You've heard on aeroplanes, they explode? And that is true, it happened to me ah, over thirty thousand feet. (mimes as if he's just having a conversation on a plane, and then his left breast explodes) 'BrrpphhZZZ' (Mimes wiping exploded stuff off of his chest and then mimes reaching up and pushing the stewardess button overhead) 'Sorry about this... Buung!' (Mimes having a sip of drink while waiting for service) 'Yes, my left breast has... exploded. Have you got a pillow? Oh, and some more nibblie, nibblies?' But then you've got one L cup boob and a D cup boob, and you get a lot of looks! I already get a lot of looks. So by the end it, I've got the fork: (Mimes stabbing himself in the right breast, then reaching up and pushing the overhead service call button again.) 'Buung!' 'Another pillow' And you go off with the biggest tits in Christendom... as the crusaders used to say!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Izzard physically acts out an absurd plane emergency to highlight how people handle crises.
- In plain terms
- An explosion happens on a plane, but the reaction is trivial.
- What can you take from it?
- People often stay calm even in absurd emergencies.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we react to danger?
- What makes a good performance?
Another view
It relies heavily on visual context not in text.
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