Buddhist Burning (Ronnie Johns Half Hour)

Location: Outdoor steps of building
Props: Ice-cream cones, fire-stuff
Costume: Buddhist robes
Makeup:

(two friends sitting on steps in city eating an ice-cream)


1: Hey look at that guy. Love his orange clothes.


2: Yeah. He must be Dutch.


1: Dutch?


2: Yeah its there national colour. Orange is the colour of their royal family.

(written by AJ Tennant)
1: So what? He’s not Dutch he’s Buddhist.


2: Why would you say that? Not all Buddhists wear orange.


1: A Buddhist MONK does. He’s wearing orange ROBES.


2: So, he could be part of the royal family. He could be Dutch.


1: But look at him. He looks like he’s Asian.


2: So? There’s Asian people living in Europe.


1: Yes but their not part of the Royal family of Holland.


2: But look he’s smoking a joint. That’s very Dutch.


1: Sure. But look he’s using it to light himself on fire in some form protest. That’s Buddhist.


2: Ok ok. Point granted, but he’s screaming in Dutch.


Stranger: (passing, puts his hands on both their shoulders) Hey hey…why can’t he be both?

(At this time we see man in orange robes running behind them, on fire, screaming in Dutch)

1: Wow. That’s true.


2: Makes you think.