Clowns everone hates them so why do they exist?

[Templetroll]

Thanks for the links, Templetroll, interesting stuff.

And I'm glad I am at work and not at home while reading this thread. Blue Kryponite's post would have freaked out my wife. She doesn't have a problem with clowns in general, but if one looks the slightest bit off all I have to do is whisper "Pennywise" and gets the creeps. And don't let a stray balloon float by her!

You're welcome! I've had that happen with helium-filled balloons, btw. Came home from a party with a balloon, left it loose in the living room and in the morning it had floated down the hall and into our bedroom. It was freaky waking up with 'something moving' above the bed when your vision hasn't quite cleared up.

 

[Bloodstone Press]

The clowns of death are marching on their hideous parade
Their glaring eyes are filled with hate, but I am not afraid
Their painted faces cracked with age, their makeup old and worn
With tattered wings and toothy grins to amplify their scorn
They're looking for the helpless ones
They're looking for the misbegotten
They prey upon the weak and fractured
The crippled and the freaks of nature

And when they come upon one who's lost or is alone
Their smiles get even bigger and their noses start to glow
Making snarling sounds to pantomime with furious abandon
And with a scream they pounce to kill and all the while they're
laughing

I'm the one treads upon the weaker ones
Those that I can find
And there'll always be some others who will march along in line

And we'll move upon the world in a massive tidal wave
And we'll shout and make some noise, yeah
Shout and make some noise

Your sons and daughters, innocent, lay sleeping in their beds
They'll catch them when you're not around and smash their little
heads
If you think it just a dream, or that it isn't fair
Just look around outside your door, the clowns are everywhere

 

[ElvishBard]

If a tree falls in the forest and hits a mime....... does anyone care?

That depends on the loot the mime had before death .

 

[Templetroll]

Clowns vs Mimes.

I prefer the clowns.

They make cute little squeek toy noises when your 6 year old cousin gets scarred and punches them in the groin. Twice. (Just like daddy taught her to do if anyone tried to grab her).

(Really. Wham, right in the groin as he was bending over to make her a balloon animal. Must have got a Nat 20, cause she dropped him faster than demon wielding a holy avenger. These days, you'd think 'cup' would be standard part of a clown suit).

Mimes just start spurting profanities. Mute my rear. One good kick in the groin and they're like "You son bleep bleeping son of a bleep. Oh my bleeping bleep. Third bleeping time bleep today. I'll never have bleeping little bleeping mime bleeping children now." So, remember to kick mimes in the groin so they can't reproduce. Together, we can eradicate the mime menace.

Is Michael Jackson the overlord of the Mimes now? The one mime allowed to speak?

As a dad I appreciate the advice because that is what I told my daughter to do.

While being a clown I made a point to not get that part of me within punching distance of a kid. the worst I ever encountered was a parent who told their kid to "stomp on the clown's foot". I smiled and stepped over next to the parent to hand the kid a balloon, at arms distance. I mention to the father that the big clown shoes cost about $300 and if they were damaged I'd gladly take him to small claims court. the creepy clown mystique worked to my advantage that day, I guess, because the guy kept his kid under control after that. Maybe he didn't like jokes about lawsuits from guys with big red noses.

Oh, if the clown is good they keep moving, never let themselves get surrounded by kids. If you do there is just one kid that will try to snatch whatever the clown has to give away and that usually ends up with a ripped clown outfit and no one needs that!

 

[Blue_Kryptonite]

For balance: A good clown.

 

[caudor]

The only good clown is a dead clown.

Hey, now wait a minute! Oh well, if you happen to see particularly gnarled clown creeping outside your window, don't worry...he's already dead. You'll be glad to know he's now a 'good' clown.

 

[Asian-American]

clowns exist because there are lots of nerds in the world who like to pay for clowns, hahaha

 

[Ranger REG]

clowns exist because there are lots of nerds in the world who like to pay for clowns, hahaha

You mean to tell me there are lots of nerds in the world with a clown fetish???

Must be an Asian thing outside of the Philippines.

 

[the Jester]

I am down with the clowns; I got mad clown love.

Oh yeah, there's nothin' like the Dark Carnival!

Not to mention, clowns- carnivals- freak shows- they would make a great group of villains.

 

[I'm A Banana]

The wisdom of Johnny the Homocidal Maniac has taught me that clowns exist because people need fear. There needs to be something we can look at and say "that's not right." If clowns didn't exist, we'd all have clowns deep inside of us waiting to get out. I'd rather have it be in a convinient target than inside of myself.