I’m told improv is for more than just would-be comics.
It’s for anyone who has to think on their feet, engage in repartee, or even just handle themselves well in social situations.
Two of the rules of improv are to never disagree and never say something that brings things to a halt. So, if someone says, “When I was in Africa I shot an elephant in my pajamas
Sometimes the news catches up.
In “Surgery vs injury,” (Keep the Joint Running, 10/13/2008) I warned against the “AIG mistake,” saying, “The bash AIG threw for its top salespeople was a rounding error given its size. The tone choices like this set, though, rationalize a thousand more decisions to be lavish.”
It appears this country’s top automotive executives don’t read KJR,
