Land o' Flakes

From the state that was too stupid to punch a ballot comes this gem:

Substitute teacher Jim Piculas does a 30-second magic trick where a toothpick disappears then reappears.

But after performing it in front of a classroom at Rushe Middle School in Land 'O Lakes, Piculas said his job did a disappearing act of its own.

"I get a call the middle of the day from head of supervisor of substitute teachers. He says, 'Jim, we have a huge issue, you can't take any more assignments you need to come in right away,'" he said.

When Piculas went in, he learned his little magic trick cast a spell and went much farther than he'd hoped.

"I said, 'Well Pat, can you explain this to me?' 'You've been accused of wizardry,' [he said]. Wizardry?" he asked.

Usually when you hear "Florida teacher" and "magic trick", you assume it's another hot 25-year-old blondie making sophomores' peckers disappear. Here you have to wonder if the natives are planning to see if Piculas weighs the same as a duck.