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Mysterious Clowns Terrorizing California City
ABC News ^ | Oct. 13, 2014 | Rheana Murray

Posted on 10/14/2014 7:09:22 AM PDT by Bettyprob

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To: Bettyprob
Dirty Night Clowns
21 posted on 10/14/2014 7:23:45 AM PDT by Zionist Conspirator (Throne and Altar! [In Jerusalem!!!])
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To: servantboy777

The Hamburgler got away.

22 posted on 10/14/2014 7:24:44 AM PDT by seawolf101
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To: UCANSEE2; dfwgator
Killer Klowns

"What are you going to do with those pies, boys?"

23 posted on 10/14/2014 7:25:32 AM PDT by Alex Murphy ("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
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To: coloradan
Consider the number of cop/clown contacts so far (1) with the number of citizen/clown contacts (many)

I'm not sure how you can derive that. Are you equating contacts with arrests? There may have been lot's of cop/clown contacts, only one resulted in arrest. I read about this story days ago and the police reported that the clowns weren't breaking any laws or doing anything untoward.

Sounds like the one arrest that did occur was a kid who took it a little bit too far.

IMO this is more or less a bit of that "guerilla marketing" we've seen in the past. I wouldn't be surprised to see some sort of movie ad come out before this is all said and done.
24 posted on 10/14/2014 7:26:04 AM PDT by mmichaels1970
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To: Bettyprob

Clowns have always creeped me out. When I was about 5 or 6 my parents took me to the Shrine Circus. We had a front row seat. A clown came along an offered me a bunch of paper flowers. When I took hold of the stems the blooms stayed in the clowns hand and I had a handfull of straws. It made me mad and I hit him in the face with my cotton candy. The cotton candy messed up his make up and stuck to his face. ha ha!
He stomped off, obviously mad at me.


25 posted on 10/14/2014 7:30:11 AM PDT by Ditter
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To: Bettyprob

Clowns have always creeped me out. When I was about 5 or 6 my parents took me to the Shrine Circus. We had a front row seat. A clown came along an offered me a bunch of paper flowers. When I took hold of the stems the blooms stayed in the clowns hand and I had a handfull of straws. It made me mad and I hit him in the face with my cotton candy. The cotton candy messed up his make up and stuck to his face. ha ha!
He stomped off, obviously mad at me.


26 posted on 10/14/2014 7:30:12 AM PDT by Ditter
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To: Bettyprob

< font size = 3 >With Halloween days away, this is nothing more than a poor attempt at publicity and attention directed toward people who enamored with that day. With harvest time over and the shortage employment, Wasco , a dot on the map near Bakersfield, otherwise has nothing to even draw residents back to their homes.


27 posted on 10/14/2014 7:30:24 AM PDT by Bullpine
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To: AlaskaErik
"There's a natural phobia of clowns," Sgt. Joe Grubbs of the Bakersfield Police Department told ABC News today.

Huh? When I was a kid clowns were part of a circus act and made you laugh. And then there was Bozo. I have have never associated clowns with scary or creepy.

I read somewhere that the "evil/scary clown" meme is a very recent phenomenon tied to contemporary anxieties and has no roots in the past.

All I know is that when I was a little bitty kid, the man on the left in this picture was my hero:

I absolutely adored him. I would put on old aprons, even old dresses, and pretend I was him. I think he's still alive. His real name is Bev Bergeron.

28 posted on 10/14/2014 7:30:51 AM PDT by Zionist Conspirator (Throne and Altar! [In Jerusalem!!!])
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To: Bettyprob
"And, clearly, if someone is dressed up as a clown and holding a weapon in a threatening manner, that's going to frighten people."

Maybe now people will believe me.

Clowns are evil.

29 posted on 10/14/2014 7:32:12 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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To: jsanders2001; F15Eagle
I bet they wouldn’t pull that crap in Texas. There’d be a clown hunting season declared...

What if they're declared an endangered species?
EXCLUSIVE: National clown shortage may be approaching, trade organizations fear

30 posted on 10/14/2014 7:33:48 AM PDT by Alex Murphy ("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
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To: Bettyprob

Joe Biden Look A-Likes?


31 posted on 10/14/2014 7:34:38 AM PDT by Clint N. Suhks ( Laughter is the best medicine, unless you have diarrhea.)
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To: Bettyprob

Creepy clown video pranks seem to be the latest craze.

This video from Italy is the most popular one being passed around:

WARNING: LANGUAGE AND CREEPINESS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMM4M5I_ItY


32 posted on 10/14/2014 7:37:05 AM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: VTenigma

Aliens won’t eat clowns.

They taste funny.


33 posted on 10/14/2014 7:43:57 AM PDT by wordsofearnest (Proper aim of giving is to put the recipient in a state where he no longer needs it. C.S. Lewis)
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To: Bettyprob

Just want to add: I’m glad the police are taking notice. Most of these clowns probably should be arrested because, in some of the videos, they appear to be holding real knives and chainsaws while chasing people.


34 posted on 10/14/2014 7:45:02 AM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: Bettyprob
The Crown of Clowns...


35 posted on 10/14/2014 7:45:18 AM PDT by mcmuffin (Freedom's On The March - Wave Goodbye!)
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To: Bettyprob

36 posted on 10/14/2014 7:47:52 AM PDT by ScottinVA (We either destroy ISIS there... or fight them here. Pick one, America.)
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To: AlaskaErik
Fear of clowns (coulrophobia) is pretty common. Studies have shown that almost all children dislike clowns, and many fear them.

Fear of clowns is a serious issue

Widespread Fear of Clowns

37 posted on 10/14/2014 7:48:27 AM PDT by Scoutmaster (You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred.)
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To: Ditter

I’ve always hated clowns, too. Even as a kid, I never found them to be anything more than annoying and weird.


38 posted on 10/14/2014 7:48:56 AM PDT by ScottinVA (We either destroy ISIS there... or fight them here. Pick one, America.)
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To: Bettyprob

They are commonly called liberals in other places


39 posted on 10/14/2014 7:49:05 AM PDT by clamper1797 (I'm a Tea Party Conservative ... in my opinion that makes me "Politically Correct")
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To: wordsofearnest

Did you know that dogs taste better than cats?
Yep, they do! They have about 3 times more taste buds.


40 posted on 10/14/2014 7:49:17 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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