A Mime is a Terrible Thing to Waste
For my 7th grade career day, we were supposed to volunteer our parents to come and speak to the class. I raised my hand and offered that my dad was a mime and was willing to give a talk. The kid sitting in front of me turned around and said, "You're dad's a mime? That means he can't talk." I tried to explain that I used the term loosely. "He's not what you think of when you hear the word mime. …