Brevity by Dan Thompson for November 09, 2024

Did the dad go to Horse Shoe University or is that a U?

Junior should learn the words.

or mime for a timeout.

“Go stand in the invisible box!”

You have the right to remain silent.

Mime and a chair: sit down and shut up.

There’s no telling what he’ll do next.

Turn around kid and stop all the yelling….

Most parents would love a kid who doesn’t make any noise.

But MIME. Apologies to Cartman.

Science fiction story “Murder in Clowntown” is based on a premise that no citizen (all clowns) can physically harm another clown, but that doesn’t stop them from harming themselves. It begins with a rash of mime bashings, which consist of pretending to punch a mime who’s standing in front of a brick wall; the mime then reacts as if hit and throws himself against the wall.

Once in New Orleans I saw a woman strolling with a couple friends encounter her husband, who was a mime. She told them, “I’m married to this clown.”

A woman wearing a Charlie Brown zigzag shirt??