Prestidigitation

Something Rhymes with Purple

Sony Music

Comedy, Arts, Education

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

This week we’re peeking behind the magician’s cloth to trick you into a world of tricks, rigs, and prestidigitation. With characteristic sleight-of-hand our mesmerising hosts saw in half the language of magicians, Gyles shares some jaw-dropping tales from being up close with TV magicians, and Susie recounts a tale of when Countdown’s Nick Hewer was scammed on the street. Warning: this episode does contain some minor spoilers of how well-known tricks are performed. Please don’t tell the Magic Circle. As always there’s plenty of time to answer your questions and this week we get to the bottom of snewing in Liverpool, the link between garlic cloves and your toes, and there’s a chance for Susie to practice her Scouse accent as she asks, “Accrington Stanley… who are they?” A Somethin’ Else production If you want to get in touch with Gyles and Susie about your favourite magic tricks from around the world or about anything else then the email is [email protected] Don’t forget, we’ve got a lovely new range of merchandise available from https://kontraband.shop/collections/something-rhymes-with-purple so get your mugs, t-shirts, and tote bags today! Susie’s Trio: Knick-knackatarian - a dealer in nick nacks Flamfoo - a gaudily-dressed female; someone who is more froth than substance Biblioklept - a book thief, someone who borrows a book and never gives it back Try 6 free issues of The Week magazine worth £23.94 today. Go to http://bit.ly/SomethingRhymeswithPurple and use your special code PURPLE to claim your 6 week free trial today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Something that's...
0:10.0	Hello and welcome to Something Rhymes with Purple,
0:13.6	the podcast about words and language and the very fact
0:17.0	that something does rhyme with purple
0:19.4	despite all expectations and insistences to the country.
0:23.2	I'm Susie Dent and with me, as always,
0:26.4	is the fabulous jazz brand with.
0:28.2	Good to be with you again. Just remind us what word does rhyme with purple
0:32.8	for people who are joining the podcast for the first time.
0:35.6	Well, there's more than one, in fact.
0:37.8	I can think of two to start with.
0:39.9	One is purple, which we often talk about on here.
0:43.1	Don't we? To herpolis to walk with a limp, to hobble,
0:46.9	a dialect word, and there is another one
0:49.5	which is part of a horse's rump and that is purple.
0:53.3	C-U-R-P-L-E, herpolis belt H-I-R-P-L-E.
0:57.6	So there's two for starters.
0:58.8	And if you want to join the purple people,
1:00.8	and I'm happy to say that there are thousands of purple people
1:03.2	around the world, because this is a global podcast,
1:06.5	and you think you've come up with another word that rhymes with purple
1:09.9	that we don't know about, do let us know,
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