As opposed to offering up typical magic tricks, this hilarious collection of scams, swindles, bets, and stunts features everyday objects and requires no special skills—just nerve. Some of the scams presented include how to drink from a champagne bottle without opening it, guess the date on a coin as it spins on the table, and pull a 10-dollar bill out from under a beer bottle without touching or knocking over the bottle. This amusing guide claims that a cheater, armed with...
As opposed to offering up typical magic tricks, this hilarious collection of scams, swindles, bets, and stunts features everyday objects and requires no special skills—just nerve. Some of the scams presented include how to drink from a champagne bottle without opening it, guess the date on a coin as it spins on the table, and pull a 10-dollar bill out from under a beer bottle without touching or knocking over the bottle. This amusing guide claims that a cheater, armed with the right skills, always wins and provides a crash course in conning at cards, pool, bets, and pretty much any activity where a sucker can be cornered into taking a chance.
IntroductionThe Drinks Are On You 1Bottoms Up 2Bucks In 3Under Cover Operation 5Down and Out 6Six Shooter 8Threes Up 9High Spirits 12Up and Away 14Follow the Leader 16Twice Shy 17Bottle Bank 18Mouth to Mouth 21Crash the Ash 23Sticks and Stones 25Down in One 26Bottle Opener 28Fill Her Up 29Cap in Hand 30Lot of Bottle 32Tipped Off 37Heads I Win, Tails You Lose 38It's a Date 39Time Is Money 40Worth a Packet 42Numbers Up 43The Weigh-In 44Coining It In 45Match Point 47Game, Set, and Match 48Match Bookie 50Four Play 51Cup Winner 53Matchbox Monte 54Dropping the Charges 55A RightHandful 57Catch of the Day 58The Final Straw 60Toss Up 61It's a Corker 62Holey Smoke 64Sporting Chance 67Jiggery Pokery 68Poker in the Eye 69Poker in Both Eyes 70Five Card Trick 72Smoke Break 74Black Balled 76Bermuda Triangle 78Hot Spot 79You've Been Framed 80Private Dick 81Case Dismissed 84Cut Throat 85Color Blind 86Chase the Ace 87Limbo 88Head South 89The Money Shot 91Cueless 92Box Clever 94Dicing with Debt 95Mastermind 99Weakest Link 100Cash in Hand 101Word Up 103Out for the Count 104What's the Score? 105Propheteering 106Time of the Month 107Shaken and Stirred 109Diamonds Are Forever 111Pyramid Power 112Theory of Relativity 113The Price Is Right 114Divide and Conquer 115Negative Equity 117Got Your Number 118Standing on Ceremony 119Tourist Trap 120Spin on It 121Trust Me, I'm a Doctor 122Held for Questioning 124Part Animal 125Sitting Target 126Pushing Your Luck 127The Money Pit 128Cut and Run 130Pickup Putdown 133Against the Wall 135Hand over Fist 136Feet Up 137Stolen Kiss 139Trial Separation 140Getting the Needle 141Hard Cash 144Hands Down 145Thumbs Up 147Tongue Tied 150Dressing Down 151Get Knotted 152Tie Massage 153Phoney 154Get Shirty 157