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    <title>How To Be a Class Clown</title>
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      <![CDATA[Spotlight your winning sense of humor and tell detractors that some of today's top entertainers were class clowns. ]]>
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        <![CDATA[A mastery of one-liners]]>
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        <![CDATA[Several impersonations]]>
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        <![CDATA[Physical comedy skills]]>
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        <![CDATA[Inappropriate noises]]>
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        <![CDATA[Boundaries]]>
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        <![CDATA[Genuine class participation]]>
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        <![CDATA[Confidence]]>
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        <![CDATA[A computer with internet access]]>
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        <title>Use one-liners</title>
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          <![CDATA[Use witty one-liners in response to questions. Your answer to "What's the speed of light?" might be "I don't know. What's the speed of dark?"]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Use witty one-liners in response to questions. Your answer to &#8220;What&#8217;s the speed of light?&#8221; might be &#8220;I don&#8217;t know. What&#8217;s the speed of dark?&#8221;</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Look up jokes and one-liners online on a variety of topics so you'll be ready when there's opportunity.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Look up jokes and one-liners online on a variety of topics so you&#8217;ll be ready when there&#8217;s opportunity.</p>]]>
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        <title>Do impersonations</title>
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          <![CDATA[Try out your impersonations of celebrities and foreign accents in class, when appropriate. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Try out your impersonations of celebrities and foreign accents in class, when appropriate.</p>]]>
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        <title>Use physical humor</title>
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          <![CDATA[Do a cheesy dance move in class when the teacher is occupied, and sit down quickly before the teacher turns around.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Do a cheesy dance move in class when the teacher is occupied, and sit down quickly before the teacher turns around.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Never laugh at your own jokes. Keeping a straight face will make them funnier.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Never laugh at your own jokes. Keeping a straight face will make them funnier.</p>]]>
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        <title>Make inappropriate noises</title>
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          <![CDATA[Sharpen your pencil while your teacher is lecturing, drop a book loudly onto the floor, or shout a non sequitur. Act surprised if reprimanded and apologize profusely.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Sharpen your pencil while your teacher is lecturing, drop a book loudly onto the floor, or shout a non sequitur. Act surprised if reprimanded and apologize profusely.</p>]]>
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        <title>Have boundaries</title>
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          <![CDATA[Know the boundaries of your barbs. Your goal is to make people laugh, not hurt others' feelings, bully, or damage property.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Know the boundaries of your barbs. Your goal is to make people laugh, not hurt others&#8217; feelings, bully, or damage property.</p>]]>
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        <title>Participate in class</title>
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          <![CDATA[Participate in class. Coming up with actual answers, doing homework, and getting good grades will make your clowning easier for your teacher to tolerate.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Participate in class. Coming up with actual answers, doing homework, and getting good grades will make your clowning easier for your teacher to tolerate.</p>]]>
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        <title>Have confidence</title>
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          <![CDATA[Have confidence and commit to the joke. No matter how ridiculous your antics, this will help you pull it off like a pro.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Have confidence and commit to the joke. No matter how ridiculous your antics, this will help you pull it off like a pro.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Did you know? Laughter raises our pulse and blood pressure, and boosts our heart rate – similar to mild exercise.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Did you know? Laughter raises our pulse and blood pressure, and boosts our heart rate – similar to mild exercise.</p>]]>
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