Penn & Teller - Web Gangsta - Web Watch https://thewebgangsta.com Web Gangsta - Web Watch takes on pop culture, the web, and other interesting things ...since 1994. Thu, 18 Jul 2013 12:22:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 The real names of fictional characters https://thewebgangsta.com/2013/07/the-real-names-of-fictional-characters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-real-names-of-fictional-characters Thu, 18 Jul 2013 23:00:00 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=6543 As you get closer to the birth of your new baby, you may start to wonder whether you should stick with a name from one of those baby books, or whether you should go off the beaten path and name your child after, let’s say, your favorite character. Some people have done this successfully, such […]

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]]> Do you believe in magic? REAL magic? Maybe you should… https://thewebgangsta.com/2013/06/do-you-believe-in-magic-real-magic-maybe-you-should/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-you-believe-in-magic-real-magic-maybe-you-should Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:00:50 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=6375 Web Watch readers know that Web Watch appreciates a good magic show. The key for us in watching a good magic show is being able to escape from the practical, logical mind and stop wondering about how David Copperfield or Penn & Teller do their acts and enjoy the illusions for what they are.  As […]

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]]> The Magician’s Code of Ethics https://thewebgangsta.com/2013/04/the-magicians-code-of-ethics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-magicians-code-of-ethics Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:00:21 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=6076 The number one rule in magic is “never give away your secrets, never tell them how it’s done.” While Penn & Teller may disagree with the premise (seeing how they’ve built their entire career off of revealing their own and other magicians’ secrets in their act), the concept is still valid.  Half the fun of […]

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]]> The Stupidest Game Show Answers, Ever https://thewebgangsta.com/2012/12/the-stupidest-game-show-answers-ever/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-stupidest-game-show-answers-ever Sun, 30 Dec 2012 00:00:32 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=5739 Game shows can run the gamut from educational (Jeopardy) to family challenge (Wheel of Fortune) to just plain silly (Double Dare). And game shows have led to a number of common catchphrases that we still use today in other aspects of life: Come on down! X gets the square! Big money, no whammies! In the […]

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]]> Want your own personal Hangover? Zach Galifianakis costs $75,000; Ken Jeong $30k https://thewebgangsta.com/2011/06/want-your-own-personal-hangover-zach-galifianakis-costs-75000-ken-jeong-30k/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=want-your-own-personal-hangover-zach-galifianakis-costs-75000-ken-jeong-30k Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:00:17 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=3914 Zach Galifianakis, Hangover poster A lot of people have visited Web Watch looking for information on HOW TO HIRE THE DAN BAND, as seen in the first HANGOVER film. But that was so two years ago. Today, after two stellar performances on SNL, the man of the hour that everyone wants to hang out with […]

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]]> Odd invention of the day: Anti-Aging Cream made from Infant Foreskin https://thewebgangsta.com/2010/06/odd-invention-of-the-day-anti-aging-cream-made-from-infant-foreskin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=odd-invention-of-the-day-anti-aging-cream-made-from-infant-foreskin https://thewebgangsta.com/2010/06/odd-invention-of-the-day-anti-aging-cream-made-from-infant-foreskin/?noamp=mobile#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:00:57 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=2507 SkinMedica – TNS: Essential Serum SkinMedica is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in anti-aging creams and lotions to help restore elasticity to aging skin.  And, it appears from what Web Watch reads on other sites, that they will make an anti-aging cream just for you… if you send them your baby’s foreskin to use […]

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]]> https://thewebgangsta.com/2010/06/odd-invention-of-the-day-anti-aging-cream-made-from-infant-foreskin/feed/ 1 The Ugly Truth about Music Royalties from TOO MUCH JOY’s Tim Quirk https://thewebgangsta.com/2009/12/the-ugly-truth-about-music-royalties-from-too-much-joys-tim-quirk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-ugly-truth-about-music-royalties-from-too-much-joys-tim-quirk Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:44 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=1844 TOO MUCH JOY was a band in the early 90’s that not a lot of people knew about, although they had a reputation for being one of the best live bands around.  Web Watch knows this first-hand, having been lucky enough to have the chance to see them play more than a few times over […]

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]]> Have You Ever Been Propositioned in Church? https://thewebgangsta.com/2009/09/have-you-ever-been-propositioned-in-church/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=have-you-ever-been-propositioned-in-church Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:00:13 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=1535 Baylor University just finished conducting a survey of over 3,500 adults that related to Clergy Sexual Misconduct. The question they asked was whether the RESPONDENT HAD EVER BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A SEXUAL ADVANCE BY A RELIGIOUS LEADER. The survey results confirmed that not only is there misconduct going on, but that it is more […]

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