There was a group of folks known as the "Yippies" who specialized in mocking style street theatre. Two of them were members of the "Chicago 7". It seems to be a lost art. Perhaps people have forgotten how effective it was.

(I'm 54 years old and I remember the yippies and Abbie Hoffman.)

One set of random Wikipedia excerpts can't do him justice. Just google on the name. He's an inspiration to all of us.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wavy_Gravy

Wavy Gravy (born Hugh Nanton Romney) (born May 15, 1936) is an American entertainer and activist for peace, best known for his hippie appearance, personality and beliefs. . . . Romney's clown persona resulted from his political activism. Frequently being arrested at demonstrations, he decided he would be less likely to be arrested if he dressed as a clown. "Clowns are safe," he said. . . .

Romney founded and co-founded several organizations, including Camp Winnarainbow, the Seva Foundation and the Hog Farm, an activist commune. He was also the official clown of the Grateful Dead and has two radio shows on Sirius Satellite Radio's Jam On station. . . .

His early career was managed by Lenny Bruce. For a time he shared an apartment with singer-songwriter Tom Paxton in Greenwich Village, and Romney was one of Bob Dylan's earliest friends in New York City. One of Bob Dylan's girlfriends from the University of Minnesota, Bonnie Beecher, now Jahanara Romney, became Gravy's wife in 1965. They have a son, Jordan Romney (born in 1971 as Howdy Do-Good Gravy Tomahawk Truckstop Romney). .. .

At the first Woodstock Festival, Gravy and the Hog Farm Collective accepted festival executive Stan Goldstein's offer to help with preparations. Gravy called his group the "Please Force," a reference to their non-intrusive tactics at keeping order, e.g., "Please don't do that, please do this instead". When asked by the press — who were the first to inform him that he and the rest of the Hog Farm were handling security — what kind of tools he intended to use to maintain order at the event, his response was "Cream pies and seltzer bottles" (both being traditional clown props; he may have been referring to the silent film era Keystone Kops in particular). In Gravy's words: "They all wrote it down and I thought, 'the power of manipulating the media', ah ha!"

Posted in GD by n2doc:

At Country Club, a Rally to "Save the 1 Percent"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002364007

Solidarity from my one-person, perhaps imaginary
"Keep Portlandia Weird Collective" . ..

Voodoo Donut anyone?

In Portland, there was an Occupy march that actually hooked up the police,
with the Voodoo Donut (world famous .. long lines always, etc.) venue, and
there were some laughs, which we all need more of these daze.

Would certainly deal with that "Face Recognition" that's mentioned in an article up above, here.

Plus...it's just good theater..which appeals to many folks. 's

This is what I always see with Occupy.

Although, I'd like to mention, that in Greece (where the photo originates) such tactics are more apt to result in serious injury and death than in the U.S.

Except in Oakland, CA.