A popular joke involves a magician and transportation:
“A magician was driving down the road. Then he turned into a driveway.”
The joke has been cited in print since at least 2007.
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eemmaaxxxx
07-10-2007, 05:32 AM
Got another:
A magician was driving down the road..then he turned into a drive way…
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idar
25-Oct-2007, 05:46 PM #13
A magician was driving down the road..then he turned into a drive way…
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It’s a beautiful day in Branson!Here’s a joke to start your week..A magician was driving down the road..then he turned into a driveway..
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A magician was driving down the road..then he turned into a drive way…
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A magician was driving down the road..then he turned into a drive way.
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A magician was driving down the road. Then he turned into a driveway.
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London: The Robson Press
2012
Pg. ?:
A magician was driving down the road. Then he turned into a driveway.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
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