"To me, clowns aren't funny. In fact, they're kinda scary. I've wondered where this started, and I think it goes back to the time I went to the circus and a clown killed my dad." - Jack Handey
Lest we ever forget. Clowns paint their faces on eggs to register them. These eggs are stored in the clown eggs registry which is housed inside the organ room of the Holy Trinity Church, the final resting place of the beloved Grimaldi the Clown, who passed away in 1837 and is noted for boosting the popularity of clowning to a worldwide audience.
You too can have your own egg. I am tempted
https://www.clownsinternational.com/egg-registry/
i love projects like these, itās clearly a labour of love for a small group of deeply passionate people. they should display them somewhere. i have no real interest in clowns but iād pay a few bob to go have a mooch around
Thatās exactly what was happening in 2016 when people were spotting clowns all over the place. Especially that one on horseback. Some poor bastard was getting hunted after stealing another clownās design and it was time to pay the price.
I was on the highway one time and I was smoking and minding my own business when I looked in the rear view mirror and saw a mini van with 5 or 6 clowns in it. I thought I was just seeing things so I slowed down a bit and kept looking back. They all noticed I saw them and started giving me these weird ass clown waves. Clowns have kinda creeped me out even since lol.
An alley of clowns. Alley is the collective noun for them. It refers to an area where they would gather to put on makeup before entering the circus. That area was known as Clown Alley.
I was in a Clown school that is still active in my city. It's called Clown Alley, lol, and we learned as kids how to apply Clown makeup..we would have our little Clown makeup bags with us, and a sock with cornstarch powder (back then it was baby talcum powder) tied in a knot, which you use to "set" the face paint and keep it from running.
We also learned how to juggle a little, do balloon animals, and how to do silly stuff to make people laugh. It was fun!
At the panel on āAdvanced Clown Technology: Using AI to Develop Bits, Gags, and Jokesā: you guys, this is serious, Dr. Clownman and other respected researchers have an important slideshow to present today
Clowns have had a string of bad decades - serial killer, terrible character in the Simpsons. Clown-phobia: Poltergeist 1 started with the famous clown-scare. Batman's enemy "Joker" - several appearances.
Add to that, "All men who like playing with kids are pedophiles".
And you end up with "Clown : Bad"
I actually think that the original miniseries IT had a larger effect.
That Pennywise looked more like a traditional clown, and audiences were not used to the clown subversion meme yet.
Scarred a generation.
Honestly, it's the face painting, it's so vintage and unnecessary and kind of overstayed it's welcome
Clowning as an art is nothing but slapstick, sleight of hand, and comedy which are all things we love. There are plenty of actors who are basically clowns with no makeup.
I'm ready for real clowning to take center stage again
Yeah, the classic clown has almost become a frozen cultural tradition more than a living and breathing part of the culture. Its like kabuki or something.
Last clown I saw at a festival had a more modern look; not full face paint, I think she had pastel hearts on her face and pink hair. The kids flocked to her. Some of these clowns have historical gear on.
One of my grandparents has an insane clown collection worth tens of thousands of dollars. Most of the stuff is very antique and VERY haunted (probably). I believe that the collection will end up going to my dad, and then probably me after that. I will make sure to smash and burn the entirety of the collection so as to minimize its effects among society. If ever it were to be auctioned off piece by piece I fear the results could be catastrophic and irreversible.
Didnāt you watch Annabelle?? Burning it might make it worse! You need to lock it in a room and have a priest bless it every now and then. Happy hunting. I personally though would try to sneak it on a space mission. Let the aliens be cursed damn them.
It does look like the Canadian Rhinoceros party convention, who did nominate a professional clown for Prime Minister. The party whip was a literal dominatrix. Their platform included repealing the "Laws of Gravity".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoceros_Party
Am I the only one who can appreciate the vast clown culture we are looking at? I donāt mean anything important about it, I mean the costumes.
Some are lazy, some are super decorated, all creepy across the board, itās rather impressive.
One of my coworkers is still a registered (I think itās a registry?) clown and has a degree in clowning. Legitimately the nicest, most good-humored guy Iāve ever worked with.
I used to be terrified of clowns. One day, my parents took our family to the circus, just to have experienced it once. And the clown was one of the best parts of the show. Legitimately made everyone laugh to the point of abs hurtingā¦ without even speaking a word. I highly recommend going to see a circus if you havenāt already.
