Posted on 09/30/2016 5:04:27 PM PDT by Forgotten Amendments
We have reached the stage of the Great Clown Panic when real clowns have started to worry about profiling. In Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the Cumberland Times-News reports, "members of the Classic Clowns Club have been alarmed by news reports in which police have asked anyone who sees a clown to call 911. The troupe members often travel in costume, and worry that, if someone notices a van full of clowns and calls the police, they could end up in legal trouble."
(Excerpt) Read more at reason.com ...
Maybe we should cancel Halloween. Between the non-existent predatory clown crisis and the non-existent poisoned candy crisis, the children will all be dead. THE CHILDREN!
Oh, remember Zika? Me neither.
We are DEVO.
Right now, I’m only concerned about Joe DeVola.
Oh, and clowns that come out of the woods or storm drains.
That’s about it.
I’ll have some coffee, a muffin, breakfast....
That was great. Thanks!
Here’s something similar. Panic sells. And the tyrants use it to increase their power:
http://reason.com/archives/2009/06/10/the-top-10-most-absurd-time-co/
Jess Walker is an interesting writer as well. I still haven't read his book about conspiracy theories, The United States Of Paranoia, but have heard only good things about it.
“...Joe DeVola...”
Wait... do you smell Cherry Binaca????
lol
Seinfeld references ,Correct?
How about George and the Clown at the
Kids party?
“Are you still afraid of Clowns?”
Kramer: “.... yeah....”
I only know of Eric the Clown!
No Bozo the Clown!
Are Clowns that drive ice cream trucks OK?
Profiling clowns, lol.
How in God’s name did this start? At first I thought it was just a social media thing, new urban legend.
Creeps are starting to really show up? Did pervs jump on the bandwagon?
I’m clueless here. Is this even real?
I always thought it would be funny, as a reaction to the current panic, if REAL clowns (circus or whatever) stood on a corner with signs that said things like:
JUST GOIN’ FOR THE FUNNY
NOT INTERESTED IN YOUR KIDS—SERIESLY
I’M A BOZO! NOT A LOSER!
IT’S MY JOB—WHAT’S THEIR EXCUSE???
IF YOU’RE NOT LAUGHING, THAT’S NO CLOWN!
REAL CLOWNS KNOW: NO SUCH THING AS FREE CANDY!
Is that the same party where George knocked the kids out of the way to save himself? Lol I called my SIL George for a year because that’s what he did to his wife and child over a little earthquake.
Lol
People do dress up like clowns. There have not been any predators. This is classic hysteria. I remember a story like this about 20 years ago.
And if you hear someone swear that they know someone whose kid was accosted by a clown in the woods, don't argue. But it's a myth.
One of my favorite episodes within the Seinfeld catalog... those couple episodes with Crazy Joe DaVola are just classic.
The Bubble Boy episode is classic too... “MOOPS!!! It’s MOOPS!”
Great Idea!
WILL FACE PAINT FOR CASH,,
SELTZER IN THE PANTS IS NO JOKE,,,
IS THIS CUCAMONGA? I’M LOST!
It’s a good one.
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