Page 11 - Big Idea

The Big Idea – Act 1

(both run to entrance of cave, stop, jump back)

CLOWN 2: Hey! What happened to your impulse? Why’d you
chicken out?

CLOWN 1: Me? You idiot, I didn’t chicken out. I just had a different
impulse once I got closer. You chickened out.

CLOWN 2: I did not. I was just following your impulse. Now, tell me
about it: what was it that turned you around just as we were about to
go inside?

CLOWN 1: How should I know? Are you asking me to be logical
about my impulses?

CLOWN 2: No, I just want an explanation. You don’t have to be
logical about it.

CLOWN 1: All right, here goes: up-down, beeble-screeble, green
lifting Thursday heretofore everlasting.

CLOWN 2: What! What sort of nonsense is that?

CLOWN 1: Just the kind you wanted, a non-logical explanation.

CLOWN 2: That’s just a lot of noise; it doesn’t tell me anything.

CLOWN 1: Sorry. Not my fault.

CLOWN 2: Of course, that doesn’t mean it can’t be interpreted. An
expression such as yours which correlates to an impulse is not a purely
random occurrence. In fact, an expert such as me who has
experienced a great number of impulsive expressions can easily pick
out the common elements in yours and come up with its equivalent in
plain, ordinary language.

CLOWN 1: Oh? And what is that interpretation?

CLOWN 2: Easy: you chickened out.

CLOWN 1: Nuts! How can I trust your interpretation?

CLOWN 2: How can I trust your impulse?

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