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Posted By: civilservant
05-Oct-10 - 03:43 AM
Thread Name: Obit: Actor Norman Wisdom (Oct 2010)
Subject: RE: Obit: Actor Norman Wisdom (Oct 2010)
His style of comedy was one which never made fun or scapegoats out of anyone else. Like other greats such as Laurel and Hardy, and Charlie Chaplin, he made sure he alone was the butt of the joke. As the fool, he could show pomposity up to the light, so we could see it for what it was.
This quote from the bible comes to mind.
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;