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Modern Problems - Clown Shortage Looms
02-17-2014, 01:04 PM
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Modern Problems - Clown Shortage Looms
Oh no !
As if we don't have enough to worry about. A Looming Clown Shortage may affect us all !
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02-17-2014, 01:36 PM
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Good. I hate clowns.
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02-17-2014, 01:38 PM
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There's no such thing as a clown shortage. The existence of *any* clowns represents an overabundance.
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02-17-2014, 01:44 PM
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Clowns creep me out.
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02-17-2014, 01:46 PM
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There never seemed to be a shortage where I worked. They wore mufti (regular office wear) but were still recognizable as clowns.
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02-17-2014, 01:48 PM
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As a result of the more challenging tryouts, just 11 clowns out of 14 who were selected from 531 applicants to attend a rigorous 14-day boot camp at the Ringling Bros. Clown College last year were offered jobs with the world-famous circus.
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Doesn't sound like a shortage to me.
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02-17-2014, 01:49 PM
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It's true that clowns were commoner in my distant youth.
"Some long-haired clown at the door for you," was how my Dad always announced my date had arrived at our house.
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02-17-2014, 01:57 PM
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I will take a clown over a mime any day.
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02-17-2014, 01:59 PM
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I hate clowns too. With the possible exception of Bozo and Sandy (grew up in Chicagoland. ..)
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02-17-2014, 02:01 PM
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Clowns are scary
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02-17-2014, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Bestwifeever
I will take a clown over a mime any day.
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Maybe. Then again, I'd take pneumonia over cancer, though it's not like that's a choice I relish....
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02-17-2014, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by ziggy29
Maybe. Then again, I'd take pneumonia over cancer, though it's not like that's a choice I relish....
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I would take pneumonia over a clown.
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02-17-2014, 02:58 PM
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My granddaughter had a clown perform at her birthday party, he did a very good job entertaining the pre-school set.
Yes, there are some clowns who aren't funny but others who are very good, just like comedians.
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02-17-2014, 02:59 PM
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They only need to look towards Washington DC.
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02-17-2014, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by frayne
They only need to look towards Washington DC.
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Yeah, that's what almost all the comments to the linked article said, too....
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02-17-2014, 03:56 PM
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You're saying you enjoy clowns so much, you elect them to office? Or that only a clown would run, so there's no choice?
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Originally Posted by frayne
They only need to look towards Washington DC.
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02-17-2014, 04:08 PM
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If there truly is a shortage, they could always look to recruit some more from the financial planning community.
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02-17-2014, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by frayne
They only need to look towards Washington DC.
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No no no!!! You're confusing clowns with assclowns...
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02-17-2014, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Bestwifeever
I will take a clown over a mime any day.
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I'd take a mime over a clown. Clowns are too loud and into stupid practical joke. Joy buzzers. Squirting lapel flowers. Mimes just STFU and half the time are just standing still. You can ignore a mime.
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02-17-2014, 05:26 PM
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This is what happens when you declare a species a varmint with no closed season or bag limit.
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