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INT. A CHARITY SHOP - DAY

A husband, wife and young son are looking around a charity shop. The shop assistant comes over.

ASSISTANT
Can I help you with anything?

WIFE
Yes actually. We're looking for a nice sofa throw or a blanket or something like that

ASSISTANT
We've actually got quite a nice one over here that a magician donated to us when he retired

The assistant goes over to a shelf and takes out a folded up blanket. She hands it to the wife who unfolds it.

WIFE
Bit dusty

The wife flicks the blanket in front of the son to get the dust off it. When she brings the blanket back in to herself the son has disappeared.

hahaha very good.

Love it.

As soon as the word "magician" was mentioned, it was only going one way, but I don't mind, like it muchly

Yep, re: the word Magician telegraphing the end but still very good.

Yeah, saying magicians is a bit obvious, but do you think I could get away without mentioning them?

Clever and funny.

And the beginnings of a great runner, what else did he leave?

Top hats, wands, assistants in various bits in boxes?

Yeah I also thought it would be a good runner when I read back the finished product to myself.

Thanks for the comments gang!

Very good Chris.

Quote: Chris Forshaw @ September 21 2008, 10:01 PM BST

Yeah, saying magicians is a bit obvious, but do you think I could get away without mentioning them?

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I'm not sure, maybe you could have the assistant say something like 'Hmmm, not sure. I'll see if I can conjure something up for you' but that would make it sound she was making a sandwich. There's always 'prestidigitator' if you want to use that.

Quick idea for another runner.

WOMAN
I'm looking for a wicker basket?

ASSISTANT
We do have one over here actually

Assistant leads the woman over to a wicker basket with a sword stuck in the side of it.

ASSISTANT
You can just take the sword out if you want

WOMAN
It's a bit smelly

ASSISTANT
Yeah, it wasn't like that we we got it a few weeks ago. Some woman gave it to us. Said it belonged to her husband who just never came home from work one day

The woman takes the lid off the basket and looks in. She puts her hand over her mouth in shock.

ASSISTANT
An escape artist I think she said he was

Also

A man and an old man are in the shop.

MAN
I'm looking for a walking cane for my dad.

ASSISTANT
I think I have just the thing

She goes behind the counter and picks up a straight black cane with white tips. She hands it to the man.

MAN
Looks good. Want to give it a try dad?

He hands it to the old man. The old man puts his weight on the stick on it suddenly turns into a bunch of flowers. The old man falls and we hear a hip crack.

Hmm you know that trick where they put the assisstant into boxes and break them up?

I was thinking of one where they put all the pieces together, to see if they make a set.

And a woman comes out missing a groin, turns out the naughty shop manager has it in the toilet.