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MagicSHELF Update
So I've been in contact with Uncle Url of Linky Dinky, and as a consequence I've become a firm believer in the brilliance and ingenuity of the magicSHELF. Everyone needs to have one of these! Well, that may be, but the behind-the-scenes story is that Uncle Url and I have worked out a deal. He's sending me a magicSHELF (and an extra one which I can give away as a prize). I'm going to test it out and verify that it does indeed work as advertised. Then he'll be able to use me as an objective, third-party endorsement. In return, when he mentions my endorsement in his newsletter, he might also mention that I have a book coming out. So it's like a cross-promotional deal. The catch is that I can't actually spill the beans on how the magicSHELF works, in order to maintain the air of mystery about it. [It is a magic trick, after all, and it's not good form to reveal magic tricks.] So I can say that it works, but not how... though it's really not too hard to guess how it works, so I don't think I'm keeping a big secret. However, by mistake, I already spilled the beans. So I now have to "reclassify" that information. Everyone please forget what I posted two days ago. (Oh, and expect to see me soon on one of those late-night infomercials: It slices! It dices! It's the incredible magicSHELF!")Update: Uh, yeah. Before anyone else accuses me of being "Bought for 4 pieces of aluminum" (ouch, that hurt), let me point out that this is a magicSHELF we're talking about. I really do think it's a fun, cute, novelty item. (I've always been a sucker for stuff like this. As a kid I was a huge fan of the clapper and chia pets.) It's not like I'm lending my name to promote Lifewave Energy Patches. The magicSHELF is real and really does work, despite being of mysterious workings. And sometimes it's better to let certain things (Santa Claus, jackalopes, magicshelves) maintain a bit of mystery, rather than ruthlessly exposing their inner workings. Plus, having linkydinky mention my book in their newsletter is an incredible opportunity to get the word out about it (I worked pretty hard on it, so I'd like to give it every chance to do well), and refusing this opportunity in order to uphold the principle that the secret of the magicshelf MUST BE EXPOSED just seems kind of idiotic to me.
Listed in chronological order. Newest comments at the end.
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Geez, if I had known that it would have caused this much ruckus, I never woulda sent the magic shelf question to Alex in the first place. But now that they have a cross-promotional thing going, I am glad I did! Right on, Alex! Way to go Unca Url! Yay!
Hey, since I did send this to you, Alex, can I have the spare magic shelf?
Posted by thephrog in CA USA on Mon Jan 30, 2006 at 01:17 AM
Hey, since I did send this to you, Alex, can I have the spare magic shelf?
Everyone should give AL a break. Plus the way people keep going on about this is creating even more hype about the shelf...Hence I shall be buying one(just to understand how the damn thing works) and putting Alex's book on it!
Posted by Merve in London on Wed Feb 01, 2006 at 11:54 PM
Being given something, and then saying that it works as advertised doesn't seem like too horrible a sin. As long as it's not a lie.
The thought process of "I can't tell you how it works, but it does" sounds familiar though...
Posted by hcmomof4 on Thu Feb 02, 2006 at 12:52 AM
The thought process of "I can't tell you how it works, but it does" sounds familiar though...
This is a video of my Magicshelf. It takes you to Yourtube.com and there is a preview before you click on the video
enjoy
Posted by What??? in USA on Mon Apr 17, 2006 at 05:29 AM
enjoy
Sorry about that I forgot the link
http://www.youtube.com/results?search=magicshelf
Posted by Nod in USA on Mon Apr 17, 2006 at 05:31 AM
http://www.youtube.com/results?search=magicshelf
OMG, people, it doesn't take a genius to figure out from the photo that the bottom "book" is the "shelf". It's the only "book" without a paper jacket, it's larger than the rest of the books, and it's firmly against the wall.
Nothing to see here, move along.
Posted by OMG on Sat Sep 01, 2007 at 05:47 AM
Nothing to see here, move along.
Try http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzngqCWOQYM to see the secret of Magic Shelf
Posted by magicshelfsucks on Sat Sep 01, 2007 at 05:53 AM
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