Simple, stupid tricks to show kids

[Diamondback]

Pull my finger...

Better not pull mine... instant Superfund site. Just ask the stinker of a prof who took an entire quarter's worth of assgas straight up the snotlocker... *evil snickering*

And whatever you do, DON'T teach them about Pop-Its under the toilet seat. Grandpa hopped up and down like an organ grinder's monkey when I set that little ambush... but in the end joined in the laughter.

[Mozart]

That’s the one!

[Mozart]

Maybe I’ll look up some easy magic tricks

[1168]

I picked up a kid for a PICU transfer and did the thumb trick on her. She laughed and told me her dad does that all the time, and asked us to do it again. My partner tried, but she ****ed it up and the kid shot her down hard and said "No, he needs to do it".

Later that shift, I caught my partner practicing in front of a mirror at our airbase trying to get it right lol

Lol. Its an important skill. BTW, I’m done paramagicianing for a year or so. Found myself a schoolhouse to hide in.

[Disciple]

Funny story about the "Hundred yards of flightline." I had a sup that was stationed in Clark AB in the Philippines beore it closed that sent out such a young trooper looking for said flightline. Couple of hours later, the young Airman returned with a convoy consisting of: a grader, a front end loader, 10K forklift and a semi truck full of Marston Mat (or whatever the replacement was). Basically, the base civil engineers got tired of some young, dumb Airman looking for "flightline" and decided to send some back with him this time with the request "please don't send them our way again."

They never messed with the kid again.

[mrbieler]

I always liked the we have 11 fingers joke for kids. Count out loud on one hand backwards with each finger, "10,9,8,7,6" and then show the other hand saying, "plus 5". 6+5 is 11. We have 11 fingers.