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From the Ted Talk by Charlie Todd: The shared experience of absurdity
Unscramble the Blue Letters
[Rob wants] [to give you]
(leugtahr)
[a high five!]
(Laughter)
[Get ready!]
(Laughter)
(Applause)
Thank you. So there's a photograph that illustrates it a little bit better. He gave 2,000 high fvies that day, and he washed his hands before and afterward and did not get sick. And that was done also without piimeorssn, although no one seemed to care.
So I'd say over the years, one of the most cmmoon criticisms I see of irompv Everywhere left anonymously on YouTube comments is: "These people have too much time on their hands." And you know, not everybody's going to like everything you do, and I've certainly developed a thcik skin thanks to Internet comments, but that one's always bothered me, because we don't have too much time on our hands. The participants in Improv Everywhere events have just as much leisure time as any other New yeorkrs, they just occasionally choose to spend it in an unusual way.
Open Cloze
[Rob wants] [to give you]
(________)
[a high five!]
(Laughter)
[Get ready!]
(Laughter)
(Applause)
Thank you. So there's a photograph that illustrates it a little bit better. He gave 2,000 high _____ that day, and he washed his hands before and afterward and did not get sick. And that was done also without __________, although no one seemed to care.
So I'd say over the years, one of the most ______ criticisms I see of ______ Everywhere left anonymously on YouTube comments is: "These people have too much time on their hands." And you know, not everybody's going to like everything you do, and I've certainly developed a _____ skin thanks to Internet comments, but that one's always bothered me, because we don't have too much time on our hands. The participants in Improv Everywhere events have just as much leisure time as any other New _______, they just occasionally choose to spend it in an unusual way.
Solution
- common
- laughter
- yorkers
- permission
- improv
- fives
- thick
Original Text
[Rob wants] [to give you]
(Laughter)
[a high five!]
(Laughter)
[Get ready!]
(Laughter)
(Applause)
Thank you. So there's a photograph that illustrates it a little bit better. He gave 2,000 high fives that day, and he washed his hands before and afterward and did not get sick. And that was done also without permission, although no one seemed to care.
So I'd say over the years, one of the most common criticisms I see of Improv Everywhere left anonymously on YouTube comments is: "These people have too much time on their hands." And you know, not everybody's going to like everything you do, and I've certainly developed a thick skin thanks to Internet comments, but that one's always bothered me, because we don't have too much time on our hands. The participants in Improv Everywhere events have just as much leisure time as any other New Yorkers, they just occasionally choose to spend it in an unusual way.
Frequently Occurring Word Combinations
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| york city |
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| pants subway |
3 |
| subway ride |
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| hidden camera |
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| danish guys |
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| diverse group |
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| high school |
2 |
| school kid |
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| blue polo |
2 |
| khaki pants |
2 |
| giant escalators |
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frequency |
| pants subway ride |
3 |
| high school kid |
2 |
Important Words
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