The show begins!Blonde circus person: Ahem. Mr Ringmaster. You're on.
Ringmaster: Oh! Oh, quite so, yes yes yes.
(slips in a bookmark)The audience of bachelorette and bachelors assembles in front of the stage.Nathaniel: All right. Amaze me.
Ringmaster: Lady and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage . . . the King Brothers, daredevil jugglers extraordinaire! Rex walks on the wild side, while Ray is a bit of a pyromaniac!
Rex: Hey, Ray!
Ray: Yes, Rex?
Rex: Why did the juggler smoke?
Ray: I don't know, Rex. Why?
Rex: Because he was on fire.
Ray:
(sarcastically) Oh, ha ha. All right, I have one for you.
Rex: Shoot.
Ray: How do crazy people get through the forest?
Rex: How?
Ray: They take the psycho-path!
Rex: Ba-dum-tssshhh.
Ringmaster: But juggling is not their only talent. Ray twirls a mean flaming baton!
Nathaniel Confession CamSweet! I get to sit next to Marielle during the show, and--I sound like a high school freshman, don't I? Anyway . . . what's the show about again? I was kind of otherwise occupied while the guy with the hat explained--I just see a dude twirling a baton--oh, right, the acrobats! They are very impressive, and that's me saying that, and you know I'm a great judge of talent, being the most talented of everyone. Perhaps I should add fire to the show: that would wow
Marielle everyone for sure!
Ray: A mathematician and a physicist were asked the following question: Suppose you walked by a burning house and saw a hydrant and a hose not connected to the hydrant. What would you do?
Ray: Physicist: I would attach the hose to the hydrant, turn on the water, and put out the fire.
Ray: The mathematician gives an identical answer. Mathematician: I would attach the hose to the hydrant, turn on the water, and put out the fire.
Ray: Then they were asked this question: Suppose you walked by a house and saw a hose connected to a hydrant. What would you do?
Ray: Physicist: I would keep walking, as there is no problem to solve.
Ray: Mathematician: I would disconnect the hose from the hydrant and set the house on fire, reducing the problem to a previously solved form.
Ray: That's all, folks! I'll be here all week!
Ringmaster: As you will see, Rex is also a skilled contortionist and gymnast!
Rex: I have three things for you to think about: Number one,
This thing all things devours:
Birds, trees, beasts, flowers;
Rex: Gnaws iron, bites steel;
Grinds hard stones to meal;
Rex: Slays king, ruins town,
And beats high mountain down.
Rex: Number two,
It cannot be seen, cannot be felt
Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt.
Rex: It lies behind stars and under hills,
And empty holes it fills.
Rex: It comes first and follows after,
Ends life, kills laughter.
Rex: And finally, number three:
What does man love more than life,
fear more then death or mortal strife,
Rex: What the poor have the rich require,
and all contented men desire.
Rex: What misers spend and spendthrifts save
and all men carry to the grave?
Kenshin Confession CamUnlike that two-bit fortune teller con artist, these performers are actually impressive. That juggling requires intense levels of hand-eye coordination, and it is clear that they have honed those skills for some time. The dark-clothed performer must truly be a master of his own body. It is more than a physical act, one must remember. You must also have the proper mental state of mind to have such control over your body. I had my doubts about this circus before, but these performers are worthy of respect. I must say however that, while their jokes were halfway decent, their riddles were painfully obvious. I mean, you won't fool anyone with the classics! Even a toad would have heard of those, I'd imagine.
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The first two riddles are by J. R. R. Tolkien. The third is a rephrased classic. I'd love to read your guesses to the three riddles!
I need to give some credit here. Mr Rosa was incredibly helpful in the process of writing the dialogue for the jugglers. He let me bounce my ideas off him and listened to countless jokes and riddles and then helped me choose which to use. He often helps me choose which screenshot is the most effective, etc, but this time he went above and beyond the call of duty!