Man, do we need more kindness in this world.
The grandfather of one of my summer camp friends ran sideshows in California. My friend would tell us stories about a blockhead performer who’d taught him how to push a long nail all the way up his nose. Then, of couse, he demonstrated it for all of us with a loose nail from a bunk. As we looked on with horrified fascination, he explained that the blockhead told him that if you did it wrong you’d pierce your brain sac and die
He also demonstrated a pretty good hypnotism act he’d learned from another performer, but the blockhead demonstration remains clear in my mind today.
