# Ladies and Gentlemen, Children of all Ages, it's the SDMB Circus **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 26, 2004, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-and-gentlemen-children-of-all-ages-its-the-sdmb-circus/247176 "2004-05-26T14:14:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-and-gentlemen-children-of-all-ages-its-the-sdmb-circus/247176/21 "2004-05-28T01:22:05Z")
It’s not over until the fat lady sings. - :: Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb… ::\* Oh, please, let some passing mod come by and close this thread right now. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-and-gentlemen-children-of-all-ages-its-the-sdmb-circus/247176/22 "2004-05-28T11:35:28Z")
> [@meek](#): > > m[SIZE=4][sup]U[/sup][FONT=Arial Narrow]Ladies and Gentlemen - children of all ages… > > The incredible **meek the Human Cannonball** > will now attempt to be shot out of a cannon - risking life and limb… > all for your amusement… > > _Drum roll_ > > +[sup]4444444444446[/sup]í" > h S > é[/FONT][/SIZE][sup] \< happy now?[/sup] > . With all those Webdings, you should be the Tattooed man! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-and-gentlemen-children-of-all-ages-its-the-sdmb-circus/247176/23 "2004-05-28T13:06:38Z")
Aw come on… Let me be the Fat Lady! Please? I’ve been training for this my whole life. ---
**Author:** ![Gartog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/22d042/32.png) [@Gartog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gartog)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-and-gentlemen-children-of-all-ages-its-the-sdmb-circus/247176/24 "2004-05-28T20:20:28Z")
Some circus have Actors! Sign me up 😃 ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-and-gentlemen-children-of-all-ages-its-the-sdmb-circus/247176/25 "2004-05-29T01:59:18Z")
I haven’t been to a circus in years. I’d like a part where I just have to sit around and look good. And wear sequins. Preferably on the ground - I’m a bit antsy at heights. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ArrMatey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrmatey/32/3522_2.png) [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-and-gentlemen-children-of-all-ages-its-the-sdmb-circus/247176/26 "2004-05-29T16:22:55Z")
Post me as emergency back-up magician, or creepy roustie, both of which I -have- actually done in a (small) circus! ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-and-gentlemen-children-of-all-ages-its-the-sdmb-circus/247176/27 "2004-05-29T16:52:45Z")
I’ll be the elephant girl. I love those big sweeties. I don’t want to do the trapeeze, unless the audience doesn’t mind having their heads sprinkled with pee and hearing me scream. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-and-gentlemen-children-of-all-ages-its-the-sdmb-circus/247176.md?page=1)