What are the most common questions asked from magicians, and what are
some clever or funny answers? (example . . . Question: How do you DO
that?   Answer: Very well!! )

Dear grostami:

I'm no professional magician, but I'm a pretty decent closeup magician
(think David Blaine style effects).

Some of the funniest questions I've been asked were:

Q: "Tell me how to do that!" (not really a question... but I get this
a lot)
A: "I could, but then I'd have to kill you."
A: "I don't really know myself, it just... happens."

Q: "How did you DO that?" <after a trick like a Balducci levitation>
A: "I've trained with a Tibetan monk for most of my life."
A: "When you find out, let me know!"

Q: "Do you practice witchcraft?"
A: "Yes." <followed by sinister cackle, then a wink>
A: "No, but I do practice."

Q: "Was this how it was done?" <followed by a long drawn out theory>
A: "Try it on your friend and see if it works. =)"
A: "Nope. Think about it."

Q: "Where'd you learn all these tricks?"
A: "David Copperfield."
A: "What makes you think they're tricks?" <wink>

Those are the most common. In general, if a spec asks me a question, I
find it best to answer it with a question. It keeps the atmosphere
humorous and nonconfrontational. =)

Best Regards,
blader-ga

Here's an oldie that's backwards from your example but still funny:
Q: Scuse me, how do you get to Carnegie Hall?
A: Years and years of practice!

There was this magician who had a job on a cruise liner, entertaining
the passengers with a nightly show. He was very successful in his job
and there was always a full house at all his performances. Life was
sweet. The money was rolling in, he had one of the best cabins, ate
the best food, mixed with the best people. All was fine until one day
the captain bought a parrot.

The parrot having a free run of the ship had a busy day flying from
deck to deck during the day exploring the ship and having friendly
conversations with the crew and passengers.

The highlight of the parrot's day was going along to see the magician
in action in the evening.

During the magician's performances, the parrot would watch him very
carefully during each trick, and immediately after the magician had
completed the trick the parrot would call out in a loud squawk,

'It's up his sleeve, it's up his sleeve' - or - 'It's down his
trousers, it's down his trousers' each time ruining the magician's
trick.

Well life was no longer as sweet and the magician started to struggle
to satisfy the passengers. The magician naturally got very tired of
the parrot and longed to kill it.

Then one night in the middle of the magician's performances, the ship
hit an iceberg and sank. Everyone was killed except for the magician
and the parrot. The magician managed to swim to a piece of wreckage,
climbed aboard and collapsed. The parrot flew towards the magician and
perched on the edge of the raft and stared at the magician.

For a whole day the magician was unconscious, and all this time the
parrot did not take his eyes off him. Eventually the magician started
to stir, and looked up not really knowing where he was or what had
happened. He eventually found enough energy to sit up. He then noticed
the parrot, who had not stopped focusing his eyes on him all this
time.

"Alright I give up....." chirped the parrot, 

".....what have you done with the ship?" 

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author unknown

What's a spec? Short for spectator?