If there is one thing in life I would never want to be it’s a clown. And a nun, but that is a totally different story. (Or is it?)
I don’t like clowns. I don’t like their oversized clothes. I don’t like their color choices. I don’t like their fake face make-up. I don’t like their floppy shoes. I don’t like their failed attempt at being funny.
I’m certain I’m not alone with these sentiments.
I think clowns are sad creatures desperately in need of attention. Hey, wait a second… am I describing a Kardashian? (Now that’s funny!)
Has anyone ever laughed with a clown? At a clown? Every time I see clips of circus audiences all I see is the forced laughter masquerading the fear and the dislike of clowns.
As a child, I remember watching Bozo on television and thinking, “What the hell is this creature supposed to be?” The only reason I didn’t change the channel was that I was too damn lazy to get off the couch - yes, I was a husky kid - and manually turn the channel. (In those days there was no TV remote.)
Some people like to live in a meat-free, gluten-free, and gmo-free world. I prefer to live in a clown-free world.
You can only imagine my horror when watching one of my favorite sitcoms, Modern Family, and discovering Cam has/had aspirations to be a clown. Luckily, we’re in the modern age of TV remotes so I didn’t have to drag my fat ass off the couch and I quickly changed the channel. My admiration for Cam faltered, and I began to secretly hope Mitchel would divorce him for a clown-less man.
Some people might think I’m being a bit harsh, but to those people I say, “What makes you think clowns are funny?”
Maybe I have this dislike for clowns because my second grade teacher - Ms. Crabtree - accused me of being a class clown. I hated Ms. Crabtree, so maybe I equate clowns with her, that haughty mean spirited unfunny overbearing know-it-all bitch. Whatever, the way I feel about clowns is the way I feel and I don’t foresee that feeling changing in this lifetime.
One thing for certain, you won’t be seeing me at a Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey show anytime soon.
Now let’s talk about nuns…
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