This is the art of pantomime. In church

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/09/13/this-is-the-art-of-pantomime.html

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Oh no it isn’t

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As a former mime I must say: Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!!!

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Every time you hear the beep to advance the slide, imagine they are bleeping a curse word said by the announcer.

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And here we have a clip from the even less commonly seen filmstrip “Miming in the Satanic Church.”

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christ wants me for his wife? why do i have to be the wife?

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“The Art of Pantomime in Church” (Meriwether Contemporary Drama Service filmstrip FS-33, 1982).

Huh, who knew that “peak 1970s” actually happened in 1982?

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At first I was thinking that was a recreation of filmstrips of the past. Now I’m concerned it’s not.

“As you offer your heart up to Jesus, you’ll find that He’s holding your hand.”

I said you could have my heart, Jesus, not my hand. Fresh.

Careful now. Questions like that landed Lucifer in the pit.

The church is rarely ahead of the curve. Look how long it took them to leave the middle ages.

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Isn’t mime basically a natural extension of a religious vow of silence?

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The Roman history is pretty interesting.

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Reminds me of the “Dangers of Rock Music” VHS tapes my church had, warning me of the dangers of listening to Black Sabbath…in 1990.

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I just finished season 2 of American Gods. I got a kick out Bilquis’ reading of Song of Songs 4:10-16. Steamy.

ETA I tried to find a clip of that scene to share but didn’t find one.

ETA2: From the archives.
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Opus let him off easy!

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Thank you, that helped.

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I must confess even playing my game I didn’t make it to the end of the video.

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Few things are worse than ending up in a mime field.

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“And where’s that bad Mr Satan?”