APAD: Pull a rabbit out of a hat

本帖于 2026-01-14 11:49:36 时间, 由普通用户 最西边的岛上 编辑


To "pull a rabbit out of a hat" means to produce a surprising, unexpected, or seemingly impossible solution, result, or object, much like a magician's classic trick of pulling a live rabbit from an seemingly empty top hat, often to rescue a difficult situation. It signifies achieving something clever or effective in a sudden, almost magical way when it seemed unlikely.

The iconic trick of pulling a rabbit from a hat originated with French magician Louis Comte in 1814, though it was John Henry Anderson who truly popularized it through clever marketing in the 1830s, making it a staple of magic.

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Have you ever saw a magican pulling a rabbit out of a hat? I haven't, not even on the tube (did see birds out of a hat though). But I trust it can been done. Magicians are the ones creating magic after all 呵呵.

In real life, miracles do happen. I don't mean what the Saints did, but think about how I ended in my 2nd homeland; how Maowi the angel cat came to our home; how we "met" online and are here playing APAD.

None of these was planned, they all happened like somebody up there pulling a rabbit out of a hat鬼脸.

Feel truly blessed.

 

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Doesn't surprise me, unless he pulled an elephant ou_tof ... -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/14/2026 postreply 10:19:09

Hahaha, an elephant could b in a room, but not in a hat :-)) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/14/2026 postreply 10:23:12

Bought few SPY in wrong account this morning, just called TD -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/14/2026 postreply 10:24:20

they pulled a rabbit out a hat & fixed it 4 me. Thank God ~~ -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/14/2026 postreply 10:25:38

Not if Charlie beat the Magician to it. -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (52 bytes) () 01/14/2026 postreply 15:41:02

Ah hahahaha 啊哈哈哈哈 Ah hahahaha ... ... 啊哈哈哈哈 -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/14/2026 postreply 15:53:41

So hilarious! The 1 & only Charlie Chaplin~~ Hat off 2 him!! -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/14/2026 postreply 15:56:42

Pull a rabbit out of a hole--not a standard one, but“hat“ is -暖冬cool夏- 给 暖冬cool夏 发送悄悄话 暖冬cool夏 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/14/2026 postreply 16:43:03

A good 1 nevertheless :-), might not be as magical perhaps -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/14/2026 postreply 16:53:39

And, no one likes to be in a "rabbit hole" ~~~ -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/14/2026 postreply 16:54:56

魔术节目,大变兔兔。 -JoyAnna.- 给 JoyAnna. 发送悄悄话 JoyAnna. 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/14/2026 postreply 18:43:08

People always hope someone will pull a rabbit out of a hat -JoyAnna.- 给 JoyAnna. 发送悄悄话 JoyAnna. 的博客首页 (24 bytes) () 01/14/2026 postreply 18:49:14

Don't we all? :-) The best is 2 b strong enough 2 make the -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/14/2026 postreply 19:05:15

magic happen oneself instead of depending on others, IMHO. -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/14/2026 postreply 19:06:29

Thanks for sharing! I hate watching magic shows ... -硅谷居士- 给 硅谷居士 发送悄悄话 硅谷居士 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/15/2026 postreply 11:56:43

because they make me look stupid! -硅谷居士- 给 硅谷居士 发送悄悄话 硅谷居士 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/15/2026 postreply 11:57:01

Hahaha, I like 2 c some, but not the hiding person 1s -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/15/2026 postreply 17:31:22

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