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Why doesn't Teller of the magic troupe "Penn and Teller" ever speak?

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daddy1161992
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daddy1161992
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He found out early in his career, that if he did not speak, people paid more attention to what he was doing.

Oct 12 2005, 8:52 PM
my_baby_love
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my_baby_love

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Penn, who is often quite vocal, is complimented well by his partner who remains quite.

These two magicians performing together are a big hit!

Oct 12 2005, 9:03 PM
gmackematix
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gmackematix
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Then there's Teller's obvious resemblance to Harpo Marx.

Oct 12 2005, 11:48 PM
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DukeDawson
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DukeDawson
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They remind me of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy!

Oct 13 2005, 3:56 AM
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satguru
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satguru
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Now you've mentioned it, here's a recording of Harpo Marx talking, though I'd like a similar one of Teller.

link www.marx-brothers.org/living/harposp.htm

He sounds pretty ordinary as well.

Oct 13 2005, 5:56 PM
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lanfranco
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lanfranco
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Sorry, but I gave up on Penn and Teller when they began doing extremely disgusting things with cherry pits ...

Oct 13 2005, 6:31 PM
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