# Sale on Magic Wands! (AP story) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 31, 2003, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-on-magic-wands-ap-story/151896 "2003-01-31T16:58:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SnugTheJoiner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e8c25b/32.png) [@SnugTheJoiner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnugTheJoiner)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-on-magic-wands-ap-story/151896/21 "2003-02-01T07:27:03Z")
Here’s a puzzle. Fill in the blanks: “A \_\_\_\_ and her \_\_\_\_\_ are soon \_\_\_\_\_\_ .” Everyone get the answer? Of course you did! But I’ll bet the wand-buying lady couldn’t. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-on-magic-wands-ap-story/151896/22 "2003-02-01T07:42:11Z")
:eek: ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-on-magic-wands-ap-story/151896/23 "2003-02-01T19:07:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eve \* > \*\*Zansky said she contacted Bethlehem police Friday after she became suspicious about the effectiveness of the wands. > \*\* This part kills me. Can you imagine the cop having to take this call? I would’ve told her it was a matter for the Better Business Bureau, heh. ---
**Author:** ![Azael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a8b319/32.png) [@Azael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azael)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-on-magic-wands-ap-story/151896/24 "2003-02-01T19:59:35Z")
This is all just a scheme by skeptics to give hard working psychics a bad name, right **lekatt**? (See this [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&goto=lastpost&threadid=156629)) ---
**Author:** ![King\_of\_the\_Americas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@King\_of\_the\_Americas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_of_the_Americas)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-on-magic-wands-ap-story/151896/25 "2019-07-31T17:04:28Z")
So… None of you believe in magic wands? [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/XEgJVLd.png "It is MINE  to command now!") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/XEgJVLd) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-on-magic-wands-ap-story/151896/26 "2019-07-31T17:13:33Z")
Reported. ---
**Author:** ![King\_of\_the\_Americas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@King\_of\_the\_Americas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_of_the_Americas)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-on-magic-wands-ap-story/151896/27 "2019-07-31T17:25:27Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Reported. Asking a question is reportable!? ---
**Author:** ![King\_of\_the\_Americas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@King\_of\_the\_Americas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_of_the_Americas)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-on-magic-wands-ap-story/151896/28 "2019-07-31T17:26:29Z")
Any of you ‘skeptics’ ever heard of the Placebo Effect? ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-on-magic-wands-ap-story/151896/29 "2019-07-31T17:30:11Z")
Is the image naughty? Why report the thread? Just because it’s old? ---
**Author:** ![King\_of\_the\_Americas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@King\_of\_the\_Americas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_of_the_Americas)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-on-magic-wands-ap-story/151896/30 "2019-07-31T17:32:13Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > Is the image naughty? Why report the thread? Just because it’s old? Ohhh, I thought I was the one being reported… ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-on-magic-wands-ap-story/151896/31 "2019-07-31T17:44:56Z")
Eh, the Elder Wand is just a fable. There are no “Deathly Hallows”, Harry. ---
**Author:** ![King\_of\_the\_Americas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@King\_of\_the\_Americas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_of_the_Americas)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-on-magic-wands-ap-story/151896/32 "2019-07-31T19:01:30Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Eh, the Elder Wand is just a fable. There are no “Deathly Hallows”, Harry. The one I bought was made from a meteorite. While I don’t believe it is going to turn anyone into a toad, I think it is short sighted to say one should doubt what no one is sure about. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-on-magic-wands-ap-story/151896/33 "2019-07-31T19:04:22Z")
You bumped a 16 year old thread to add nothing. That’s why it got reported. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-on-magic-wands-ap-story/151896/34 "2019-07-31T19:14:24Z")
I think they cut more slack for zombies in MPSIMS than they do in forums like GQ and GD. ---
**Author:** ![King\_of\_the\_Americas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@King\_of\_the\_Americas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_of_the_Americas)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-on-magic-wands-ap-story/151896/35 "2019-07-31T19:28:55Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > You bumped a 16 year old thread to add nothing. That’s why it got reported. Ahhh… Wait, so a question and a link isn’t “adding” anything?? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-on-magic-wands-ap-story/151896/36 "2019-07-31T19:47:19Z")
> [@King\_of\_the\_Americas](#): > > Ahhh… > > Wait, so a question and a link isn’t “adding” anything?? It’s one of those things you only know about if you’ve been here a while. Generally, nobody here likes when threads more than a year old get bumped. Better to start a new thread. ---
**Author:** ![King\_of\_the\_Americas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@King\_of\_the\_Americas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_of_the_Americas)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-on-magic-wands-ap-story/151896/37 "2019-07-31T20:12:28Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > It’s one of those things you only know about if you’ve been here a while. Generally, nobody here likes when threads more than a year old get bumped. Better to start a new thread. Honestly, I didn’t look at the age of the thread. I found it with a google search.It seemed terribly closed minded to dismiss the whole notion of magic wands because someone made a dumb purchase. My wand cost less than $100, and given it was made from a fallen star, I believe I got a good deal. The Placebo Effect is real. Believing a sugar pill can cure you works, for some. Why is believing in magic wands any different? Like I said I don’t believe my wand can turn someone into a toad, but it might well help me direct healing energies that promote cellular regeneration, _for the believer_. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-on-magic-wands-ap-story/151896/38 "2019-07-31T20:18:46Z")
> [@King\_of\_the\_Americas](#): > > Like I said I don’t believe my wand can turn someone into a toad, but it might well help me direct healing energies that promote cellular regeneration, _for the believer_. So if I believe it’ll fixed the cracked screen on my phone? Good to know. ---
**Author:** ![King\_of\_the\_Americas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@King\_of\_the\_Americas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_of_the_Americas)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-on-magic-wands-ap-story/151896/39 "2019-07-31T20:27:27Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > So if I believe it’ll fixed the cracked screen on my phone? Good to know. No, not exactly. Does your phone believe it, is the question. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-on-magic-wands-ap-story/151896/40 "2019-07-31T20:47:54Z")
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