Prepared to redefine the entire framework of comedy itself, clever man Mitchell Schwartz ‘22 fastened a surgical mask onto Brown’s Caesar Augustus statue this past Wednesday. “It’s pretty funny, because statues can’t get infected with COVID, much less transmit it to students and faculty, so it’s a really classic comedy set-up,” commented Schwartz after turning comedy on its head as a crowd gathered and erupted in laughter by the statue. “I sure am glad that I was the first person to think of doing this. I can’t wait for people to walk by and say, ‘Hah, these sure are unprecedented and unpredictable times, but at least someone out there still has a show-stopping sense of humor.’” At press time, Schwartz hilariously told the testing center employee that he’s kind of a pro at this now.

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