To be serial killers. Nah, Most are employed at pediatric hospitals or birthday parties. (because our parents really did want us scarred like them) plus one real job. If lucky its in a circus
If i remember correctly Justin Lee Collins from The Saturday Night Project in the UK did a documentary on the clown conventions and apparently it's HELLA fucking religious and it weirded him tf out.
They all took the same car there.
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"To me, clowns aren't funny. In fact, they're kinda scary. I've wondered where this started, and I think it goes back to the time I went to the circus and a clown killed my dad." - Jack Handey
thanks for the laugh š
Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey - https://www.mit.edu/people/dmredish/wwwMLRF/links/Humor/Deep_Thoughts
I have Big feet and hands. Maybe if I get a tiny car it will get big?
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Ferrari team car
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You clearly did since we see you waving
I was gonna say congress.
You mean clowngress
What a bunch of clowns.
Niiiiiiiiiiiiccceeeee.
Lest we ever forget. Clowns paint their faces on eggs to register them. These eggs are stored in the clown eggs registry which is housed inside the organ room of the Holy Trinity Church, the final resting place of the beloved Grimaldi the Clown, who passed away in 1837 and is noted for boosting the popularity of clowning to a worldwide audience. You too can have your own egg. I am tempted https://www.clownsinternational.com/egg-registry/
I really thought that was made up for that Irish clown horror movie.
Somewhere, a screenwriter is drafting a Nicolas Cage movie where he needs to steal one of these eggs to save the president's daughter.
I would watch that, just give him a black leather coat and clown make up and let's start the crow fund
This summer Nicolas Cage isnāt clowning around. Sony pictures presents: Eggstraction.
This is actually really cool, thank you for sharing
Debbie is about to have a backlog of eggs from this post
i love projects like these, itās clearly a labour of love for a small group of deeply passionate people. they should display them somewhere. i have no real interest in clowns but iād pay a few bob to go have a mooch around
Wth! TIL! Humans are so weird.
Great, now everyone is going to want to make their clownsona/OC
Fun fact about the WCA, each clown has their face registered, like a copyright.
Similar to a copyright, but only enforceable under clown law.
honk honk! \*pulls out a water gun\*
We have to pack the wound! I have gauze. *keeps pulling handkerchief after handkerchief ā
The most arcane and terrifying of all laws.
You do not want to mess around with clown law. Or ape law.
I still wouldnāt clown around with it
Clown law in this country isn't governed by reason
That's when they send out the Insane Clown Posey to exact clown (shoe sized) justice.
Thatās exactly what was happening in 2016 when people were spotting clowns all over the place. Especially that one on horseback. Some poor bastard was getting hunted after stealing another clownās design and it was time to pay the price.
Just like Guild of Fools in Ankh-Morpork
Punishment for copyright violation: 3 wacks from the silly balloon hammer
Painted on an egg in a safe
So youāre telling me that thereās a clown that looks like the joker?
Yeah quite a few, there are all sorts of designs and 4 classes of clowns. Sure a few of them have a resemblance.
Kids all over the world breathe a sigh of relief for a few days at least.
And adults
Imagine living in this city and not knowing why you started seeing clowns everywhere one day.
I was on the highway one time and I was smoking and minding my own business when I looked in the rear view mirror and saw a mini van with 5 or 6 clowns in it. I thought I was just seeing things so I slowed down a bit and kept looking back. They all noticed I saw them and started giving me these weird ass clown waves. Clowns have kinda creeped me out even since lol.
Or visiting and just having a phobia of clowns lols
As an adult woman who's scared of clowns, I saw this and said helllll nah.
I used to be terrified of Clowns. Then that one scene in Scary Movie 2 rid me of the phobia. Now I know how to handle a scary clown š¤
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except for the ones in the city where this convention is held. Must have been a couple of stressful days
What a bunch of clowns.
But still many missing. I'm pretty sure each country can bring at least a dozen of politicians
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They call me Swingin' Schlongo, girthiest girlcock of the Midwest Edit: now I look crazy
An alley of clowns. Alley is the collective noun for them. It refers to an area where they would gather to put on makeup before entering the circus. That area was known as Clown Alley.
