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Comments on: David Blaine does a Benito Mussolini

Further proof... 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 13:17 GMT

That hanging's to good for this fool!

Tit 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 13:26 GMT

Stop

That is all.

For his greatest challenge yet... 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 13:34 GMT

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I wonder if he can survive for 2 weeks without ANY publicity?

Unlikely.

Well duh 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 13:36 GMT

"The illusionist described the challenge as "the most difficult for sure" of all his high-profile escapades."

He's hardly going to say "actually, this'll be a piece of cake. Easier than the box thing, with all those Brits flying burgers up at me on RC helicoptors", is he? ;)

I don't get it.... 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 13:37 GMT

Why is he always referred to as an illusionist, He just does really uninteresting stunts or am I missing something????

As for why he gets so much publicity and "adoring fans", I really am missing something!

Gitwizard 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 13:40 GMT

That's all...

a catheter? 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 13:49 GMT

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Why?

Surely he's aware that eminent physicist Richard Feynman postulated gravitic and muscular mechanisms and then verified the muscle hypothesis experimentally by peeing upside down.

OK.... 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 13:49 GMT

Dead Vulture

So hes hanging upside down, but can move his head up when he feels like it.....ok....and the point of this is? Id be more impressed if he fell and went splat on the icerink below.

Sorry, but I really am bored of his 'amazing stunts'

No wonder... 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 13:51 GMT

... the British satirical stand-up Marcus Brigstock dismisses Blaine as 'the Git Wizard' and rants against him at every opportunity.

I'm with Brigstock; Blaine is a hateful mistake by god, a catheterised egregious show-off, a zit on the face of humanity. He should be removed from the gene pool immediately. He and his meretricious stunts should be terminated forthwith.

Nurse! My sedative please!

Google Adsense 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 13:52 GMT

I notice that Google Adsense is currently punting "2008 Diet Of The Year" next this article.

Nice

It bears repeating: a complete arse! 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 13:53 GMT

OK I'm repeating what's been said above but the man's a complete arse!

subtitle... 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 13:55 GMT

IT Angle

until I saw the subtitle, I had hope on this one...

David Blaine 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 13:58 GMT

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Attention Whore.

That guy must have ADD.

Disappointed. 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 14:00 GMT

Flame

Seriously hoping that his head would literally explode. Unfortunately looks like his inverse-stork shenanigans have put paid to that.

Maybe we should just light a fier under him and see how long he lasts then.

<Insert publicity seeking title here> 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 14:00 GMT

Coat

Batty stunt.

'Nuff said.

Pinniata 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 14:01 GMT

Happy

Let's all get some sticks and see if sweets come out.

RE: TIT 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 14:06 GMT

Coat

QUOT: That is all.

AGREED

mines is the one with the upside down pockets

With any luck... 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 14:08 GMT

Alert

...somebody will forget to cut him down afterward!

I was ecstatic when I read this headline... 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 14:09 GMT

Pirate

because I genuinely thought he was dead. Imagine my disappointment when I read the rest.

Re I don't get it.... 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 14:14 GMT

IT Angle

Because, before he decided to go on a major ego trip and try to become the next Houdini (and I think we're all hoping he repeats Houdini's last stunt sooner rather than later) he was actually a very good close-up magician. In fact, according to a recent piece in one of the UK papers, he still is. He largely pays his bills by doing private performances for the rich and/or obnoxious.

Basically, if you've got lots of money, you can pay a fortune to watch him perform some seriously impressive close-up magic.

If you're poor and retarded, you can watch him sitting, standing, hanging upside down or whatever for free.

Anyone can do this... 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 14:17 GMT

Paris Hilton

Seriously. 72 hours in ice. Easy, if you have an understanding of basic science.

And 44 days in a box without food? Sure he did that. And when they covered the sides it was, er, for cleaning or something. Riiiiiight.

Paris - because she's good at getting publicity for sod all as well.

I'd be more impressed... 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 14:18 GMT

Paris Hilton

with this waste of air if he did replicated another 'stunt' -

Glenn Miller's Last Flight!

David. FUCK OFF and quit bothering us, you WANKER!

Paris, as she may be able to help relieve his blood engorged head.

Twat Dangle Pt 2 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 14:19 GMT

Marcus Brigstock also got it spot on when he labelled the box stunt a "Twat dangle"

Git Wizard 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 14:19 GMT

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Another freakdangle by the Git Wizard. Marcus Brigstocke will be pleased.

How, 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 14:21 GMT

does this article fit under the category of entertainment?

The only entertainment I shall get out of this illusionist, no, dillusionists pointless exercise is writing this comment.

"egregious" 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 14:30 GMT

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He may be a 'git wizard', but use of the term 'egregious' causes me greater pain than having to spend fourteen nanoseconds about a man in a box / upside down / on fire every couple of years.

A small child wanting attention... 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 14:48 GMT

Coat

...is what he reminds me of.

"Look at me! look at me! Look what I can do!"

Impressed 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 14:49 GMT

Happy

Am i the only person here who never ceases to be amazed by the ever more impressive stunts this incredible man can do ?

He sat down for several days .........in..............ice...............

Then he sat down for even more days..................in....................a......................box.................

Then he even lay down in..............a......................different....................box.

Now hes inverse....................standing.................up.................... WITHOUT A BOX.

Has this man no fear ??????????

Now come on thats just genius.

RE: Tit 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 15:35 GMT

Flame

That about sums it up for this pointless waste of resources.

