# Help! My nephew thinks I'm a magician.

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 28, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-nephew-thinks-im-a-magician/672491 "2013-10-28T21:48:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-nephew-thinks-im-a-magician/672491/21 "2013-10-30T01:28:24Z")

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> [@garygnu](#):
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> My bigger worry is that the parents will rope me into doing a whole show for his next birthday. I already had to play Spider-Man a year ago.

All the more reason to start looking for a decent magic shop. You might also want to look for a magic club that meets regularly. That way you can learn from other magicians. The International Brotherhood of Magicians and the Society of American Magicians both have local chapters all over the USA and they are easily found on the web.

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**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-nephew-thinks-im-a-magician/672491/22 "2013-10-30T18:53:10Z")

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Simple solution - become a magician. Learn some easy tricks, maybe invest 20 or 30 clams in an introductory magic set. Your nephew will think the sun rises and sets on you.

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