MIT suspends student protesters

[MineralMan]

116. I've seen a standup comic bomb.

In fact, I was at a front table once during a standup comedy evening. One comic was not doing well with the crowd, which was not responding with laughter. So, the comic decided he'd go for the lowest-hanging fruit, which happened to be me. At the time, I was in my full Gandalf beard and hair phase.

So, said comic thought he'd get a laugh at my expense.

"So, what do we have here," pointing at me, "F-ing Moses? Am I being judged now?"

Not my first circus, so I stood, turned around, faced the rest of the audience and did a florid, Victorian-era deep bow. The audience responded with a collective belly laugh. I turned back around and sat down again.

The comic walked off the stage. Sometimes, you aren't on your best routine, and sometimes you need to leave the Gandalf guy alone. He's a freaking wizard, you know...