Tightrope walking satirical or acidic contexts. Nicholas Taleb uses the phrase in his book "The Black Swan". "You get respect for doing funambulism or spectator sports". Taleb is criticising scientists who prefer popularism to vigorous research and those who walk a fixed and narrow path rather than explore a large field of empirical study. Tightrope walking Tightrope walking, also called funambulism, is the skill of walking along a thin wire or rope. It has a long tradition in various countries and is commonly associated with the circus. Other skills similar to tightrope walking include slack rope walking and slacklining. Acrobats maintain their
Work Is a Four-Letter Word more interested in having her sweep up the boiler room so he can concentrate on his first love, the mushrooms. Eventually he goes haywire and the film ends with Brose and Betty loading up a pram with mushrooms and escaping. The screenplay was written by Jeremy Brooks who adapted it the play "Eh?" by Henry Livings. It premiered in New York City in 16 October 1966. Livings won an Obie Award for Best Play the same year. David Warner had established a reputation for playing off-beat roles, including the title role in "Morgan: A Suitable Case For Treatment" (1966) and