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You know they actually sell Scooby Snack cookies
I wore it during the final round of Humans vs Zombies. Turns out people don't like going by the clowns guy at night. My job for the night turned into standing in the places they needed to go so they would stop and mysteriously decide to go a different direction.
"Can't sleep. Clown will eat me."
for example, avoiding a man in a creepy clown costume isn't coulrophobia, it's common fucking sense
Coulrophobia is so bizarre to me
I'm curious what about them is so appealing to you
why's he gotta be a horsepeople, snowbeat
most of them are not so bad
you gotta get over this prejudice, man
he was pretty ripped
shattered one of my preconceptions about clowns, that they couldn't be ripped
look man
mimes can get married now
get your head into the 21st century already
If they can't say "I do" then they ain't married! Not in my 'Murrica!
The last point is me being flippant but I really think the first two are solid theories
Of course, after typing out a recent anecdote I realized that I might not actually be able to post it because I don't know where it falls in terms of an NDA so better safe than sorry.
So instead, here's an amusing non-phobia clown-related story from years ago.
I had a friend who used to live in this little suburban neighborhood. A guy who also lived there happened to moonlight as a clown for parties and such. He even had his truck all decorated and such.
One night, it's like nearly midnight and we were all at my friend's house and decide to go out for pizza. So we pile into her car and head out. As we're pulling out of the suburb, the clown truck comes flying around the corner and we see a very annoyed looking clown turn past us and head into the suburb area (We assume a party didn't go well, or he just wanted to get home after having kids scream in his ear for six hours or something).
Without missing a beat, my friend then deadpanned the line "Fucking clowns. In a few years they're going to own this neighborhood."
Me chasing them on all fours like I was Gollum may have factored in a bit
I'd go, but A) I'm in no shape to run (not on 3 weeks notice), and
I still might go though. Could be fun to shamble for 3 miles.
Yeah, most people associate the story with supernatural stuff because later adaptations have played up the "Was it real or not?" angle, or outright made it all supernatural. The knockoffs have usurped the original in many people's minds.
There's even the bit at the end where the narrator goes "oh yeah, and I totally talked to this other dude who said Crane is still alive and practicing law in the city, so, whoooooooo knooooooooows"
I am now imagining an incident with a clown so unspeakably horrific that it was hushed up for fear of public panic, and those privy to the secret are bound by solemn oaths not to disclose the information.
Which, I gotta tell you, isn't doing much to make me like clowns.
this clown was framed
This makes me wanna go as Bill Nye for Halloween.
My dad's currently using the hammer but I think I made do
put pop rocks under bits of 'liquid skin' fluid bandage on your face. get it wet so it bubbles and fizzes right before a conversation
how warm and fitted is it?
Do you do stuff with a local Ghostbusters chapter? (Or do you even have one?) There's a decent sized group around here that do their own packs and stuff. Even have an Ecto-1. Seems like a fun group to hang out with.
@Snowbeat mine's a size small, and it's a bit snug on a 38-39" chest. It's pretty warm because of the material and the lining, and it's a little tight when fully buttoned up but it's very comfortable and it looks great
I've been wanting to build one of these since...I dunno, I guess since I first got on the internet, probably. Like, plans to build one of these were one of the first things I found. So like, basically I think this is rad.
the fakest ghostbuster
They're funnier than I can be.
Like, I'm coming at this from a theatre background. I have friends who are clowns, I have taken classes in clown myself. And by and large, they are the most talented comedians in the theatre world. Not to mention generally the most fit.
A clown that makes you laugh isn't the wittiest guy in the room. He's not clever, or high brow. He's childish, his humor is simple and unsophisticated. Hell, it's down right slapstick. And that requires so much more. And then, on top of that, most clowns are cultivating additional skills. They can juggle, or do magic tricks, maybe not as well as a pro juggler or magician, but with an impressive dilettante art.
Now I would also note that my definition of clown isn't just white grease paint and a wig. I'm including tramps, mimes, dell'arte, et cetera. They're all part of the clown community I've known, so they all fall into my judgments.
For skill checks, instead of using dice you use a jenga tower. Make a successful pull and you pass whatever it is you were trying to do. Fuck up and you mess up your skill check and something bad happens to you in the story. Knock the tower over and you die! Only got to play it once last year but it was hella fun.
"Sandra has a good solid anti-murderer vibe. My skin felt very secure and sufficiently attached to my body when I met her. Also my organs." HAIL SATAN
I'm kind of excited that I have actually planned ahead this year.