...and Maybe a Free Upgrade: Tom Mullica and his clown nose
34 Our Fourth Amendments Little Helper: gag letter to stop shoulder surfers
39 At Last - A Use for That Gideon Bible: card selection is revealed in a Bible
46 - variations
49 Tell ’em “Penn Says Hi“ — II: a pay it forward idea
52 A Flight Attendant Called “Dan”: a few gags for the flight
56 In the Mütter Museum: a medical museum in Philadelphia
64 A Drunk Driving Trick: key switching trick
69 If It Fooled Einstein, It Might Fool Your Brainy Friends, Too: matching coin/change prediction
76 I Am the God of Carbonation: one soda can sprays when open, the other doesn't
87 The Cups and Ralls: historical story, with Bob Read
93 Yeah, Sure, It’s for Mending: magic in a sewing kit with a fake thread pull and a restored button
103 NASA’s Successful Quantifying of Comedy Timing: essay
109 The Neckcracker: gag
113 Commitment Problems? How about a Tattoo of Blood?: a temporary tattoo
125 It’s Safe, It's Very Very Safe: crash landing prediction with an airline safety card
131 Your Guardian-Variety Vegetable: clever trick using provided pictures on acetate and a Polaroid camera
145 Billet Deuce: romantic card trick for when you travel
153 Animal Cunning: Shimada's Dove smuggling story
157 Mene Mene Tekel Youfoolem Good: spectator writes a prediction uknown to him or her, that reveals a Bible verse that matches a pre-drawn image
169 Ah, Florida — I Remember rhe Pepperoni-Loving “Dancer” with the Latex Areola and the Underwear on Her Head: essay on sex clubs
175 Aye Jaye’s Mitt-Camp Watch Dodge: watch time prediction trick
179 Strangers on a Train: staring gag
183 Iniduoh - Sexy Little Backwards Houdini Shower Trick: gag trick using shower steam
187 The Five Cent Koan: experiment with a moving sidewalk at the airport
193 It’s a Hat, So It’s Funny, Right?: hat store gag
196 The Price of Admission: a lesson in acting and a torn and restored bill
207 The Devil Went to Bell Labs: a story
220 If You Thought You'd Get in Trouble for Some of the Other Tricks, Wait until You See This One!: comedy bit for when Airport Security wants to see your computer turn on
225 Thank-Yous


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