(Doing crazy fishtail sequence) HECKLER: “YOUR TECH SMELLS FISHY!” (ANYONE doing fan-tech really well) “DO SOMETHING DOODLE CANT!” (on point isolations, picks up 3rd hoop) “3 STICKS OF BUTTER?!?! IT’S GONNA BE A BIG CAKE!!” The examples given above are what could be considered a “good” heckle. Heckling has evolved in our culture and formed its own meaning. The …
Redefining Heckling: From Insults to Community Building
In a Scottish textile factory, one heckler reads aloud the daily news while his coworkers prep the days hemp fibers for spinning. The banter rolls on into the morning hours at the start of each day. One man reading the news with an accompaniment of working stiffs interrupting, insulting, cracking jokes and debating with choler. Each worker feeling proud, …