Our Russian acrobatics coach has picked up some odd English-ish idioms.
Last night, he referred to our exhausted muscles as 'jello fish'
Today, I can get neither the phrase nor the corresponding visual out of my head.
http://www.confessionsofacookbookqueen.com/mini-jello-fish-bowls/
(This isn't quite what I was looking for but it'll have to do)
Glad I could provide one. ^,^
Also, you just taught me I had an odd... stereotype-like bias.
I mean... OF COURSE clowns need laughs, too!
Guess I assumed some self-sufficient perpetuum ridere.
My brain... ever full of surprises! 😅
I wish.
I think I'm probably like most creative people, prone to feeling all kinds of emotions.
There's also a common stereotype of the miserable clown. I've always assumed that one was part pop culture and part contrast between heightened stage presence and quieter reality.
Or it's because nobody ever thinks of making the clown laugh.
Related meme, courtesy Rorschach, from The Watchmen:
“Heard joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. Says, "But doctor...I am Pagliacci.”
@kafkaesqueNomad
Those are hilarious. Thank you for sharing.
I thought immediately of the Swedish fish as well.
Truth be told, I needed the laugh. Both times. We pushed at my limits some last night, and that was both physically and emotionally haaaaaaaard.