You're All Mime . . .
Published Aug 30, 2004
"When I was young," an elderly gentleman reminisces, "I was a mime."
"Really?" his grandson says.
"Sure," he says. "I could mime the act of pulling a rope, and people would think I was pulling a rope. I could pretend I was a bird, and people would think I was flying."
"Did you pretend that you were trapped in a box?"
"No," he says, "I would never do that."
"Why not?" the grandson asks.
"Because," he replies, "I'm claustrophobic."
Originally published August 31, 2004.