Flames, because his next trick should be showing us all how the Salem Witch trials ended, people stood in fire till they're burnt to a crisp.

Just can't stop smiling at "twat dangle" 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 16:15 GMT

Happy

That is all.

Not just Rc helicopters 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 16:35 GMT

From what I recall, as well as the helicopters people were hitting his glass box with golf balls. If they do that again they'll get to hit him, which has to be a bonus. Perhaps this is why he's doing this "stunt" in the states rather than London.

Why's this under 'Entertainment'? 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 17:27 GMT

Happy

Is someone planning to cut the ropes holding him up?

Another cunning stunt 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 18:02 GMT

Happy

by a stunning.....

twat dangle, love it!!

RE: Nemu Metis 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 18:07 GMT

Heh, witches weren't actually burned in Salem. They were hung. Witches were only burned in europe.

what if 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 18:30 GMT

Unhappy

what if he has to do number 2?

My remarkable feat of endurance? 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 18:32 GMT

Happy

I managed to show an interest in a David Blaine stunt for an amazing ten seconds.

@ Rik Helmsley 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 18:32 GMT

What's wrong with 'egregious' in this context? The modern usage of the word means '...conspicuously, outstandingly bad....ridiculous to an extraordinary degree'

In which case, it seems a very apt description of the Git Wizzard.

But why are we wasting so many keystrokes on him? He should just FOAD.

Idiot 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 18:43 GMT

Black Helicopters

What an idiot - he can't even commit suicide correctly...

Shame...

David who? 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 19:24 GMT

IT Angle

Now if he dangled himself by his bollocks for 70 hours, I'd be impressed, as it would probably take him that long to find them.

Twat.

Hanging upside-down, albeit alive 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 19:37 GMT

Pirate

Shame, I'd like to see him stung up by partisans and shot.

In love with himself? 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 20:20 GMT

Does that make this a Cupid Stunt?

Grr... 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 20:37 GMT

Freak-dangle 2, the gitwizard strikes back.

And if he needs a shit? 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 21:40 GMT

How's he gonna empty his colon? Will that be by catheter too? Could get messy. :/

Git Gizzard 

Posted Tuesday 23rd September 2008 23:49 GMT

Paris Hilton

...because I hope he falls and splatters himself.

In other news, I hope someone laces his water intakes with LOTS OF LAXATIVE...

Paris, because we'd all love to see her do it while hanging upside down...

wait a minute.. 

Posted Wednesday 24th September 2008 02:29 GMT

Paris Hilton

Hold on, this twat is still around???? I would have thought he would have gotten a clue by now and either attempted to pick up the art of magic again or gone back to his night job at McDonalds. Yet here he is still attempting to inflict these non events on the public. Oh well could be worse, could be a double bill with david blaine and criss angel.

paris, cos she has more talent in her..... well you get the idea.

Left Dangling? 

Posted Wednesday 24th September 2008 02:52 GMT

Black Helicopters

I laughed out loud at the Mussolini reference. Someone else will have to do the explaining, I won't spoil it here. One clue...you have to be a certain age to remember that event.

Who? 

Posted Wednesday 24th September 2008 05:56 GMT

Whatever another nobody...

Bo Selecta 

Posted Wednesday 24th September 2008 06:58 GMT

I think the Bo Selecta David Blaine had him to a T!

LOL 

Posted Wednesday 24th September 2008 08:39 GMT

Happy

I am glad I wasn't the only one who noticed that this time its indoors and not in London.

And t was RC helis, golfballs, laser pointers, and fog horns

The best bit of that stunt was the british publics response :)

Shame 

Posted Wednesday 24th September 2008 08:41 GMT

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I had hoped he was hanging from his neck, not his feet

Blaine! Blaine! Blaine! Blaine! BLAINE! 

Posted Wednesday 24th September 2008 09:25 GMT

Wanker.

What you on about.. 

Posted Wednesday 24th September 2008 09:41 GMT

Coat

David Blaine is an amazing illusionist, his stunts are fantastic.

Nay! not really - had you going for a second!

*\. Grabbing my coat, coz if Blaine aint leaving I am.

Oh dear 

Posted Wednesday 24th September 2008 10:14 GMT

Alien

You'd think that with all of the deranged snipers they have in the US that one of them would be available wouldn't you?

He laughs.. 

Posted Wednesday 24th September 2008 10:17 GMT

Pirate

...in the face of Darwin! Inevitably, Darwin will get him in the end!

Too bad 

Posted Wednesday 24th September 2008 10:39 GMT

Alert

The gitwizard streaked with his own bodily fluids would have been fitting.

Don't you get it? 

Posted Wednesday 24th September 2008 20:56 GMT

He just likes having a catheter stuck in him. The stunt itself really doesn't make any difference at all.

Darwin 

Posted Thursday 25th September 2008 11:55 GMT

Pirate

Given the ever more preposterous publicity-seeking stunts this chap does, and the risk of causing damage to himself, does he win the award for the least successful Darwin Award applicant?

How about for his next stunt, he gets sealed in a wooden box, and lowered six feet underground. Then covered with soil.

I'll refrain from making any suggestions relating to the words "feeding tube" and "sabotage"...

Pinata anyone? 

Posted Friday 26th September 2008 10:56 GMT

Flame

Get the bats people!

Well I think... 

Posted Friday 26th September 2008 12:08 GMT

...he's a well meaning sort of chap who just likes to push himself a bit. He's not hurting anyone but himself, leave him alone.

Only kidding he's a tigress' twat - oops wrong forum.

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