This is a slightly different take on the Tony Curtis' effect, A Night out with Girls. It is inherently interesting for male audiences because they'll want to look at the sexy pics of women, even if they don't like magic. (But you can make them like magic, too, with this humorous effect!)
The magi shows a packet of JUMBO sized cards, printed with good looking women in lingerie on the faces. The cards are mixed and then given to a male spectator, facedown, so he can randomly choose his mystery date. After he eliminates all but one card, using a very cute "she loves me, she loves me not" counting process, he finds that his chosen card is not a hot girl, but a rather large woman who doesn't exactly conform to current societal definitions of beauty.
There are two alternate cards for the surprise finish -- one is some guy dressed up for bondage, and another is simply blank -- you coulod write a simple message on this card, like "better luck next time" or "go home to your mama, little boy" or maybe, "Dear John, get lost!" I personally think the message card finish, and not the unattractive woman or bondage man, is more tasteful, but I admit that for the right rowdy group of guys, the less politically-correct cards play very well also.
These cards are JUMBO size about 5.5 inches by 7.5 inches -- they are a bit wider than standard jumbo playing cards. (The poker sized deck of cards in the photo is not included, or used in the routine -- just there to show the scale of the Jumbo cards)
Not a routine for every audience, but this is a good one to have in your table hopping arsenal for when you come up on a table full of young men. With the JUMBO cards, everyone will be able to see the various glamorous beauties, as well as the funny climax card.
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