JEST FOR FUN

The participants in a Xmas pageant forgot their lines, tripped on their floor length costumes, and otherwise totally botched up the performance. All the same, they were foolish enough to show up for a curtain call, at which they promptly were pelted with whatever the audience had on hand, rather than being applauded. As they retreated backstage to clean up, the lead player remarked to the others, "Well, those were certainly bows of folly."