I am going to run an experiment tonight!

January 11, 2003

rowan (not actually named after mr bean)does get it. i think it is the

nonverbal humour - that's rowan's world more than ours.

michelle mg

January 12, 2003

Tonight, I am going to show a video with a couple episodes of Mr Bean. I

am really looking forward to seeing whether he 'gets it' or not. I'll let you

know!

Jacquie

January 12, 2003

> stupid question of the day, but

> who is " mr bean " ????

> nancy

I have no idea how to describe the character to someone who's not seen him!

LOL.

" Mr Bean " is a character acted by a semi-famous British comedian and actor

named Rowan Atkinson. If you've ever seen the BBC series 'Blackadder' -

that is Rowan Atkinson. He also played a priest in 'Four Weddings and a

Funeral', one with a speech impediment. He was in a movie that came out a

couple years ago called...oh, my...I can't remember the name, but it was

about a bunch of guests at a casino in Vegas who run a race to get to a

safe-deposit box with millions of dollars in it...'Rat Race', maybe?

ANYWAY, the Mr Bean shorts are entirely non-verbal. Mr Bean never speaks;

all the humour is delivered through body language, facial expression, and

gesturing. They can be VERY funny.

Jacquie

January 12, 2003