Are clowns evil? Or is that just a stereotype?
Angry clowns protest over Alton Towers horror maze
Placard-waving clowns chained themselves to the gates of Alton Towers today in protest at a new horror maze which they claim ‘demonises’ the circus performers.
The Carnival of Screams attraction has been launched to coincide with Halloween and promises a circus ‘that nightmares are made of’.
Thrillseekers will have to evade the clutches of killer clowns as part of the adrenaline-fuelled ride.
But a host of clowns have taken offence at the ride and yesterday protested claiming they were being portrayed in a negative light.
They barracked bosses at Alton Towers today, protesting outside the theme park’s entrance with posters and placards.
The circus performers – armed with custard pies – chained themselves to the main gates, claiming the ride would do to their reputation what Jaws did for sharks.
One protestor, Fips the Clown, said: ”We are protesting because we feel the Alton Towers Resort’s new horror maze, Carnival of Screams, is an unfair depiction of clowns.
”It only serves to reinforce stereotypes of clowns as evil.
”I can’t believe this – it has taken us years to get over Stephen King’s ‘IT’ and now this just adds to further damage the reputation of clowns worldwide.
”This will do for clowns what Jaws did for sharks.”
Reminds me of when Bobcat Goldthwait's
Shakes the Clown
came out. He found himself on a morning talk show debating a clown. He told the host, "You're hosting a debate between clowns. Did you lose a bet?"
Dignity at weddings? Ummmm.
My mom was a guest at a wedding where the mother of the groom got totally wasted and puked on the dance floor. Also, a early-20s-aged female guest walked out of the bathroom with the top of her dress pulled down to her waist. She, too, was totally wasted.
I bet that's one hell of a wedding video.
”This will do for clowns what Jaws did for sharks.”
Well, the sharks seem pretty okay with that. What's your issue?
”This will do for clowns what Jaws did for sharks.”
Free publicity that makes you seem totally badass? WOOT!
just got my first property tax bill. do not like. I know it is itty bitty tiny compared to many, but but but I've never had one before. is big.
Ours is paid by the bank holding the mortgage, so by the time we see the bill it has already been paid. Still big.
It's cold in my cubicle, so I turned on my space heater for the first time this season.
Nothing like the smell of 6 months of dust burning off a space heater....
At my cousin's outdoor wedding, a guest parked within view of the seating area, got out of the car, beer in hand, wearing cut-offs and a wife beater. He did go to his trunk and put on a button up shirt but didn't bother to button any of the buttons. Oh, and he grabbed his personal cooler of beer to bring with him.
At that was only one of the guests on the bride's side of the ceremony. It was pretty easy to figure out who was related to the bride. Luckily she seems to have overcome her background and so far she and my cuz are happily married.
Also visited by the insomnia fairy last night.
Well there was the wedding where the DJ caught the garter and grandma caught the bouquet. when the DJ tried to get the garter above grandma's knee - grandma pulled out the stiletto.
and then there was the wedding where the sister of the bride were sure MOB was drunk, not an unusual occurrence. Luckily the sister of the groom, who was training to be a nurse, recognized that the MOB was having a heart attack.
or the weding where the priest was talking about how marriages were for having children and you could here the horrified 'no" that went through the congregation at the though of this couple having children
or the wedding where the priest scolded the couple for living together and followed it by the infamous speech " Adam tried all the animals but none of them were for him"
any guesses why we eloped? Of course it was vegas and our driver did tell us how to tell the good prostitutes from the bad on the way to our wedding
