# A man with a gun demands you entertain him - what do you do? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 17, 2010, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-man-with-a-gun-demands-you-entertain-him-what-do-you-do/557387 "2010-10-17T00:05:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-man-with-a-gun-demands-you-entertain-him-what-do-you-do/557387/81 "2010-10-20T11:59:51Z")
My go-to talent is my impression of Henry Fonda in ‘On Golden Pond’. _“Gooooooood Gaawwwwwd!”_ That ought buy me ten seconds. mmm ---
**Author:** ![bartleby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bartleby/32/10491_2.png) [@bartleby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bartleby)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-man-with-a-gun-demands-you-entertain-him-what-do-you-do/557387/82 "2010-10-20T12:32:12Z")
is pooping one’s pants entertainment? 'cause if confronted by a gunman, that’s about all i would have… ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-man-with-a-gun-demands-you-entertain-him-what-do-you-do/557387/83 "2010-10-20T15:39:07Z")
I would offer to polish his weapon and I mean the one he is threatening me with so don’t go there. I was going to say I would try to get my hands on it but there is no way to extract myself from the disaster I have created. I guess I would tell him I’m busy and he should look elsewhere for his entertainment. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-man-with-a-gun-demands-you-entertain-him-what-do-you-do/557387/84 "2010-10-21T19:35:57Z")
The Hypno-Gaze is all the entertainment one could ever want. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-man-with-a-gun-demands-you-entertain-him-what-do-you-do/557387/85 "2010-10-21T21:03:24Z")
My prop selection is someone else who is actually capable of being entertaining. My act is leaving while tossing back a casual “Be good; my reputation and your life are on the line!” to my proxy player. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-man-with-a-gun-demands-you-entertain-him-what-do-you-do/557387/86 "2010-10-21T21:39:54Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > My prop selection is someone else who is actually capable of being entertaining. > > My act is leaving while tossing back a casual “Be good; my reputation and your life are on the line!” to my proxy player. FTW! Brilliantly devious. . . 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-man-with-a-gun-demands-you-entertain-him-what-do-you-do/557387/87 "2010-10-21T22:39:09Z")
Does reading Vogon poetry count as violence? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-man-with-a-gun-demands-you-entertain-him-what-do-you-do/557387.md?page=4)