1.13.06 / 1:58pm
Why Mimes are Hilarious
First of all, I am not a fan of mimes. My personal opinion is that mimes are bitter clown college rejects who have an irrational hatred of mankind and comedy in general. That said, the idea of mimes is a pretty solid joke. Why is that?
Exhibit A: Appending "a mime" to the end of any list makes it reasonably funny. Observe:
Magellan's Partial Cargo Manifest:
12 tons salt pork
200 gallons rum
100 gallons water
32 kilometers rope
500 square meters of canvas
1000 nails
countless weevils
a mime
see?
Exhibit B: Dressing as a mime is the quickest way to being perceived as "French". I have no idea why this is, but it's true. Stripey shirt? Check. Beret? Check. Little moustache? Check.
Exhibit C: Mimes/French + Sheep = Hilarious:
Exhibit D: Mel Brooks once said "Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die." The Gasoline Hobo corollary to this law: "The comedy is twice as potent when the individual falling into the manhole is a mime who was attempting to "walk against the wind".
Exhibit E:
Exhibit A: Appending "a mime" to the end of any list makes it reasonably funny. Observe:
Magellan's Partial Cargo Manifest:
12 tons salt pork
200 gallons rum
100 gallons water
32 kilometers rope
500 square meters of canvas
1000 nails
countless weevils
a mime
see?
Exhibit B: Dressing as a mime is the quickest way to being perceived as "French". I have no idea why this is, but it's true. Stripey shirt? Check. Beret? Check. Little moustache? Check.
Exhibit C: Mimes/French + Sheep = Hilarious:
Exhibit D: Mel Brooks once said "Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die." The Gasoline Hobo corollary to this law: "The comedy is twice as potent when the individual falling into the manhole is a mime who was attempting to "walk against the wind".
Exhibit E:
There is a great scene in Little Britain (available on DVD at all good Commonwealth DVD shops) with the actual mime. He is really trapped in a box... I guess you had to be there. I still think mime is the greatest art involving guys with painted white faces standing on the pavement...
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