Gold Appraiser
| Category: | Wordplay & Puns |
|---|---|
| Category: | Absurdist / Nonsense Skits |
| Props: | Bags filled with rocks or candy, a table |
| Notes: | This is a repetitive skit with an "April Fools" punchline. Each prospector brings rocks or candy expecting to get rich. The Appraiser should be deadpan serious. The final line about "dem fools' gold" gets a great groan! |
(The skit begins with a gold appraiser sitting behind a table. Prospectors come in with their gold and ask the appraiser to value it.)
[Scout 1:] (Walks in with a bag of rocks) Can you tell me what this is and how much it's worth?
[Appraiser:] It's Fool's Gold and it worthless.
[Scout 1:] What'll I do with it?
[Appraiser:] Leave it hear, I'll take care of it.
[Scout 2:] (Walks in with a bag of rocks or candy and repeats the action)
Can you tell me what this is?
[Appraiser:] It's Fool's Gold and it worthless.
[Scout 1:] What'll I do with it?
[Appraiser:] Leave it hear, I'll take care of it.
[Scout 3:] (A third miner walks in)
What do you have there?
[Appraiser:] I got dem fools' gold!
(Freeze. Blackout.)