Posted on 07/07/2006 6:16:34 PM PDT by managusta
The organisers of a rock festival have abandoned a circus theme for the event after complaints from people suffering from a fear of clowns.
Would-be festival-goers e-mailed to say they would not attend because they suffered from coulrophobia.
Organisers of the Bestival, an annual music festival on the Isle of Wight, were encouraging revellers to dress up in a circus theme for the September event. Last year 10,000 turned up as cowboys and Indians.
DJ Rob da Bank, an organiser of the event, headlined by the Scissor Sisters and Pet Shop Boys, said: "We have decided to change the fancy dress thing. We have had so many people with clown phobias contact us that I am worried everyone might end up hiding in the woods all weekend."
I am not going near the woods if there are clowns in the area.
My otherwise completely rational adult daughter suffers from this. I don't get it.
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Title: Clowns by Too Much Joy, off the album _Son_of_Sam_I_Am_ When I was a kid my dad had pictures of these clowns He hung them on my wall and wouldn't let me take them down I didn't understand then and I still can't figure out What those goddamn clowns were so sad about Chorus: A clown was my boss at every job I ever had Clowns run all the record companies that ever said we're bad A clown pretended to be a girl who pretended to be my friend Ths world is run by clowns who can't wait for it to end I have yet to meet a kid not scared to death of clowns They can't walk and they don't talk they've got painted on frowns A clown with a gun I hope I never see Would he shoot himself or shoot me? [Chorus] A clown taught every class I took at my old high school Clowns all wear Speedos when they hang out by the pool Clowns dress up like cops and threaten to call my folks This town is filled with clowns who don't get my jokes They fall on their asses It takes lots of practice I have nightmares filled with clowns and you're there too You have a big red nose and stupid floppy shoes You're becoming one I can see the signs I hate clowns almost as much as I hate mimes
These clowns need a little whuppin...
If a person's in a costume and it isn't Halloween (or even if it is), he could be a clown. Who's to say? At any moment he could pull off his mask and, yikes! it's a clown.
Therefore no matter how they're dressed, I'm leery.
DU wants to know where you got that picture of their founding members.
Well said.
I developed an intense dislike of clowns in my teens.
Mimes are as bad.
And it only took thirteen posts for someone to post it...
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I'm not afraid of them. I just hate them. No kidding, I absolutely cannot stand clowns. I'm glad to know I'm not alone.
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