Flim-flam (other)

	Flim-flam (other) Flim-flam may refer to: * Confidence trick, a fraud scheme * ''Flim-Flam'' (album), a 1991 album by saxophonists Steve Lacy and Steve Potts * ''Flim-Flam!'', a 1982 book by James Randi * Flim Flam, a character from ''Scooby-Doo'' * Flim Flam (horse), a Hanoverian gelding See also * Flim Flam Brothers, a pair of antagonists on ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' * ''The Flim-Flam Man ''The Flim-Flam Man'' (titled ''One Born Every Minute'' in some countries) is a 1967 American comedy film directed by Irvin Kershner, featuring George C. Scott, Michael Sarrazin, and Sue Lyon, based on the 1965 novel ''The Ballad of the Flim-Flam ...'', a 1967 film * Flam (other) * Flim (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Confidence Trick A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using their credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, confidence, irresponsibility, and greed. Researchers have defined confidence tricks as "a distinctive species of fraudulent conduct ..intending to further voluntary exchanges that are not mutually beneficial", as they "benefit con operators ('con men') at the expense of their victims (the 'marks')". Terminology Synonyms include con, confidence game, confidence scheme, ripoff, scam, and stratagem. The perpetrator of a confidence trick (or "con trick") is often referred to as a confidence (or "con") man, con-artist, or a "grifter". The shell game dates back at least to Ancient Greece. Samuel Thompson (1821–1856) was the original "confidence man". Thompson was a clumsy swindler who asked his victims to express confidence in him by giving him money or their watch rather than gaining their confidenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Flim-Flam (album) ''Flim-Flam'' is a live album by saxophonists Steve Lacy and Steve Potts, which was recorded in Berne, Switzerland in 1986 and first released on the hat ART label in 1991.Jazzlists: Steve Lacy discography accessed July 11, 2018 accessed July 11, 2018 Reception The Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ... < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Flim-Flam! ''Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions'' is a 1980 book by magician and skeptic James Randi about paranormal, occult, and pseudoscience claims. The foreword is by science fiction author Isaac Asimov. Randi explores topics which he says that scientists and the media are too willing to promote without skepticism and proper expertise. Content Timothy Ferris wrote that ''Flim Flam!'' "will enlighten any reader who does not clearly understand that not one shard of evidence exists to prove that the Bermuda Triangle poses any special menace to ships and planes, that earth is being visited by alien spacecraft, that the unassisted power of the mind can read closed books, predict our future or induce levitation, or that the ' psychic surgeons' of the Philippines have relieved their patients of any burden more troublesome than their money." Randi levels criticism at the sloppy study designs and faulty controls of the investigations into remote viewing by Russell T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Scooby-Doo Characters This is a list of ''Scooby-Doo'' characters. ''Scooby-Doo'' is an American animated franchise based around several animated television series and animated films, as well as live action movies. There are five main characters in the franchise: Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, and Velma Dinkley—known as "Mystery Incorporated". The original series, ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'', premiered in 1969, and has spawned many follow-up series, and several direct-to-DVD movies. Mystery Incorporated Scooby-Doo Scooby-Doo is the eponymous character in the ''Scooby-Doo'' animated television series created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears alongside the popular American animation company Hanna-Barbera. Scooby-Doo is the pet and lifelong companion of Shaggy Rogers and in many iterations, including the original series, is regarded as a unique anthropomorphic Great Dane dog who is able to speak in broken English, unlike most other dogs in his reality, and usually puts t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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