Mistress of Pentertain

Fiddling with Figures

1976
Written by Ken De Courcy
Work of Ken De Courcy, Various
40 pages (Stapled), published by The Supreme Magic Company
Illustrated with drawings by Ken De Courcy
Language: English
33 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Ken De Courcy Acknowledgements
3
Ken De Courcy Foreword
5
Geoffrey Lamb The Power of the Pentagram performer figures out two numbers from the total after a calculation procedure
 		7
The Upside Down Magic Square 4x4 square in which the numbers make a magic square when it is turned upside down
 		8
Ralph L. Erlewine The Seven Dwarfs dividing 28 diamonds through seven dwarfs
Variations 9
E. Leslie May The Charlie Chronicles different presentation for division puzzle
Inspired by 11
E. Leslie May A Sanguinary Rise alternate presentation
Inspired by 12
E. Leslie May In the Good Old Days total of calculation is predicted
 		13
E. Leslie May Tricky Crosswords gag crosswords with same word in every row
 		14
E. Leslie May Discount Coffee addition puzzle in which money ends up missing in total
 		15
Charles Cameron, E. Leslie May The Alternative Prediction spectator write a three-digit number with identical figures, either number is predicted or total after calculation
 		16
Upside Down Calculation addition that can be read upside down
 		16
Gerry Findler Practice Makes Perfect calculation which ends with thirteen duplicate digits of a chosen one
 		17
George B. Anderson Three-Way Prediction predicting a letter, shape and one-digit number
 		18
Word-Number Puzzle
19
Peter Rees F. T. Publicity doing short numerology routine on business card
 		20
E. Leslie May Medical Magic letter puzzle with four names and two rooms
 		22
Dan Bellman Forbidden Fruit gag calculation with adam, eve, apple presentation
 		23
Ken De Courcy Grandfather's Gimmick gag calculation with age which ends up with 999
 		24
1089 and All That ideas for 1089 force
 		26
Ken De Courcy Are You Kidding? "how many children" presentation for prediction of number 5
Inspired by
  • effect in Royal V. Heath's "Mathemagic"
 28
No Way dirty joke
 		29
Missing Ten Pounds Puzzle
29
Quaint Quiz answers to four questions read out loud are dirty phrase
 		30
Mountain Greenery gag drawing in which climbers have to be assigned nationalities
 		31
Where There's A Will There's A Way distribution puzzle
Related to 32
Druids Dilemma numbers written paper become "pissed" when held against light
 		34
Eight Eights Equal Thousand
34
It's Hard to Please gag in which number is written as a penis
 		35
Taking it Lying Down calculation with story presentation
 		36
Playful Plays six written numbers or words represent some dirty things
 		38
Reversible Addition column of two-digit numbers added, same amount when each number has reversed digits
 		38
A Letter from the Vicar envelope is cut to look like a vicar's collar
 		39
Data entered by Denis Behr, April 2021.