{"id":36118,"date":"2024-08-15T20:39:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T00:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ckms.ca\/?p=36118"},"modified":"2024-08-15T20:39:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T00:39:43","slug":"cedric-getting-pranked-by-musallam-tumasysp-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?p=36118","title":{"rendered":"cedric getting pranked by Musallam Tumasy(sp?), Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Musallam Tumasy (sp?) was my main contact at ?? in Saudi Arabia; this was during my visit to SA with Lawry L. while doing the install at Ramsis in Bahrain with Danilo F.); he invited us to supper, which we accepted; Lawry had mentioned I was very scientif c and logical, and Musaallam decied to play a prank on me;  apparently this is an old prank, where you cover the bottom of a bowl etc with soot by holding a candle under it.  then the mark (me in this case) is lead thru a series of steps about this magical bowl\/candle\/box etc, endsure the findegers go to the bottom of the bowl, then up to the face, thus marking the face with sdoot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the got me.  hook line and sinker.  not sure if these are during  or after I was told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cedric-musallams-magic-trick-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cedric-musallams-magic-trick-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"36120\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cedric-musallams-magic-trick-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?attachment_id=36120\" class=\"wp-image-36120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cedric-musallams-magic-trick-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cedric-musallams-magic-trick-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cedric-musallams-magic-trick-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cedric-musallams-magic-trick-1-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cedric-musallams-magic-trick-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cedric-musallams-magic-trick-1-675x506.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cedric-musallams-magic-trick-1-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cedric-musallams-magic-trick-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cedric-musallams-magic-trick-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"36122\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cedric-musallams-magic-trick-2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?attachment_id=36122\" class=\"wp-image-36122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cedric-musallams-magic-trick-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cedric-musallams-magic-trick-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cedric-musallams-magic-trick-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cedric-musallams-magic-trick-2-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cedric-musallams-magic-trick-2-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cedric-musallams-magic-trick-2-675x506.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cedric-musallams-magic-trick-2-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cedric-musallams-magic-trick-2.small_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"384\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cedric-musallams-magic-trick-2.small_.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"36123\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cedric-musallams-magic-trick-2.small_.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?attachment_id=36123\" class=\"wp-image-36123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cedric-musallams-magic-trick-2.small_.jpg 384w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cedric-musallams-magic-trick-2.small_-285x300.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Musallam Tumasy (sp?) was my main contact at ?? 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