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| SUN LAKES LIFESTYLES | MAY 2023 | | SUN LAKES LIFESTYLES | MAY 2023 | 67 67 From Courtney, the publisher: We had a pretty slim group who got the joke of the month for April. It was the Mime Club (at right). I, like I suspect many of you, don't quite understand mimes. Sure, pulling the rope is pretty good. Walking into the wind, excellent. Trapped in a box… I can almost see the box - must be made of glass! It's about five minutes of good fun, like a roller coaster. Then I want to get off and find a churro. But often they keep going… now he's climbing a rope. Huh? Where's he going? He's still on the ground. Petting an invisible dog. Waste of a pet when there are so many visible dogs who need petting. I was once trapped on a roller coaster. It was at a county fair (that for some reason my mother was in charge of ). It was one of those zipper rides - I was in a cage with my friend Lisa and the cage spun around violently while being flung from a central, rickety point. I don't know if the chap running the ride was flirting with us, keeping us to himself, but after six minutes of zipping around we were done. Every time we zipped past him we screamed out "Stop this %x@ thing!" We were zipping pretty fast and realized he wasn't getting the whole sentence. Finally we were just screaming curse words at him. It felt like a good three hours before he stopped but was probably no more than 15 minutes. Back to the mime. If you come across one in a park, don't linger. After five minutes, you'll realize you need to get on with your life and will start to walk away. That's when the real show starts. You are now part of the act and are being presented with imaginary flowers. Newsflash: you're in a relationship with a mime. And if you curse at him, he'll feign a broken heart then trap you in box. I'm sure it's a lot like being trapped on the zipper. Next month: Later that day, how Lisa and I got an innocent guy in trouble, accusing him of being a drug pusher. Now back to the Get the Joke stuff: To win a free dinner, find the ad, article or just weird, out-of- place, completely made-up (and hopefully funny) item in this month's Lifestyles. When you find it, fill out the box and email it to sunlakesnews@ yahoo.com before noon on the sixth of the month (or drop it off in the Main Clubhouse). If you are the first correct guess chosen at random, you will win a free dinner. Congratulations to this month's Dinner Winner: ARMANDO ARANDA Please call Kelly in the Admin. Office for your Sun Lakes Restaurant dinner. Will love to see the video of the pickleball, bocce and tennis players practicing! Jeanne V. I would Mime this to you, but I'm not a member of the club yet, so I'd better type it out LOL. Emily P. Marcel Marceau is turning in his grave - maybe he's miming being trapped in the final box. Barbara C. I didn't hear anything, but got silently trapped in a box, I was pulled out by a rope… LOL. Armando A. is would be very interesting in Sun Lakes, since we can't communicate very well. Sharon K. Love the routines listed. Brenda D. No mimes playing golf? Earl D. your comments: GET THE JOKE! I found the joke! Resident name (first & last): ______________________________________ This was the joke: _____________________________________________ Comments (we LOVE your notes - about anything!): ____________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Send your entry to sunlakesnews@yahoo.com or drop it at the Main Clubhouse Last month's joke: Did you know May is International Mime Month? The members of the Mime Club knew it… and we prepare for it all year. We've been perfecting the world's most famous routines including: • Trapped in a box • Pulling a rope • Walking in the wind with an umbrella • Dribbling a basketball • Applying for a home loan • Walking a dog • Wondering what's on TV • Balancing a checkbook • Opening an envelope • Trying to figure out where that smell is coming from • Tuning a piano • Listening to birds And these are just a few of our favorites. We'll be popping up all around the community every day in May to force our art on residents who are trying to go about their daily routine. Be prepared… the sooner you like us and correctly identify what we're doing, the sooner we'll stop. For info, mime calling us or emailing us and we'll mime you back. Mime Club