Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Local Mime Behind Real Bars

Bagenville, Georgia

For years, Bagenville's premiere mime, George "Get me out of this Box" Druthers has been badgering audiences with his act.

You could always expect him to follow you through the Town Hall district doing the rope, the lean, eating imaginary hamburgers, and of course, his finale, trapped in a box.

Whether you wanted him there or not, he has been as much a fixture to Bagenville as the Brass Tulips that adorn the courthouse lawn.

But a terrible shouting match between Druthers and his longtime lover, Marcel Moskowitz has landed the famous mime in jail.
When Druthers arrived at his apartment late Saturday evening, smelling of musk oil, he was confronted by Moskowitz. Moskowitz, who has always been a staunch supporter of Druthers, was infuriated by a recent addition to the act.

For the past couple of weeks, Druthers has been pretending to make-out with another person on a park bench. "He's very good. It really looks like he is kissing someone. You can sense the passion," claims one audience member. Moskowitz sensed it as well as he left the show early that evening. "I know that it is only an act, but he doesn't even pretend kiss me like that anymore!" exclaimed Moskowitz.

When police arrived at the scene at 12:30 a.m., Moskowitz was yelling and slamming doors throughout the apartment. Druthers threw several invisible pies, one of which hit an officer in the face. The melee was broken up within minutes as Druthers was placed inside a squad car.

Officer Todd Riggins said, "This is a domestic situation that needed to be diffused. No big deal. But why does the guy keep pretending to bang on the glass? The window's open." Druther's had to spend the night in jail after only miming a phone call to his attorney.

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