Andy_Copland 0 #1 January 16, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7191721.stm They say laughter is the best medicine and all the fucking kids on the hospital are scared of the clowns 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baksteen 84 #2 January 16, 2008 **caution: rant below** What utter BS. Of course kids are leery of strangers, they always have been, and always will be. If they are really frightened of the clowns they see in the circus (for instance), then I blame the parents for not paying enough attention to what movies their kids are watching. Furthermore, I am always leery of any news article containing the phrase "a survey suggests". What survey? Who performed it? Where did they perform it? How many participants were there? Was the questionnaire completely objective? Are there other surveys indicating the same thing? And, not unimportantly in this case, what was the exact purpose of the survey?"That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mamajumps 0 #3 January 16, 2008 I was one of the kids, and still today as an adult, don't really care for clowns. Stephen Kings, IT and the clown in the first Poltergeist did it for me.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simplyputsi 0 #4 January 16, 2008 QuoteI was one of the kids, and still today as an adult, don't really care for clowns. Stephen Kings, IT and the clown in the first Poltergeist did it for me.... I don't get it, the clown from IT was not a very nice looking clown. Why would that make a goofy looking clown scary??Skymama's #2 stalker - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #5 January 16, 2008 Killer clowns from outer space is the bomb. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simplyputsi 0 #6 January 16, 2008 QuoteKiller clowns from outer space is the bomb. With the killer popcorn gun!!! Classic!!Skymama's #2 stalker - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #7 January 16, 2008 Coulrophobia is very real. What isn't scary about a grown man in makeup and a funny wig trying to entertain kids? I can't figure out what is more distrubing: clowns, carnies ro ice cream men. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #8 January 16, 2008 Can't sleep clowns will eat me Can't sleep clowns will eat me Can't sleep clowns will eat me Can't sleep clowns will eat me Can't sleep clowns will eat me Can't sleep clowns will eat meMike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #9 January 16, 2008 QuoteCoulrophobia is very real. What isn't scary about a grown man in makeup and a funny wig trying to entertain kids? I can't figure out what is more distrubing: clowns, carnies ro ice cream men. The ice cream man is cool. He stops by Bay Area Skydiving a lot. I can get ice cream between loads. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #10 January 16, 2008 Quote Quote Coulrophobia is very real. What isn't scary about a grown man in makeup and a funny wig trying to entertain kids? I can't figure out what is more distrubing: clowns, carnies ro ice cream men. The ice cream man is cool. He stops by Bay Area Skydiving a lot. I can get ice cream between loads. The ice cream man where I used to live, sold Cocaine out of his truck, till he got caught. "No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #11 January 16, 2008 Quote"It is the fear of the mask, the fact that it doesn't change and is relentlessly comical," says Campbell If you put on sunglasses, so that your eyes cannot be seen, and do not change your expression, dogs will growl because of the uncertainty. They do not know how to evaluate your appearance. Quote"People are typically frightened by things which are wrong in some way, wrong in a disturbingly unfamiliar way," Prof Salkovskis says. "It is almost certainly not a reaction to clowns, but we are sensitive to things which are extraordinary, particularly sensitive when we are young. My three-year-old was terrified by Peter Rabbit at a B&Q. Peter Rabbit is six inches high, not seven feet high." My nephew was terrified when, at the age of 6, he saw the two 6' 6" Chip and Dale (squirrel cartoon) characters walking towards him at Disney. QuoteAnd obviously it doesn't take a great leap of the imagination to suppose that children in hospitals, away from home, in an unfamiliar environment and worried about their health or elements of the treatment, may be more nervous than usual. "Being away from home or away from a carer makes children more susceptible to fears," Prof Salkovskis says. Just being in a hospital and away from parents is unsettling enough without somebody dressed really weird, who then invades your personal space. All the reasons in the article seem fairly valid. At a circus, with parents and from a distance, the effect is quite different. My sister was thrilled to do a promotional photo with Weary Willie at Ringling Bros Circus back in the day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simplyputsi 0 #12 January 16, 2008 Quote Can't sleep clowns will eat me Can't sleep clowns will eat me Can't sleep clowns will eat me Can't sleep clowns will eat me Can't sleep clowns will eat me Can't sleep clowns will eat me I don't know how you do it, but you always find the icanhaz or lolcat for the situation. Thanks for the laugh.Skymama's #2 stalker - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #13 January 16, 2008 Quote Of course kids are leery of strangers, they always have been, and always will be. If they are really frightened of the clowns they see in the circus (for instance), then I blame the parents for not paying enough attention to what movies their kids are watching. My sons are scared of dogs. Doesn't mean they watched 'Kujo'. I didn't like clowns or those huge characters at Chuck E. Cheese's either as a 5 year old kid, and that was LONG before 'IT' or Poltergeist were ever in my viewing repertoire. There's something unsettling about not seeing the person behind an elaborate disguise. Come to think of it...NONE of my kids ever liked those big freaky mascots. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #14 January 16, 2008 Sometimes the kids get even! http://www.roadtripamerica.com/signs/clown.htm I love it when I have an excuse to post this Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lastchance 0 #15 January 16, 2008 When I was very young I asked my mom if she would leave the light on in my bedroom because I was afraid of the dark. She said that if she did that the devil clown under my bed would kill her.This came from the cartoon Red Meat. My mom wasn't that mean. I may be getting old but I got to see all the cool bands. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #16 January 16, 2008 therapy in the making, that was, uh!? “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kschilk 0 #17 January 16, 2008 Quote Coulrophobia is very real. What isn't scary about a grown man in makeup and a funny wig trying to entertain kids? I can't figure out what is more distrubing: clowns, carnies ro ice cream men. Clowns are schizophrenic, dogs are cool and ice cream men, remind me of my Navy "working whites". "T'was ever thus." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lastchance 0 #18 January 17, 2008 John Wayne Gacy was a clown and was a serial killer. That's some scary shit right there. I may be getting old but I got to see all the cool bands. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rapter 0 #19 January 17, 2008 Clowns are not scary, you bunch of cupcakes http://youtube.com/watch?v=4R4e9SBLuBw Only the good die young, so I have found immortality, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fireballgrl 0 #20 January 17, 2008 I had a clown ceiling lamp in my bedroom when I was very young (pre-k through most of elementary) it scared the living hell out of me... And then of course there was Steven King's "It" that gave me nightmares for years. Clowns are the devil!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
