fork означает "раздвоение", "расщепление надвое".

Head Forker -- просто кличка, от него "башка надвое". Или "мозги раздваиваются". :) Крыша набок, короче. У зрителей, само собой, а не у фокусника.

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\"Прямо между глаз\", во! :)

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\"башнелом\"

English term (edited): Head Forker

Есть такое выражение fork out - раскошелиться; промотать; швырнуть на ветер. Оно встречается в приведенном ниже описании. Возможно, отсюда происходит и шутливое величание их Босса...

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... Scott Wells Obie O'Brien, Head Forker of Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic
(FFFF) hands out certificates at the end of each event. At ...
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On 2004-07-16 09:39, Scott Wells wrote:
Obie O'Brien, Head Forker of Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic (F.F.F.F.) hands out certificates at the end of each event. At the F.F.F.F. close-up conventions, there are no scheduled performers but entertainment is drawn from the attendees. So, whoever attends is "at risk" of being asked to perform on one of the shows.

At the end of the convention, diplomas are handed out as follows:
First time performers receive a Bachelor's Degree in Magic.
Second time performers receive a Master's Degree in Magic.
Third time performers receive a Doctor's Degree in Magic.

There are not that many of us who have achieved the Doctor's of Magic degree.

yours,
Scott Wells
F.F.F.F. Doctors of Magic



Oh dear, this is worrying. So is FFFF an acredited, degree-granting institution? Degrees are awarded to those who satisfy academic or scholastic requirements that are regulated (in the US and Western Europe) by national boards. People often spend close to ten years working towards their doctorate; they ***fork out*** tens of thousands of dollars and make a significant contribution to their chosen field in a doctoral dissertation. That the IMS would hand out worthless certificates for $25 with 'doctor of magic' printed on them doesn't really bother me; but the FFFF conventions are held in the highest esteem amongst magicians. I find it sad that THEY would resort to these shenanigans - academic degrees for performing card tricks! This is not just a matter of pride or 'self-esteem' - having a doctorate (or any of the other degrees awarded at FFFF) actually affects starting salaries in many professions. It would be fraudulent to present yourself as Bachelor/Master/Doctor of magic and then to benefit from a commensurate salary increase.

I find it difficult to ignore such things because I spend an awful lot of time and energy trying to convince my friends, family, and audiences that magic and magicians should be taken seriously. It's hard to convince people of something that you increasingly find difficult to believe yourself! How embarrasing.

To fork (over or out} means to hand or pay over money.

English term (edited): Head Forker

Это официально. Ну а если этот вариант не устраивает, то "Летчик Факкер-Вульфа"
(это самолёт такой Focke-Wulf, если где-то опечатка, то конец дня - подустал, не усмотрел)

Мне кажется, здесь игра слов, имеется в виду "Главный факир" (Head Fakir) или "Главный мошенник" (Head Faker). Есть ещё 1 вариант. Вот такая гремучая смесь и получилась.

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> Вдруг fork это такой эвфемизм


... это и есть эвфемизм. Не думал, что я с Фоке-Вульфом так перемудрил :)

ABC of Dirty English: Foreigner\'s Guide.
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> forker n (euph) ...

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> Может тогда \"Главный мозгоклюй\"?


Я бы в таком случае назвал \"Главный мозговтиратель\".

Но здесь обыгрываются \"fkr\". Поэтому, если идти этим путём, то можно аналогично допустить \"досадную опечатку\":
\"Главный индийский факер\".

Но этот юмор мне \"не очень\". И, главное, не знаю, насколько его необходимо сохранять по контексту.

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Кстати, заклянул в Google:

Индийский факер,
Он готов на всё, (верней, на всех,)
Такое странное призванье…
Уж изрыгается вовнутрь,
И клочья рвет
Последних выласок на голове….

http://www.stihi.ru/poems/2003/11/24-1416.html

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