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A week ago a school parent group asked me if I could be cut in half as a fundraiser at a magic show.  Never been sliced and diced before, I agreed.

On the night of the show, my wife there to comfort me and take me to the hospital if required, my 5 minutes of fame came directly after the intermission.  I made a corny joke about having just bought extra life insurance as the magician had me stretch out on a flat table.

Then he put two boards in place across my belly, so I looked like i was in the middle of a bagel cutter.  He used a crossbow saw to slice down between the two boards so it looked to the audience like I got cut in half.  Then the boards were removed, I stood up, and the crossbow saw was encircling my stomach.  He lifted it over my head to great applause (probably because I was safe since no-one likes to see a superintendent hurt).  He asked if I was okay.  I said it was easier than a Board meeting.

When I got back to my seat, my wife asked how he did it.  I didn’t see a thing so said that I didn’t know.

They raised over a thousand dollars.  I wonder how he did that though.