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    Mass. official who performed bra trick resigns

    ABINGTON, Mass. (AP) — The chairman of a Massachusetts school board has resigned days after performing a magic trick at a televised meeting that made it appear as if he had removed a fellow board member's bra.

    Russell FitzGerald said he resigned from the Abington School Committee on Monday after a weekend of reflection.

    He tells The Enterprise of Brockton (http://bit.ly/qdMQCU ) that fallout from the trick played a part in his decision. The meeting was on live TV and was met in the room with silence and embarrassment.

    FitzGerald is an amateur magician who generally started meetings with a trick. Neither the subject of the Sept. 27 bra trick nor his accomplice knew what was going to happen.

    FitzGerald also noted he's been on the board 11 years and his term is almost up.

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    Information from: The Enterprise, http://www.enterprisenews.com

     

    196 comments

    • scrodbundy  •  7 mths ago
      your DUH of the DAY, cyberpeeps
    • John Q Galt  •  7 mths ago
      That was some trick, made his job disappear. Where did it go? Now let's see you bring it back?
    • Laxatl  •  7 mths ago
      "Was that wrong? Was I not supposed to do that?"
      --George Costanza
    • George  •  7 mths ago
      If one is to comment on a school board member, at least let us know what a persion is!
    • PITHIAN  •  7 mths ago
      My 437 lb. girlfriend keeps 2 chihuahuas in her bra that bite her Mexican customers if they try to pet them without paying first.
    • Cord S  •  7 mths ago
      Silence and embarrassment! Wow! And I bet these members are all athletic supporters.
    • Mike M  •  7 mths ago
      Wow, do you think the pols in DC will resign, after picking our pockets not once but for generations?
    • iMrightURaMoron  •  7 mths ago
      I don't care what political party he is, the uproar over this is ridiculous. Those people upset should be sterilized to promote evolution.
    • Rich  •  7 mths ago
      What?!?!? No video? They said this was televised- is it on Youtube?
    • Spajohn  •  7 mths ago
      Ain't nothing to get your panties in a wad about
    • Tori  •  7 mths ago
      Was it a man bra?
    • Ethan T  •  7 mths ago
      The fact this non-event made the news, much less caused such a stir reflects a great deal of hypocrisy. On one hand, violence and sex on TV are accepted as the norm. Violence on the streets is accepted as the norm in urban areas. Teen sex is accepted. Singing songs about sex, violence, and the degradation of women is accepted. Adult adultery is frowned upon, but quickly forgiven by the uninvolved.

      Yet, when someone in a position of authority does this "magic trick" this is only distasteful in a limited context, it causes a scandal that costs his job. Same applies when some politician is found to have mildly racy pictures of himself or herself on some website. The very people who vehemently insist on nailing these persons to the wall have probably looked at thousands of similar images. All this, I don't understand.
      • C 7 mths ago
        You did see the the words SCHOOL BOARD didnt you? Lots of difference between that and The Fox network.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  7 mths ago
      I'd say if he resigned his term IS up.
    • Jason Stackhouse  •  7 mths ago
      It's amazing that this country can be so incredibly conservative, while being so ridiculously liberal. It was a joke, if he didn't strip her nude, or touch her in any way, then who was harmed? It was apparently in charater for him, so it isn't some strange new behavior. Give the guy a break.
    • AK Drummer  •  7 mths ago
      seriously? i click on the "magic trick" link expecting to see a video and instead it pulls up a search of "magic trick". if i wanted to see a search of that, i could type it in myself.
    • Clint Eastwood  •  7 mths ago
      wish we could see the trick !!!
    • john  •  7 mths ago
      I pulled that trick on my girlfriend once, and it really came off!
    • 38special  •  7 mths ago
      He was school bored.
    • Ignatius  •  7 mths ago
      If anyone's wondering, this is the trick where the magician already has a bra hidden up his sleeve. He walks up to the "assistant", reaches behind her back and pulls the bra out as if it came out of her collar. It's supposed to be a parody of a pickpocket demonstration. There are variations where almost the same trick is done with panties or boxers. It's nothing spectacular, but kind of funny if you're a good comedian and the crowd is warmed up.
    • Carston L.  •  7 mths ago
      You can see boobs at my Town Council meeting every time.
      • GA 7 mths ago
        Or just wait until the liberal media shows obama, pelosi, reid.
      • goodtobehappy 7 mths ago
        ...where do you live again?
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