[Paboberto]

It is fortuitous (I love that word) that Tim alias Deborah alias Chip or whatever his name is now, asked about bubble machines, cause I had bubbles (the little round floating things not the horse next door.) on my brain this morning at work. I was thinking what in the world could I do with bubbles beyond blowing them, or making a lot of them.

Now I know that making bubbles is a intrinsically good time. I know that we all love to chase them and pop them or just watch them. I know that making really really big bubbles is always a crowd pleaser and if you can put a kid inside one you'll bring down the house.

But doing that, any of it all of it there is no... twist... nothing that says, "Make no mistake I am a clown." It is like doing a card trick with no problem, or singing a funny song straight up well. It is entertaining, sure, but where are you in it as a clown? What have you put in that only a clown can?

So I thought to myself "What could I do with bubbles?" in the same way I have asked my self "What could I do with a Broom?" or "What could I do with, with um... er... a squeaky toy?" Yeah... anyways sorry I am slow in coming to the point.

The only thing I came up with was I could blow a bubble and then try to give it to some one. Of course, this is highly problematic, because as soon as I touch it, it will pop if it does not pop as I reach towards it. Then I will have to blow another one... and it will pop... and so will the next and so on. I could then try blowing it towards them, but even if I get it to them it will pop when they touch it. Then I could blow a whole lot of them and try to get one of them not to pop. They will, then perhaps I could chase after one and move on.

What do you do with bubbles as a clown?