In response to the sixth WordPress 101 writing Project, I post this…

http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_assignment/writing-101-day-six/

Rik Mayall, who died today, made a living out of mocking himself and the world around him… That is what comedians do…

Jesters and fools at once serve and undermine the power of their masters… Hamlet mourned the death of his childhood clown far more than that of his royally-blooded father or sister…

Dictator and fool alike are always pinned between the twin horns of the very serious and the seriously funny.

The best comedians mock and flirt with this game of power and death… This is how they gain immortality… They know how to get the last laugh, even from the grave…

“Alas, poor Yorick!”

Rest in Peace, Rik Mayall, but I kind of like the idea that you are still wriggling around…