12.Its silent exponents, clowns you can't hear coming, are the butt of a memorably dismissive sketch by Gary Larson, an American cartoonist: " If a tree falls in the forest and no one's around, and it hits a mime, does anyone care? "
沉默的哑剧表演者,也就是无声无息地到来的小丑,是美国漫画家加里·拉森在一幅速写中嘲笑的对象,这幅速写的轻蔑之意让人难忘:“如果在森林里一棵树倒下,周围没有人,它砸中了一个哑剧演员,有人会在意吗?”