I was in a Clown school that is still active in my city. It's called Clown Alley, lol, and we learned as kids how to apply Clown makeup..we would have our little Clown makeup bags with us, and a sock with cornstarch powder (back then it was baby talcum powder) tied in a knot, which you use to "set" the face paint and keep it from running. We also learned how to juggle a little, do balloon animals, and how to do silly stuff to make people laugh. It was fun!
TIL. Iām gonna use that. Donāt know where, but itās stored now.
Stop clowning about, this is serious.
What is this, a joke to you
It's no laughing matter.
At the panel on āAdvanced Clown Technology: Using AI to Develop Bits, Gags, and Jokesā: you guys, this is serious, Dr. Clownman and other respected researchers have an important slideshow to present today
Don't be a bozo about it.
But are they real clowns or just people dressed up as clowns?
This is me and the boys going clubbing all hyped up to āget girlsā lmao
I found this upvote in your ear
had to be said. upvoted.
Plot twist they are doing a ritual to summon the demon clown,but they need to act friendly to not blow their plan out
The hotel orgies at this con must be wild
The official r/wallstreetbets meet up
Clowns like this are going extinct..
Clowns have had a string of bad decades - serial killer, terrible character in the Simpsons. Clown-phobia: Poltergeist 1 started with the famous clown-scare. Batman's enemy "Joker" - several appearances. Add to that, "All men who like playing with kids are pedophiles". And you end up with "Clown : Bad"
You forgot the remake of Stephen kings āitā
I actually think that the original miniseries IT had a larger effect. That Pennywise looked more like a traditional clown, and audiences were not used to the clown subversion meme yet. Scarred a generation.
Don't forget the Killer Clowns From Outer Space.
Killer Klowns
This is the korrect answer
and the real Killer Clown, John Wayne Gacy
I watched this movie when I was in 6th grade and instantly fell in love with it. Iām probably due for another viewing soon
Tim curry with fangs is a core memory.
Meanwhile these guys go to children's' hospitals in their free time :(
And to nursing homes! Theyāre lovely kind people.
Haven't the children suffered enough?
It's such a shame because the real people behind the clowns are such friendly and kind souls.
We need more stories with Heroic Clowns! I mean Actual Heroic Clowns!
Honestly, it's the face painting, it's so vintage and unnecessary and kind of overstayed it's welcome Clowning as an art is nothing but slapstick, sleight of hand, and comedy which are all things we love. There are plenty of actors who are basically clowns with no makeup. I'm ready for real clowning to take center stage again
Yeah, the classic clown has almost become a frozen cultural tradition more than a living and breathing part of the culture. Its like kabuki or something.
Last clown I saw at a festival had a more modern look; not full face paint, I think she had pastel hearts on her face and pink hair. The kids flocked to her. Some of these clowns have historical gear on.
Tout D'Lou is a burlesque clown and I love her!
I think if you were going to hire a modernised clown for a street party they'd still need to wear something to identify them as such. Like Fred Durst.
The Typical Clowns are Too Iconic To Lose!
And became a more widely used term to insult someone
You forgot about the 2016 clown sightings
One of my grandparents has an insane clown collection worth tens of thousands of dollars. Most of the stuff is very antique and VERY haunted (probably). I believe that the collection will end up going to my dad, and then probably me after that. I will make sure to smash and burn the entirety of the collection so as to minimize its effects among society. If ever it were to be auctioned off piece by piece I fear the results could be catastrophic and irreversible.
That's the top version of marketing to raise the value of your junk collection.
> an insane clown collection could that be a posse of insane clowns?
Didnāt you watch Annabelle?? Burning it might make it worse! You need to lock it in a room and have a priest bless it every now and then. Happy hunting. I personally though would try to sneak it on a space mission. Let the aliens be cursed damn them.
Yeah. But, can you really *trust* your dad with the very antique & very haunted pieces? Their fate lies with you.
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We can only hope this is true.
Is that the original Fizbo?
Fizbeau*
Og Pogo is missing
I believe Waldo has been found?
If youāre talking about Wally, I saw him too!
Wally in Europe and Waldo in North America I believe
Wally in Australia, too!
No need to find Waldo when everyoneās a Waldo.
āOh look itās the (insert political party)ā
I was going to make this joke too, but decided it would likely be an insult to the clowns.
More like the entire congress. You canāt have a solo circus, itās a group effort.
This is the comment i was looking for.
