No clowning around

[CountryGent]

It isn't bad to like clowns.... Its only bad to like the ones that you see in the sewers.

I started rereading Stephen King's It at the very end of the summer and am still reading through said as the schedule allows. Though a bit slow in parts, it is still a classic of horror and, imho, one of his best. While completely coincidence, this fall I hear of a new film adaptation and, sadly, all the clown idiocy around the country. The former sounds interesting, the latter is just stupid.

 

[oknow]

 

[PaulB47]

Rodeo clowns are OK. At least it is honest work for them.

 

[PaulB47]

What is behind America's hysterical obsession with creepy clowns?

It's just Who We Are. Get over it.

Where is the clown smiley, anyway?

 

[Boboclown]

Not all clowns are bad, the ones from space are though.

 

[oknow]

MISSISSIPPI
No joke: Mississippi county bans clowns 'til after Halloween
No Joke: Mississippi County Bans Clowns 'Til After Halloween

Published October 20, 2016


DEKALB, Miss. – A Mississippi county has had enough of the creepy clown craze, at least until after Halloween.

Kemper County supervisors enacted a clown ban this week, temporarily preventing people from dressing as clowns.

The Kemper County Messenger reports that anyone caught in public wearing a clown costume, mask or makeup could face a $150 fine.

Supervisors' president Johnny Whitsett says it's a matter of public safety because people could react badly if they get scared by a clown in their yard.

More recent clown stories...

• Crying inside? Creepy craze no joke for real clowns
• Good Clowns See Nothing Funny About Bad Clowns
• A psychologist explains why clowns are so scary

The county along the Alabama state line has a population of about 10,000 people.

 

[Bon Sauvage]

Clowns are awful. Simply awful.

 

[Mikej]

Hmm, ^^ GOOD CLOWN! ^^

Supervisors' president Johnny Whitsett says it's a matter of public safety because people could react badly if they get scared by a clown in their yard.

 

[Slobray]

No joke: Mississippi county bans clowns 'til after Halloween

Supervisors' president Johnny Whitsett says it's a matter of public safety because people could react badly if they get scared by a clown in their yard.

It's about time somebody did something, you can't have people getting scared on Halloween......




but after Halloween, it's game on.

Ray

 

[Boboclown]

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Clowns are awful. Simply awful.

Oh my.... I think I've been in the wrong circus my whole life.

 

[Howard1955]

This is in the window of a small store in Texas.

 

[Slobray]

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This is in the window of a small store in Texas.

That's smart, I wouldn't want politicians hanging around either.


Ray

PS- It's nice to see a NRA sticker on the front of the store.

 

[Howard1955]