Yes, I know most stage magicians can't really do magic. I understand there's probably a trick involved when a woman is cut apart into three equal parts in a stack of boxes. But I don't watch magic acts to bolster my disbelief; I like to suspend my disbelief.

So why or why ohwhyohwhyohwhy did I ever watch the special features on the DVD of Walt Disney's "Darby O'Gill and the Little People"? It actually hurt (italics for emphasis) to see footage of filming techniques that seemed to prove the leprechauns in the movie were really just normal-sized actors. I can understand why Disney had to create this bit of propaganda. King Brian probably had a clause in his contract that we bigguns were never to know of their true existence. But gosh darnit, the "behind the scenes" short was so convincing it's practically ruined the movie for me.

But only practically.

I know the truth and I appreciate the motives.