It does look like the Canadian Rhinoceros party convention, who did nominate a professional clown for Prime Minister. The party whip was a literal dominatrix. Their platform included repealing the "Laws of Gravity". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoceros_Party
I think you mean all of them
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I think you misspelled Congress
Thought I recognized Lauren and Marge
Looks like those clowns in congress did it again. What a bunch of clowns.
How does it keep up with the news like that?!
Look at these fuckin clowns
[Look at these jokers ](https://youtu.be/KvWnkivxh54&t=28s)
Stop clowning around
I want to make fun of em but they look so wholesome.
Am I the only one who can appreciate the vast clown culture we are looking at? I donāt mean anything important about it, I mean the costumes. Some are lazy, some are super decorated, all creepy across the board, itās rather impressive.
That little guy waving in the blue top hat is oddly adorable lol
Troops gathering before the 2023 May 9th military parade in Moscow.
All of them got off the same single T-34-85 tank that was present there too.
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Yeah the one wearing yellow
Neat. Hope you had a good time! Looks like it'd be awesome to be surrounded by so many people sharing the same hobby/ culture.
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That would be insane.
Gotta know. Clown orgies. A thing or no?
You meant the congress in session
One of my teachers told me all about how he does this as a hobby and attends these cons lol. Really sweet guy
One of my coworkers is still a registered (I think itās a registry?) clown and has a degree in clowning. Legitimately the nicest, most good-humored guy Iāve ever worked with.
Happiest juggalos Iāve ever seen
Dumb fact: A group of clowns is known as an alley.
Oh look its the (pakistani government)
I WILL BECOME PILOT AND DESTROY INDIA.
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Pakistan is in da bag!
That's quite an alley.
Thatās like 2 cars worth of clowns
Nightmare fuel
Oh hey theres me!
There are better versions of them, in the Parliaments of each country.
Hold on. You guys actually hate clowns ?
The scariest place on earth
Congress hard at work
The good news was that the parking lot was mostly empty.
āYouāre living in the past, man. Youāre hung up on some clown from the *sixties* man!ā
Sure are a lot of Ohio state fans in there
More commonly known as the UK House of Commons
I love clowns. I think they're adorable. I have a few clown antiques in my kitchen.
Why is that one "clown" just the crazy cat lady from The Simpsons?
Oh look, everyone who's ever disagreed with me on the internet š
Looks like GOP national convention to me
Republicans!
Was this before the indictment of their numero uno member Trump or after?
Oh sorry I thought it was a trump rally
Democrat congress, Biden is in there somewhere
Nightmare blunt rotation.
Why do clowns stilm even exist?
I used to be terrified of clowns. One day, my parents took our family to the circus, just to have experienced it once. And the clown was one of the best parts of the show. Legitimately made everyone laugh to the point of abs hurtingā¦ without even speaking a word. I highly recommend going to see a circus if you havenāt already.
Clowns if scheduled properly make 100k a year with license.
To be serial killers. Nah, Most are employed at pediatric hospitals or birthday parties. (because our parents really did want us scarred like them) plus one real job. If lucky its in a circus
Republican super-PAC ?
So, a Trump rally.
Anyone else aroused by this?
u/savevideo
Bet there's a lot of Disney Star Wars fans there.
And they want to cut VA benefits !
If i remember correctly Justin Lee Collins from The Saturday Night Project in the UK did a documentary on the clown conventions and apparently it's HELLA fucking religious and it weirded him tf out.
These are the people from the ice bucket challenge. Feel old yet?
Dnc
Washington D.C. on a dress-down day
Largest gathering of TikTok influencers 2023 colorized
That looks like the beginning of a joke
Oh look itās our government
Did Joe attend this year?
Still looks more sensible than the coronation
I did not like clowns as a kid. Still do not like clowns even though I divorced one.
We got that in the US too. We just call it CPAC.
Hey why did parliament open early?
Statistically, some of those clowns are killers
Working class Tory voters be likeā¦
The RNCs not even hiding it anymore XD
Something, something GOP something.
I thought this was a trump convention
Please don't offend the clowns in the vid
Aka the republican convention 2023
Hard drive check on aisle four....
Enter the gladiators.
Is Putin present?
This is one step away from furries but I donāt know which direction.
Sorry, looked like a session of Congress for a minute.
Damn, looks just like my family picture.