squandering his opportunity to make absurdist observations , burns gets caught up in the rush of slapstick thoroughfare . 
(ROOT (S (S (VP (VBG squandering) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN opportunity) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB make) (NP (JJ absurdist) (NNS observations)))))))) (, ,) (NP (NNS burns)) (VP (VBZ gets) (VP (VBN caught) (PRT (RP up)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN rush)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN slapstick) (NN thoroughfare))))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (S (VP (VBG ) (NP (PRP$ ) (NN ) (S (VP (TO ) (VP (VB ) (NP (JJ ) (NNS )))))))) (, ) (NP (NNS )) (VP (VBZ ) (VP (VBN ) (PRT (RP )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NN ) (NN ))))))) (. )))